Ok, so you’ve caught my witty hyperbole. Your gramps never had a mobile network and according to the latest research is probably not even a major user of the mobile minutes on your family plan. So why the title, you ask?It’s because I’m still amazed at the degree to which today’s mobile operators are still running “old-school” networks. Most have missed a golden opportunity to reduce usage costs by embracing working and proven technologies. Specifically, they have trailed the broader industry in their use of Competitive Tandem Providers. Carriers like Peerless, Neutral Tandem, Hypercube, Level 3, etc all offer robust and proven networks, often with the quality standards you’d expect from good ole Ma Bell. So why then have mobile operators been slow to embrace these carriers as partners?
Consider this, most, if not all, of the Competitive Tandem Providers mentioned above will bend over backwards to win your business. They will design new products, ensure quality, and compete aggressively on price. Most will connect to your network at no charge, eliminating even the fixed cost of transport between your network and theirs. And because these carriers are connected to many of the world’s largest operators, they have an unparalleled capability for route diversity. Finally with the access reforms being phased in, many Competitive Tandem Providers have a great niche offering of Inter-MTA traffic. Why IMT all that traffic when you can offload it for fractions of a cent per minute?
Our consultants have proven the merits of using Competitive Tandem Providers and we’ve watched our customers drive down their overall usage costs by as much as 10-15% per year, without compromising quality. We have even seen some Competitive Tandem Providers offer innovative products catered specifically to mobile players and their traffic engineering needs and challenges.
Yeah, yeah, sounds good, but who’s got the time to explore cost savings when just keeping my network KPIs in the green is a challenge? We’ve perfected an independent Competitive Tandem Provider analysis where our engineers work as an extension of your team to explore the benefits and assist with vendor analysis and selection. We help you weigh the options and recommend real-world, working strategies to drive down your usage costs. So far, we’ve helped our customers save $150 Million dollars in avoided costs. By leveraging the full suite of our tools and consulting, we’ve seen our clients embrace the latest cost-saving strategies, improve their profitability, and become more competitive in the marketplace.
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