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SLA Automation Project Delivers Big Wins for Buyers and Sellers
MEF in partnership with Sage Management, Inc., the telecom and blockchain division of SIB, is piloting a revolutionary blockchain-based subscription service for automating the SLA reporting process. This pilot is derived from the MEF Wolf Town...
Automated, Secure, Timely SLA Reporting Is Finally a Reality
Thanks to MEF for publishing for this informative blog about our revolutionary blockchain subscription service for automating SLA reporting process. Over the past few decades, the process of reconciling service-level agreement disputes between...
Public Blockchain for Telecom – Pipeline Magazine
Read Tiffany Brown’s piece in Pipeline Magazine: Blockchain for All Telecom Carriers: The Future of Public Blockchain Is Here
Blockchain Podcast: Unchaining the Blocks to Accurate Billing and Ordering
Sage Management’s Tiffany Brown, explains blockchain’s impact on telecom and why it is essential to address outdated billing and ordering systems prone to errors. How will blockchain save carriers and businesses time and money?
EEA Ethereum Business Readiness Report 2023 – Enterprise Ethereum Alliance (entethalliance.org)
Sage Management is excited to be included in this industry-defining Enterprise Ethereum Alliance Business Report and what blockchain holds for the future of telecom.
Technology Meets the Moment: Zero Knowledge in Telecom Blockchain
MEF in partnership with Sage Management, Inc., the telecom and blockchain division of SIB, is piloting a revolutionary blockchain-based subscription service for automating the SLA reporting process. This pilot is derived from the MEF Wolf Town Accelerator in which MEF members Orchest and Sparkle are using a member-defined open pre-standard
LA Automation Project Delivers Big Wins for Buyers and Sellers
MEF in partnership with Sage Management, Inc., the telecom and blockchain division of SIB, is piloting a revolutionary blockchain-based subscription service for automating the SLA reporting process. This pilot is derived from the MEF Wolf Town Accelerator in which MEF members Orchest and Sparkle are using a member-defined open pre-standard
Automated, Secure, Timely SLA Reporting Is Finally a Reality
Thanks to MEF for publishing for this informative blog about our revolutionary blockchain subscription service for automating SLA reporting process. Over the past few decades, the process of reconciling service-level agreement disputes between telecommunication carriers has become increasingly convoluted. If you’ve been on either the buying or selling side of a recent
Public Blockchain For Telecom Has Arrived: What It Means for You
By Tiffany Brown You’ve no doubt heard the hype about blockchain. But unless you’re in the one percent of the world’s largest telecommunications carriers big enough to stand up and maintain private blockchain solutions between yourself and your largest trading partners and customers, the reality of distributed ledger technology has
When’s the best time to fix a telecom ordering error? Before it ever gets billed.
By Tiffany Brown Tiffany Brown Featured in MEF Podcast, Executives at the Edge, discusses Blockchain and how to unchain the blocks to accurate billing and ordering. Unfortunately, that’s not the way ordering has ever worked in telecom. As a result, a staggering 70%+ of telecom invoices contain errors! For the
Best Practices to Mitigate Risks of Unmanaged Telecom Spend
By: Scott Johnson and Tiffany Brown Organizations today have major inefficiencies in their telecom networks. Understanding what is on the network and how it should be charged is very complex, and as a result, organizations are paying millions of dollars more than they need to on their bills. There has
Combine the TEM and audit function as profit centers for a business
By Scott Johnson and Tiffany Brown As inflation reaches new heights, the organizational imperative to reduce costs is growing. With an eye towards the future, forward-thinking executives will go beyond cost-cutting initiatives to rethinking spend. One area ripe for such a strategic approach is telecom. You may already be using
Revolutionizing The Telecom Industry With Blockchain For Intercarrier Ordering
The telecommunication industry has faced numerous challenges, such as antiquated back-office systems, time-intensive disputes, accrual mishaps, and revenue blockage. However, there is a solution that can address these issues and help carriers move from a reactive mode to a proactive one: incorporating the functional layers of blockchain architecture. Observations from
4 Ways Blockchain is Transforming Carrier OSS/BSS Systems
By April Taylor The telecommunications industry has long been burdened by outdated back-office systems, making it challenging to automate cost reconciliation and financial assurance processes. The outdated systems have led to overlooked claims, time-consuming disputes, accrual mishaps, and revenue blockages. The reactive approach of layering fixes onto existing processes and
Press Releases
John Nolan Appointed as CEO of Sage Management
For Immediate Release John Nolan Appointed as CEO of Sage Management, an SIB Company Charleston, SC, September 16, 2024 — Sage Management, a premier telecom and blockchain solutions provider and a division of SIB Fixed Cost Reduction, proudly...
Sage Management Welcomes Jeff Quinn as Vice President
Arlington, VA, June 13, 2023 - Sage Management is pleased to announce the addition of Jeff Quinn to our team. With extensive experience and expertise in the telecom industry, Jeff is a recognized thought leader in the space and has garnered respect from leaders across...
Sage Management Wins 2022 ChannelVision Visionary Spotlight Award
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — ChannelVision Magazine has recognized Sage Management, a SIB Fixed Cost Reduction Company, as the winner of a 2022 Visionary Spotlight Award in the Service Provider Technology category. This distinction was presented specifically for Back Office...
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Carrier OSS/BSS Upgrade: Dial “B” For Blockchain
Telecom carriers have operated with antiquated backoffice systems for too long while struggling to automate cost reconciliation and financial assurance. The result is overlooked claims, time-intensive disputes, accrual mishaps, and revenue blockage. The reactive patchwork method of approaching change by layering swivel-chair fixes to processes and systems creates new problems.
Use Blockchain to Optimize Carrier Performance
Blockchain is an electronic system for managing distributed databases or ledgers, which are then shared across participant approved network nodes. In the telecommunication service provider space the underpinning implications are vast. Today, Blockchain participants can exchange order requests, have said orders managed by governing and immutable Smart Contracts and issue