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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 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...
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
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
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
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
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By April Taylor The telecommunications industry has long been burdened by outdated back-office systems, making it challenging to automate cost reconciliation and financial assurance processes.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
Are You Ready for Blockchain? Telco Billing Is Being Transformed
The early results are in: blockchain is a game-changer for the telecom industry. Early adopters are already realizing positive impacts to their bottom line by leveraging blockchain solutions to streamline operations amongst disparate teams, processes, and systems. Blockchain solutions have the ability to simplify, complex and antiquated business operations, to
Press Releases

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...
Events
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- MEF Q1 Member’s Meeting Los Angeles January 2023
- MEF Q2 Member’s Meeting Rome April 2023
- Channel Partners Las Vegas May 2023
- MEF Q3 Member’s Meeting Canada July 2023
- TM Forum DTW Summit Copenhagen Sept 2023
- MEF Annual Member’s Meeting TBD October 2023
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- Government Blockchain Association (GBA) Expo September 2022
- Intelisys Channel Connect October 2022
- ETMA October 2022
- South Carolina Blockchain Conference October 2022
- MEF Miami October 2022
- Channel Vision Expo November 2022
In The Media
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
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