All-in-one single-vendor application platforms: justification and use

The simplification of communications service providers’ (CSPs’) operational and business support systems (OSS/BSS) applications is becoming increasingly necessary to support opex reduction and revenue generation via the development, launch and operation of new infrastructure, services and monetisation processes. This report provides a strategic viewpoint of this simplification across the whole OSS/BSS applications market.

Key questions answered in this report

• What defines an all-in-one software solution?
• How mature is each vendor’s solution in the market?
• What is the justification for using a single-vendor approach when providing operational and business support systems?
• What use cases lend themselves to the single-vendor approach?