Why is it critical for telecom operators to focus on Sales and Distribution (S&D) consolidation through Retail Value Management? Given the constantly evolving telecom landscape, it is crucial to introduce…
Sania AmirJuly 6, 2021
In light of the increasing demands of the end customers and the transaction volume, it is of utmost importance for companies operating in the telecom sector to have fast, reliable,…
Sania AmirApril 12, 2021
Traditionally, the process of KYC (Know Your Customer) is not only time-consuming but also heavy on the pocket of telecom operators, making it highly inefficient. However, this cumbersome process can…
Sania AmirMarch 22, 2021
In an effort to facilitate the substantial growth of the subscriber base over the past decade, telecom operators are seeking new ways to acquire new customers and retain them. What…
Sania AmirDecember 29, 2020
Telecom operators are striving to build an ecosystem that is customer-centric and serves the objective of consistent and sustainable growth. The main strategy is to further develop core business and…
Sania AmirDecember 29, 2020
What measures can telecom CIOs take to drive sustainable growth and optimize costs for their organizations in a stagnant market? The telecom industry has been at the forefront of digital…
Sania AmirDecember 16, 2020
Sales Force Optimization (SFO) is a comprehensive supply chain management solution that facilitates real-time visibility and drives sales process efficiency. It enables the user to effectively track and manage their…
Sania AmirNovember 24, 2020
A woman living in the rural areas of Malawi runs a small general store. She does not have a formal education, and the financial needs of her business are not…
Sania AmirNovember 19, 2020
In the mobile telecom industry, optimizing revenue growth continues to be a key success factor. Mobile operators face a range of macroeconomic and structural challenges that are unique to their…
Mahwish IlyasOctober 9, 2020
The digital revolution has not only transformed the telecom business environment but has also reinvented customer interests and needs. Customers today, especially in the telco environment have become much more…
Sania AmirOctober 9, 2020
In the world of increased competition and ever-evolving consumer demands, telecom operators are on a constant journey to optimize go to market strategies to accelerate revenue growth. The telecom industry…
Mahwish IlyasOctober 2, 2020
The mobile markets in many developing regions are primarily prepaid; in fact, around 99% of the mobile markets in Africa consists of prepaid subscribers. Within these regions, the most traditional…
Mahwish IlyasOctober 1, 2020
In today’s market, the traditional, linear approach of creating a product and pushing it to sales does not suffice; companies need to incentivize, motivate, and add in a KPI factor…
Sania AmirSeptember 16, 2020
Strategies for optimal revenue growth With dynamic consumer demands and an increasingly competitive global market, telecom operators are on a constant journey to optimize revenue. Over the past few…
Mahwish IlyasSeptember 15, 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic has had a considerable impact on the global economy. The telecom industry is no exception as it faces key strategic challenges whilst continuing to deliver infrastructure and…
Sania AmirAugust 10, 2020
Digital voucher distributors are positioned between end-users and telecom operators. Success is dependent on optimizing sales and adding value for both the telecom operator and the agent interacting with the…
Mahwish IlyasMay 15, 2020
Globally, the telecom industry remains the backbone of any emergency response effort and is responsible for maintaining uninterrupted communications between individuals, corporations, and countries. The ongoing impact of the COVID-19…
Sania AmirMay 15, 2020
One of the critical success factors for modern telecom operators is the ability to maximize short term revenue while taking into account longer-term strategic objectives. Optimizing digital voucher distribution is…
Mahwish IlyasMay 15, 2020
How the COVID-19 crisis has affected telecom operators How is the telecom sector responding to the current situation? As the global community works to limit the impacts of the…
Mahwish IlyasMay 13, 2020
The power of digital distribution As the mobile industry continues to mature, telecom operators need to stay competitive in the digital value distribution space and optimize their go to…
Mahwish IlyasApril 27, 2020
An independent primary research was conducted on behalf of Seamless Distribution Systems to study the benefits and experience of Mobile Money and Mobile Financial Services by a local market research…
Mahwish IlyasMarch 29, 2019
An independent primary research was conducted on behalf of Seamless Distribution Systems to study on the benefits and experience of Mobile Money by a local market research agency. This survey…
Mahwish IlyasMarch 27, 2019
At Seamless Distribution Systems (SDS), we understand the complexities of the telecom industry in the age of digital transformation and the challenges that affect the profitability and growth of telecom…
Mahwish IlyasNovember 26, 2018
In the early 2000s, the growth of the mobile industry stimulated operators to devise a mechanism for easy machine-to-machine communications to perform tasks that require a device to query the…
Mahwish IlyasSeptember 19, 2018
With the advent of digitalization, telecom operators started to transform the way they do business. Embracing the changes, they adopted different technologies to bring about financial innovation, changed their business…
Mahwish IlyasJuly 3, 2018
Telecom Operators face immense competition worldwide, making it difficult for them to retain existing customers. For this purpose, they have to keep a close check on the market trends and…
Mahwish IlyasMay 30, 2018
The advent of digital transformation not only brought about a change in the technological world, it also changed the lives of the people, how they lived, worked and interacted with…
Mahwish IlyasApril 30, 2018
These channels provide a means for the product to travel from the producer to the distributors to the stores where, finally, the resellers sell them to the end-user (subscribers of…
Mahwish IlyasApril 26, 2018
The telecom industry has been at the heart of digitization mega trends and is considered a key digitization enabler. The proliferation of digital tools like smartphones and internet services over…
Mahwish IlyasMarch 30, 2018
Mobile Financial Services (MFS) provide a convenient means to conduct financial transactions, without the worry of the type of mobile device or level of financial and technical knowledge of the…
Sania AmirFebruary 26, 2018
With a simple graphical user interface, Campaign Management System is an end-to-end platform that has multiple modules designed to cater to the marketing needs of the service providers. It not…
Sania AmirFebruary 20, 2018
An omni-channel user experience is largely about meeting the customers at eye-level and accompanying them in real-time at all touch points. In today’s technology driven era, a well-connected business approach…
Mahwish IlyasFebruary 19, 2018
Micro Credit is designed to provide emergency airtime stock credit to the resellers and airtime credit to prepaid subscribers when their account balance runs out, without disrupting business flow. Unlike…
Mahwish IlyasFebruary 14, 2018
Digital strategies and technologies have profoundly changed how businesses and individuals work, buy and live. These technologies offer new ways to connect, collaborate, conduct business and bridge the gaps between…
Mahwish IlyasFebruary 9, 2018
Business plans are strategic and comprehensive in nature with the aim to ensure top line growth and efficient operating margins. In telecom sector, the effectiveness of business plans in terms of…
Mahwish IlyasJanuary 24, 2018
Africa’s largest tech event has made a lasting impression with a record-breaking number of visitors, exhibitors and speakers at AfricaCom this year. Discussions spanning across the three-day conference were centered…
Mahwish IlyasDecember 27, 2017
Africa opening doors to Digital Transformation AfricaCom, Africa’s largest annual convention for telecom operators, entrepreneurs and service providers opened its doors for the 20th time on 7th November, Tuesday, welcoming…
Mahwish IlyasNovember 27, 2017
Over the years, change in the target market dynamics and increased usage of mobile phones has innovated the way service providers initially functioned. Fuelled by improved economic conditions, the last…
Mahwish IlyasNovember 14, 2017
It’s an established truth especially within developer circles that the elasticity of code is strengthened by agility and the diversity of minds behind it. Nothing promises true diversity within an…
Sania AmirOctober 6, 2017
Technology has touched almost every aspect of a business and its touch has drastically improved the landscape of most industries. Whether it is a consumer-centric business or a business catering…
Sania AmirAugust 29, 2017
With the fast-paced technological advancement and increasing competition in the industry, telecommunication companies (telecoms) and mobile network operators (MNOs) are looking for ways through which they can improve the quality…
Sania AmirJuly 19, 2017
Electronic Topup (eTopup) is the digital and cost-efficient distribution process, enabling service providers to ensure ready availability of any value recharge anytime and anywhere. Trusted by service providers around the…
Sania AmirJune 10, 2017
Global Telecoms Business (GTB) Innovation Summit and Awards is an annual telecommunication event that ‘recognizes the industry’s most innovative & successful project partnerships between operators and vendors’. The GTB summit…
Sania AmirJune 1, 2017
The telecommunications industry continues to undergo substantial changes due to technological advances. As the end of the decade approaches, 2020 has already presented new challenges as well as vast opportunities…
Sania AmirFebruary 17, 2017
Seamless Distribution Systems, over the years, has established themselves as a leading supplier for electronic distribution systems. Our platform empowers more than 23 customers worldwide and gives unparalleled stability…
Sania AmirJanuary 18, 2017
As an interactive and highly user-friendly reseller mobile application, it enables convenient, secure and scalable means of electronic distribution. Unparalleled capabilities as a digital distribution channel and fast roll out…
Sania AmirJanuary 17, 2017
Application programming interfaces (APIs) are more than just a technical construct or a development technique in today’s world. They are considered to be a powerful force, having the ability to…
Sania AmirJanuary 5, 2017
With over 7.6 billion mobile connections internationally, representing 4.7 billion unique mobile subscribers around the globe (using mobile applications); the need of a fast, reliable and convenient topup of these…
Sania AmirDecember 8, 2016
Challenge Faced with a prolonged civil war, the oil-dependent economy was brought down, forcing people to choose between buying mobile phones or consuming bread. Africa’s largest telecom operator, MTN group,…
Mahwish IlyasSeptember 17, 2016