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A Tale of 2 CSPs: Aria Solves for Dramatically Different Telecom Use Cases

Every business is unique. No two companies need and use technology the same way. Multiple companies operating within the same industry can, theoretically, select the same software solution or technology platform from the exact same vendor and deploy it with contrasting motivations and objectives.

Blog Media & Publishing

How Automated Billing Increases Value for both Subscribers and Publishers

Subscription revenue is a top priority for 80% of publishers, with 68% expecting to see at least some growth in 2023. While the focus of the last few years has been digital transformation and rolling out subscriptions to buoy the weakening of print, this year publishers are prioritizing the retention of existing customers.

Blog Consumption-based Subscriptions

Metered vs Consumption Billing: What’s the Difference and Which is Right for your Business?

Most consumers think of subscriptions as the simple, monthly fee paid to gain unlimited access to a streaming service or to have one of the popular subscription boxes delivered to their homes. In these scenarios, the price paid is the same each month, save for occasional increases, without any consideration for the actual amount of...

Blog Consumption-based Subscriptions

Enterprises Moving to Usage-based Models Must Ramp-up their Customer Support Game

Perhaps it’s not as dramatic as the disco backlash in the late 1970's, but numerous consumer sentiment studies suggest that subscribers are growing more frustrated with the number of subscription services and the amount of money they are spending each month on these services.

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Why Publishers Need to Reinvent their Technology Ecosystems

In-demand news editorial products—from newsletters to podcasts and videos—give publishers a reliable way to become part of readers’ daily habits. These products also provide you with an opportunity to experiment with alternative topics and perspectives that appeal to specific customer segments, opening up new revenue streams.

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Aria Executives Reflect on this Year’s Revived and Reinvigorated Mobile World Congress

After several years of muted attendance, mask-wearing, virtual sessions, and caution, MWC returned this year in full force with more than 88,000 attendees, 2,400 exhibitors, and a refreshing sense of normalcy across the Barcelona venue.

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Report Finds B2B Growth in Telco is Driven by New Services, Expanded Partnerships, and Greater Personalization

Communications service providers (CSPs) are continuing to introduce and deliver a host of B2B services to offset declines in their legacy businesses and move beyond a reliance on basic connectivity as their main source of revenue.

Enterprises Still Love SaaS, but Now Want Apps and Tools Designed to Meet Their Unique Industry Needs

The Software-as-a-Service - or SaaS - business model has been around for decades. In the past decade, however, it has achieved true ubiquity as enterprises of all kinds have embraced the opportunity to have near-immediate access to a wide range of critical business applications, without having to shell out significant dollars in hardware costs or endure complex technical integrations.

Blog Billing & Monetization

Latest IDC MarketScape Underscores the Disparate Subscription Management Needs of Large Enterprises and SMBs

With a keen recognition of the critical link between subscription management, billing platforms and recurring revenue success, award winning analyst firm IDC keeps a watchful eye on trends and vendor solutions in the subscription industry. The latest IDC MarketScape – which once again names Aria a Leader – identifies some of the themes impacting and driving behaviors in the broadening subscription ecosystem:

Blog Consumption-based Subscriptions

Surviving the Subscription Apocalypse: Why Simple Subscription Providers Should Migrate to Consumption Subscriptions

The meteoric rise of subscription service companies has been well documented and publicized. In the past decade, consumer and enterprise customers alike have gravitated to these fixed-price services due to the convenience and cost certainty.

Blog Recurring Revenue

How to Maximize the ROI of Aria Billing Cloud to Accelerate Recurring Revenue Success

Any car owner can appreciate the value of having a mechanic at the ready to quickly address any problems that might render the vehicle non-functional. Savvier owners, however, also recognize the importance of preventive care and maintenance that can identify any issues before they become a problem and ensure optimal performance.

Blog Digital Transformation

5 Themes and Trends that will Impact Digital and Subscription Businesses in 2023

Digital transformation remained a dominant business theme in 2022, with enterprises of all kinds continuing to pursue digital business strategies. In doing so, they seek not only greater flexibility and capability from modern technology solutions, but also a lower total cost of ownership (TCO) than the legacy solutions being replaced.

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Digital Businesses Need Enhanced Payment Processing and Recovery Capabilities to Reduce Churn and Lost Revenue from Failed Payments

As enterprises of all kinds continue to migrate towards digital business models and usage-based subscription service offerings, the need for a modern and robust payment processing capability becomes even more pronounced. Online payments for subscription services were once limited to a handful of credit or debit cards. Today, the explosion of digital and peer-to-peer payment...

Blog Media & Publishing

Real growth in reader revenues in dependent on digital transformation and a shift in mindset

Driving Growth and Accelerating Revenue in Today’s Publishing Sector Requires the Adoption of a Digital Mindset

In just a few short years, digital readership of newspapers, books, magazines, and other forms of written content will finally eclipse traditional print. To grow revenue and remain competitive, publishers will need to digitize their business models and introduce new subscription options that appeal to and cater for the consumption wishes of a more diverse set of audiences, if they haven’t already.

Blog Billing & Monetization

Why Modern and Agile Billing is Essential for Enterprises Embracing Recurring Revenue Models

Global enterprises of all kinds continue to migrate toward digital business models and adopt recurring revenue strategies. These were among the primary conclusions from a recent IDC Market Analysis Perspective* examining worldwide digital business models and monetization trends. The analyst firm’s survey of CEOs found that the world’s business leaders see digital models as a...

Blog Digital Transformation

What M1 Singapore Learned from their Digital Transformation Project

As communications service providers (CSPs) confront the reality that consumer connectivity alone can no longer be the sole driver of business growth, they are pursuing digital strategies and expanding their ecosystem of partnerships to develop and deliver new value-added services to subscribers and enterprises. M1, one of the largest mobile operators in Singapore, is ahead...

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