OSS News Review is partnering with several upcoming telecom operational support system OSS conferences that are being held in 2007. Some of these events include the 2007 Next Gen OSS Integration Summit being held in Boston, Massachusetts from March 5 - 7, 2007, the Asia Pacific Billing & Revenue Assurance 2007, and the Telecom Fraud Summit 2007, being held at the Hilton Singapore on the 25 - 26 April 2007. (more…)
LHS, a leading provider of telecom billing and customer care systems across the wireless, wireline, and IP telecom markets worldwide, recently announced that SFR France has gone live with LHS’ billing and customer care system BSCS iX for its newly-established Mobile Virtual Network Enabler (MVNE) business. (more…)
CyberTel Capital Corp. (OTC Bulletin Board: CBCL - News), has signed a nonbinding letter of intent to acquire the switching and billing business from Global Vision Telecom, Inc. (”GVT”). GVT was started by telecom veterans to provide an improved platform for managing long distance and other types of calling services. (more…)
Intec Billing, a global provider of business and operations support systems (BSS/OSS) for fixed, mobile and next-generation networks, has announced the renewal of a multi-year, multi-million dollar Carrier Access Billing (CABS) agreement with a Tier 1 US service provider. Carrier access billing allows local service providers to charge other communications companies for access to their customer facilities. (more…)
Tollgrade Communications, Inc. (Nasdaq: TLGD - News), a leader in the communications test and management industry, was awarded, through in-country partnerships, two significant international projects to supply its multi- layered testing solutions for country-wide networks. These awards follow extensive competitive technical reviews and include a full suite of Tollgrade’s DigiTest® test hardware and LoopCare(TM) software for comprehensive testing of IP triple-play services in advanced DSL access networks. (more…)
Convergys Corporation (NYSE: CVG), a global leader in customer care, human resources, and billing services, has announced a 5-year managed services contract renewal with SunCom Wireless (NYSE: TPC) to continue managing SunCom’s billing operations. SunCom Wireless, formerly Triton PCS, has more than one million wireless customers and has been a Convergys client since 1997. (more…)
HickoryTech Corporation (Nasdaq: HTCO - News) has announced that its board of directors has declared a regular quarterly dividend of 12 cents per share, payable March 5, 2007 to shareholders of record Feb. 15, 2007. The company has a long history of paying quarterly cash dividends. (more…)
Infosim, a provider of scalable service assurance and service level management solutions, has released version 4 of its flagship product: StableNet Enterprise. StableNet Enterprise version 4 is a platform for service assurance management of large-scale and complex IT environments. StableNet version 4 is designed for distributed multi-vendor and multi-service networks and delivers superior performance management and more efficient event processing capabilities as well as extended reporting. (more…)
AsiaInfo Holdings, Inc. (Nasdaq: ASIA - News), a provider of telecom software solutions and IT security products and services, has entered into an agreement to build China Mobile’s content billing system located at their headquarters. (more…)
ACE*COMM Corporation (NASDAQ: ACEC), a global provider of advanced OSS and value-added services applications, has received an order to upgrade a current, U.S. Army regional customer to NetPlus(R) 6, the latest version of its Enterprise Operational Support System (EOSS). (more…)
The TeleManagement Forum (TM Forum) has announced the launch of the “TM Forum Excellence Awards,†aimed at recognizing operators, system integrators and software companies that have made outstanding contributions towards 21st century telecom business transformation through noteworthy operational and service delivery initiatives. Mick Reeves, former Group Technology Officer of UK telecoms giant BT, will head up the judging panel. (more…)
Intec Telecom Systems PLC (“Intec†or “the Companyâ€), a leading supplier of software solutions to the global telecoms industry, has announced its audited results for the year ended 30 September 2006 (“FY 2006â€), prepared under IFRS1. Full year revenue decreased by 3% to £112.3 million as a result of difficult trading conditions in some regions in the latter half of the year, largely due to consolidation among major telecom carriers. (more…)
LogicaCMG has extended its existing strategic partnership with InBev, the world’s largest brewer by volume, to deliver application management services across 17 countries. This extends the original EUR70 million contract LogicaCMG was awarded in June 2006 to manage InBev’s applications across eight countries in Western Europe into Central and Eastern Europe. (more…)
Highdeal, the world’s leading provider of pricing, rating and charging solutions today announces that SFR has selected Highdeal Transactive® to rate its “Roaming-In” services. SFR is the second largest mobile operator in France with over 17,5 million subscribers and is owned by Vivendi (56%) and Vodafone (44%). (more…)
BEA Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq: BEAS - News), a world leader in enterprise infrastructure software, today welcomed more than 4,000 people to BEAWorld 2006 where they will share and discuss the latest trends in the industry; best practices on successful Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA) deployments from local and worldwide enterprises; and ways to optimize and transform business. (more…)
Info Directions, a leading developer of billing, rating, order management, workflow and selling solutions for the telecommunications industry, has announced that New York City-based service provider McGraw Communications Inc. has extended their relationship with the decision to implement the CostGuard.NET OSS/BSS software and the enhanced OnlineBill electronic bill payment and presentment solutions. McGraw Communications will use CostGuard.NET and OnlineBill in the Info Directions ASP to manage rating, billing, operations, customer care and EBPP functions for its rapidly growing subscriber base. (more…)
Openet Telecom, a world leader in convergent mediation, real-time charging and network-edge rating, has announced that a leading wireless operator in Central and South America has chosen Openet’s Revenue Assurance solution to address revenue leakage issues at the network edge. Based on Openet’s industry-leading FusionWorksâ„¢ Mediation product, the Revenue Assurance solution will enable the operator to detect and eliminate revenue leakage in real-time, bringing an immediate increase to top line revenue and profitability. (more…)
Redknee Inc., a leading provider of innovative infrastructure software that monetizes and personalizes services and content for mobile users, has announced that Digicel Group has selected the Redknee CRM Solution from the turnkey Converged Billing suite to significantly improve customer care and billing management in its newly acquired El Salvador operation. (more…)
Frost & Sullivan chose Comverse as the recipient of its 2006 Technology Leadership Award for its ability to continuously adapt to the growing demands of the dynamic telecom market as demonstrated by its Converged Messaging solution. Comverse Converged Messaging enables seamless interworking across various messaging services, networks and terminals so that users enjoy a simple and intuitive experience for all their messaging needs. (more…)
Sonus Networks, Inc. (Nasdaq: SONS - News), a leading supplier of service provider Voice over IP (VoIP) infrastructure solutions, has announced that eTel, an Internet Service Provider (ISP) and fixed telephony service provider in Central Europe, has selected Sonus’ Voice over Broadband (VoBB) network infrastructure as the foundation for its next generation voice network. The Sonus solution will be delivered through the Company’s strategic partner, NK Networks & Services, an independent IT-network and telecommunications systems integrator, which extends Sonus’ presence in the German, Austrian and Swiss telecommunications markets. eTel will leverage the Sonus-based platform to deliver a broad suite of consumer and business voice services. (more…)
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