XINTEC announces the release of FMSlite, which is a new generation lightweight, efficient and powerful Fraud Management System (FMS) designed to combat roaming and domestic telecom fraud. (more…)
Intec announced today that Telstra commended Intec for its contribution to the on time and high quality delivery of the first phases of Telstra’s convergent mediation program. Intec’s Mediation solution is enabling Telstra to (more…)
Network of the World (NOW) Mobile Network concluded a licensing and deployment agreement with ESKADENIA Software for its Billing and Customer Relationship Management system (ESKADENIA® BCRM) for the telco’s Southern Sudan operations. During Q4 of 2008, NOW will go live with (more…)
Comarch, the worldwide supplier of innovative OSS, BSS and VAS solutions, has organized workshops in Germany from the 23rd - 26th of September 2008 in order to present their newest solutions and products as well as their plans for the future. (more…)
PAETEC Holding Corp. announced today it will migrate its billing platforms to the latest version of Leap RevChain from FTS. The existing long-term relationship (more…)
OSS News Review has released our OSS Visibility Index ratings for the month of July 2008. The OSS Visibility Index is a list of the most visible companies and products and services in the telecom OSS/BSS industry.
The OSS Visibility Index is published on a monthly basis and comes in two parts. The first part of the OSS Visibility Index consists of the rankings of the companies that were most visible online during the reporting period. The second part of the OSS Visibility Index consists of the rankings of the OSS products and services that were most popular during the reporting period. This third installment of the OSS Visibility Index includes data compiled during July, 2008. (more…)
Skyline Communications is bringing an exclusive preview of its next generation DataMiner solutions to IBC 2008, in booth 1.C14. A brand new user interface, designated DataMiner Cube, features an innovative (more…)
Skyline Communications announced a record number of DataMiner deployments by industry leading operators. Included in the list of deployments have been ASBU, Broadcast Australia, Czech Television, ENEX, Gateway Communications, M6, MTV, Overon, Roshan, RTL-TVI, (more…)
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO Revision A technology and IP backhaul solution is included in deployment
Shenandoah Telecommunications Company (Shentel) and Alcatel-Lucent announced an agreement today valued at more than USD $30 million for equipment, services and software to upgrade Shenandoah Personal Communications Company’s network in Virginia, West Virginia, (more…)
“If you use a discount calling card from the US or Europe to phone Ecuador, Nigeria or any one of dozens of developing countries, your voice is now more likely streaming over the Internet and terminating via an illegal operator rather than travelling over conventional channels,” The Berkman Center, Harvard Law School.
What is the problem? (more…)
BTC Mobile implemented Neural Technologies’ (NT) Minotaur™ solution to enable it to tackle fraud on its network.
BTC Mobile has over a million mobile subscribers. A fraud review carried out by the operator in 2006 highlighted several areas of concern, the most pressing of which was Bypass Fraud. Bypass Fraud is the illegal (more…)
Martin Group announced today that it signed a letter of intent to acquire Enhanced Services Software, which enables carriers to offer its customers self care, advanced messaging, new revenue applications, and capabilities with flow-through provisioning from their existing network infrastructure. The software, which is being acquired (more…)
Foreign mobile users attending events have seamless roaming available
Tata Communications announced that they are bringing prepaid roaming to the 2008 Beijing Olympics with its Intelligent CAMEL eXchange (ICX), a service that significantly reduces the time and (more…)
Sigma Systems announced that it will demonstrate its Subscriber Information System (SIS) interface as part of the Innovation Showcase at the upcoming CableLabs Summer Conference 2008. Their product’s demo will identify how existing subscriber data can be (more…)
World-class service delivery architecture to be enhanced with Transactive
Highdeal announced today that Evolve IP selected Highdeal Transactive® for their best-in-class business infrastructure. Transactive, Being combined with leading solutions from SAP, IBM, and Broadsoft, (more…)
L-3 Communications announced today it was selected as a prime contractor for a U.S. Air Force weapons systems support contract. The contract carries a maximum value of USD $6.9 billion.
The company was one of 12 prime contractors selected for contracts for the indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity (ID/IQ) program known as the Future, Flexible Acquisition and Sustainment Tool (F(2)AST). L-3 will compete for task orders and delivery orders under the F(2)AST program. (more…)
Solutions and services will support China Mobile’s Olympics-related business
Today, AsiaInfo Holdings, Inc. announced that it has signed a contract with China Mobile to provide system monitoring, management platform and related services to China Mobile’s headquarters during the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games. (more…)
The firm’s Mobility XE product provides public safety, ambulance, and firefighters reliable and secure mobile connections
NetMotion Wireless announced today that Johnson County, Kan. has deployed their Mobile Virtual Private Network (VPN) solution to support its police officers, ambulance, and firefighter professionals. Their software, Mobility XE, boosts mobile productivity by (more…)
The firm’s Unified OSS solution to support next generation services
Clarity announced today that it won a third contract with Indonesia’s Tier 1 incumbent telecoms service provider, PT Telkomunikasi Indonesia (Telkom). Currently, Clarity provides PT Telkom with a single strategic OSS platform (more…)
Amdocs announced today that KPN, the largest service provider in the Netherlands, deployed Amdocs Operations Support Systems (OSS) for the fulfillment of its broadband services.
KPN is a longstanding Amdocs OSS customer and has deployed several (more…)
Mention a corporate bailout in the nation's capital these days and chances are someone will offer a harsh condition to go along with it. Chapter 11 bankruptcy.
Lately, the term 'prepackaged bankruptcy' has been gaining currency in the halls of Congress as lawmakers struggle with pleas for help from the auto industry.
The idea, embraced by some Democrats and Republicans, would extend taxpayer help in exchange for a company undergoing an accelerated Chapter 11 reorganization. The arrangement could represent a model, or a deterrent, for any other strapped companies considering seeking government help.
Research In Motion has finally been caught in the whirlwind mobile phone fad of the day and conjured up a Storm of its own to combat the headwinds.
Chrysler and General Motors are still showing off their newest vehicles at the Los Angeles Auto Show, but their displays were noticeably quiet Wednesday while Asian and European companies unveiled new models ...
Stocks plunged to their lowest in five-and-a-half years on Wednesday as investors girded for a lengthy economic downturn and automotive executives predicted a far-reaching calamity without a government ...
Wall Street headed for a lower open Wednesday with investors worried about the economic fallout if Detroit's Big Three automakers are unable to persuade lawmakers to give them a $25 billion bailout.
The market will again be glued to testimony given during the session by top executives from General Motors Corp., Ford Motor Co. and Chrysler LLC. They are asking Congress for a massive infusion of cash to prevent millions of layoffs, stave off bankruptcy and stabilize the companies.
Investors are concerned at the repercussions should any of the three automakers collapse, an event that could ripple through an already battered economy. Congressional Democrats have proposed using part of the $700 billion financial bailout package to pump into the ailing auto industry, but Republicans oppose such an approach.
In this March 27, 2008 file photo, Ricardo Salinas Pliego, Banco Azteca's owner, speaks at the inauguration of a branch of Banco Azteca in Recife, Brazil.
Hewlett-Packard Co. offered a fourth-quarter outlook slightly above Wall Street's expectations Tuesday despite the sagging economy, going against the grain even as other technology bellwethers have slashed forecasts and posted weak results in recent weeks.
Its shares climbled more than 13 percent in morning trading.
The Palo Alto, Calif.-based company expects earnings of 84 cents per share and adjusted earnings of $1.03 per share for the three months ended in October. This is slightly better than the $1 per share, excluding items, that analysts polled by Thomson Reuters are expecting.
Detroit's Big Three automakers pleaded with a reluctant Congress Tuesday for a $25 billion lifeline to save the once-proud titans of U.S. industry, pointedly warning of a national economic catastrophe should ...
Ford Motor Co. is slashing its stake in Japan's Mazda Motor Corp. by nearly two-thirds, joining other struggling U.S. automakers in selling prized assets to stay afloat.
Shares of Corning Inc. tumbled 17 per cent to a five-year low Tuesday after the specialty glass maker lowered its fourth-quarter sales and profit guidance to reflect slumping demand for glass used in ...
Wall Street appeared ready to retreat again Tuesday, as stock futures sank amid nervousness about the fate of Detroit's Big Three auto makers.
On Tuesday, executives of General Motors Corp., Ford Motor Co. and Chrysler LLC and the head of the United Auto Workers union will testify at a Senate Banking Committee hearing. The automakers, seeking $25 billion in government aid, have the backing of Democratic congressional leaders, but the Bush administration and Republican lawmakers are against the proposed bailout.
Call it an economic and environmental murder mystery in the making: Will a cash-strapped Detroit kill the electric car -- again? Stung by an association with gas-guzzling SUVs and pushed to the brink of failure ...
CNN Money reports that China Mobile Chairman and CEO Wang Jianzhou says that his company is still in talks regarding the iPhone, adding that no timetable has yet been agreed.
A new startup company wants to have a say in the high-stakes patent disputes that loom over many industries.
In the drug business, for instance, Pfizer Inc. is suing generics maker Teva Pharmaceutical Industries, accusing it of infringing on a patent covering Pfizer's top-selling cholesterol medicine.
In high-tech, Research In Motion Ltd. is locked in litigation with Motorola Inc. over patents central to wireless devices. And in the video game market, Konami Digital Entertainment, developer of 'Rock Revolution,' is pushing a patent infringement case against Harmonix Music Systems, creator of the game 'Rock Band,' and its corporate parents, MTV Networks and Viacom Inc.
A one-time independent contractor for Sprint Nextel Corp. has pleaded guilty to concealment of a felony arising from a kickback scheme involving two Sprint employees.William Collum admitted Thursday that he ...
