Allround announced being selected as vendor for Near Real-Time Roaming Data Exchange (NRTRDE) by Al Madar. RealXS, Allround’s NRTRDE solution, enables Al Madar to generate the NRTRDE files in-house in this way taking control over a crucial part of the roaming fraud detection. (more…)
Communication Solutions doubles effectiveness of sales with closed-loop coaching solution
TDI announced that it received the American Teleservices Association (ATA) 2008 Technovation Award for its Encore™ Suite. The Technovation Award recognizes innovative technologies that are the most influential to the advancement of Teleservices. It was presented at the ATA’s 25th Annual Convention and Exposition. (more…)
Kabiraâ software to support Hutchison 3G UK’s Expansion of Real-Time Mobile Email, MMS and SMS
Kabira Technologies, Inc. announced today that the UK mobile service provider, Hutchison 3G UK Limited (3 UK), operating under the ‘3’ brand, has integrated its messaging infrastructure using the (more…)
Peter Deane, telecoms industry expert, was appointed by Dublin-based interconnect specialist, i-conX Solutions, to step-up the company’s continuing focus on emerging markets.
As former managing director for i-conX’s closest competitor, Intec, Peter was responsible for the company’s presence across Europe, Middle East, and (more…)
Operations across VimpelCom group will permit Integration with NetCracker’s solution
NetCracker was selected by Open Joint Stock Company VimpelCom Group as its strategic OSS supplier. The cooperation between NetCracker and VimpelCom is a continuation of the successful partnership originally established between NetCracker and Golden Telecom. (more…)
14 communications service providers from around the world considered by study
cVidya Networks announced the findings of the first Revenue Assurance Benchmark Study report carried out in collaboration between the TM Forum and cVidya Networks and based on the TM Forum’s 10 standard KPI methodology. The study included 14 communications service providers from 5 continents, most with a relatively high RA maturity level. (more…)
ECtel Ltd. (NASDAQ: ECTX), a leading provider of Integrated Revenue Management (IRM) solutions for communications service providers, has announced today that Cellcom Israel Ltd. (NYSE:CEL), Israel’s largest cellular operator, has chosen to upgrade its RAP system to ECtel’s most advanced integrated revenue assurance RAP platform. (more…)
eServGlobal has recently signed an agreement with Belgacom International Carrier Services (Belgacom ICS), a leading global provider of voice, data and value added services, to jointly launch HomeSend, a new service for mobile remittance, roaming recharge and airtime exchange. (more…)
MetraTech Corp., the innovative charging, billing, settlement and customer care product provider, has strengthened its leadership team with two key executives. The additions are a response to the recent wins in the communications, transportation, and SaaS markets, the new regional headquarters in Asia Pacific and Latin America, and the dramatic increase in employee count. (more…)
Intec, a global provider of business and operations support systems (BSS/OSS), has signed a significant contract with a leading Central American network operator for an end-to-end settlements solution. This latest contract adds another new customer to Intec’s growing Latin American customer base and is further evidence of Intec’s momentum within the region. (more…)
Bouygues Telecom and its long term mobile technology partner Sicap announced today how the managed Sicap platform is helping the operator to provide advanced customer care.
Sicap has customized its Device Management Center in order for Bouygues Telecom customers to provide a user-friendly website to update Web&Mail service settings. (more…)
Leading Bangladesh operator to deploy Oracle Communications application
GETCO Telecommunication Limited, a pioneer in the Bangladesh communications industry, selected Oracle Communications Billing and Revenue Management software. This firm recently received a license from the Government of Bangladesh to act as an interconnection exchange provider. (more…)
Enterprises in India looking to optimize network management costs targeted by hosted security
Tata Communications introduced virtualized Unified Threat Management (vUTM) for the first time in India. This firm is the first service provider in India to offer its customers virtual UTM which integrates critical security functions including firewall, intrusion detection and prevention, anti-virus, anti-spam, and (more…)
TDI announced that its Chief Executive Officer, Kathleen Kelly, has been awarded with the highest honor in the teleservices industry. The American Teleservices Association (ATA) honored Kelly with its 2008 Fulcrum Award, which recognizes the extraordinary contributions to the ATA by outstanding individuals and company leaders in the field of teleservices. (more…)
Today, Intec, a global provider of business and operations support systems (BSS/OSS), announced a contract extension with Atlantique Telecom, one of the fastest growing GSM operators in West and Central Africa. Intec will supply its market-leading InterconnecT software to Atlantique mobile subsidiaries throughout French-speaking Africa, on a single centralized platform deployment. The implementation makes Intec the undisputed leader in the African wholesale billing market, with now close to 40 operators using its technology. (more…)
Competitive marketplace expansion for new services is enabled by Amdocs short time to market
Amdocs today announced that International Telecommunication Company (ITC), one of the Ukraine’s largest CDMA service providers, operating under the brand “CDMA Ukraine,” selected Amdocs Compact Convergence for (more…)
Traffix Systems announced today the release of the Rosetta Diameter Gateway.
This solution enables service providers to exchange control and AAA information directly between various legacy protocols such as RADIUS, LDAP and HTTP and (more…)
eServGlobal Limited today announced that it signed an agreement with Averox Inc. to implement and support eServGlobal solutions in Pakistan.
Under the terms of the services agreement, Averox will provide systems integration and (more…)
Customer experienced cost benefits of nearly $3.4 million, 242 percent return on investment
A recent study conducted by Forrester Consulting on behalf of BT Diamond IP determined the economic value companies and organizations can derive by implementing an automated Internet Protocol Address Management (IPAM) system. (more…)
Seeker Wireless announced today that it was named Innovation Partner of the Year 2008. The award was presented at a conference hosted jointly by Vodafone New Zealand and Vodafone Australia.
The Vodafone Partner Awards were created to recognize excellence in provision of services to Vodafone by its supply partners. This year’s conference focused on the theme “Collective (more…)
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 ...
NEW YORK & STOCKHOLM, Sweden - Millicom International Cellular S.A. , the global telecommunications company, today announces that it has been successful in the tender for the 3rd national mobile license in ...
Japan became the latest major economy to fall into recession on Monday with France close behind, and the IMF said it needed at least $100 billion to fight an economic crisis enveloping the world.
