Global relationship management leader Convergys has signed an agreement with renna, the Middle East’s first mobile reseller, to provide prepaid services to mobile subscribers in Oman. (more…)

As more advanced services become available on next-generation networks, innovative pricing and billing models are more effective than flat-rate plans to help operators maximise revenues and improve their subscribers’ overall experience, according to a Comverse presentation for the upcoming CTIA Wireless 2009 conference in Las Vegas. (more…)

Cartesian, a leading independent technical consulting and IT services company (a wholly owned subsidiary of TMNG Global (Nasdaq: TMNG)), together with DigitalRoute, the leading provider of embedded and standalone mediation and data integration software, have signed a contract with Unitymedia, Europe’s third largest cable-based media and communications services provider based in Cologne, Germany, for the implementation of a turnkey mediation system (DigitalRoute’s MediationZone) coupled with relevant revenue assurance tools (Cartesian’s Ascertain). (more…)

Convergys Corporation (NYSE: CVG), a global leader in relationship management, has announced the availability of advanced workforce optimization products and services for the global communications industry. This new offering strengthens Convergys’ end-to-end BSS/OSS portfolio, enabling service providers to proactively predict service demand and quantifiably increase dispatcher efficiency and field productivity. (more…)

Sicap, leading over-the-air enabler of mobile business, has recently announced its ability to provision contactless applications indifferently to any device or SIM designed for NFC (near field communication) services. The dual expertise puts Sicap in a unique position on the market and, more importantly, confers network operators the control of NFC business. (more…)

HP recently announced that DTAC, one of Thailand’s largest mobile operators, is deploying HP Next Generation Operations Support Systems (HP NGOSS) to reduce internal costs, speed delivery of revenue-generating services and improve service quality. (more…)

VOSS, a leader in unified communications (UC) service delivery software, has been named by global analyst organization Gartner, as a Cool Vendor in UC for 2009. VOSS develops solutions for businesses with complex UC and IP telephony delivery requirements; ensuring customers are able to fully benefit from next generation UC. (more…)

Mycom, a leading global provider of best-in-class OSS Service Assurance software solutions and innovative ICT engineering services to the telecoms industry, has signed a contract with Thailand’s CAT Telecom Public Company Limited (CAT) for the delivery of its Performance Management software solution, NIMS-PrOptima. (more…)

Fanfare, delivering innovative testing solutions to service providers (SPs), network equipment manufacturers (NEMs), and enterprises, has recently announced that BT has chosen Fanfare’s iTest®, the company’s flagship test automation product, as a key component of the strategic testing platform it is putting in place to automate complex system testing. BT will deploy iTest in an enterprise-wide initiative to standardize the communication of test assets across the company, as well as between BT and its suppliers. (more…)

Tyco Telecommunications, a business unit of Tyco Electronics and an industry pioneer in undersea communications technology, has successfully transmitted a signal at 40 Gigabits per second from Japan to the USA. The test was conducted using dark fibers on the existing Tata Communications TGN-Pacific submarine cable system that links Tokyo to multiple USA West Coast city PoPs.

The data was carried from Toyohashi, Japan to Los Angeles without the need for regeneration. The demonstration marks the next step in the ongoing progression of undersea cable data rates and will ultimately enable such undersea cable systems to carry more capacity over existing links. (more…)

The 3rd annual Frost & Sullivan OSS/BSS Asia Pacific summit kick-started today in Singapore. The two day summit which will host senior members of Asia Pacific telecom industry will combine a rich mix of practical implementation successes along with analyst insights from global market research. (more…)

Clarity, the market leader in Unified Operational Support Systems (OSS), celebrates its fifteenth anniversary this month. Its founder, Tony Kalcina, looks back at Clarity’s success and forward to see where the OSS industry will be in another fifteen years. (more…)

Traffix Systems, the Next Generation Control Plane and Diameter expert, has announced the addition of Long Term Evolution (LTE) Diameter support across its product portfolio.

Traffix provides Next Generation Control Plane and Diameter solutions that enable to bridge NGN and Legacy networks and to connect network functionality across different wireline and wireless technologies. (more…)

Comarch has received the Gold Antenna (“Z?ota Antena”) award for Comarch Next Generation Service Management, which was recognized as “Product of the Year 2009″ in the category of Telecommunications Operator Solutions. This is Comarch’s second “Gold Antenna”. (more…)

cVidya Networks a global leader of Telecom Data Integrity, Revenue Assurance and Dealer Management systems, recently announced that Antel, Uruguay state owned telecommunication service provider, has signed an agreement for implementation of cVidya’s MoneyMap® suite solution over its operation in Uruguay. (more…)