A new paper published by Stratecast, a division of Frost & Sullivan, in conjunction with revenue assurance solutions provider cVidya, has revealed potential cost savings service providers and operators can achieve if they address the issue of inter-carrier revenue leakage. In the wholesale market, inter-carrier revenue leakage represents approximately 3 to 5 per cent of service provider’s total costs for traditional voice products, and in the range of 7 to 11 per cent for broadband products. The paper* explores the challenges of billing errors and disputed invoices both for retail service providers and wholesale network operators and the financial implications on the Telecoms industry. (more…)

LogNet Group, a global provider of customer management and billing solutions for leading services providers worldwide, has been selected by Caiway in the Netherlands to implement its multiple play customer management and billing solution. (more…)

Volubill, a leading supplier of real-time charging and policy control applications for fixed and mobile service providers, has told OSS News Review that IPKO Telecommunications, Kosovo (IPKO) has chosen Volubill’s CHARGE-IT™ Service Controller to enable differentiated charging models for more complex 3G data services and provide real-time analysis of IP traffic for IPKO’s service rating engine. By bringing greater flexibility to the charging of value added services, the new platform will help IPKO Kosovo better combat potential revenue leakage. (more…)

In a strategic move designed to create the largest, single-source, resource-rich delivery of support and services to their clientbase, CHR Solutions of Houston and Martin Group of Mitchell announced the companies have merged, effective September 25, 2009. (more…)

Now in its 4th successful year with 24 speakers and 9 sponsors already confirmed, the Iraq Telecoms Conference has become the premier event of its kind and is yet again set to be the key event in the 2009 calendar for all players either active or interested in the Iraqi Telecommunications industry. (more…)

Polystar OSIX, a leading supplier of Service Assurance and Network Performance Monitoring solutions, has told OSS News Review that NetCom, Norwegian leading mobile telecommunications company, has successfully deployed Polystar market-leading Network Performance Monitoring solution for Gb on SDH/STM-1. (more…)

Innova S de RL de CV has selected Oracle® Communications Applications to accelerate Time to Market, enable Convergence, and strengthen their competitiveness in the market. Innova S de RL de CV is a direct to home (DTH) satellite television provider serving approximately 1.8 million subscribers in Mexico, Central America and the Dominican Republic under the SKY brand, has selected an integrated suite of Oracle® Communications applications. (more…)

Comptel Corporation (OMX Helsinki: CTL1V), the leading vendor of dynamic Operations Support System (OSS) software, has told OSS News Review that Indonesian service provider PT Indosat tbk has deployed Comptel Convergent Mediation. This Comptel solution was implemented in collaboration with local system integrator PT Lintas Teknologi Indonesia with the aim of consolidating Indosat’s former mediation systems. (more…)

Advanced Technologies & Services, Inc and WeDo Technologies have announced a Global partnership for their core business: the Revenue Assurance market. (more…)

HP recently announced telecom software that can help service providers tap Web 2.0 to spark growth in wireless revenue. The HP Service Delivery Platform (HP SDP) now includes a virtual “sandbox” in which developers can create new web-based applications (apps), widgets and mash-ups on the service provider’s wireless network. The new technologies in HP SDP 3.0 make service creation easy, fast and rewarding for independent developers.
By attracting non-telecom independent software developers (ISVs) and giving them the tools to build innovative applications, service providers can enrich their wireless networks with the personalized services that subscribers want – and are willing to pay for monthly. (more…)

Subex Ltd, a leading global provider of operations and business support systems (OSS/BSS) for communication service providers (CSPs), has recently launched Asset Assurance, a Data Integrity Management (DIM) solution. The solution will enable CSPs to identify and discover expensive and rapidly changing network assets, thereby enhancing the accuracy of asset management and inventory systems. (more…)

Connectiva Systems Inc., an award-winning provider of revenue and risk management solutions, has told OSS News Review that Videotron, a leader in Canadian Telecommunications, will implement its ONEREViEWTM 5.0 platform. (more…)

ECtel Ltd. (NASDAQ: ECTX), a leading provider of Integrated Revenue Management™ (IRM®) solutions for communications service providers, has told OSS News Review that Angola Telecom, the principal telecommunications company in Angola, selected ECtel’s fraud management solution to protect revenue through real-time detection and prevention of fraud losses. (more…)

Sicap and RateIntegration, providers of customer loyalty management solutions for global communications service providers, have told OSS News Review about the selection and subsequent implementation of their Loyalty Manager (RLM v3) product at Zain Bahrain. Zain Bahrain is part of the Zain group, a leading mobile telecommunication operator in the Middle East and Africa with over $4 billion in annual revenue in 25 countries. (more…)

NetCracker Technology and VimpelCom Group (brand “Beeline“) has completed the first phase of OSS transformation at VimpelCom. The OSS Solution for VimpelCom includes such NetCracker modules as Resource Inventory, Discovery & Reconciliation, Outside Plant, and Order Management. NetCracker’s solution helps VimpelCom improve the overall efficiency and management of the network. Specific benefits include the following: (more…)