SDN Communications of Sioux Falls, SD has been awarded a grant from the National Telecommunication and Information Administration’s Broadband Technologies Opportunities Program (BTOP). The program is one of the broadband initiatives created as part of the federal government’s American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. The $20 million grant award is the result of a collaborative effort between SDN Communications and CHR Solutions, Inc., which assisted SDN in the grant application process. (more…)

Elitecore Technologies Ltd. has been awarded the prestigious Price Performance Value Leadership Award for its Billing and Charging Solutions in 2009 by global growth consulting firm Frost & Sullivan. This award is an acknowledgement of Elitecore Technologies Ltd.’s significant contribution to the OSS BSS software market. (more…)

Orga Systems, leading provider of convergent real-time billing, will deliver its innovative prepaid top-up solution Virtual Voucher to a leading European mobile network operator. (more…)

Leading Asian mobile network operator chooses Orga Systems’ convergent real-time rating, charging and billing system OPSC Gold. The system offers true prepaid/postpaid and service convergence, supporting mixed or hybrid payment methods. The unique combination of convergent real-time rating, charging and billing in one modular system provides the operator with many advantages for profitable and sustainable growth. (more…)

NetCracker announced today that Chorus, Telecom New Zealand’s network business, will deploy NetCracker’s Workforce Management Solution to manage disparate parts of its operations. The solution will improve overall business process efficiencies, deliver a higher level of automation, and increase customer satisfaction. Chorus, a Telecom New Zealand business, builds and maintains the copper and fiber access network, and makes that network available to other telecommunications providers. Chorus is also responsible for installing and repairing phone and broadband connections. (more…)

NEC Corporation (NEC) today announced its selection by NTT DOCOMO, INC. to provide Operations Support Systems (OSS) that will be deployed by one of NEC’s United States-based subsidiaries, NetCracker Technology Corporation. (more…)

Intec Telecom Systems, one of the world’s leading providers of Business Support Systems (BSS) solutions, is the recipient of the ITAG ICT Company of the Year, for Intec’s IT Centre of Excellence based in Galway. (more…)

MYCOM, a leading global provider of best-in-class OSS Service Assurance software solutions and innovative ICT professional services to the telecom industry, will launch their new convergent NIMS-PrOptima Performance Management software solution for the North American market at TM Forum’s Management World Americas event in Orlando, Florida (December 8-10, 2009). (more…)

TM Forum, the world’s premier industry group focused on business effectiveness for the communications and media sectors, is to showcase cutting-edge solutions in Forumville, TM Forum’s exclusive innovation center at Management World Americas 2009 (8-10 December, Orlando FL). These solutions will focus on five critical areas that enable service providers to optimize business performance. (more…)

TM Forum, the world’s premier industry group focused on business effectiveness for the communications and media sectors, today confirmed that executives Roberto Nobile, COO, Cablevision Argentina, Tom Vari, CIO & SVP, Application Delivery, Rogers Communications, Inc., and Rodrigo Duclos, CTO, Net Serviços, will be featured in an Executive Debate discussing “Where does Cable go Next?” at TM Forum’s Management World Americas 2009 (8-10 December, Orlando FL). (more…)

December 8 – 10 2009 will see Subex Limited, a leading global provider of Operations and Business Support Systems (OSS/BSS), showcase technology leadership at Telemangement Forum’s Management World 2009 at Rosen Shingle Creek, Orlando, Florida (Subex is at booth # 222). (more…)

Comptel Corporation (HEX: CTL1V), has recently told OSS News Review that BT and Progress Software will be participating in the second phase of the Service Model Catalyst, as it explores the creation of new converged services that include cloud-based Software as a Service (SaaS), Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) and Platform as a Service (PaaS) components. (more…)

Comarch SA, a global provider of software and services for the telecommunications industry, has recently completed the last phase of a project at Polkomtel SA. The result is the complete implementation of a robust solution based on Comarch InterPartner Billing. (more…)

Subex Limited, a leading global provider of Operations and Business Support Systems (OSS/BSS), recently announced that it has successfully completed the implementation of its Revenue Operations Centre (ROC) for Fraud Management (Nikira™ V6.1 solution) and Revenue Assurance (Moneta™ V2.6 solution) at Telekom Slovenije, Slovenia’s leading telecom operator. (more…)

eServGlobal Limited (LSE: ESG & ASX: ESV), a provider of smarter transaction management solutions in Charging, Payment and Retention services, recently announced that its solutions have been selected by Nepal Satellite Telecom Pvt Ltd (NSTPL). (more…)

Comverse and IBM (NYSE: IBM) have recently launched a joint Centre of Excellence (CoE) in France to help global telecom operators speed time to market for new services, boost subscriber acquisition, and reduce both churn and overall network operating costs. (more…)

Informa Telecoms & Media recently announced its top ten predictions for 2010 to the telecoms and media sectors at its annual Industry Outlook event in London. (more…)

TM Forum, the world’s premier industry group focused on business effectiveness for the communications and media sectors, has launched its latest Insights Report, “Evolving Service Delivery Platforms: Essential Plumbing For ‘Smart Pipes.’” (more…)