NetCracker Technology announced today that it has initiated large-scale business expansion whereby its parent company, NEC, will consolidate its Telecom Operations and Management Systems (TOMS) software and services business under NetCracker. (more…)

TM Forum has announced its support for the Wholesale Applications Community initiative announced at GSMA’s Mobile World Congress in Barcelona last week. (more…)

Subex Ltd., a leading worldwide provider of Operations and Business Support Systems (OSS/BSS) for Communication Service Providers (CSPs), has told OSS News Review that Qatar Telecom (Qtel) has successfully executed Subex’s Revenue Assurance (Moneta) and Fraud Management solutions (Nikira), both important components of the Revenue Operations Centre (ROC) platform. (more…)

Operating costs and return of investment for network operators are just some of the key issues that will be addressed at the 5th annual Mobile Networks Evolution Summit. Ong Boon Teong, Network Architecture Strategy and Research Services Senior Engineer for Starhub, speaks to IQPC Telecom IQ on improving the network infrastructure and evolution in Asia Pacific. (more…)

Dr. Kim Kyllesbech Larsen, Senior Vice President of Technology Services for T-Mobile International speaks exclusively to IQPC Telecom IQ on how emerging markets can fully utilize 3G and amongst others, the risks and benefits operators face by skipping 3G and pushing forward with LTE. (more…)

Currently in its fifth year, IQPC’s mobile networks evolution summit looks at optimizing the mobile network to benefit from next generation revenue opportunities. Held in March 2010, the conference aims to bring together leading authorities in the mobile network industry to discuss regulation, financing as well as optimization and evolution of the network. (more…)

Subex Limited, a leading provider of Operations and Business Support Systems (OSS / BSS) for communications service providers (CSPs) recently presented ideas for extracting the maximum efficiency from existing fraud management investments by CSPs, at the GSMA Fraud Forum held at Ascot, London, UK between January 26-28, 2010. At this forum, Subex presented on ‘Sweating the asset: How to get more from your fraud management system’. (more…)

cVidya Networks, a global leader and innovative provider of Revenue Intelligence solutions for communication media and entertainment service providers, will be showcasing their extended product portfolio at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. Upon the acquisition of Ectel, the company’s product portfolio is now more extensive to include fraud management and marketing analytics solutions. cVidya will be exhibiting in Hall 4 level 1, stand 4.1HS01 at the IMA Premium Meeting Pavilion.

Recently, cVidya has finished the acquisition of ECtel LTD., a leading provider of Revenue Management solutions for communication service providers, in a cash transaction amounting to $21 million. The acquisition of ECtel places cVidya as the leading worldwide vendor in Revenue Management solutions, in terms of market share, revenues, installed base and product portfolio.

“Bringing ECtel into the family not only adds fraud management and product profitability analytics into the mix, it also boosts the scale of the business, making cVidya a one-stop shop for revenue intelligence solutions,” said Dan Baker, Research Director at Technology Research Institute (TRI).

“With the addition of fraud management and marketing analytics solutions to our product portfolio, cVidya is positioned as the global leader and the biggest provider of Integrated Revenue Intelligence solutions for communication, media and entertainment service provider,” said Alon Aginsky, President, CEO and Founder of cVidya. “With the acquisition of ECTel we are now servicing 132 telecom and media customers worldwide and employing 300 professionals in 18 global locations”.

Mobile network operators around the world are seeking for systems with real-time convergent capabilities, going far beyond those of traditional billing systems. Especially customer centric marketing capabilities are on top of operators’ wish lists. Meeting those needs, Orga Systems has added further features to its real-time convergent platform OPSC Gold. With its new multi-node real-time rating, Orga Systems’ OPSC Gold sets the benchmark for profitable customer-centric marketing management. The unique solution handles rating, charging and billing for all services, customer segments and payment methods within one unified rating and billing environment to meets operators’ needs. (more…)

cVidya Networks, a global leader and innovative provider of Revenue Intelligence solutions for communication media and entertainment service providers, was selected by Frost and Sullivan’s Stratecast as one of the ‘10 Rat Pack Global OSS/BSS suppliers To Watch in 2010.’ (more…)