TM Forum announced today that Sean Kelley, Deutsche Bank’s Global CIO for Deutsche Asset Management (the asset management arm of Deutsche Bank AG) and Head of the Bank’s Platform Services Group, has taken a leading role within the Forum’s cloud services initiatives by becoming chairman of the Enterprise Cloud Leadership Council (ECLC). Sean’s commitment to the ECLC is indicative of the value of TM Forum’s cloud services initiatives for the global enterprise and communications IT industries. (more…)

Mobile Virtual Network Operators (MVNO) are set to take off in Latin America as mobile markets mature, new regulations come into force and more network operators open to MVNOs to fuel growth. “MVNO subscriptions in Latin America will grow at a CAGR of 28% to 6.6 million by 2013,” says Júlio Püschel, senior analyst and head of mobile operator strategy at Informa Telecoms & Media. (more…)

Clarity, a leading provider of Unified Telecommunications Operational Management solutions, has told OSS News Review that its contract with TelstraClear has been extended for another year, as the New Zealand wholesaler implements additional services through the newly launched Clarity Marketplace. (more…)

ReportsandReports will soon carry their Next Generation Network OSS/BSS Market and Forecast 2010-2015 Market Research Report in its Store. Next Generation Networks (NGN) promises a high quality end-user experience. Telecommunications service providers expect the NGN framework to provide them with tools that would ensure customer loyalty. However, the path towards achieving the ideal NGN is fraught with formidable challenges. The most critical challenge confronting operators is optimizing their OSS and BSS platforms, systems, and processes. (more…)

cVidya Networks, a global leader and innovative provider of Revenue Intelligence solutions for telecom, media and entertainment service providers, has recently won a Price Plan optimization project for a Tier 1 mobile operator in Europe. As part of the project cVidya will deploy BusinessView®, a Margin Analytics solution, which is part of their IRIS® suite. (more…)

Amdocs, BT, Huawei and STC (Saudi Telecom) have scooped this year’s prestigious Excellence Awards 2010, it was announced today. Having attracted a record number of entries from leading communications service providers, suppliers and systems integrators across four award categories, the winners were chosen by a combination of a judging panel of impartial industry experts and an open member vote. (more…)

MACH, a leading provider of hub-based mobile communications exchange solutions, has launched a package of solutions, called EU Pack, designed to help mobile network operators offset the negative impact of forthcoming EU regulations on roaming revenues. EU Pack comprises Data Fuse, the company’s ‘Anti-Bill Shock’ prevention solution, and Retail Roaming Marketing which is designed to stimulate usage through customised retail offers using its Re-pricing solution. (more…)

Ontology Systems has recently announced the results of research carried out in April this year by Telesperience, the independent telecom and IT analysts. Data misalignment has long been recognized as a chronic problem for CSPs running large OSS/BSS infrastructure. Telesperience’s research reveals just how widespread a problem it is and how difficult it is to solve. (more…)

Subex Limited, a leading global provider of Operations and Business Support Systems (OSS/BSS) for CSPs (Communications Service Providers), has been selected by YTL Communications, the communications arm of the Malaysian-based infrastructure conglomerate, YTL Corporation, to implement its leading fraud management solution, ROC FM (ROC Fraud Management). (more…)

CommProve has been named a finalist for Red Herring’s Europe 100 award, a prestigious list honoring the year’s most promising private technology ventures from the world European business region. (more…)