Intec, one of the world’s leading providers of Business Support System (BSS) solutions, has successfully deployed one of its market-leading solutions for Best Buy, a multinational retailer of technology and entertainment products and services. The Intec solution for Best Buy, which is supplied in a managed services model hosted by Intec’s business partner CSC, includes Intec Singl.eView along with Intec’s Inter-mediatE and Inter-activatE products. The Intec solution supports the retailer’s own mobile broadband offering, Best Buy Connect, launched July 11th. (more…)

Intec, one of the world’s leading providers of Business Support System (BSS) solutions, has announced the appointment of Kallol Hazra as Managing Director for Intec India; Kallol also joins the Intec India Board with immediate effect. Tasked with supporting growth for Intec and the delivery of market-leading end-to-end solutions for the company’s global customer base, Kallol heads up a team of highly skilled professional services consultants based in locations across Bangalore, Mumbai and New Delhi. He joins the company at a time when the Indian telecoms market is witnessing significant growth. (more…)

The world’s largest broadband event – the Broadband World Forum 2010 – has this week unveiled its enhanced conference programme and released delegate passes for its biggest show yet. (more…)

Emerging markets will be the key driver in the growth of global mobile value-added-service (VAS)* revenues from $200 billion in 2009 to $340 billion in 2014, according to new research from Informa Telecoms & Media. China, India, Indonesia, South Africa, Nigeria, Egypt, Turkey, Israel, Saudi Arabia, Brazil, Mexico, Argentina, Russia, Poland and the Ukraine are expected to account for 36 per cent of the global mobile data revenues in 2014. (more…)

Intec, a global provider of business support systems (BSS) solutions, today announced the selection and implementation of its InterconnecT settlement suite of products by Entel PCS, one of the largest mobile service providers in the Chilean market, to streamline its operational processes across its business, thus improving its time to market and revenue as well as visibility and control. Entel PCS will take advantage of the solution’s availability on low-cost commodity hardware to further lower the cost of its operations. (more…)

Comverse may be the share of the market leader in convergent charging methods to the actual telecommunications business, according to a recently published Infonetics Research statement. The actual convergent charging market, that continues to grow in reaction to operators’ requirements with regard to a single billing system to aid multiple outlines associated with business and repayment techniques, is actually forecasted growing to $2.6 million in 2014, according to Infonetics. (more…)

by Greg Council, group product manager, numbering solutions, Evolving Systems

Numbering resources are a key asset to telecoms operators – yet they also present them with a range of major challenges. Number management is now more complicated than ever due to the impact of local number portability activity, complex service offerings from providers that might include both mobile and fixed-line numbers, and increased reporting needs to meet the latest regulations. (more…)

Volubill, the leading provider of real-time policy management and charging options, recently announced the appointment of Winston Rivero as Vice President of Sales for Latin America and also the Caribbean. Rivero will be dependent in Volubill’s Americas headquarters in Atlanta, Georgia, focusing on driving growth, leading sales strategy and adding value to current clients and help teams for Volubill across these regions. (more…)