Al Madar Selects Allround’s Solution to Comply with NRTRDE

10:03 am   -   October 31st, 2008

Allround announced being selected as vendor for Near Real-Time Roaming Data Exchange (NRTRDE) by Al Madar. RealXS, Allround’s NRTRDE solution, enables Al Madar to generate the NRTRDE files in-house in this way taking control over a crucial part of the roaming fraud detection.

NRTRDE (Near Real-Time Roaming Data Exchange) is a new method for reporting the subscribers’ roaming activities that enables operators to detect high network usage and other fraud issues in near real-time. Since roaming fraud is a serious global concern for mobile operators, the implementation of NRTRDE is recommended by the GSM Association for all GSMA members. Answering the increasing need for high quality NRTRDE solutions Allround offers an approach forGSM operators to comply with the NRTRDE requirements in a cost-effective way.

“Allround’s solution enables us to comply with the latest GSMA recommendations regarding roaming fraud detection,” said Hussein Azouz, Technical Strategy Manager at Al Madar.

About Al Madar

Al Madar is GSM operator with 1.2 Million subscribers making it the dominant mobile operator in Libya, North Africa. The National Libyan Mobile Operator was launched in 1997 and it is the first mobile network operator in the country. Al Madar covers most of the main cities and highways. It has more than 110 roaming agreements that cover the 5 continents, and employs more than 550 people. The mission of Al Madar to keep its customers always multimedia connected with their beloved ones, business, and entertainment everywhere. Al Madar is a member of the GSM Association.

About Allround

ALLROUND puts telecom operators in control with applications for Billing System Testing, CDR/xDR Handling and Analysis, TAP Conversion, Roaming Management, Fraud Detection, and Revenue Management. The cornerstone to Allround’s applications is advanced technology and know-how in the area of CDR and TAP handling - editing, filtering, comparison, compilation, analysis and fixing. ALLROUND is an ISO 9001:2000 certified, profitable, private European company with a global customer base. The company is an Associate Member of GSM Association since April 2002. British Approval Board for Telecommunications (BABT) has awarded CeDaR the first BABT Certificate of Attestation against its Code of Practice for the design and supply of communication support system. Allround is the winner of the World Billing Awards 2006 in the Best Revenue Assurance / Management Project category.

For more information, please visit their website: http://www.allround.eu

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