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Cable & Wireless UK Reclaims Millions Using cVidya Solution

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cVidya Networks, a global leader of Telecom Data Integrity and Revenue Assurance Systems, has announced that Cable & Wireless, a leading international telecommunications service provider, has recovered over £1 Million of revenues with the aid of cVidya’s MoneyMap®. This return was achieved over a period of 18 months. Beyond the direct reclamation, the operator has used MoneyMap® to help report and reduce internal costs caused by unused network capacity that was not released for further use. [Read more…]

Tangoe and TRAQ Wireless Merge

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Tangoe, Inc. a leading provider of Telecom Expense Management (TEM) solutions and TRAQ Wireless, Inc., a leading provider of Mobile Lifecycle Management Solutions, have completed a merger of the two companies. Operating under the name Tangoe, Inc., the new organization provides technology-based software and service solutions that enable global organizations to procure, manage, and control their voice, data, and wireless communications resources. [Read more…]

Highdeal Recognized as Innovator by Two Industry Leaders

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Highdeal, the world leader in Pricing & Rating solutions, has been named to the 2007 “Pulver 100”, the IP Communications industry’s premier listing of privately-held growth companies that represent the future of the IP-voice and video communications ecosystem. The company also announced that it has been named as a finalist in the TeleManagement (TM) Forum’s Excellence Awards in the category of “Most Innovative Supplier”. Both awards recognize Highdeal’s continued leadership in helping service providers to adapt their billing infrastructures to the new challenges of the multiservice world. [Read more…]

911 Enable Named to 2007 Pulver 100

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911 Enable, a division of Connexon Telecom Inc., has been named to the 2007 “Pulver 100” –the IP Communications industry’s premier listing of privately-held growth companies that represent the future of the IP-voice and video communications ecosystem. 911 Enable has been named to the list due to its cutting edge 911 solutions and its commitment to technological development in 911. [Read more…]

Berg Insight Says 66 Million Machines Connected to Cellular Networks by 2011

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According to a new research report from the analyst firm Berg Insight, the number of machines connected to cellular networks in North America will reach 66 million by 2011. At the end of 2006 there were about 9 million active cellular and satellite wireless M2M connections in the US and Canada . Private vehicles constitute the largest vertical market segment in terms of units, followed by commercial vehicles, security alarms and POS-terminals. [Read more…]

Redknee Keynotes at IMS Asia 2007

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Redknee Solutions Inc. (AIM: RKN), a leading provider of innovative infrastructure software that monetizes and personalizes services and content for mobile users, will be involved in two speaking sessions at IMS Asia, March 20th – 22nd in Singapore. [Read more…]

Grange Insurance Uses NetScout’s nGenius Solution to Assure Application and Network Performance

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NetScout Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: NTCT), the industry pace-setter for advanced network and service assurance solutions, has announced that Grange Insurance, a $1-billion insurance and financial services provider across the South and Midwest, has standardized on the nGenius® Performance Management Solution for both its corporate LAN and its secure, external network for independent agents. [Read more…]

Convergys’ Infinys BSS Software is in Full Production at Orbitel

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Convergys Corporation (NYSE: CVG), and Orbitel ESP S.A. (an UNE Company) have announced that Orbitel has gone live with Convergys’ Infinys [tm] Business Support System software. Orbitel provides domestic and international long distance voice services, bandwidth via WiMAX, VoIP, and data services in South America, the United States, and Spain. [Read more…]

cVidya Announces Compliance with New TMF Revenue Assurance Standard

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cVidya Networks, a global leader of Telecom Data Integrity and Revenue Assurance Systems, has announced that its MoneyMap® line of products complies with the recently published TMF standard that maps Revenue Assurance into the framework for Next Generation Operations Software and Systems (NGOSS). The new published standard includes the definition of Revenue assurance processes, Key Performance Indicators (KPI’s) and Controls. [Read more…]

JacobsRimell Launches QuickStart Fulfillment Solution for IP-Based Business Services

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JacobsRimell (JR), a leading provider of customer-centric IP service fulfillment solutions, has announced the availability of JR QuickStart Business, a service fulfillment and management solution designed to support communications service providers’ rapid rollout of IP-based solutions to global businesses. JR QuickStart Business VoIP is the first of a range of packaged solutions aimed at helping operators deploy VoIP-based business services immediately and cost-effectively. [Read more…]

MACH to Acquire Cibernet

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MACH, a leading global clearing and settlement partner for mobile based transactions, has has entered into a definitive merger agreement to acquire CB Holdings, Inc., the parent company of Cibernet; a leading mobile roaming, clearing and business solutions provider. The transaction is subject to regulatory approval and is expected to close in the first half of 2007. Luxembourg-based MACH is a portfolio company of Warburg Pincus. [Read more…]

WorldCell and Accuris Networks Develop Next-Generation International Roaming HUB Service

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WorldCell, a leading provider of voice and data wireless managed services to the US Military, and Accuris Networks, an innovator in fixed-mobile convergence and inter-technology roaming solutions, have developed a next generation International Roaming HUB service based on the principles of Open Connectivity — a GSMA initiative focused on reducing cost and increasing efficiency of international GSM roaming. [Read more…]

New Horizon Communications Selects OSS BSS Solution from Info Directions

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Info Directions (booth #1008), a developer of net-centric billing, rating, order management, workflow and selling solutions for the telecommunications industry, has announced that Waltham, Mass.-based service provider New Horizon Communications has extended their relationship with the decision to implement the CostGuard®.NET OSS/BSS software. New Horizon Communications (NHC) will use CostGuard.NET in the Info Directions ASP to manage rating, billing, operations and customer care functions for its rapidly growing subscriber base. [Read more…]