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Wataniya Algérie Nedjma Deploys Comptel Dynamic OSS

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Comptel Corporation (HEX: CTL1V), the leading vendor of dynamic Operations Support System (OSS) software, has told OSS News Review that Algerian mobile operator Wataniya Algérie (Nedjma), whose majority is owned by Qatar Telecom (Qtel) through Wataniya Telecom in Kuwait, has selected Comptel Provisioning and Activation to improve its service fulfillment processes for mobile offerings, including planned 3G services. [Read more…]

Major Central American Operator Chooses Evolving Systems

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Evolving Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ-EVOL), a leading provider of software solutions and services to the wireless, wireline and cable markets, has told OSS News Review that one of the leading Central American converged network operators has selected the Company’s number resource management solution, NumeriTrack®, for its central number management and inventory system. [Read more…]

Record Numbers of C-Level Operators Confirm to Speak at Eurasia Com Congress

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Informa Telecoms & Media are pleased to announce that more CxO level operators from a record number of new companies are confirmed to speak at the 6th annual Eurasia Com congress and exhibition. Now truly unique in value, this well established event will gather 500 telecoms decision-makers in Istanbul 23-24 March 2010 to debate the commercial challenges, opportunities and position of the whole telecoms market of the Caspian and Central Asia. [Read more…]

Digital Route and NEWCON Implement Billing Mediation Solution for T-Mobile

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T-mobile, famous for its concise magenta-coloured logo, has searched for a central and flexible billing mediation platform for five countries in order to improve its competitive position on the mobile operations market. NEWCON Ltd. has scoured with the Next Generation Mediation Technology from Digital Route: software-license and implementation of Mediation Zone 5. The Next Generation International Billing Mediation Device (ngiBMD) has been implemented with a target to reduce the total cost of ownership for billing mediation service by 20% for the 5 countries together. Thanks to NEWCON´s long-time experience as service integrator, the major lines of business including GSM, SMS and GPRS were launched in production within 6 months since project start. [Read more…]

Subex Helps Qatar Telecom Qtel Provide Sense of Security for Customers

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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. [Read more…]

Interview With Ong Boon Teong, Network Architecture Strategy and Research Services Senior Engineer – Starhub

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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. [Read more…]

LTE is an Attractive Alternative to 3G

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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. [Read more…]

Interview with Yoshihiro Obata, Executive Vice President – Emobile

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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. [Read more…]

Subex advocates ‘sweating the fraud management asset’ to extract maximum returns on investments

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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’. [Read more…]

cVidya Networks to Showcase its Extended Solution Portfolio at Mobile World Congress

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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”.

Centralized Subscriber View in Real time

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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. [Read more…]

Sun Servers Register Record Performance in Fraud Management System Benchmark Study

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Subex Limited, a major global provider of Operations and Business Support Systems (OSS/BSS), has told OSS News Review that Sun Microsystems(TM) has achieved record performance in the Subex Nikira V7.0 Fraud Management System sizing and benchmarking study aimed to ascertain Call Detail Record (CDR) processing throughput with Sun servers. The benchmark performance report shows that Sun hardware was able to process one billion CDRs per day, the fullest performance on the Sun SPARC Enterprise M8000 server using Nikira. [Read more…]