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Leading Analyst Firm Recognizes Amdocs for Charging, Billing and Partner Management Systems

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Amdocs (NYSE: DOX), the leading provider of customer experience systems, has been identified by Stratecast, a division of Frost and Sullivan, as holding the largest global market share in service-provider charging, billing and partner management systems. This was reported in Stratecast’s recently-published research series(1) on global billing. [Read more…]

MTPCS Licenses Equinox Software to Support Billing and Near Real Time Roaming Data Exchange

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Nashville-based Equinox Information Systems recently told OSS News Review that MTPCS, LLC d/b/a Cellular One (“MTPCS”) has licensed TeleLink and Collector. TeleLink and Collector mediate call data from most cellular switches and networks. MTPCS operates its switched GSM network in Montana, Wyoming, Oklahoma and Texas. [Read more…]

Subex Leads Market in Business Optimization for 2nd Year

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Subex Limited, a leading global provider of Operations and Business Support Systems (OSS/BSS), has been reported as the market leader in Business Optimization for the second year in succession, by Analysys Mason in its report on the billing market, Billing Market Review: 2008 – 2013, released in November 2009. Subex emerged the market leader in this space last year as well. [Read more…]

Colombia’s ETB Signs Multi-Year Billing Agreement with FTS

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FTS (LSE: FTS), a global provider of billing, CRM and policy control solutions for communication, content and service providers, recently announced that ETB (Empresa de Telecomunicaciones de Bogot ), the largest local telephone company in Bogot and the second largest telecommunications company in Colombia, has signed an agreement to extend services and support for ETB s entire billing environment for the next three years. ETB also recently deployed FTS Leap RevChain v 7.2 Billing solution.
ETB provides local telephony services to over 2 million subscribers, nationwide long distance services, Internet and connectivity services. In recent years, the Colombian operator registered a sharp increase in the number of subscribers and in the portfolio of services it offers. [Read more…]

Investment in Revenue Assurance Eliminates Unbillable Revenue, says new TM Forum report

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TM Forum today announced the results of its latest Business Benchmarking study which uncovers a direct link between Communications Service Providers (CSPs) levels of unbilled revenue and the maturity of their revenue assurance programs. The study results are included in TM Forum’s latest Insights Business Intelligence Report, “Revenue Assurance: The Hidden Opportunity”, and includes observations from other recent TM Forum Business Benchmarks. [Read more…]

Amdocs Acquires jNetX

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Amdocs (NYSE: DOX), the leading provider of customer experience systems, has acquired jNetX, a privately-held service delivery platform (SDP) provider, for $50 million net of debt and cash, subject to post closing adjustments. This acquisition accelerates Amdocs’ position in the SDP market by combining jNetX’s industry leading offering with Amdocs’ existing customer experience solutions and service delivery capabilities. For perspective, the SDP market is estimated to grow at a 14% CAGR to $6 billion by 2013, according to a leading industry analyst firm (Analysys Mason, August 2009). [Read more…]

Subex Ltd Announces FY10 Q2 Financial Results

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Subex Ltd, a leading global provider of Operations and Business Support Systems (OSS/BSS) for communications service providers, recently announced that it has recorded revenue of Rs. 1,097.1 mn (US $ 22.38 mn) for the second quarter of FY10. [Read more…]

Mobile Enterprise Represents Strong Growth Opportunity as Total Revenues Forecast to Reach $92.6bn by 2014

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Informa Telecoms & Media forecast that mobile enterprise revenues are to reach $92.6bn with over 479 million subscribers by 2014, making this a strong growth area for vendors, operators and content providers. According to Informa’s Mobile Enterprise report (third edition), mobile enterprise is forecast to generate 24% of total mobile data service revenues by 2014, representing a potentially strong revenue generation opportunity for key players. Traditionally, cellular operators have tried but failed to capture this market and this report highlights the importance of developing strategies to maximise these new revenue streams. [Read more…]

Comarch Forms Partnership with Ergoman Greece

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Comarch, a global IT business solutions provider and systems integrator, employing over 3500 people worldwide, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Greek company Ergoman, provider of tailor-made solutions in the telecommunications and IT business sector, with the aim of conducting common business development activities in Greece as well as commercial contracts realization on the Greek market. [Read more…]

FTS Launches Prepackaged Billing and Customer Care Appliance for Entry-Level Operators and Service Providers

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FTS (LSE: FTS), a global provider of billing, CRM and policy control solutions for communications and content service providers, has launched FTS Express, a scalable and flexible billing and customer care system wrapped in a small appliance. This highly affordable, easy-to-deploy product has been specifically designed for entry-level ISPs and VoIP, WiMAX, Wi-Fi, and IPTV providers that want to start small while building the foundation for future growth and expansion. [Read more…]

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