In the second iteration of its annual Regulatory Scorecard*, Ovum finds that competition and investment in the global telecoms industry is being held back by inconsistent regulatory frameworks. [Read more…]

Evolving Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: EVOL), a leading provider of strategic solutions to telecom operators worldwide, today announced that Globe Telecom, a key challenger brand in the Philippines, has launched the Company’s Dynamic SIM Allocation™ (DSA) solution to help improve customer experience for its prepaid subscribers and manage SIMs inventory more efficiently. The deployment is part of a broader systems and network transformation project. [Read more…]

Broadband MEA held from the 19 – 20 March 2013 at The JW Marriott Marquis Hotel, Dubai, is the region’s premier broadband event attracting 750 decision makers from across The Middle East and Africa. Now in its 5th year, the event is the only place to meet the entire industry under 1 roof. [Read more…]

Oracle has told OSS News Review about its intent to acquire vendor Acme Packets. Dana Cooperson, principal analyst believes the acquisition should strengthen Oracle’s hand both with enterprises and carriers by giving it a more central role in controlling and improving how devices and subscribers interact and communicate. [Read more…]

Mobile Payments & NFC World Summit 2013 is coming soon. The event encompasses:
— Mobile Payments & Mobile Wallets
— NFC Technologies
— Mobile Money Transfer & Mobile Remittance
— Mobile Banking
— Banking the Unbanked & Microfinance Services

Profiting from Mobile Payments Services through Strategic Partnership & Alliances

Conference: 18-19 April 2013
Eaton Smart Hotel, Hong Kong

Mobile Payments & NFC World Summit 2013 will draw together highly-regarded speakers representing the mobile network operators, banks, money transfer providers, mobile transfer networks, mWallets, retailers, public transit providers, ‘interoperability hubs’, handset manufacturers, technology and equipment providers to share their latest efforts in launching mobile payments services and the key challenges facing them. [Read more…]

Portugal Telecom Group and Powa have established a partnership to bring mobile payment services to the small businesses and to the SOHO segments thus enlarging the existing payments market in Portugal. [Read more…]

With the proliferation of smart phones and geometric growth in consumption of data services, it has become imperative for communication service providers, content publishers and application developers to understand consumer activity on mobile devices. As the physical world converges with the virtual world, brands and operators are increasingly keen to understand what subscribers are doing, when and where and how they can provide offerings that can meet their individual needs. While providers want to understand the end?to?end activity of the subscriber across varied applications and the entire breadth of the mobile web, content publishers desire to understand subscriber engagement on their content portfolio and how best to translate them to a sale. [Read more…]

Tango Telecom, (www.tangotelecom.com), the leading provider of Policy and Charging Control and Advanced Messaging Solutions, has announced unprecedented performance figures for its Diameter Signalling Controller – iAX™ DSC. [Read more…]

Broadband leaders from across the Middle East and Africa region will gather in Dubai this March for Broadband MEA, the largest and most prestigious broadband event in the Middle East and Africa. The region’s most senior executives from leading companies including Etisalat, STC, Zain, Mobily, Google, Batelco and many more will gather to discuss the successes, challenges and future opportunities with providing broadband services in their respective markets. [Read more…]

Eurasia Com Conference and Exhibition is taking place at the Swissôtel The Bosphorus, in Istanbul on 26-27 of March 2013.
Eurasia Com is the region’s leading digital event and attracts over 450+ telecommunications professionals to network and do business. Hear from 40+ visionary speakers delivering you the latest business knowledge, co-located with an exhibition featuring world class vendors showcasing the technology of tomorrow. [Read more…]

AsiaInfo-Linkage, has told OSS News Review about the successful implementation of its industry leading Veris Billing system for the CDMA network of Nepal Doorsanchar Company Limited (“Nepal Telecom”), the largest telecommunications operator in Nepal. [Read more…]

Mobile Payments & NFC World Summit 2013
Encompassing:
– Mobile Payments & Mobile Wallets
– NFC Technologies
– Mobile Money Transfer & Mobile Remittance
– Mobile Banking
– Banking the Unbanked & Microfinance Services

– Profiting from Mobile Payments Services through Strategic Partnership & Alliances

Conference: 18-19 April 2013
Eaton Smart Hotel, Hong Kong

Mobile Payments & NFC World Summit 2013 will draw together highly-regarded speakers representing the mobile network operators, banks, money transfer providers, mobile transfer networks, mWallets, retailers, public transit providers, ‘interoperability hubs’, handset manufacturers, technology and equipment providers to share their latest efforts in launching mobile payments services and the key challenges facing them. [Read more…]

Orange has launched a new subsidiary called Orange Horizons that aims to seek out new business opportunities in countries where the Group is not already present as a mass-market telecommunications provider. These projects, which will leverage the global reputation of the Orange brand and existing Group assets, aim to provide a new source of revenue for the Group and improve customer loyalty across its footprint without the need for significant investment. Such projects could include the launch of online stores selling telecoms-related equipment or airtime; the introduction of flexible travel solutions; or the launch of a virtual mobile operator (MVNO) activity. [Read more…]

Orange has signed a strategic partnership – on an exclusive basis – with Baidu, the Chinese internet company, to develop a co-branded internet browser for smartphone customers in Africa, the Middle East and Asia (AMEA). The partnership marks the first time Baidu has signed such an agreement with a global operator, and supports Orange and Baidu’s aim to make the mobile web available for all in emerging markets. [Read more…]

HP Enterprise Services has announced new and enhanced technology solutions that support communication service providers’ (CSPs’) efforts to generate new revenue streams and reduce costs. [Read more…]

Sprint, a market leader in engineering and deploying innovative wireless communications services, has been chosen by Airbiquity to be the technology provider for its Sprint Velocity global connected vehicle solution. Airbiquity is a global leader in wireless connected vehicle services. The two companies have reached an agreement to use the Airbiquity Choreo service delivery platform within the Sprint Velocity solution for vehicle manufacturers. [Read more…]

Middle East Com Telco Summit
4-5 December 2012
JW Marriott Marquis,
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Visit the website: www.comworldseries.com/me

DRIVING REVENUE AND GROWTH IN A DIGITAL WORLD
Middle East Com Conference and Exhibition is taking place at the NEW ICONIC VENUE – JW Marriott Marquis, in Dubai on 4-5 of December. [Read more…]

Open Universe, Telenor Swedens communications operator that was launched in the end of 2011, part of the world-leading supplier of communication services Telenor Group, has selected Netadmin Systems, a market leader in OSS systems, to deliver a communication operator management system. [Read more…]

Tadiran Telecom, a leader in unified communications announced today the acquisition of EasyRun’s technology and intellectual property. EasyRun’s EPICCenter technology will be integrated into Tadiran Telecom’s Linux-based Unified Communication platform which will be introduced to the market next week. [Read more…]

Tango Telecom, the leading provider of Policy Control, Real-Time Charging & Advanced Messaging solutions, has today announced the general availability of Release 2.0 of the Tango Telecom iAX™ SMS IP-SM Gateway, with enhanced features to support message interworking and protect valuable messaging revenues as operators transition to all IP LTE/IMS networks. [Read more…]