The Com World Series is proud to introduce Nigeria Com, following 2 exceptional years for West & Central Africa Com in Abuja, Nigeria, the Com Series has launched the dedicated Nigeria Com event (http://www.comworldseries.com/nigeria) in Lagos, at the heart of Nigeria’s business centre. Nigeria is Africa’s largest telecoms market, and the opportunities for continued growth are exceptional. Now Nigeria Com organisers Informa Telecoms & Media are delighted to announce 17 Nigerian operator speakers, 8 of whom are CxO level representatives. [Read more…]

Openet, a leading provider of Transactional Intelligence for the world’s largest and most innovative network service providers, today announces that a Tier 1 North American wireless operator has successfully deployed a comprehensive solution set that enables the operator to monetize the market-leading tablet device, Apple’s iPad. With the Subscriber Initiated Provisioning and Service Pass solutions the operator is able to sell ad-hoc and recurring data plans to iPad customers, enabling subscriber initiated provisioning of data access by volume of data usage and duration; thus meeting demand for flexible, personalized service offerings. [Read more…]

eServGlobal Limited (LSE: ESG & ASX: ESV), a provider of smarter transaction management solutions in Charging, Payment, Retention and Network Services, has told OSS News Review that its FlexiContent Services is available through over a dozen operators during the 2010 soccer world cup in South Africa. [Read more…]

TM Forum announced today that Sean Kelley, Deutsche Bank’s Global CIO for Deutsche Asset Management (the asset management arm of Deutsche Bank AG) and Head of the Bank’s Platform Services Group, has taken a leading role within the Forum’s cloud services initiatives by becoming chairman of the Enterprise Cloud Leadership Council (ECLC). Sean’s commitment to the ECLC is indicative of the value of TM Forum’s cloud services initiatives for the global enterprise and communications IT industries. [Read more…]

Mobile Virtual Network Operators (MVNO) are set to take off in Latin America as mobile markets mature, new regulations come into force and more network operators open to MVNOs to fuel growth. “MVNO subscriptions in Latin America will grow at a CAGR of 28% to 6.6 million by 2013,” says Júlio Püschel, senior analyst and head of mobile operator strategy at Informa Telecoms & Media. [Read more…]

ReportsandReports will soon carry their Next Generation Network OSS/BSS Market and Forecast 2010-2015 Market Research Report in its Store. Next Generation Networks (NGN) promises a high quality end-user experience. Telecommunications service providers expect the NGN framework to provide them with tools that would ensure customer loyalty. However, the path towards achieving the ideal NGN is fraught with formidable challenges. The most critical challenge confronting operators is optimizing their OSS and BSS platforms, systems, and processes. [Read more…]

MACH, a leading provider of hub-based mobile communications exchange solutions, has launched a package of solutions, called EU Pack, designed to help mobile network operators offset the negative impact of forthcoming EU regulations on roaming revenues. EU Pack comprises Data Fuse, the company’s ‘Anti-Bill Shock’ prevention solution, and Retail Roaming Marketing which is designed to stimulate usage through customised retail offers using its Re-pricing solution. [Read more…]

Ontology Systems has recently announced the results of research carried out in April this year by Telesperience, the independent telecom and IT analysts. Data misalignment has long been recognized as a chronic problem for CSPs running large OSS/BSS infrastructure. Telesperience’s research reveals just how widespread a problem it is and how difficult it is to solve. [Read more…]

CommProve has been named a finalist for Red Herring’s Europe 100 award, a prestigious list honoring the year’s most promising private technology ventures from the world European business region. [Read more…]

Clarity, the leading provider of Unified Telecommunications Operational Management solutions, has released Clarity 11. The product suite incorporates new and enhanced capabilities for service providers to simplify their operations and improve service quality whilst removing cost, risk and time incurred for crucial business processes. [Read more…]

Just one week before Saudi Com 2010, the event has the support of 200 + telecoms operators and vendors from Saudi Arabia and across the Middle East region. The conference takes place at the Ritz-Carlton Hotel in Bahrain on Monday 24th and Tuesday 25th May. [Read more…]

At Management World this year Tribold continues to lead the way for Enterprise Product Management (EPM) for Communication Service Provider. Throughout the show Tribold will be discussing the rapid adoption of Enterprise Product Management with Tribold executives and customers speaking in the conference program, demonstrating the capabilities of Tribold EPM on their booth, and Tribold presenting as part of the Catalyst Program showcase in Forumville. TM Forum Management World 2010 takes place in Nice between the 18th and 20th May 2010. [Read more…]

Plaster Networks has recently announced its support for Broadband Forum’s TR-069 technical specification as part of the company’s powerline Ethernet solution. Service providers can now take advantage of Plaster Networks advanced service for automated configuration, management, and provisioning of subscribers’ home powerline networks through their existing ACS (automated configuration server). [Read more…]

Mr Abdourahim Agne, Minister of Telecommunications, ICT, and Transports of Senegal, has confirmed the Ministry’s support for the 7th Annual West & Central Africa Com congress, which will take place in Dakar, Senegal, on 16th and 17th June 2010. [Read more…]

With the full support of the Iraqi telecommunications Ministry, the CMC, The Iraqi Parliament and the KRG MOC, Iraq Telecoms brings together the industry’s leading players to address new partnerships, future projects and tenders. It will focus on Government policies towards the sector and the involvement of multinational corporations. [Read more…]

Tony Kalcina, Chief Product Officer at Clarity, the leading provider of Unified NGOSS Telecommunications Operational Management solutions, has been appointed to the TM Forum’s Advisory Council. With over 30 years’ experience in the global telecoms industry, 25 of which are in OSS, Tony will provide executive assistance and advice to the TM Forum on a range of important issues. [Read more…]

VOSS Solutions, leading provider of Unified Communications (UC) service delivery and management software, recently announced that a large, US-based, Fortune 100 enterprise organization has selected VOSS 7.1 for unified communications management. [Read more…]

LogNet Systems, a worldwide provider of customer management and billing solutions for multiple play service providers, has been selected to deploy its MaxBill product suite for Simfonics, a pan-European Mobile Virtual Network Enabler (MVNE) offering a full managed service business model and service delivery platform. [Read more…]

By Cassandra Millhouse, Product Marketing Director – Amdocs OSS Division
It’s one thing keeping your customers happy by providing high-speed connectivity with new technologies like Ethernet, but how do you, as a service provider, guarantee benefit from the investment your business has made? Or, put another way, how exactly can you guarantee and increase revenues, and avoid becoming an ultrafast, but dumb, pipe? [Read more…]

Informa Telecoms & Media, a leading global research firm, has its reach by opening a new research office in Sao Paulo, Brazil. The Latin American telecoms market is witnessing an unprecedented level of growth and according to Informa’s latest figures passed the milestone of half a billion mobile subscriptions in 2009, ending the year with 509 million subscriptions, up 12% from end-08. [Read more…]