Intec, a leading supplier of BSS/OSS solutions to the global telecoms industry, has been awarded both Product of the Year and an Honorary Diploma for commitment to Russia, by leading industry magazine Billing Computer Telephony. The Product of the Year award was given to Intec’s world-leading multi-service mediation solution, Intec Mediation, which collects and processes service usage information from communications networks.
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Telenor Pakistan Selects Azure Solutions For LDI Billing
Azure Solutions, the revenue-assurance company, today announced that Telenor Pakistan has implemented Azure’s interconnect billing solution to provide billing and rating for its LDI (Long Distance International) services. Telenor secured a licence to provide mobile and international interconnect services in Pakistan in 2004 and subsequently required an effective billing solution. Due to its work within Telenor Global Services and ability to deploy in short timescales, Azure Solutions was selected to provide the operational billing solution for the new Telenor Pakistan business.
Azure Interconnect helps operators to manage their costs effectively by being able to settle quickly and accurately with interconnect partners. The system provides operators with visibility of CDRs (call detail records) and the ability to adapt to rate changes quickly to ensure billing accuracy. Azure Interconnect also provides support for new challenges such as IP or SMS interconnect.
The Telenor Pakistan deal is Azure’s fourth customer announcement in the region over the last 12 months highlighting the need for revenue-assurance solutions in the market. “Pakistan is currently the fastest growing mobile market in the world”, commented Paul Budde from leading telecoms analysts Paul Budde Communications.
Ahmad Sayed, sales director at Azure Solutions in Pakistan, said: “We are delighted to be working with Telenor Pakistan. Azure Interconnect provides Telenor with a best-of-breed LDI billing and rating solution, which will enable it to maximise its revenues. Telenor is a valued customer for Azure as we have already deployed interconnect solutions for other parts of the Telenor group.”
Cavalier Telephone Deploys Nation’s First MPEG4 IPTV Technology
Martin Group, the nationwide leader of Software, Business Services, and Engineering for communications providers, today announced that Cavalier Telephone is launching the nation’s first all-MPEG4 IPTV network. Martin Group’s Telecommunications Consulting & Engineering Department assisted Cavalier Telephone with the design and engineering work necessary to support the MPEG4, AVC headend system, and switched digital video (SDV) components including the middleware, encryption, and Video on Demand (VoD). These systems provide Cavalier Telephone with the video signal, the user interface, billing support, channel encryption, and back office support. [Read more…]
Partner Communications Announces the Appointment of David Avner as COO
Partner Communications Company Ltd. (Nasdaq:PTNR) (TASE:PTNR) (LSE:PCCD) announces that its Deputy CEO, David Avner, takes on extra role as COO, effective immediately. In his capacity as Deputy CEO and COO, Mr. Avner will oversee the selling, marketing, technology, customer service, human resources and purchasing operations of Partner.
Since April 2005 Mr. Avner has served as Deputy CEO at Partner. In the two years prior to that, he served as Senior Vice President of Operations and Member of the Executive Management at Amdocs Limited. Previously he served at Amdocs as Group President Europe and LATAM & Member of Management. Prior to that, Mr. Avner served at Strauss Dairy Ltd. for 17 years, the last four as General Manager of the Dairy Division. He was also the General Manager of Strauss Ice Creams Ltd., and Manager of Information Systems at Strauss Dairy Ltd. Mr. Avner also served as active Director of Yotvata Dairies Subsidiary since 1998.
He holds a B.A. in Mathematics/Computer Sciences & Philosophy from Haifa University in Israel and an MBA degree from the Technion, Israel Institute of Technology.
Mr. Amikam Cohen, Partner’s CEO, wished Mr. Avner success in his new position.
For more information about Partner, see http://www.investors.partner.co.il
ECG Partners with TelCove to Develop VoIP Platform
TelCove is a leading supplier of business critical telecommunications that has continued to grow since 1991. Among the expansion of the company, TelCove felt as though it was necessary to move to the next level and incorporate VoIP into their program.
“ECG was selected by TelCove to do turnkey engineering, installation, integration and remote technical support of TelCove’s Voice over IP Platform” said Ted A. Huf, TelCove VP Engineering. “ECG delivered a fully integrated and tested VoIP system in Pittsburgh and Atlanta as well as a laboratory system using Broadworks feature servers, Lucent gateways and Acme Packet Session Border Controllers.”
ECG created a project plan, incorporated the project timeline, set the engineering requirements, and developed a call routing plan for the development. ECG integrated a VoIP network into their legacy TDM network, which allowed them to maintain their current peering arrangements.
Telelogic Signs 2.0 Million EUR Renewal Agreement with Leading Global Telecommunications Vendor
Telelogic (STO:TLOG), the leading global provider of software solutions that align advanced systems and software development with business objectives, today announced that a leading global telecommunications vendor has renewed its one-year agreement for core components of Telelogic’s Enterprise Lifecycle Management (ELM) solution, at a value of 2.0 million EUR. Under the terms of the agreement Telelogic’s solutions will be rolled out to over 4000 users, an increase in the user base compared to 2005.
The agreement includes licenses for Telelogic FOCAL POINT, in addition to licenses for Telelogic TAU for analysis, modeling, design, and code generation, and Telelogic DOORS for requirements analysis and management. FOCAL POINT’s superior decision-making capabilities convinced the customer’s product management group to standardize on it for release planning and product planning.
“Telelogic’s solutions deliver powerful benefits to companies across the entire lifecycle – from deciding what to build to designing, developing and delivering it”, said Anders Lidbeck, President and CEO of Telelogic. “Telelogic is still the first choice when world-leading telecommunications companies need solutions to deliver and succeed in today’s dynamic and competitive market.”
BT Group and Lucent Technologies Sign Contract for New IP/MPLS Core for BT’S 21st Century Network Initiative
Lucent Technologies (NYSE: LU – News) and BT Group (London SE: BT Group) today announced the signing of a contract for innovative new technology that will sit at the heart of BT’s all-Internet protocol (IP), 21st Century global network. The award of this contract today follows BT’s selection of Lucent as a preferred bidder for the core of the network, and subsequent successful testing and development work conducted throughout the summer.
Lucent will help BT deploy a more efficient core network that will enable it to offer customers a diverse set of feature-rich services including voice, broadband, Ethernet, virtual private networking (VPN) services and IP VPN — as well as supporting established packet data capabilities such as Asynchronous Transfer Mode (ATM) transport services — over the MPLS core.
In the UK, BT’s 10 billion Pounds Sterling 21st Century Network (21CN) programme involves the migration of 30 million customer lines and the withdrawal of the legacy voice (PSTN) platform. 21CN will deliver today’s and future services, sending them through one dedicated IP network.
BT Wholesale chief executive Paul Reynolds said: “With 21CN, BT and our suppliers are leading the world in next generation networks. Where we go with 21CN, others will follow and the experience gained and expertise developed in this transformation of BT’s network will set the standard for other NGN deployments. We’re moving forward strongly with world class suppliers and the first customers in the UK will start enjoying services over 21CN within 12 months.”
Lucent is one of the suppliers providing network equipment, its deployment and maintenance services in the core domain element of BT’s infrastructure upgrade — one of the world’s largest — which is already underway. “We are proud to be providing a key element in this revolutionary all IP next-generation network, which will position BT as a world leader in the implementation of new technologies,” said Andy Williams, President of Lucent Europe. “It is a significant step forward in the strong relationship we have forged with BT, which will play a key role in ensuring the health and well-being of the U.K’s future economy.”
Lucent is working with Juniper Networks to provide BT with best-in-class solutions that enable carriers around the world to create innovative and revenue-generating services, which will be installed and maintained by Lucent Worldwide Services. Based on Juniper Networks M320, T640 and TX Matrix routing platforms, the new core MPLS network will enable BT to converge multiple service-specific networks into a single, robust, reliable and flexible architecture that will carry a breadth of new and existing services over a common IP/MPLS core.
Lucent Worldwide Services provides multi-vendor support for many companies and carriers, including remote and on-site technical support, along with professional and managed services. It is also engaged in major migration projects taking legacy networks and migrating them over to next-generation all-IP technology.
Globecomm Systems Signs One-Year Contract Extension With Afghan Telecom
Globecomm Systems Inc. (NASDAQ: GCOM), a global provider of end-to-end value-added satellite-based communications solutions, announced today that the Company’s wholly owned subsidiary, Globecomm Network Services Corporation (“GNSC”), has signed a one-year contract extension with Afghan Telecom.
Afghan Telecom, a newly formed company, has taken on responsibility for all telecommunications services throughout Afghanistan. GNSC has been providing teleport services, in support of international voice and Internet connectivity, to Afghan Telecom since the District Communications Network (“DCN”), which was built by Globecomm Systems, went live. The DCN provides telecommunication connections between districts, central and provincial organizations.
Ken Miller, President of Globecomm Systems Inc., said: “Globecomm looks forward to a long term relationship with Afghan Telecom as we work together to re-build the country’s telecommunication infrastructure.”
NetCracker Wins Product of the Year’ Award at BILLING. IT Telecom
NetCracker Technology, the global Solution Leader enabling service providers to deliver and manage converged services, today announced that its Service Inventory module won the prestigious “Product of the Year” award at BILLING. IT Telecom. NetCracker’s Service Inventory module accelerates Communications Service Providers’ (CSPs’) ability to create and provision existing and next generation services across all layers.
The Service Inventory’s robust and flexible Service Catalog enables the CSP to rapidly define and introduce new converged services. It allows the CSPs to mix and match components to create a unique service bundle in real time. By decoupling the network and IT infrastructure from the service components, CSPs are able to create and deliver services faster without having to make wholesale changes to the physical infrastructure.
NetCracker’s inventory of service configurations, combined with its ability to work across siloed inventories at the network and service layers, accelerates the time to market for new services, which is a competitive advantage that CSPs across the globe are looking to achieve.
BILLING. IT Telecom, which took place December 7 to 9 in Moscow, gathered industry leaders to examine innovative operation and business approaches of telecom operators and service-providers.
“This award highlights the strength of our product offerings and remarkable commitment and talent of our team,” said Andrew Feinberg, president and CEO, NetCracker Technology. “Successful communications service providers are those that can effectively deploy and manage converged services. NetCracker gives them the means to do this.”
Zhejiang Telecom selects Alcatel to upgrade its customer service centre
Alcatel today announced that it has been selected by Zhejiang Telecom, a provincial subsidiary of China Telecom, to upgrade and expand its customer service centre with Alcatel’s Business/Operation Support System (B/OSS) solution across the province.
Alcatel is the integrator and coordinator of the project. Under the contract, Alcatel will integrate its industry-leading Genesys contact center software, access switching and other equipment and will upgrade its recording system, database/application server system and digital switching system. The entire project is expected to be completed in July 2006.
With this project, Zhejiang Telecom is able to extend in a reliable and efficient way its customer service to rural areas in the province. In addition, Zhejiang Telecom can deliver a series of value added services like business customer hotline, voice mail, secretary service, travelling inquiry hotline to meet end-users’ demands.
Frederic Rose, President of Alcatel’s integration and services activities, said, “B/OSS has become an increasingly hot investment for carriers to improve the operation efficiency. And the deployment of 3G, NGN and IPTV will request a powerful B/OSS system to ensure service quality here in China. With our leading technology and wide experience, I believe Alcatel is an ideal and reliable partner. ”
Alcatel is a leading B/OSS solution integrator in the world. To date, Alcatel has successfully deployed B/OSS solutions for over 80 carriers globally.
LogicaCMG joins Bridge Mobile Alliance as technology partner
LogicaCMG today announces that it has formally joined Bridge Mobile Alliance as one of its technology associate members under the alliance’s associate membership scheme. The scheme was initiated by Bridge Mobile to act as an extension of the alliance membership structure to include major global players with technology leadership across the mobile industry value chain, such as handsets, network and platform solutions, and SIM card technologies. The purpose is to promote knowledge exchange and joint collaboration between mobile operators and technology solutions providers across the mobile service development value chain – so as to develop next-generation mobile technologies that are customised for the Asia Pacific mobile markets.
The alliance comprises eight top-tier mobile operators – Airtel (India), CSL (Hong Kong), Globe Telecom (Philippines), Maxis (Malaysia), SingTel Mobile (Singapore), SingTel Optus (Australia), Taiwan Mobile (Taiwan) and Telkomsel (Indonesia), serving over 70 million subscribers.
By joining the alliance as a technology associate member, LogicaCMG will have access to regular planning and dialogue sessions, will actively contribute and exchange ideas in order to generate collaborative opportunities with Bridge Mobile’s other technology members such as Axalto, Gemplus, Ericsson, Hewlett Packard, Motorola, Nokia, QUALCOMM and ZTE. The sessions will support a service incubation programme which aims to enable both member operators and technology associate members to test and co-develop solution models for next-generation mobile technologies and services in Asia Pacific.
“With the extension of the alliance community, member operators will be able to partner with global technology players to pioneer the development of Asian-centric mobile technologies and services. This will lead to the creation of more seamless and innovative mobile services for our 70 million subscribers across Asia Pacific,” said Dr. Patrick Sim, CEO of Bridge Mobile. “I am pleased to welcome LogicaCMG to this alliance, and look forward to tapping into its expertise in rolling out mobile solutions customised to the Asia Pacific mobile markets.”
Boudewijn Pesch, managing director, LogicaCMG global telecoms in Asia added: “The Bridge Mobile Alliance provides the eight member operators a universal platform to seamlessly integrate and deploy innovative mobile offerings. We recognise the need for operators to identify and secure new revenue streams, and are excited at the prospect of supporting these alliance members with mobile applications and systems integration expertise to make innovative solutions a reality.”
LogicaCMG was previously selected to set up part of Bridge Mobile’s core infrastructure with a Common Access Gateway and a Wholesale Billing and Settlement System, as well as enabling the initial Bridge Prepaid service. Bridge Prepaid for the first time enables the alliance member operators’ pre-paid subscribers to conveniently and quickly top-up their pre-paid account while roaming in any of the member countries.
Recently LogicaCMG had provided its systems integration expertise to support Bridge Mobile’s roll-out of the World Cyber Games (WCG) Mobile Asian Championship.
Convergys And Cingular Wireless Sign Telecom Billing Agreement
Convergys Corporation (NYSE: CVG), a global leader in providing customer care, human resources, and billing services has been granted an extension of a major contract with Cingular Wireless, the nation’s largest wireless provider. Under the terms of the contract extension, Convergys will continue to manage and support billing for Cingular Wireless’™ customers on the Customer Assistance Resource Environment (CARE) billing system.
The renewed contract calls for Convergys to continue operating the CARE billing system as well as providing technical support and system enhancements. Convergys will provide the services to Cingular at Cingular’™s Alpharetta, Georgia, data center.
With the continuing growth of Cingular Wireless’™ customer base, the contract with Convergys enables Cingular Wireless to reduce operating costs, introduce new services, and provide excellent customer service.
“We are committed to delivering superior solutions that help Cingular reach its objectives of growing its subscriber base, reducing churn, and reducing total costs. This extended agreement will give us the opportunity to continue our record of delivering exceptional service to Cingular,” said George Vonderhaar, President of Mobile and Cable Solutions at Convergys.
Intec Billing Signs Contract with Verizon Dominicana For New InterconnecT Automated Reconciliation System
Intec Telecom Systems, a global provider of business and operations support systems (BSS/OSS) for fixed, mobile and next generation networks, has signed a contract with Verizon Dominicana for Intec’s InterconnecT Automated Reconciliation (InterconnecT AR) solution. The deal will allow Verizon’s Dominican Republic subsidiary to automate the dispute management process of incoming invoices and outgoing bills for interconnection charges.
Verizon Dominicana will use InterconnecT AR to improve its billing processes substantially, and the added capabilities in InterconnecT AR will further enhance Verizon Dominicana’s billing and revenue generation.
The deal extends a long-term relationship with Verizon, which has a global framework agreement with Intec for Intec’s InterconnecT carrier-to-carrier billing product and its Inter-mediatE mediation technology.
“Adding automated bill reconciliation to its existing InterconnecT system will allow Verizon Dominicana to save time and money on its internal processes, as well as demonstrating best practice in settlements with its partners,” said Intec CEO Kevin Adams.
Interconnect bill reconciliation is a time-consuming and expensive process for operators. Such bills commonly represent tens or even hundreds of millions of dollars of both revenue and cost to carriers, and even small delays and inaccuracies in settlement can have a substantial impact on cashflow and profitability.
Speedy resolution of disputes is key in ensuring the robust profitability of an operator.
InterconnecT AR enables automation of the process for comparing interconnect charge information from multiple interconnect accounting systems. It automates bill reconciliation and dispute management processes through exchange, comparison and settlement of aggregated billing data. This helps avoid the overhead of manual handling of individual transactions – reducing settlement time and improving the accuracy of interconnect charges. InterconnecT AR supports both generic reconciliation and reconciliation using established standards such as CODIFI and DETRAF.
Automated reconciliation offers the opportunity not only to speed up the settlement process, but also to make better use of resources, reduce operating costs and streamline business processes. Automatic reconciliation can shorten settlement cycles and therefore significantly reduce the risk of disputes. Cash-flow management is improved, as amounts payable and receivable can be traced and monitored closely and comprehensively at all stages. Automatic reconciliation need not be restricted to a simple comparison of rated information: it can also be used to identify areas of dispute and suggest potential resolutions. It can also provide automatic adjustments. Financial risk can be further minimised by operators agreeing to pay an amount on the understanding that there will be a later adjustment after reconciliation.
Verso’s I-Master(R) Bundled Solution Selected by Splendor Telecom
Verso Technologies, Inc. VRSO(Nasdaq: VRSO), a leading provider of packet based solutions, announced today that Splendor Telecom, an international carrier, has selected the Verso I-Master(R) solution to expand its suite of local and wholesale services in the Middle East, Europe, and Africa (EMEA) regions.
Splendor will utilize the Verso solution to strengthen its position in the EMEA wholesale pre-paid market in addition offering to VoIP services. Splendor chose the I-Master system after considering several incumbent products, as Verso’s robust solution offered the highest level of stability and reliability, while streamlining revenue and billing issues.
Verso’s I-Master solution provides a superior feature and services platform for service providers seeking to deliver voice and data services that increase revenues and promote customer loyalty, without sacrificing the revenue assurance of the pre-paid model. With a unique and intuitive interface, the Verso solution allows service providers such as Splendor to easily manage complex rating schemes required in a dynamic market like the EMEA Region. The I-Master solution uses an Oracle database running on the Solaris operating system to deliver maximum performance and reliability to service provider networks.
“The I-Master platform’s unique features and services, as well as its ability to preserve the revenue assurance model, were key in Splendor’s selection,” said Monty Bannerman, chief executive officer, Verso Technologies. “Splendor recognized a unique opportunity to deploy in-demand services that will facilitate greater market share,” added Bannerman. “The Middle East is a key emerging market for Verso that will increasingly require complete and bundled solutions.”
“The I-Master solution will streamline our sales process by providing a single price solution, which is particularly important as we work across many countries and currencies,” said Omar Onsi chairman and chief executive officer, Splendor Telecom. “In addition, the solution offers a vast variety of services within the same architecture.”
Telekom Austria Selects Axiom Systems to Deploy Triple-Play Services
Axiom Systems, today announced that multi-services operator Telekom Austria has chosen the AXIOSS® Suite, from Axiom Systems, to rollout Triple-Play services including next generation IP television, data and voice. The project will be deployed in conjunction with Alcatel.
As the demand for Triple-Play over broadband networks has increased, Telekom Austria required a fully integrated and flexible service fulfilment solution for its Next Generation Media offering which is to include IPTV and VoIP. By selecting AXIOSS, a component based solution that has an integrated service design environment, Telekom Austria has the ability to create, modify and cease the lifecycle management of these services.
Axiom Systems has a long standing relationship with Telekom Austria who are standardizing the provisioning operations for all new broadband and IP Services on AXIOSS. The Suite is already in production at the customer site provisioning their DSL services which creates 16,000 new subscribers per month.
Gareth Senior, Chief Executive Officer at Axiom Systems said, “More and more operators are looking to implement component based OSS technology as the key to the design and delivery of their next generation media. Telekom Austria’s network infrastructure provides coverage across Austria and the component based architecture will enable them to build and introduce new and updated products to their customers faster and more cost effectively.”
Telekom Austria’s choice to provision all services with AXIOSS further validates the AXIOSS suite as the preferred choice for today’s leading service providers. The Service Provider is amongst an impressive list of cutting edge operators to have deployed Axiom Systems’™ platform including Telecom (New Zealand), Wanadoo, TDC and TeliaSonera.
T-Systems and Convergys Sign Cooperation Agreement
T-Systems and Convergys have signed a cooperation agreement. Convergys develops individual software solutions for the billing of telecommunications services, customer care, and employee care.
The contract entitles T-Systems to use, sell and sub-license the Convergys “Infinys” billing and rating software. The license agreement carries a term of six years and includes Europe, the Middle East, and Africa.
“We are not simply going to use the well-known Infinys billing system in solutions for our clients, for example, T-Com and T-Online, but also for ourselves. We are already making plans to convert the billing system of some of our clients to Infinys,” says Olaf Heyden, Executive Committee member and Head of IT Operations at T-Systems.
David Dougherty, president and Chief Operating Officer of Convergys, is looking forward to this opportunity to work together with T-Systems: “For Convergys, this cooperation with T-Systems is one of the most important billing agreements in our company’s history.”
Telecom Egypt Selects ACE*COMM and Giza Systems for Provisioning Solution to Significantly Reduce Time-to-Market for New Subscribers and Services
ACE*COMM Corporation (NASDAQ:ACEC), a global provider of network business intelligence and advanced operations support systems (OSS) solutions, and Giza Systems, a leading systems integrator in the Middle East, today announced a joint contract to provide a new subscriber connection and service activation solution to Telecom Egypt (TE). TE is the largest fixed line telecom provider in the Middle East with over 10 million subscribers.
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T-Systems and Convergys Sign Six-Year Infinys Telecom Billing Services Agreement
T-Systems, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Deutsche Telekom Group (NYSE: DT), and Convergys (NYSE:CVG), announced today the signing of a six-year Infinys [tm] billing services agreement. The agreement includes licensing Infinys billing and rating software, purchase of professional services, and the ability for T-Systems to re-sell Infinys in Europe, Middle East, and Africa (EMEA).
The agreement calls for Infinys billing and rating software to replace certain legacy billing applications in business units of the Deutsche Telekom Group. T-Systems currently manages and operates the legacy Billing applications for the Deutsche Telekom business units T-Com (7.3 million broadband connections in operation and 35.6 million narrowband connections) and T-Online (11.67 million customers).
“We evaluated many alternatives, but chose Infinys from Convergys for The upgrading of our legacy billing applications. The Infinys software will enable us to innovate in the market while lowering our total cost of ownership. We also plan to bundle Infinys into our T-Systems solution portfolio and offer it to clients outside the Deutsche Telekom Group,” said Olaf Heyden, member of the Executive Committee and Head of IT Operations at T-Systems.
“We are very excited about the opportunity to work with T-Systems. Its choice of Infinys is further evidence that Convergys provides a superior solution for our clients and is gaining widespread acceptance in the global marketplace. This is the largest billing agreement ever for Convergys in the EMEA region,” said David Dougherty, president and chief operating officer of Convergys.
Optus Selects LogicaCMG and Consortium Partner Adamind for Breakthrough Content Management Solution
Emblaze Ltd (“Emblaze or “the Group”) (LSE:BLZ) announces that its Group company, Adamind Ltd (“Adamind” or “the Company”) (LSE:ADA), a leading global supplier of media adaptation software in the Mobile Messaging (MMS), Content and Convergence Services markets, together with LogicaCMG and Optus, a multi-million dollar contract for the deployment of a world-first end-to-end content management solution.
Optus, a leading telecommunications operator in Australia, has deployed a state-of-the-art content management solution that includes search, digital rights management (DRM) and transcoding.
LogicaCMG has been appointed the prime contractor of this new solution, delivering solution design, project management, software implementation, systems integration, migration, and ongoing support for a consortium of global partners.
Adamind’s MediaSpire software which sits at the heart of LogicaCMG’s MMSC will be adapting all content to be delivered to any handset within Australia.
Allen Lew, Managing Director Optus Consumer said, “With the launch of 3G this year, we see content as strategically important to our mobile business. The solution LogicaCMG has designed will allow us to launch some very exciting services.”
LogicaCMG’s extensive industry expertise made it an ideal supplier for Optus. Its systems deliver two out of every three text messages and its messaging and billing solutions are deployed by 300 of the world’s top operators in over 130 countries.
LogicaCMG’s end-to-end service works with clients to design robust business models and service infrastructures, harnessing global experience as a leading systems integrator. LogicaCMG’s innovations have been helping to make and shape the global telecoms market for more than 30 years. Having deployed the world’s first and only fully integrated 3G IP-based messaging solution and migrated more than 50 operators to an IP-based messaging environment, LogicaCMG’s expertise enables operators to assure innovation in Next Generation telecoms.
Tango CCN Deployed in GSM Network for Outremer Telecom
Tango Telecom, the leading provider of convergent charging and intelligent messaging solutions, today announced the successful deployment of the Tango CCN as part of two compact cellular networks Alvarion installed for telecommunications provider, Outremer Telecom. The deployment will provide real-time data services to the islands of Martinique and Guadeloupe and French Guiana.
The Tango CCN was deployed to enable real-time GPRS charging for prepaid and postpaid subscribers. The Tango CCN provides real-time metering and control of GPRS traffic and content for Outremer’s prepaid subscribers, with a seamless integration to the Alvarion IN prepaid system. The CCN also provides billable CDRs for postpaid subscriber activities.
“We’re delighted to work with Alvarion to deliver our charging solution to Outremer Telecom”, said Colm Ward, CEO of Tango. “We expect that this first installation will lead to further joint opportunities on a global basis”, he added.