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Telefonica Moviles Joins 3G Americas’ Board of Governors

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3G Americas today announced that Telefonica Moviles, the second-largest multinational wireless operator in the world, is appointed to its Board of Governors effective January 1, 2006. Telefonica Moviles joins a distinguished Board that is comprised of seventeen leading operators and manufacturers who support 3G Americas’ mission to promote and facilitate the seamless deployment throughout the Americas of GSM and its evolution to 3G and beyond.

Chris Pearson, president of 3G Americas, commended the election saying, “Telefonica Moviles is a strong addition to our Board of Governors, and we welcome its added strategic insight as a leading global wireless carrier with operations in thirteen Latin American and Caribbean countries. We value the contribution that Telefonica Moviles will bring to our Board’s initiatives to continue the GSM momentum and its evolution to 3G in the region.”

“Telefonica Moviles was the first operator to launch EDGE services in Latin America in October 2003, and we look toward continuing to improve the advancement and future development of the GSM evolution throughout the region,” said Daniel Arias, Director, Regulations Division, Institutional Relations and Social Responsibility for Telefonica Moviles. “The opportunity to work strategically with an organization such as 3G Americas will help Telefonica Moviles to provide a cohesive and harmonious delivery of advanced wireless services across the continent in the many countries in which we operate.”

3G Americas’ Board of Governors members include: Andrew Corporation, Cingular Wireless (USA), Cable & Wireless (West Indies), Ericsson, Gemplus, HP, Lucent Technologies, Motorola, Nokia, Nortel Networks, Openwave Systems, Research In Motion, Rogers Wireless (Canada), Siemens, T-Mobile USA, Telcel (Mexico), Texas Instruments and, now, Telefonica Moviles.

Cable and Wireless Chooses Axiom Systems for Global IP Service Design and Delivery

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Axiom Systems Ltd, a provider of software for the design and delivery of broadband and IP services, today announced a landmark global framework agreement with one of the world’s largest service providers, Cable and Wireless.

Cable & Wireless, which has the UK’s second largest network infrastructure, has adopted the award-winning AXIOSS® technology in order to shift to Next Generation Networks and a single, integrated and versatile IP based platform.”

The multi-million pound deal will see the Axiom Systems AXIOSS(R), used to design and deliver services such as IPVPN, Metro Ethernet and VoIP. Their current IPVPN OSS systems will be replaced by AXIOSS and new systems and processes will be created to launch next generation IP services.

Gareth Senior, Chief Executive Officer at Axiom Systems said, “Given the size of the Cable and Wireless network, they required a solution with a holistic approach, which caters for a number of different services; differing types of technology; and which works across a number of different countries. AXIOSS solves this problem, whilst offering the ability to design new services as and when the market requires it.”

This implementation will offer a number of benefits to Cable and Wireless:

– Enhance their ability to offer market leading IP services, in line with the rapidly developing demand from business and residential customers;

– Offer their customers the opportunity to migrate to new services ahead of the equivalent transformation in leading competitors;

– Reduce Cable & Wireless’ operating and maintenance costs as a result of the simplification of physical and software architecture.

Mr Senior continues, “By joining us as a customer, Cable and Wireless has further cemented AXiOSS as the leading service design and provisioning solution and further boosts the reputation of our company in terms of market innovation and leadership. Axiom System’s business has seen significant growth over the past two years and our customer base demonstrates the Suite’s success at meeting the needs of today’s competitive market.”

WiMax Licence Awarded to Cablenet in Bulgaria

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Cablenet Ltd. is pleased to announce, that the Bulgarian Communications Regulation Commission was awarded with a WiMax license on Nov. 9, 2005, after the company won the tender organized by the Bulgarian authorities.

The Company will be providing services under the brand name of Max Telecom.

In its first months of activity the Company will focus on fixed network substitution, providing broadband for domestic and business customers. Max Telecom will be a Company with low overhead costs, with a small but highly motivated staff, and with some of the best value for money in equipment available today. This will mean that Max Telecom will be able to substantially undercut present fixed network access fees and line rental charges.

In addition to supporting existing businesses at lower prices, Max Telecom will additionally develop as a telecommunications operator in its own right. The Bulgarian market is ready for consolidation of a lot of the smaller operators into entities that have economies of scale. A WiMax licensed company is in an ideal position to act as a consolidator, and Max Telecom will be looking hard at how to do this.

Max Telecom has already completed the first round of its equipment tender process, with no less than 10 companies providing offers, and is now proceeding with a short list.

Max Telecom plans to roll out a nationwide network based on the mobile 802.16e standard. During 2007 we expect to see data devices – such as laptop computers and PDA’s – that will take advantage of the technology which is seen as a complement to 3G cellular with phones to match.

John Munnery, who will serve as Executive Director of the company stated, “Finally we can introduce to the Bulgarian telecommunications market the sort of competition which is now driving tariffs downwards all over Europe. We will bring to the Bulgarian market a new dimension in fast data access, whether it is in replacing expensive links, or allowing a cheap upgrade for dial-up Internet customers to Broadband.”

OnFiber Wins Capacity Magazine Wholesale Telecommunications Award for Best U.S. Metro Operator

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OnFiber Communications, Inc., the premier source for purpose-built networks, today announced that it has won the Capacity Magazine Wholesale Telecommunications Award for Best U.S. Metro Operator.

The awards panel judged OnFiber to have the strongest overall metro offering across the U.S. The decision was based on five key criteria — network quality and performance, network reach, speed to market, pricing strategies and infrastructure investments. The panel of judges included industry thought-leaders, including: Camille Mendler, vice president of the Yankee Group; Stephen Young, research director of OVUM; Judy Reed Smith, CEO of Atlantic-ACM; Mark Kemp, CEO of TelCap and publisher of Capacity; and Eira Haywood, editor of Capacity.

The awards ceremony was held on November 21st, at the European Telecommunications Congress in Amsterdam. Accepting the award on behalf of the company was Jeri Wolf, senior vice president of operations and construction for OnFiber.

“It is always an honor to be recognized by influential members of our industry,” said Jeri. “OnFiber is made up of exceptional individuals dedicated to a common goal — customer loyalty. Because our goal is to deliver highly reliable and secure network services on time, every time, every employee does whatever it takes to make sure our customers are happy. That is what makes OnFiber stand out.”

In December, Capacity Magazine will publish an awards supplement to the magazine that features all the winners of the Capacity Magazine Wholesale Telecommunications Awards.

About Capacity Magazine
The only monthly publication that focuses on the latest business techniques and strategies for bringing innovation and efficiency to the wholesale telecommunications industry. We bring together operators, carriers, service providers, metro-fiber providers, system integrators, equipment providers, OSS providers and end users. Capacity magazine is a must-read for all companies striving to maintain competitive advantage and achieve optimal business performance within the telecommunications community. Capacity offers a powerful, focused and unique marketing vehicle to reach the most senior level within the wholesale industry.

About OnFiber Communications, Inc.
OnFiber provides high performance fiber networks for the world’s most respected companies. Fortune 1000 corporations, global telecom giants and the Internet organizations that define the Web, all rely on OnFiber’s infrastructure. The company’s unique process, AdaptiveBuild™, produces individually designed, built and managed metropolitan and wide-area solutions. Because OnFiber’s networks are created for specific application and service needs, enterprises and telecommunications providers benefit from security, reliability and performance that is purpose-built. OnFiber owns networks in major cities throughout the US and offers a full suite of transport technologies including Wavelength, Ethernet and SONET. For more information please visit www.onfiber.com or call 1-866-ONFIBER.

OnFiber, Coil Design, AdaptiveLink and AdaptiveBuild are trademarks or registered trademarks of OnFiber Communications, Inc. in the US. All other products or service names mentioned herein may be the trademarks of their respective owners.

Intec participates in TeleManagement World IPTV demonstration

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Intec Telecom Systems, a leading OSS/BSS software vendor for fixed, mobile and next-generation services, joins a leading group of vendors in demonstrating the interoperability of their products under the TeleManagement Forum’s (TMF) NGOSS programme.

The “Managing IPTV Services with NGOSS” catalyst, featured in the TeleManagement World Catalyst Showcase in Dallas, 08-10 November, addresses the challenge of real-time provisioning and service billing for advanced video over IP (IPTV) services. It focuses on automated, user-based service enablement for voice, video and data (triple play) over IP with residential access via DSL technologies.

Service providers face major challenges in on-demand activation, rating and charging when deploying advanced IP services. In today’s highly competitive markets pricing is always under pressure, so the costs associated with acquiring and keeping customers must stay as low as possible. The problem is that the more advanced the service – such as IPTV – the more complex it is to manage.

Intec, renowned for supporting carriers’ telephony operations, is already working on a number of IPTV initiatives with carriers around the globe. Intec solutions enable service providers to manage the business of interactive television by transforming user requests into revenue opportunities, such as content, advertising, viewer polling, a la carte programming, and online purchase fees.

Visitors to the TMW Showcase will be able to view a demonstration of a subscriber-based IPTV scenario, which begins with a subscriber logging into a service provider web portal to order IPTV service. The request is verified and authorized, the service is activated, and the service policy package is displayed to the subscriber via the web portal. The subscriber then orders a video on demand, such as a movie, and the request flows through to the activation and billing systems. When the order is placed, the inventory system is queried for resource availability and the appropriate resources are provisioned as needed. The subscriber then views the video item and the web portal displays the real-time billing information.

Intec IPTV, only a portion of which is featured in the demonstration, includes functionality for:

Charging for events in real time;
Activating services;
Managing content partners;
Active mediation and session management;
Interactive self-care.
Intec along with telco software and system providers Broadhop, Cisco Systems, Cognizant Technology Solutions, Digital Fairway, Fujitsu, Spirent Communications and Telcordia are participating in the demonstration of provisioning and activating IPTV services. The IPNM Catalyst project is sponsored by BT and IPDR.org.

Intec Lanches IPTV Solution

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Intec Telecom Systems, a leading OSS/BSS software vendor for fixed, mobile and next-generation networks, has launched its new, pre-integrated IPTV solution, Intec IPTV. Intec IPTV addresses key service provider challenges surrounding customer interaction and the management and charging of IPTV services. These include rating, charging and balance management for different payment models; real-time service activation and provisioning; interactive customer self-care; and content partner management for revenue sharing and settlement. Intec IPTV, which is available immediately, is already undergoing deployment at a major carrier in Asia Pacific, a region that is leading the world in the rollout of IPTV services, according to industry analyst Informa.

Unlike the traditional unidirectional model of broadcast TV, IPTV creates new revenue opportunities for service providers such as customised advertising, on-demand programming, on-line purchasing, viewer polling, and content downloads. This interactive, real-time, personalised capability entails a huge impact on an IPTV carrier’s existing OSS and BSS. The Intec IPTV solution builds on the company’s global expertise in OSS/BSS to create a comprehensive, pre-integrated solution that supports the business model for this new television experience. Critically, Intec IPTV can be installed alongside, and integrate with, existing systems to minimize disruption and time-to-market.

“IPTV is the next stage in the evolution of communications – one provider for all services, from voice to the most sophisticated interactive entertainment offerings,” said Rick Woods, Intec vice president of product management. “Intec solutions have always been at the heart of our customers’ business and operational support systems. Intec IPTV helps create the business model our customers will need to allow them to compete in a new era of communications and to ensure they are realising maximum revenue from their network resources and the new opportunities that IPTV brings.”

Critical to the adoption of IPTV by consumers is the ability of the service provider to differentiate its IPTV offering from traditional television services and providers. Viewer interaction and service customiaation are seen as the keys to driving widespread consumer adoption. Intec IPTV enables both viewer management and package management directly through the TV interface, allowing consumers to interactively change their profiles and services, as well as enabling such capabilities as real-time voting.

On-demand services, more advanced than those currently offered by traditional television service providers, are also critical elements of a successful IPTV offering. The proven, real-time capabilities of Intec IPTV support the management and delivery of all types of on-demand digital services as well as complementary offerings such as payment wallets, gift certificates, and TV voting. The popularity and attractiveness of these latter offerings will stimulate customer spend and demand for additional products and product bundles, thus driving the proliferation of the IPTV service model.

The personalisation and interactivity of the IPTV experience is expected also to trigger a new generation of targeted digital advertising. Through Intec IPTV, viewing statistics can be collected as part of the IPTV customer record, generating a wealth of market intelligence that can be offered to advertisers as an incentive and value-add service. Accurate user data helps increase advertising placement through tailored campaigns and subsequently the success of that advertising by allowing the advertiser to target viewer interests. Combined with new content partnership models supported by Intec IPTV, the solution allows service providers to take a complete, targeted offering to potential advertisers.

Intec IPTV includes functionality for:
Charging for events in real time;
Activating services;
Managing content partners;
Active mediation and session management;
Interactive self-care