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Syniverse Technologies, a provider of technology and business solutions for the global telecommunications industry, has announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to be acquired by venture capital firm The Carlyle Group for approximately $2.6 billion. Carlyle will acquire all of the outstanding common shares of Syniverse for $31.00 per share in cash representing a premium of approximately 35% over Syniverse’s average closing share price during the 30 trading days that ended October 26, 2010. The transaction is expected to close in the first quarter of 2011.
Syniverse provides a full portfolio of mobile roaming, messaging and network solutions to more than 800 mobile operators, cable and internet providers, and enterprises in over 160 countries. By relying on Syniverse, these companies are able to deliver the mobile services their subscribers demand – including voice, data, messaging and more – anywhere in the world.
The Syniverse board of directors unanimously approved the transaction, which is subject to customary closing conditions, including approval of Syniverse stockholders and various regulatory organisations, but is not subject to any financing conditions. www.syniverse.comBack to top
Portugal’s Optimus cuts data synchronisation time Amdocs
Portuguese operator Optimus’ deployment of Amdocs OSS has resulted in significant cost savings as it rolls out its national next-generation network (NGN) infrastructure, based on fiber-to-the-home (FTTH).
In just four months, Amdocs has automated data synchronisation enabling Optimus to model geographical information system (GIS) data – such as fibre cables and natural landmark features between any given points in the network – to the network inventory. As a result of the deployment, Optimus estimates that network inventory and GIS data synchronisation time has been cut by nearly 90%, from hours to just 15 minutes, and planning processes and operations have been reduced by an estimated 40%. www.amdocs.comBack to top
FRiENDi Group chooses Mi-Pay to deliver new prepaid top up service
Middle East regional MVNO, FRiENDi Group, has selected mobile payments specialist Mi-Pay to supply a new recurring and low-balance top up service to its operations across the region.
Utilising Mi-Pay’s multi-currency, multi-lingual payment platform and direct top up channel gateway, the new FRiENDi service will be the first in the region to provide users with an automatic top up facility when their balances are low. It will also allow customers to manage prepaid topups, via the internet; enabling the customers to purchase airtime on an ad-hoc basis; and to set-up regular recurring payments at a frequency of their choice. FRiENDi Group is expected to go live with the new Mi-Pay enabled services before the end of 2010. www.mi-pay.comBack to top
Mindspeed selects Ixia to optimise processor development for 4G
Ixia, a provider of converged IP network test solutions, has announced that Mindspeed Technologies has selected its test solution to validate the performance of its Transcede system-on-chip (SoC) baseband processor for 4G/Long-Term Evolution (LTE) base stations. Ixia’s test solution helps the company optimise the Transcede performance to meet the demand for low latency, high data rates and improved subscriber capacity required by 4G wireless video and data applications.
Mindspeed’s Transcede series of purpose-built SoC processors enables equipment manufacturers to fully support the complete processing needs of single- and multi-sector base stations. Mindspeed’s processors have substantial headroom for value-added software features that developers can readily port to other Transcede-based platforms. The Transcede series can be leveraged for picocells, enterprise femtocells and the largest macrocell implementations. www.ixia.comBack to top
Actix announces new HSPA+ optimisation solution
Actix, a provider of mobile network analytics, has released a new HSPA+ system to aid operators in optimising the performance and capacity of HSPA+ network upgrades. The new solution is available on the most recent release of Actix’s optimisation platform, ActixOne.
ActixOne can access all required data sets, enabling operators to visualise, analyse and optimise the mobile data network. ActixOne allows the operator to use network performance statistics such as channel quality statistics, which are based on measurements reported by the subscriber’s device, to quickly determine which areas in the network may have degraded data services. Once a problem area has been identified, the operator can then seamlessly drill into the area using near real-time subscriber traces or drive tests to diagnose RF causes of problems and determine solutions to the problems. www.actix.comBack to top
Acision targets video optimisation for mobile operators
Acision has launched its Media Optimiser, a key enhancement of the company’s Broadband Mobility Suite. While safeguarding the quality of experience for video users, the product reduces data traffic peaks by up to 50%, through an affordable, scalable approach that is claimed to use a fraction of the hardware footprint found in most legacy products.
Mobile video already represents about 40% of all mobile data traffic and is expected to grow to a staggering 2.3 million Terabytes a month by 2014, representing almost two thirds of all mobile data traffic. Against that backdrop, Acision has developed the product to provide video shaping that reduces video traffic in a highly efficient manner, without altering the content. The company’s transrating and transcoding technology can be applied when required as well as off-line, providing operators full control over video quality of experience. Intelligent caching reduces internet traffic and saves transcoding resources by delivering transcoded content directly from the cache. www.acision.com Back to top
Convergys Smart Rating and Billing Manager claims to boost revenue and reduce churn
Convergys has announced its Smart Rating and Billing Manager 5.0 system, which provides communications and utilities companies with advanced credit management and is part of Convergys’ Smart Suite of BSS Solutions.
Convergys has enhanced the product so that customers can set service-specific cost restrictions for usage to combat unexpected charges, or set individual credit limits for organisation or family groups on a single billing account.
Operators and providers can benefit from accounting improvements that help clearly identify profitable services. The real-time capability of Smart Rating and Billing Manager 5.0 enables operators and providers to pay tax when the service is consumed as opposed to the date of the bill, helping ensure improved cash flow. www.convergys.comBack to top
MDS appoints Drew Rockwell as CEO
MDS, formerly known as Martin Dawes Systems, a provider of enterprise customer experience management solutions for service providers, has appointed Drew Rockwell as CEO as it prepares for its next phase of growth. The company has also launched its new corporate brand along with a new website.
Drew Rockwell will assume responsibility as CEO of the Martin Dawes Technologies Group companies, which also includes process analytics company MDA Analytics in addition MDS. Having originally joined the company in 2001, Rockwell assumes his new role having previously been CEO of the Martin Dawes Analytics business. He has more than 31 years experience in the telecommunications industry having held a number of executive management and leadership positions. www.martindawessystems.comBack to top
Nana Levy joins cVidya to lead cloud push
To lead the the company’s increasing efforts in SaaS and cloud computing, cVidya have appointed Nava Levy as vice president, SaaS /cloud computing. “We are pleased to welcome Ms. Levy to our organisation.” said Alon Aginsky, president and CEO of cVidya Networks. “Her extensive experience in developing new business directions and deep domain expertise in cloud computing is a major asset to cVidya in leading this important space.”
Before joining cVidya, Ms. Levy was head of the SaaS/cloud computing programme at Amdocs. Levy is also an expert in cloud computing for telecoms and is a regular speaker about cloud computing at conferences. www.cvidya.com/cloud.htmlBack to top
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Editorial Features in the December/January issue include:
Convergent billing and charging is still a critical goal for many CSPs
Are CSPs ready to deliver cloud services today?
Is Open Source ready for carrier grade, mission-critical deployments?
CSPs long for real-time problem-solving to optimise IP service performance
Does telecom expense management deliver what it promises?
Service Level Management: A growing challenge for carriers
How do you reach a market that doesn’t want to be found? Try ‘influencer marketing’
Billing transparency still under operator scrutiny for next gen networks
Is help at hand for managers of complex data migration projects?
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