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IBM Tivoli Division
Mexico's Axtel uses dynamic OSS for number portability
2008-10-27 12:36:47
Comptel Corporation, a leading
vendor of dynamic operations support system (OSS) software, announced today that
Mexico’s Axtel is using mediation, provisioning and activation solutions to
support the newly launched number portability. Comptel Convergent Mediation
Solution supports the correct recording and billing of new subscribers ported
into Axtel’s network; Comptel Provisioning and Activation Solution manages both
the process of porting in (new subscribers to Axtel's network) as well as
porting out (subscribers choosing to take their number to another service
provider).
Mexico, a country with 19 million fixed
line users and 71 million mobile users, launched Number Portability (NP) in July
2008, leading the way in Latin America.
Brazil is planning to bring NP soon,
and many other countries in the region are considering it as a way to increase the level of competition.
A recent poll carried out by Telesemana on behalf of a select group of independent solution vendors including Comptel found that Latin American operators believed almost unanimously (92%) that Wireless Number Portability (WNP) was needed by 2010. Forty-three per cent of the respondents have either implemented or intend to implement the portability functionality in the next 12 to 18 months. At the same time, 72% of respondents considered it necessary to make some changes to their current OSS/BSS systems to support WNP.
Alexandre Troise, VP for Comptel in Latin America explains: “Number Portability is a very important issue in Latin America right now, and operators are rightly concerned about the ability of their OSS to support this. At Comptel we have gained experience in Number Portability around the world, and were able to apply this at Axtel to meet our customer’s objectives.”
Ignacio Muraira, IT Director for Axtel says, "We have always relied on Comptel's state-of-the art mediation and provisioning solution to help Axtel react quickly to new market demands. The introduction of Number Portability here in Mexico was no exception. Changes at the OSS layer can be complex and time-consuming, but thanks in part to the flexibility and reliability of Comptel's solutions, Axtel was able to implement Number Portability on schedule".
Troise concludes: “Over the years, Comptel and Axtel
have worked together to introduce new technologies and services such as WiMAX
and now Number Portability. We are proud of the great partnership we have built
with Axtel.”
Filed under: OSS Contract News Service Provisioning & Activation