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New OSS/BSS models for next generation communications business and user experience
Date: Thursday 25 November, 2010 Time: 09.00 New York, 14.00 London, 15.00 Madrid, 17.00 Dubai Speakers: Chris Yeadon and Veronika Olsson, LHS Moderator: Jeremy Cowan, Editorial Director of VanillaPlus
This webcast will examine the inter-dependent guiding principles that will drive changes in the key operational and business processes and systems. It will be led by two top speakers from LHS, an Ericsson Group company, and will look at the architectural principles behind the OSS/BSS transformation necessary to support the next generation of communications models.
Big Blue expands its business analytics capabilities IBM and Netezza Corporation have definitively agreed that IBM will acquire Netezza, a publicly-held company based in Marlborough, Massachusetts, in a cash transaction at a price of US$27 per share, a net price of roughly $1.7 billion, after adjusting for cash. Netezza, a provider of high performance analytics in a data warehousing appliance, will expand IBM’s business analytics initiatives to help clients gain faster insights into their business information, with increased performance at a lower cost.
The acquisition, is subject to regulatory clearances and other customary closing conditions, and is expected to close in the fourth quarter of 2010. www.netezza.comBack to top
Telekom Malaysia selects Intec’s end-to-end solution
Intec, one of the world’s leading providers of business support systems (BSS), has announced that Telekom Malaysia has deployed Intec’s Wholesale Business Management Solution (WBMS) and Total Service Mediation (TSM).
The implementation of Intec’s integrated end-to-end system has replaced the operator’s legacy system, thereby streamlining operational processes across the business, increasing management visibility and control and significantly improving time-to-market for new services. The deployment of the mediation solution was undertaken to support Telekom Malaysia’s high speed broadband service implementation. www.intecbilling.comBack to top
Cable & Wireless Worldwide chooses Cisco to secure the cloud
Cable & Wireless Worldwide has selected Cisco’s Unified Computing System (UCS) as its next-generation data centre platform to deliver enterprise cloud computing within the Wide Area Network (WAN). Accessed through C&W Worldwide’s network, it is specifically designed to facilitate the security, compliance, control and availability requirements of enterprises. Initially available for customer pilots, the full system will be launched later this year.
By combining dedicated virtualised environments with enterprise cloud computing, C&W Worldwide’s customers will be able to make the most of the cost and performance benefits it will offer for day-to-day operations and on a project-by-project basis. Cloud computing can also help enterprise clients looking to extend or rationalise their IT infrastructure over time. www.cw.comBack to top
Scorecard Systems Inc., a provider of reporting and analysis systems for cable, broadband and telecommunications companies, has been selected by Alltel Wireless, a carrier with over 800,000 subscribers based in Little Rock, Arkansas. Scorecard’s task is to provide the carrier with valuable subscriber and revenue/usage reporting and a commission calculation system.
The Subscriber Analysis Application aims to ensure consistency across departments, improve precision around churn and acquisition reporting, and provide deeper levels of understanding about customers’ behaviour patterns throughout their lifecycle. The systems will allow Alltel Wireless to measure customer activity using a table-based, business rules approach that leverages industry standards and best practices, without the need for in-house coding teams. www.scorecardsystems.comBack to top
Telefónica Espana opts for Openwave Integra
Openwave Systems Inc., a global software company delivering context-aware mediation and messaging solutions, has announced that Telefónica España, a leading European mobile operator, has selected Openwave Integra. This is a next-generation traffic mediation and policy management solution designed to allow Telefónica to effectively manage, monitor and monetise mobile traffic. Telefónica is upgrading to Integra from Openwave’s Mobile Access Gateway (MAG) to accommodate mobile data traffic that has increased by nearly 80% since calendar year 2009.
“The ability to meet the mobile data needs of our subscribers is of the highest importance to us and a must for us to remain competitive,” said Cristina Alvarez, General Manager Value Added Services, Telefónica España. “Openwave has provided us with a smooth migration path to Integra’s next generation service mediation and policy management solution, that we expect will help us provide subscribers with consistent mobile internet access as the demand for mobile data continues to grow.” www.openwave.comBack to top
INWI Revs Up in Morocco with Basset
Basset has been selected by INWI, the third largest operator in Morocco, to supply its RevUp Roaming solution. The primary objectives for INWI in implementing a new roaming billing system were to get total control of the roaming business and to be more agile in developing the business with the roaming partners. Speed of installation and flexibility were also vital criteria.
“Our choice was based on Basset’s great experience and the functionality of the products that suited our requirements perfectly, but also the speed in the installation. Basset RevUp Roaming has proven to be a very powerful tool which already has given us a return on investment, says Mr Mohamed Izmar, CIO at INWI. www.bassetglobal.com Back to top
TELUS selects AirVantage™ services platform for M2M
A multi-year collaboration between mobile network operator TELUS and Sierra Wireless aims to drive the growth of wireless machine-to-machine (M2M) communication in the Canadian market.
The two companies have announced a strategic agreement for Sierra Wireless to provide M2M Services Management for TELUS. TELUS will integrate the Sierra Wireless AirVantage™ Services Platform into its network operations to provide M2M customers with online access to a comprehensive suite of M2M service creation, delivery and management capabilities. This will make it simpler and faster to bring M2M services to market and open new service opportunities for TELUS and its partners. www.sierrawireless.comBack to top
MATRIXX Software launches Charging Engine 1000
With new, patent-pending technology, MATRIXX Charging Engine is designed to enable service providers to quickly and efficiently move to real-time rating and charging. MATRIXX Software is a developer of next generation online charging and policy management systems, and has just announced the commercial availability of its MATRIXX Charging Engine 1000. MATRIXX Software’s CEO and Founder, Dave labuda has patents pending on technologies for online transaction processing (OLTP), rating and clustering. When combined, these technologies aim to provide a highly efficient transaction processing engine coupled with flexible pricing and rating.
The MATRIXX Charging Engine is claimed to be the first real-time system on the market that combines network-grade performance and reliability with the flexibility and configurability of traditional batch-rating applications. The company says that CSPs can now deploy a transactional real-time charging infrastructure with a predictable and dramatically lower operating cost. www.matrixxsw.comBack to top
Antenna makes life easier for managers on-the-go
A new mobile application suite is now available to help managers tackle time-consuming, administrative tasks from the palm of their hands — anytime, anywhere on any mobile device.
Antenna, an enabler of business transformation through mobile applications, has announced the availability of a collection of mobile business apps, the AMP Approvals Suite. The mobile application suite features core administrative and operational tasks used daily by executives including the submission and approval of purchase orders, travel and expense reports. Apps can be purchased individually or bundled. www.antennasoftware.comBack to top
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Management World Americas – Beating the Revenue Crunch 9-11 November, 2010 Rosen Shingle Creek, Orlando, Florida, USA www.tmforum.org/mwa10/vanilla
FT World Telecoms Conference– 25% Discount for all VanillaPlus Readers! Quote 1CEH0-VP when booking 16-17 November, 2010 Marriott Grosvenor Square, London, UK www.ftconferences.com/telecoms
4th European CxO Dialog Telco Strategy: Web 2.0 Social Media, Mobile, Broadband or Cloud Computing for the Telco industry 22 – 23 November, 2010 Berlin, Germany http://summits.econique.com/telco_4.html?L=0
VanillaPlus Thought Leadership Webinar Series: New OSS/BSS models for next generation communications business and user experience 25 November, 2010 09.00 New York, 14.00 London, 15.00 Madrid, 17.00 Dubai Click here to register FREE
ECTA’s 11th Annual Regulatory Conference 29 November – 1 December, 2010 Crowne Plaza Brussels Europa, Brussels, Belgium www.ectaportal.com/regulatory10 Next Generation Billing 29 November – 1 December, 2010 NH Danube City, Vienna, Austria www.iir-telecoms.com/event/ngb GSM 3G Middle East 30 November – 1 December, 2010 Dubai, UAE me.comworldseries.com
VanillaPlus Magazine next issue: Out 10 December, 2010
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?
PLUS + M2M Now! Special Supplement Machine-to-machine communications: A bright but complex future
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Network service providers are finding that they need to work increasingly hard to maintain their place in the content value stream, battling the combined currents of declining data profitability and exponential growth in network usage. One way to combat these disturbing trends is to look both downstream and upstream: to cater not only to downstream consumers but to the upstream content partners as well. Service providers’ long-established business operations have developed assets and capabilities that are highly valued by the purveyors of content. This report, sponsored by Intec, examines these assets and how they may be used by operators to swim against the tide of the data revenue challenges facing them. Intec’s Business Support System software helps over 60 of the world’s leading operators to take charge of their revenue streams, optimising revenue and increasing profitability to ride the wave of opportunity presented by content demand.
The Guiding Principles of NGNOSS/BSS Architectures Ericsson estimates that by 2020, 50 billion devices will benefit from a network connection. This trend towards ubiquitous connectivity means that communication service providers (CSPs) will face unprecedented business change that they must adapt to in order to thrive. This will require a streamlined and holistic approach to designing OSS/ BSS architectures that, for a great number of CSPs will involve a transformation of their current environments.
Transformation should be based around customer experience, new business models and of course the financial imperatives. Moreover CSPs will need to focus on determining their own strategic focus, deciding how they are best they are positioned; as vertically integrated players providing everything from connectivity to lifestyle business services, or perhaps as a smart pipe’ – providing highly cost effective access and transport services on a wholesale basis with minimal direct contact to the end-customer. A clear understanding of these drivers and a vision of its strategic direction will be essential in designing OSS/BSS architectures necessary to survive in the next generation communications markets.
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