Tag: OSS

  • Manthan Partners with Magnaquest Product SURE!

    Manthan Partners with Magnaquest Product SURE!

    MUMBAI: ManthanBroadband Services Pvt. Ltd, one of the leading MSOs in India, has signed up a 10-year deal with SURE!, a Magnaquest product, to provide comprehensive cloud-based Subscription Lifecycle Management that include Billing, CRM, and end-to-end Managed Services, the two companies announced today.

    In one of the first-of-its kind deal in the MSO space, Magnaquest will host the entire infrastructure of the application, and manage it for Manthan as part of their Managed Services Contract. This Software-as-a-service (SaaS) business model is backed by globally-proven Magnaquest Operations support.

    SURE!, Magnaquest’s award-winning and globally proven combination of BSS, OSS and Managed Services will align perfectly with Manthan’s installation goal of over 3.6 million STBs by 2014 across the states of Bengal, Orissa, Assam, Jharkhand and Meghalaya. SURE! will also complement the focus of Manthanin transforming the entire network to address next generation digitization requirements and provide best customer experience.

    Speaking about the global search for the right Subscriber Management, Billing and Managed Services partner, Mr.Gurmeet Singh, Director, Manthan Broadband Services, said, “We were looking for a provider of international quality, a solution that is robust for geometric expansion and growth, and at the same time, flexible to support us in various business approaches, fast innovation and dynamic market models. We were looking for a partner with a technology that would not fail, but also bring in domain-edge, strategic approach and business insights support to mutually-nurture in taking the right strides over a long period of time.”

    “The reasons for selecting SURE!, from Magnaquest, are many including their undisputed global leadership in Media & Entertainment domain for SMS, international-class solutions, a rapidly scalable technology, and even more significantly – the ability and willingness to completely take up the responsibility of planning, creating, deploying and managing our entire technology infrastructure, while meeting our future requirements as we grow in the new era of digitized Indian Pay TV market” he said.

    “Having evaluated various global players in the space and considered the value-edge in the offerings of all Subscription Lifecycle Management companies, we had no doubts in going ahead with SURE! because of its client-centric DNA, ability to think for our end-subscribers, speed and flexibility, optimized costs, its ‘Pay-as-you-grow’ model and, the brand promise,” Mr. Singh said. “We are sure SURE! will help us in our overall mission to become one of India’s most-loved provider of home and mobile entertainment connectivity.”

    “We are very excited to be chosen by Manthan, one of the fastest growing regional MSOs in the country, after a global search for a strategic technology and consulting partner. We are looking forward to a great relationship and supporting Manthan’s leadership in attaining their ambitious goals with our proactive and comprehensive value offerings. We have a promise to improve ARPU and enable loyalty from subscribers, growth readiness and total operations management. It is a partnership that can change the game for end-users, making their experience of entertainment connectivity truly world-class and best-in-class.,” said Rajiv Debbad, Director – Business Development, SURE!

    “We have delivered our subscriber management and billing solutionon SaaS platform to Manthanin flat 3 week’s time. We are amongst a handful of players in the world poised and ready to harness the Subscription Revolution underway. SURE! is more than a product, platform or suite of industry-focused niche solutions-set. It is a brand, a faith, a promise to optimize technology for the success of your business,” Mr. Debbad said.

     

  • HT Mobile selects Intec architecture solution

    HT Mobile selects Intec architecture solution

    MUMBAI: Intec, a BSS/OSS software vendor for fixed, mobile and next-generation networks, announced today that HT Mobile, Vietnam’s newest nation-wide mobile communications service provider has selected Intec’s full suite of billing and operations support systems, including interconnect, mediation, convergent billing, and charging solutions and the provision of managed services.

    The Intec solution architecture will form a part of the operator’s strategy to offer advanced mobile services in Vietnam.

    This new contract further adds to Intec’s long-term relationship with the Hutchison Group, particularly its market-leading 3G operations. Intec provides both retail and interconnect billing, plus convergent mediation, to a number of ‘3’ branded operations, including the UK, Australia, Austria, Sweden, and Italy.

    Together the two companies have developed unmatched expertise in the creation of an advanced BSS/OSS architecture that delivers a wide variety of next-generation mobile services to both pre-paid and post-paid customers.

    HT Mobile recently launched its advanced CDMA2000 1XEV-DO network in Vietnam, with a network presence in all 64 provinces together with a suite of products and services ranging from prepaid, postpaid, SMS and MMS to high-speed internet as well as infotainment services. The adoption of the Intec Solution Architecture is driven by a compelling need to reduce operational complexity, total cost of ownership, increase service flexibility, reduce and facilitate rapid launch and revenue generation IP-based third generation services.

    HT Mobile CEO Elizabete Fong says, “We chose Intec because of its proven track record as an established BSS/OSS vendor across the globe, and because its integrated solution architecture offers us a proven solution based on best-of-breed components. We are confident that its experience will help us to rapidly address the needs of the developing communications market in Vietnam.”

    Intec CPP Asia Pacific Norm Halvorson said, “Intec is delighted to work with HT Mobile to deliver leading edge technology, robust performance and benefits of next generation services to a broader section of the Vietnamese society. Our carrier-grade, next-generation BSS/OSS solution supports the business strategies of the world’s leading carriers and Intec remains committed to continue to enable the rapid rollout of new and innovative services.”

  • China Mobile goes live with Intec Mediation solution

    China Mobile goes live with Intec Mediation solution

    MUMBAI: Intec, a leading BSS/OSS software vendor for fixed, mobile and next-generation networks, has successfully completed the final phase of implementation, through its partner HP China, of its multi-service mediation solution, Intec Mediation, at Beijing Mobile (a subsidiary of China Mobile).

    China Mobile Communications Group Corporation (“China Mobile Group”) is the largest mobile operator in the world with over 223 million subscribers. The adoption of a robust, convergent mediation solution is to prepare the operator for future growth and new services. It is also driven by a compelling need to reduce operating cost and complexity by managing the mediation of data from many different sources under a single convergent mediation system.

    Intec Chief Operating Officer, Asia Pacific, Norm Halvorson said: “Our carrier grade convergent mediation solution supports the business strategies of over 150 of the world’s leading carriers in fixed, wireless, IP and 3G services. We are not only committed to delivering leading edge technology and robust performance but also to listening to our customers and providing solutions that simplify the way they do business.”