Subex Ltd and Accenture have implemented the first phase of a multi-technology activation solution for Telecom Argentina.

The solution will help ensure IP services dominance, enable rapid delivery of Ethernet-based services and accelerate growth in broadband. Leveraging Subex’s Service Fulfillment platform, the three-phase, multi-million dollar project is the main component of an ambitious transformation strategy being undertaken by Telecom Argentina. The first phase, which went live in April 2007, provides Telecom Argentina flow-through provisioning of their IP-VPN services and facilitates the assurance processes. [Read more…]

Why Software Wins: Drawing on the Power of one of the World’s Most Popular Software Platforms Enables Zeus Technology to Enhance its Highly Scalable, Energy Efficient Application Delivery Controller

Zeus Technology announced today the release of ZXTM 5.0 (Zeus Extensible Traffic Manager). Being equipped with Java™ Extensions, this latest version enables application architects, administrators, and developers to control their application delivery using policies that build on the robust, rich, and powerful body of reusable Java application code. [Read more…]

TeleDirect International, Inc. announced at its annual User Group Conference, its new Company brand and logo: TDI.

The new TDI name and supporting re-branding initiative signifies the completed integration of Liberation® and Encore™ product suites, a comprehensive sales and service platform that helps companies increase revenues and develop their workforce. In addition, TDI better reflects the Company’s broader product offering, a Web 2.0 deployment option, and its history of innovation. [Read more…]

Avaya Unified Messaging with the Inclusion of Avaya one-X® Speech to standardize using Nuance Mobile Speech Solutions

Nuance Communications, Inc. announced that Avaya Inc. systems and services, has selected speech solutions from Nuance to enhance the employee productivity and collaboration options of its unified communications offering. [Read more…]

Service Level Corporation (SLC) and NorthStar Software Solutions agreed to integrate the Ratchet Rating System with NorthStar’s Insite, which is their core product.

NorthStar’s service bureau operations receives the Ratchet Rating technology, as a reslt of this agreement, enabling support for triple-play services for all NorthStar’s client companies. [Read more…]

Subex Limited has been selected as a finalist to receive the Billing & OSS World 2008 Excellence Award for their product, Syndesis Subscriber-Centric Fulfillment Solution in the Best Service Fulfillment Solution category. The awards recognize the leading vendors, service providers, and integrators in the development and deployment of billing and OSS technologies and solutions. [Read more…]

Subex has been recognized with this award for its outstanding effort and achievement in demonstrating performance excellence through the deployment of its Moneta Revenue Assurance solution across multiple Verizon next-generation services. The award ceremony was held Thurs., April 17, 2008, during a luncheon reception in Basking Ridge, New Jersey, USA. [Read more…]

Passive, Zero-latency Unit Deploys In-line on 10 Gigabit Links; Monitoring,
Filtering, and Accurate Analysis at Line Speed – All for About $9K

cPacket Networks announced a “smart” network tap designed for 10 Gigabit networks that can provide total traffic visibility and fine-grained filtering at line speed, with zero latency. The 1U rack-mountable device, called the “cTap”, inaugurates a new class of “supertaps” that provide capabilities never before seen in a standalone device or in high-end network routers and switches. [Read more…]

Efficient and High Flexible IP Service Provisioning

With a turnover of more than EUR 2.1 billion (as of today, USD $3.3 billion), Arcor is the number one solution of the alternative telecommunication providers in the German fixed network market. Arcor offers a wide spectrum of voice, internet, and data services for private and business customers over its wide area voice and data network throughout Germany. [Read more…]

New contract wins for its Revenue Maximization and Fulfilment Assurance solutions continue to be recorded by Subex Limited within the Latin America region. The company had closed seven new customer deals within one of the fastest-growing BSS/OSS markets in the world, during the past six months. [Read more…]

New Name Better Reflects Company’s Focus on Communications Asset Management

Digital Fairway will be changing its name to Commsolv Corporation, as announced by Dennis dos Santos, Chief Executive Officer, Commsolv Corporation. The company’s focus, which is delivering software solutions that help enterprises and service providers address the challenges of better managing their communication infrastructures, is more accurately reflected by the new name. The company’s on-demand Software as a Service (SaaS) application delivery model is also more appropriately reflected by the new name. SaaS makes it easy for all customers to access the application over the Internet. [Read more…]

Subex Ltd. won a contract from Fintur Group, a major mobile operator consortium located across Eastern Europe and Central Asia, to deliver Fraud Management solutions across all its group companies. Gantek Technologies is the project’s integrator, acts as the turnkey solution provider for the whole deployment, and is a leading Information and Communication Technologies provider in the region. The deployments will initially start with Moldcell (Moldova), Geocell (Georgia), Azercell (Azerbaijan), and Kcell (Kazakhstan). [Read more…]

Mobile subscribers in Europe that use location-based services are expected to number more than 100 million by 2012, according to a new report from the telecom research firm Berg Insight. The top applications are believed to be mapping, navigation, and search followed by [Read more…]

Telcos seeking to improve American public safety and network resiliency for all is seen by leading emergency stand alone switch provider

While most people know to call 9-1-1 in an emergency situation not everyone is aware of the limitations of the system given the expanding variety of wireless devices used and the variations in service by location. The telecommunications industry plays a unique role in transmitting emergency calls and helping public safety officials locate people needing help. In today’s ever-changing communications landscape, telecommunications providers are responding to the need for increased network resiliency by modernizing existing systems through Emergency Stand Alone (ESA) systems. [Read more…]

Telecom Asia magazine announced today that Telstra Corp., Softbank Mobile, and SingTel are among the finalists competing for Asia’s leading telecom industry honors.

The 11th Telecom Asia Awards honors will be presented next Tuesday, April 8. The shortlist of nominees, which were released ahead of the presentation, covers ten categories, from mobile to managed services to new technology.

Telstra has been shortlisted in three categories – Best Mobile, Best Broadband and CEO of the Year – while Softbank and SingTel both picked up nominations for the mobile and CEO honors.

Malaysia’s DiGi and KTF from Korea are also up for final selection in the hotly-contested mobile category.

Bill Barney of Pacnet is the fourth finalist for CEO of the Year, competing against Softbank’s Masayhoshi Son, SingTel’s Allen Lew, and Telstra’s Sol Trujillo.

In a new category, Telecom Innovation of the Year, six ground-breaking products won through to the final.

The Best Asian Telecom Carrier will be chosen from among the winners of all the carrier categories.

Joseph Waring, Group Editor of Telecom Asia, said: “These awards are intended to recognize outstanding achievement by Asian telecom service providers. The addition of a new category for innovation highlights the pressure on carriers to develop fresh product segments and services to gain competitive advantage.”

The awards are chosen by an independent panel of industry experts, making their selections based on financial performance, technology, market leadership, and corporate governance.

The judging panel is supported by analysis from the global IT telecom and software research firm Ovum.

Last year’s biggest winner was SK Telecom, which took out the overall prize for Best Asian Telecom Carrier as well as Best Mobile Carrier. Allen Lew, chief of SingTel Singapore, won the CEO prize and Indian telco Bharti Airtel was voted Best Emerging Market Carrier.

The awards will be presented at a ceremony at Indigo Pearl, Phuket, Thailand, held in conjunction with the Asia-Pacific Executive Forum, which is being organized by Intec.

About Telecom Asia

Telecom Asia is Asia’s largest regional telecom publishing group. It publishes the magazines Telecom Asia, Wireless Asia, and Charged and the Website www.telecomasia.net, aimed at telecommunications professionals around the region. Combined, these titles serve more than 100,000 subscribers.

For more information, please visit their website: http://www.telecomasia.net

About Ovum

Ovum’s primary activity is providing value-added advisory services and consulting to retain and project clients. The company acts as a well-respected and trusted source of industry data, knowledge and expertise on the commercial impact of technology, and regulatory and market changes. Ovum engages in continuous research and industry analysis to determine market dynamics in its specialist sectors.

Ovum has developed long-standing relationships with many of its corporate clients, which include major international blue-chip companies such as Alcatel-Lucent, AT&T, BT, Cable & Wireless, Cisco Systems, Deutsche Telekom, Fujitsu, HP, IBM, Microsoft, Telstra, and Vodafone.

Ovum is part of the Datamonitor Group.

For more information, please visit their website: http://www.ovum.com/

Websites: http://www.telecomasia.net
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Single OSS provisioning solution now offers manufacturer specific interfaces to over 35 voice, video and data technology platforms.

Triad, the flagship OSS provisioning solution of Enhanced Telecommunications d/b/a ETI Software Solutions, Inc., has been successfully interfaced to the Integra5 on-screen caller ID platform. This interface enables the Integra5 platform, which is capable of displaying caller ID information like the caller’s name and telephone number on a cable subscriber’s television screen, to be easily integrated into any billing solution. [Read more…]

Simplified Provisioning, Reduced Costs, and Improved Partitioning Views for Ease of Multi-Layer Service Management is offered by the SilvxManager® for Windows and Layered Services Management Tools

Announcing the SilvxManager for Windows and Layered Services Management features, Sycamore Networks, Inc. today explained that the new product would augment its recently introduced SN 9000 Intelligent Multi-service Switch. The new offering was designed to assist network operators reduce costs and complexity, enhance the management of diverse services, and improve overall operational efficiencies in metro and regional multi-service networks. [Read more…]

Activates mobile Internet applications based on Microsoft .NET

KPN Mobile International and Artilium announced their partnership to create new opportunities for user generated applications on KPN’s mobile networks. [Read more…]

The solution will detect frauds in real-time and stop revenue leakages for BSNL

Xalted delivered Fraud Trace, a fraud management solution for Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL). BSNL is India’s largest public sector telecommunication company with the widest network reach amongst telecom service providers across India. Nortel implemented the project, as it is a recognized global leader in delivering communications capabilities. [Read more…]

Bell Canada will proactively manage its network infrastructure using NexusMETER’s Service Level Verification feature. This feature will identify network degradation before it impacts services. In addition, Bell Canada will have the ability to continuously analyze the health and performance of its network infrastructure by generating on-demand and automatic network performance reports. [Read more…]