Comptel Corporation (OMX Helsinki: CTL1V), the leading vendor of dynamic Operations Support System (OSS) software, has unveiled a new Service Catalog Solution at TeleManagement World, Nice, 22-24 May. Comptel Service Catalog Solution will form a cornerstone of the Comptel Dynamic OSSTM suite of solutions.

For telecom service providers the ability to deliver innovative services fast, reliably and cost-effectively is now the key to competitiveness. However, one of the challenges faced by service providers is mapping services, as marketed to their customers, with their actual implementation in the network. For example, provisioning and activating a particular service, or calculating what to charge for that service, may require multiple and often complex actions at a network level.

Mr. Kari Pasonen, Senior Vice President Provisioning at Comptel explains: “The information about services and their specifications is typically disseminated or duplicated across many systems, including CRM, billing, activation and inventory. Especially important is the technical decomposition of services down to network element level. With the multiplication of service offerings, managing the interdependencies becomes a real headache for service providers. Clearly, what is required is a central, open repository that can be accessed by all systems requiring information on the service provider’s offering.”

Comptel Service Catalog Solution is designed to hold information about a service provider’s offering and how it maps into network actions. Comptel Service Catalog Solution has been developed in line with emerging industry standards being specified by the TeleManagement Forum as part of their NGOSS (Next generation OSS) initiative. Comptel Service Catalog Solution provides an open interface that enables other OSS systems to access the information readily.

Mr. Pasonen adds: “Comptel has applied its vast experience in the market to develop a service catalog that supports the needs of different kinds of networks, including broadband and mobile services.”

Mr. Pasonen concludes: “Comptel Service Catalog Solution will be a key part of the Comptel Dynamic OSS offering, allowing service providers to achieve improved time-to-market and reliable delivery of innovative services.”

Comptel will presentComptel Service Catalog Solution on their booth (#101) at this year’s TeleManagement World show, 22-24 May, in Nice, France.

About Comptel Corporation
Comptel provides Comptel Dynamic OSSTM solutions, offering service-enabling mediation, charging and fulfillment capabilities to telecom service providers. Comptel’s expertise in inventory, provisioning and activation, mediation and charging empowers service providers to focus on delivering the innovative services. Established in 1986, Comptel had a turnover of EUR 80 million and around 550 employees in 2006. Comptel has provided solutions to around 260 customers in 85 countries worldwide. For more information: www.comptel.com