The world of OSS is rapidly changing so there are always news-worthy stories floating about
CableSouth Media3 Extends and Expands BSS Engagement with NetCracker. NetCracker Technology announced that it has extended and expanded its partnership with CableSouth Media3. NetCracker will continue to support CableSouth Media3’s use of the NetCracker Customer and Revenue Management solution through a hosted managed services model and implement a cutting-edge customer Web self-care application. CableSouth Media3 […]
Liberty Global Makes Strategic Investment in Guavus. Leading international cable company Liberty Global plc has made a strategic investment in Guavus, Inc., a provider of real-time big data analytics applications for operational intelligence. Built on the Guavus Reflex ® operational intelligence platform, Guavus products allow cable operators to gain a holistic, cohesive view of network […]
Huawei launches OSS-as-a-Service to unleash full value of OSS. Huawei has launched its new service-driven offering – OSS-as-a-Service. OSS-as-a-Service is designed to maximize return-on-investment and operation efficiency, increase service agility and unleash the full value of Operation Support System (OSS) for Communications Service Providers (CSPs). OSS-as-a-Service is a mix of business & delivery models for […]
Telefónica Announces Successful Proof of Concept for SDN/NFV with NEC and NetCracker. NEC Corporation, NetCracker Technology and Telefónica Business Solutions have successfully completed a Proof of Concept (PoC) based on SDN/NFV that allows Telefónica to accelerate its strategy to automate operations and provide a new agile WAN on the business market. Telefónica, which won the […]
ZTEsoft Partners with Econet Wireless Burundi for Consolidated Network Billing. ZTEsoft, a leading provider of telecom software, solutions and services, has announced a deal with Econet Wireless Burundi, the largest mobile operator in Burundi with more than 2.7 million subscribers. This will see the deployment of ZSmart cvBS V8.0 (convergent billing system) to support Econet […]
Huawei Unveils Video Experience Measurement System U-vMOS. Huawei unveiled its video experience evaluation system, U-vMOS, at the Ultra-Broadband Forum (UBBF). The system measures indicators from sample analysis of subjective video experiences coupled with analysis from related technologies to provide objective assessments on the overall video service experience. It provides a unified standard to measure the […]
“C-Ports (pronounced seaports), as we call it, has already been demonstrated to effectively deploy containers across 5 clouds (Bluemix, Amazon AWS, Google Cloud, Chameleon , and FutureSystems and 2 clusters (one at IBM and another at Rutgers University) in order to create a dynamic federation. Additionally, C-Ports is not tied to a specific container scheduler, […]
Ericsson signs OSSii license agreements with Cisco and NETSCOUT’s Tektronix Communications. Ericsson has signed license agreements with both Cisco Systems and Tektronix Communications (a wholly owned subsidiary of NETSCOUT SYSTEMS, INC), under which Ericsson will license its OSS interfaces for integration with Cisco self-optimizing network (SON) products and Tektronix Communications TrueCall® geoanalytics platform. The agreement […]
NEC and NetCracker Deliver Additional Solutions to Expand Maxcom’s End-to-End OSS Footprint. NEC Corporation, NetCracker Technology and NEC México announced that Maxcom, an integrated, quad-play communications provider in Mexico, has selected them to deliver additional NetCracker OSS solutions that will improve business agility, infrastructure deployment as well as inventory and network synchronization. Maxcom provides high-speed […]
BT Calls on Cloudera to Accelerate Data Velocity and Fast-track New Customer Offerings. Cloudera, the leader in enterprise analytic data management powered by Apache Hadoop™, announced that British Telecom (BT), one of the largest telecommunications providers in the world, has implemented a Cloudera-powered enterprise data hub (EDH) to accelerate date velocity and bring more value […]
Accenture Launches Advanced Analytics Applications for the Telecommunications Industry. Accenture is launching five advanced analytics applications for the telecommunications industry, equipping users with customized analytics insights that can empower them to make smarter, data-driven decisions. Developed through the Accenture Analytics Applications Platform – a scalable platform that develops industry- and function-specific advanced analytics applications that are […]
Huawei and Red Hat successfully complete agile integration tests for multiple vendors to accelerate NFV development. Huawei and Red Hat announced that they have completed the first phase of agilely integrating multiple vendors’ MBB architectures by adopting Network Functions Virtualization (NFV) technologies. As part of this partnership, Huawei and Red Hat have successfully conducted high […]
OSS/BSS Market Being Reshaped With Emergence of Convergent Billing Systems, to Post 12.7% CAGR From 2014-2020: Transparency Market Research. As companies pump investments into customer service platforms, OSS/BSS will lay claim to a sizeable chunk of these investments, helping the global OSS/BSS market to be worth US$ 49.78 billion by 2020. This is one of […]
VimpelCom’s Beeline Deploys Amdocs Customer Management to Improve Customer Experience and Operational Efficiency. Amdocs announced that PJSC VimpelCom (Beeline™), one of the largest service providers in Russia, has successfully deployed an Amdocs customer management solution that improves call-center agent efficiency across the country. As a result, Beeline can increase satisfaction and retention rates of its […]
SKY Television Expands Relationship with NetCracker to Optimize Billing and Customer Experience. NetCracker Technology announced that SKY Television, the leading satellite pay-TV provider in New Zealand, entered into an agreement to expand the NetCracker Billing and Revenue Management solution and form a 7-year strategic partnership for professional services with NetCracker. This will enable SKY to […]
Redknee and Elster to Offer End-to-End Prepay Energy Solution. Redknee Solutions Inc. announced its partnership with Elster, a market leader in Smart Grid and Energy Management Solutions. This strategic agreement is to deliver an end-to-end prepayment solution for the utilities sector that combines the Redknee Connected Suite for smart utility billing and Elster’s smart grid […]
Sri Lanka Telecom Goes Live with NetCracker Integrated Revenue Management, Interconnect and Active Mediation Solutions. NetCracker Technology announced that Sri Lanka Telecom (SLT), the leading ICT solutions provider and the National Backbone operator in Sri Lanka, has gone live with upgraded NetCracker Revenue Management, Interconnect and Mediation solutions. The upgraded NetCracker Revenue Management solution will […]
AccessKenya Chooses Procera Networks’ PacketLogic Platform for Next Generation IT Services. Procera Networks, Inc., the global Subscriber Experience company and XON, the Pan-African ICT group, announced AccessKenya, the leading and most reliable converged Communication and IT infrastructure service provider in East Africa, has selected Procera’s subscriber management solution to replace an incumbent installation and deliver […]
Ericsson to acquire the assets of Guatemala-based Icon Americas, a consulting and systems integration company. Ericsson intends to acquire the assets of Icon Americas, a Guatemala-based consulting and systems integration company. Icon Americas specializes in providing application development and maintenance (ADM) services – specifically in the area of billing and charging – to leading telecom […]
TalkTalk Modernizes Operations with CSG Solutions. CSG International announced that TalkTalk Group, one of the United Kingdom’s leading broadband, landline, TV and mobile providers, has selected key components of CSG’s Total Service Mediation and Wholesale Business Management Solution (WBMS) suites. TalkTalk will deploy the latest version of CSG Intermediate, CSG Interconnect including Dispute Manager, and […]
