billing

CINCINNATI-Convergys Corp. announced BT Retail, a U.K.-based communications service provider for residential and business markets, has chosen Convergys’ Geneva software as its billing platform. Geneva will be used to bill …

LAS VEGAS-Moviso L.L.C. unveiled its new V4 technology platform, designed to support the production, presentation and distribution of mobile media content across all wireless networks, billing systems, handset protocols and …

WOBURN, Mass.-Boston Communications Group Inc. (BCGI) will acquire all assets of billing software solution provider Infotech Solutions Corp., allowing BCGI to offer solutions for handling postpaid, prepaid and hybrid subscriber …

NEW YORK-PayCircle, a group formed to push mobile commerce applications through standard application programming interfaces-released the PayCircle Payment Web Service Specification 1.0, which covers WSDL sources, XML schema definitions and …

OXFORD, United Kingdom-Content providers looking to launch reverse-billed short message service (SMS)-based services are calling on cell-phone operators to increase the price limits set for each message. U.K. operators are …

CINCINNATI-Billing solutions provider Convergys Corp. opened a regional office in Beijing to cater to clients in the People’s Republic of China, including Hong Kong, and the Republic of Korea. “We …

ENGLEWOOD, Colo.-With a new solution and an enhanced billing platform, billing solutions provider CSG Systems is entering the prepaid space and leveraging its postpaid expertise to focus on a new …

OXFORD, United Kingdom-Having operated as a fixed-line operator in Spain since early 2001, Sweden-based Tele2 has now obtained the necessary license agreements to become the country’s first mobile virtual network …

LOS ANGELES-Telemac Corp., which provides network-edge real-time accounting and billing technologies for the wireless industry, announced it expanded its agreement and joint marketing efforts with SchlumbergerSema. Beyond developing and marketing …

LONDON-Cable & Wireless and Amdocs announced that Cable & Wireless Regional will implement Amdocs Ensemble for billing and customer care for its mobile operations in the West Indies and Macau. …

NEW ORLEANS-Petroleum Communications, which provides cellular and broadband satellite communications to drilling platforms in the Gulf of Mexico, will use the speedSUITE billing and customer relationship management system of VeriSign …

GARDEN GROVE, Calif.-Disposable phone manufacturer Hop-On announced it selected Infea L.L.C. for prepaid airtime and replenishments. Under the non-exclusive agreement, Infea’s distribution subsidiary will provide airtime, fulfillment, number management and …

NEW DELHI, India-Thai Mobile, the joint venture between the Telephone Organization of Thailand (TOT) and the Communications Authority of Thailand (CAT) formed to operate a 1900 MHz mobile-phone system, has …

TOKYO-With its competitors’ next-generation services clearly outpacing its own offerings, NTT DoCoMo Inc. reported it will cut i-mode packet transmission fees for PDC and FOMA customers beginning Sept. 1 and …

WOODBURY, N.Y.-The Intelligent Network-based “Prepaid Solution” of Comverse has secured approval for interoperability with Nortel Networks’ IS-41P, a proprietary IN signaling protocol for CDMA and TDMA mobile switches. Comverse, a …

HUNT VALLEY, Md.-Tessco Technologies Inc., which supplies integrated products and supply chain solutions to the wireless industry, and Airpath Wireless Inc., which specializes in the creation, deployment and interconnection of …

CEDAR KNOLLS, N.J.-A new report from Probe Research identified several characteristics of next-generation broadband mobile terminals that are at odds with the current preferences expressed by consumers, and consequently make …

WALTHAM, Mass.-NetCracker Technology announced telecom infrastructure services provider TelNet Worldwide has chosen the NetCracker OSS solution suite, which includes Order Management, Inventory Management and Trouble Ticketing, as the foundation for …

BEIJING-Nortel Networks said it signed a US$26.8 million GSM contract to supply China Mobile with equipment for the carrier’s cellular network in the Shaanxi province. The equipment, which will include …

LITTLE ROCK, Ark.-Alltel Corp. said it has completed its $1.9 billion purchase of local telephone properties in Kentucky from Verizon Communications Inc. and its $1.6 billion dollar purchase of CenturyTel …

MANKATO, Minn.-Kerrville, Texas-based Concho Cellular Telephone Co. Inc. signed a contract with HickoryTech Corp. to use its Write2k billing solution in its central Texas markets. Financial terms of the contract …

NEW DELHI, India-Indian cellular operator Bharti Cellular launched a mobile-phone service in Mumbai (Bombay) on 23 July. The operator unveiled a number of value-added offerings to its service, including free …

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.-Data optimization company Bytemobile Inc. made a series of new announcements, including new partnerships and licensing agreements. Bytemobile said it gained access to image compression technology through a …

CHELMSFORD, Mass.-WaterCove Networks and Ulticom Inc. have aligned to combine Ulticom’s signaling capabilities with WaterCove’s Mobile Data Services System. According to the companies, the combination will offer carriers a way …

JOHANNEBSBURG, South Africa-MTN South Africa announced its General Packet Radio Service (GPRS) pricing strategy and some of the initial applications that will be available at the time of commercial launch. …