Comverse announced today that it has received the prestigious 2009
Telecom BSS Vendor of the Year award for Asia Pacific from Frost &
Sullivan. This is the fifth consecutive year that Comverse has been
awarded this honor, which recognizes the most outstanding telecom
solutions vendor in the BSS (Business Support Systems) segment in Asia
Pacific.
"During these difficult economic times, operators need to be more
imaginative about how they market to customers and look for new areas
for sales growth,” said Kamlesh Kalwar, Senior Industry Analyst, Frost &
Sullivan. "To outdo competition and the online media players, telecom
operators need to embrace a more tiered, innovative pricing model to
drive revenue growth. They need to adopt convergent billing and use
policy management solutions to roll out compelling services and
offerings quickly and efficiently.
"With its real-time convergent billing capabilities, Comverse is very
well positioned to meet the requirements of operators’ convergent
policy-based business models,” Kalwar said. "We believe that Comverse’s
vision and its ability to continuously deliver innovative BSS solutions
will secure its firm footing in Asia Pacific in years to come.”
The honor was presented at the 2009 Frost & Sullivan Asia Pacific ICT
(Information and Communications Technology) Awards banquet in Singapore.
Contenders for the Telecom BSS Vendor of the Year Award were evaluated
based on key performance criteria during financial year 2008, including
growth, market position, portfolio diversity, major wins and key
achievements.
"Winning this award for the fifth consecutive year underscores our
commitment to providing BSS solutions that match ever changing consumer
lifestyles and enhance operators' ability to succeed in highly
competitive environments," said Gabriel Matsliach, General Manager of
Billing and Active Customer Management at Comverse, the world's leading
supplier of software and systems enabling value-added messaging and
content services, converged billing and active customer management, and
IP communications.
"Our truly convergent Comverse ONE solution, together with our vast
portfolio of value-added services and unmatched professional services,
has enabled Comverse to become the BSS vendor of choice in the region
and globally,” Matsliach said.
About Comverse
Comverse is the world’s leading provider of software and
systems enabling value-added services for voice, messaging, mobile
Internet and mobile advertising; converged billing and active customer
management; and IP communications. Comverse’s extensive customer base
spans more than 130 countries and covers over 500 communication service
providers serving more than two billion subscribers. The company’s
innovative product
portfolio enables communication service
providers to unleash the value of the network for their customers by
making their networks smarter. Comverse’s solutions support flexible
deployment models, including in-network, hosted and managed services,
and can run on circuit-switched, IP, IMS or converged network
environments. Comverse is a subsidiary of Comverse Technology, Inc.
(CMVT.PK). For more information, visit www.comverse.com.
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