HELSINKI, October 27 /PRNewswire/ --
- Number Portability is Growing in Importance in Latin America
Comptel Corporation (OMX Helsinki: CTL1V), the leading vendor of dynamic Operations Support System (OSS) software, announced today that Mexico's Axtel is using its Comptel Convergent Mediation Solution and Comptel Provisioning and Activation Solution to support the newly launched number portability.
Mexico launched Number Portability (NP) in July 2008. Brazil is planning to bring NP soon, and many other countries in the region are considering it to increase the level of competition.
A recent poll carried out by Telesemana on behalf of a select group of independent solution vendors including Comptel found that Latin American operators believed almost unanimously (92%) that Wireless Number Portability (WNP) was needed by 2010. At the same time, 72 per cent of respondents considered it necessary to do some changes in their current OSS/BSS systems to support MNP.
Mr Alexandre Troise, VP for Comptel in Latin America explains: Number Portability is a very important issue in Latin America right now. At Comptel we have gained experience in Number Portability around the world, and were able to apply this at Axtel to meet our customer's objectives.
Mr Ignacio Muraira, IT Director for Axtel says, We have always relied on Comptel's state-of-the art mediation and provisioning solution. The introduction of Number Portability here in Mexico was no exception. Changes at the OSS layer can be complex and time-consuming, but thanks in part to the flexibility and reliability of Comptel's solutions, Axtel was able to implement Number Portability on schedule.
Troise concludes: Over the years, Comptel and Axtel have worked together to introduce new technologies and services. We are proud of the great partnership we have built with Axtel.
Comptel will be exhibiting at Futurecom, Sao Paulo, Brazil, 27-30 October 2008 (booth: A24). Comptel will also be speaking on Quality of Experience Assurance for Broadband Service Users at the conference from 12:20 on October 30th.
About Comptel Corporation
Comptel provides Comptel Dynamic OSS solutions. Comptel's expertise in inventory, provisioning and activation, mediation and charging empowers service providers to focus on delivering the innovative services. Comptel has provided solutions to 280 customers with 500 million subscribers in 85 countries. Comptel was established in 1986 and has this year acquired an UK-based IP fulfillment specialist Axiom Systems. Following the acquisition the Group has about 630 employees in 18 countries. http://www.comptel.com
Contact: Olivier Suard, olivier.suard@comptel.com, +44-20-78874513
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