TORONTO--(Marketwire - March 24, 2011) - Sigma Systems, an industry leader in Advanced IP Service Fulfillment solutions, and Cable Bahamas, the country's largest provider of broadband and cable TV services, announced today that the operator will upgrade its Operational Support System (OSS) with Sigma Systems' Device Provisioning Manager. Cable Bahamas will utilize Sigma Systems' Device Provisioning Manager to support its voice and broadband service delivery.
Cable Bahamas has a highly advanced broadband network, high-speed Internet subscribers and customers utilizing international and domestic private line data circuits, IP transit and telecom/data co-location.
Device Provisioning Manager, which is part of the Sigma Systems next-generation OSS portfolio of IP service fulfillment solutions, will allow Cable Bahamas to:
- Simplify activation and management of its voice and high-speed Internet services as part of its upcoming triple-play service bundle, the first such offering from a wholly-owned Bahamian provider
- Cost-effectively scale as its subscriber base grows
- Auto-configure and provision business and residential customer-premises equipment, including PacketCable™, SIP, DOCSIS 3.0 and IPv6 devices
"Cable Bahamas has been dedicated to delivering the most advanced IP services to every Bahamian," said Anthony Butler, CEO of Cable Bahamas. "With Sigma Systems' Device Provisioning Manager supporting the provisioning, activation and management of our existing services, we will be able to automate our voice and broadband services, and look to deliver new services, such as video, and possibly a fiber-to-the-home (FTTH) offering."
"Over the past year, Sigma Systems has been partnering with a growing group of next-generation operators in Latin America and the Caribbean that are committed to offering their customers the latest service innovations available," said Tim Spencer, president and COO of Sigma Systems. "Cable Bahamas provides another example of the regions' advancement of IP services. By working together, Cable Bahamas and Sigma Systems can continue to bring innovative services to the country."
Alejandro Couce, Sigma Systems' head of Caribbean and Latin America region, added: "Our goal at Sigma Systems is to help Cable Bahamas improve its subscribers' experience and bring service innovations to customers faster than ever before."
About Service Management Portfolio
Sigma Systems' Service Management Portfolio of fulfillment solutions enables the provisioning, delivery and management of integrated offerings, including TV, VoIP, broadband and mobile services; plus triple-play and quad-play. More than 100 million IP services worldwide have been delivered and managed by Sigma Systems' award-winning fulfillment solutions.
About Cable Bahamas
Cable Bahamas provides world-class cable television services, international data communications, web hosting, business continuity and high-speed Broadband services over its high tech broadband network to residents and businesses on 21 islands in The Bahamas. With revenues exceeding $85 million, the company has built a state-of-the art broadband network consisting of a Hybrid Fiber Coax used for all broadband services, video and High Speed Data and a direct fiber network for Ethernet and TDM based services. Today, Cable Bahamas Ltd. is wholly owned by over 2,000 Bahamians and the Government of The Bahamas. In addition, the company created the Cable Cares Foundation and has awarded more than $1 million to local Bahamian non-profits organization. In October 2009, Cable Bahamas received a 15 year license from the Utilities Regulation and Competition Authority (URCA) that allows the Company to provide any type of network or carriage communications services inclusive of video, data and voice services.
About Sigma Systems
Sigma Systems is the proven global leader in delivering advanced IP service fulfillment solutions. Sigma Systems' powerful solutions enable the world's Next-Generation Operators (NGOs) to Deliver a Rich Consumer Experience through communications and entertainment services -- over any access technology to any device. The company's award-winning solutions include order management, provisioning and activation, and active mediation of residential and business VoIP, broadband, video, and triple-play and quad-play services. NGOs around the globe -- including Bell Aliant, Cox, Rogers, TELUS, YouSee and ZON Multimedia -- trust Sigma Systems for service transformation and innovative solutions with market-leading expertise for the delivery of today's -- and tomorrow's -- new services. For more information about Sigma Systems, visit http://www.sigma-systems.com. Follow Sigma Systems on Twitter: http://twitter.com/sigmasystems.
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