WAKEFIELD, Mass., May 17, 2010 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Comverse today announced that its Netcentrex® Hosted IP Communications facility in France is now fully operational and capable of providing telecom operators around the globe with cost-efficient and fast time-to-revenue alternatives for fixed/mobile and residential/business communications services deployments.
Comverse hosts and operates feature-rich, fixed and mobile communications services for enterprise and consumer users on its Netcentrex IP Communications platform, reducing the operator's cost and risk of service deployment. This allows the operator to focus its attention on marketing its brand and selling its services, while Comverse handles all technical, maintenance and support issues.
The Hosted IP Communications services solution is already up and running for Cherry®, a provider of mobile voice services in Belgium.
"Service providers in competitive markets must balance their need to innovate with robust cost control," said Camille Mendler, Vice President and Senior Research Fellow at Yankee Group Research. "Hosted pay-as-you-grow models are an efficient response to CAPEX management and can significantly reduce execution risks by offering faster time to market."
Comverse's hosting facilities provide a full range of IP communications services for the enterprise and consumer markets with carrier-grade service quality and availability. These services include mobile and fixed mobile enterprise services, such as Mobile Centrex; fixed-line services, such as SIP Trunking and IP centrex; Class 5 primary line services; and associated regulatory services.
"Comverse's Hosted IP Communications services combines the robust and proven capabilities of our Netcentrex IP Communications service platform with a compelling Software as a Service (SaaS) business model to address the commercial, technical and operational needs of today's operator," said Lionel Chmilewsky, CEO of Netcentrex IP Communications 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.
"Leveraging our knowledge and experience in deploying hosted services to meet the specific needs of fixed and mobile operators," he said, "Comverse offers an ideal solution for rapid, cost-effective deployment of IP-based value-added services."
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 125 countries and covers over 450 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. (Pink Sheets:CMVT). For more information, visit www.comverse.com.
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