Key Takeaways:
- Comverse solution unifies messaging and voice services and evolves Nextel's offering to today's digital lifestyle
- Comverse platform replaces competitor solutions and offers Nextel a path to innovative data plans, rich communications and other advanced digital services
- Comverse Managed Services team to provide best-in-class installation and operational support
WAKEFIELD, Mass., Aug. 26, 2014 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Comverse (Nasdaq:CNSI), a global leader in telecom and enterprise business enablement, today announced that Nextel Peru, a subsidiary of Entel, the largest Chilean telecommunications company and a leading regional provider of mobile, data and IT services, has selected Comverse for a broad range of digital services and broadband solutions for consumers and enterprises, complemented by managed services.
Comverse MultiVAS, which replaced a legacy competitor solution at Nextel Peru, unifies next-generation voicemail, call completion, text (SMS) & multimedia (MMS) messaging and USSD services. It will significantly reduce costs, simplifying service operation, and position Nextel to evolve and enhance voice and messaging to a digital experience – with a smooth evolution path to RCS and other advanced digital lifestyle services. The Comverse Policy Engine will further strengthen Nextel Peru's competitive position by enabling it to offer deploy innovative data plans for the Digital Lifestyle services.
Comverse managed services experts will provide guidance and leading-edge skills to help ensure that Nextel meets their operational and business objectives.
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"Given the enduring value of the long-term partnership that Entel has enjoyed with Comverse, we were keen to bring the benefits of this innovative portfolio of solutions and professional services here to Nextel Peru," said Nextel CTO Gonzalo Veas. "This upgrade enables us to deliver an integrated, personalized cross-service customer experience that meets the evolving needs and preferences of our rapidly expanding subscriber base and positions us to move towards realization of our visionary roadmap for the future."
"This end-to-end solution for success – from Comverse's proven delivery methodologies bringing our rich portfolio of solutions to market rapidly to meet Nextel's aggressive deployment plans, to our trusted managed services – is designed to stimulate innovation, and delivering operational excellence and exceptional business outcomes," commented Raman Abrol, SVP & Managing Director, Caribbean and Latin America at Comverse.
"Having earned trust and appreciation from Entel throughout our strong relationship spanning many years, we now look forward to boosting the success of their recently acquired subsidiary Nextel by enabling them to meet today's pressing challenges and embrace tomorrow's opportunities in the evolving hyper-connected digital world," added Abrol.
Learn more about Comverse digital services, policy management, and managed services and contact us at www.comverse.com.
About Nextel Peru
Founded in 1998, Nextel Perú is the third-largest mobile telephony company in the country, with a market share of 5.8% at the end of the first half of 2013. The company is recognized for its leading position in the enterprise segment. For additional information, please visit: www.nextel.com.pe
About Entel
Empresa Nacional de Telecomunicaciones S.A. (Entel) provides mobile, Internet, data and IT services, as well as local and long-distance telephony to consumers, clients and enterprises in Chile. For more information, please visit: www.entel.cl.
About Comverse
Comverse is a leading global provider of telecom business solutions that enable communication service provider success in the hyper-connected world through service innovation and smart monetization. The company's proven and innovative product portfolio includes BSS, Policy Management (PCRF) and Enforcement, and Digital Services – all backed by Managed and Professional Services. Comverse's extensive customer base spans more than 125 countries with solutions successfully delivered to over 450 communication service providers serving more than two billion subscribers. Comverse's solutions are available in a variety of delivery models, including on-site, cloud, hosted/SaaS and managed services. For more information, visit www.comverse.com.
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