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Wednesday, October 17, 2007
SITRONICS Delivers its FORIS NG Convergent Billing Platform to Vodafone Czech Republic
A new system providing support to all business and operation processes
Prague, 17 October, 2007 - SITRONICS, the leading supplier of telecommunications, information technologies and microelectronic solutions in Russia and the countries of the CIS with a growing presence in Central and Western Europe, the Middle East and Africa, today announced the delivery of its flagship FORIS NG Convergent Billing Platform to Vodafone Czech Republic, a mobile telecommunications operator in the Czech Republic.
SITRONICS Telecom Solutions' (SITRONICS TS) FORIS NG Billing Platform provides greater flexibility when implementing complex and bundled tariff schemes for fixed and mobile communication services, enabling Vodafone Czech Republic to expand its services to corporate customers.
The execution of the project was fully outsourced to SITRONICS TS, which has successfully completed the integration of the delivered platform to Vodafone's ĪSS/BSS infrastructure.
"SITRONICS' billing solution is a great part of our new Vodafone OneNet offer to corporate customers, which enables us to provide comprehensive telecommunication services in the framework of one offer, one IP net, and one contract," said Andreas Laukenmann, Business Solution Vice President of Vodafone Czech Republic.
Mr. Igor Hulak, President of SITRONICS TS, commented: "This project further enhances our billing portfolio and at the same time supports Vodafone's strategy to significantly increase its offerings to its clients using innovative, state-of-the-art technologies. SITRONICS' extensive expertise in delivering OSS/BSS solutions enables operators to be one step ahead in billing and customer care."
About FORIS NG
FORIS NG is a complex information system that supports commercial and industrial processes of telecommunication operators. The main advantage of the FORIS system is its support of convergent billing - one bill for various types of services in the framework of pre-paid cards and tariffs that allows operators to rapidly adapt their product and price offer at customer request.
About Vodafone Czech Republic
Vodafone Czech Republic a.s. is the operator of a GSM mobile telecommunications network. The company received its license for operating a GSM 900/1800 network on October 8, 1999. In 2000, Vodafone Czech Republic (at that time Oskar) became the fastest growing operator and set a new record in the history of GSM after successfully providing signal coverage for 98 percent of the population. The company launched its commercial operations on March 1, 2000. Two years after commencing commercial activities, Vodafone Czech Republic (Oskar) was regarded as the most progressive and most customer-oriented company in the Czech Republic according to the "Corporate Image Sensor" survey. During the same year, the operator gained its millionth customer. In 2004, the Czech Top 100 chart as the most dynamic firm of the year and made prices for calls to all networks uniform. In 2005, Oskar became part of the world's biggest mobile operator, Vodafone, and in February 2006, it officially changed its name. At this time, Vodafone Czech Republic has the highest monthly average revenue per user (ARPU) in comparison with competing operators. It also provides services to nearly 2.5 million customers and owns a license for the operation of a third-generation UMTS network. Vodafone is active in the field of corporate social responsibility and established the Vodafone Czech Republic Foundation in 2006.
About SITRONICS Telecom Solutions, Czech Republic
SITRONICS Telecom Solutions, Czech Republic a.s. (SITRONICS TS, CZ), founded in 1993, designs and produces high-tech hardware and information systems supporting commercial and industrial processes (OSS/BSS). The company also offers professional services allowing telecom service providers to effectively design their network infrastructure and to optimize commercial processes.
SITRONICS TS, CZ has 1,400 employees, of whom more than 70% are designers and technical specialists working in the Company's offices in the Czech Republic, France, Germany, Russia, Slovakia, Ukraine, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Slovenia, the United Arab Emirates and Malaysia. SITRONICS TS, CZ products and solutions are used in more than 50 telecommunication networks in 14 countries.
SITRONICS TS, CZ is a part of SITRONICS Telecom Solutions business division, whose complex hardware and software telecommunication solutions are currently used by 150 operators in 60 countries worldwide. More detailed information about the company can be found at www.sitronicsts.com. Start of page