Major deal with Tele2 Russia announced
Irish interconnect vendor, i-conX Solutions, has announced that GSM operator Tele2 Russia is the latest telco to implement its wholesale billing solution.
Tele2 selected the licensed i-conX solution as part of a project to replace its existing system. The contract was announced by Ireland's Minister for Trade and Commerce, Mr. Billy Kelleher T.D. during the VIP Dinner to mark a recent Irish Government Trade Mission to Moscow, and in the presence of the Irish Ambassador to the Russian Federation, H.E. Justin Harman and Mr. Yuri Dombrovsky, Chairman of Tele2 Russia.
Commenting on the announcement Minister Kelleher said: "i-conX is the world’s fastest growing interconnect vendor, securing 14 new contracts since 2006. This latest contract represents another significant milestone for the specialist provider and should be an inspiration to other software and high technology companies seeking to export their products and services to consider this extremely promising high-growth market."
On behalf of i-conX, Vice President Sales and Marketing Gavin Stewart said: "We are extremely proud to have secured this prestigious contract, which represents an important addition to our customer base. There are obvious parallels with i-conX and a carrier like Tele2. Its Russian operation has a young and dynamic team and has demonstrated spectacular subscriber growth in recent years. As a fast growing business ourselves, we recognise and admire this quality and look forward to supporting Tele2 with its current and future interconnect requirements."
The i-conX system allows telcos to bill, reconcile and maximise the margins of their wholesale and interconnect business and is specially designed to cater for complex rating rules and all known traffic types, including content.
Russia's telecommunications market is heavily regulated with strict licence separation with regards to international, national, regional and local traffic, and regional spectrum (mobile) licenses. Tele2 Russia holds licenses in 20 regions, across 11 separate time zones and so required a solution with the capacity to cope with the proliferation of complex interconnect scenarios that could arise from the interaction between the Country’s carrier levels.
As well as the flexibility to work around these types of regional anomalies, the i-conX solution delivers the functionality to manage billing requirements within global corporations involving numerous subsidiaries or legal entities. This means that telco groups can manage billing operations centrally at both an individual and group wide level. In addition, i-conX's reporting tools allow real-time visibility of interconnect transactions across a wide variety of business units.
Enterprise Ireland's Head of International Sales and Partnering, Gerry Murphy concluded: "i-conX is a high-tech, high growth company that is achieving remarkable success in several export markets, most recently, Russia. Its success is testament to a combination of ambition, tenacity and a dedication to innovation and excellence. This significant contract with one of the world's leading telecos confirms i-conX’s position as a global expert source for independent business advice, as well as a trusted service provider and will spur the company's next wave of global growth."