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Finland’s AinaCom Selects Comptel’s New Interconnect Billing Solution
Comptel solution helps optimize settlements with AinaCom’s partner service providers
Comptel Corporation (OMX Helsinki: CTL1V), the leading vendor of dynamic Operations
Support System (OSS) software, announced today that Finnish fixed and mobile service
provider AinaCom has selected the recently launched Comptel Interconnect Billing Solution
for their domestic and international service offering. The Comptel solution will help AinaCom
settle interconnection charges with its partners faster, more accurately and more cost
effectively.
AinaCom’s is seeing a great opportunity for its packaged corporate convergent mobile and
fixed services. However, with growth comes greater challenges for settling charges with other service providers for using each other’s networks and services. AinaCom recognized that their existing in-house solution would not be able to cope with the new demands, especially with the emergence of IP-based services such as VoIP and IP-VPN.
Mr. Seppo Lamminaho, Director for AinaCom says: “Interconnect settlement is very
important to our business. For example, we need to be able to reconcile bills received from
our partners with our own usage records. We chose Comptel because of its expertise in
convergent mediation and charging, and because the Comptel Interconnect Billing Solution
matched our needs. Ultimately, the solution will help us settle charges faster and more
accurately, resulting in cost savings.”
Comptel Interconnect Billing Solution’s functionality includes managing business agreements, processing data, rating and discounting, reconciliation of bills and reporting. It provides open interfaces, including a web-based easy-to-use GUI, and XML-based interfaces to other systems. At AinaCom, the Comptel Interconnect Billing Solution will be integrated directly with their network.
Mr. Markku Penttinen, Comptel’s Senior Vice President, Event Mediation Business,
concludes: “AinaCom illustrates perfectly why interconnect billing is such a challenge for
service providers nowadays. With our expertise in dynamic OSS solutions, Comptel is well
placed to meet that challenge.”
About AinaCom
Aina Group specializes in consumer and business communication solutions with two business areas: media and ICT. Hämeen Sanomat Oy and its subsidiaries are specialized in media and AinaCom Oy practises ICT business. In 2006, Group sales totalled EUR 97 million and the average number of employees (full-time equivalents) was 612. The parent company of the Group is Aina Group Oyj. www.ainagroup.fi.
About Comptel Corporation
Comptel provides Comptel Dynamic OSSTM solutions, offering service-enabling mediation,
charging and fulfillment capabilities to telecom service providers. Comptel’s expertise in
inventory, provisioning and activation, mediation and charging empowers service providers to focus on delivering the innovative services. Established in 1986, Comptel had a turnover of EUR 80 million and around 550 employees in 2006. Comptel has provided solutions to around 260 customers in 85 countries worldwide. For more information: www.comptel.com.
Further information:
Comptel Corporation
Olivier Suard
Marketing Director
Tel. +44 207 887 4513
Email: olivier.suard@comptel.com |
