Flextronics Software Systems expands its
offerings for Telecom Service Providers
Announces the launch of FSS Charging Gateway System
to enable Data charging for 2.5G & 3G networks
Gurgaon (India), March 2005: Flextronics Software Systems
(FSS) has announced the General Availability (GA) of its data
charging platform, the FSS Charging Gateway Function (CGF)
1.0. The product is targeted at telecom service providers,
for direct deployment into their networks, as well as OEM's
for integrating into existing systems. FSS' CGF 1.0 conforms
to ETSI's 3GPP standard for 2.5G+/3G networks.
The FSS CGF platform is a self-contained, performance-oriented
system that collects raw data from GPRS support nodes in real
time, then correlates and processes the data for downstream
applications. FSS CGF can exist as a sub-system or as an independent
system in multi-redundancy mode and therefore provides a mechanism
to transfer charging information from Gateway GPRS Support
Node and Serving GPRS Support Node to the network operator's
chosen Billing Systems.
Speaking on the availability of this product, Mr. Manoranjan
Mohapatra, Chief Operating Officer, Flextronics Software Systems,
said, "FSS has a global reputation for developing
high value next generation solutions for its customers and
business partners in the telecom domain. The launch of our
new data charging platform is yet another product innovation
from the FSS stable. With this launch we will continue to
empower the telecom service providers and OEMs to keep pace
with the brave new wireless data world and its challenges
of charging for innovative new data services."
Commenting on future product development Mr. Mohapatra,
added, "Going forward, FSS will continue to set new
standards of technology excellence in the telecom industry
and expand our product portfolio further. Keeping in line
with our product philosophy, future versions of the product
will be agnostic to the network and will support CDMA networks
as well.."
FSS CGF 1.0 is the first product in FSS' telco data-charging
portfolio. The forthcoming products in this portfolio will
include FSS CGF 2.0, and the FSS Online Charge and Control
System (OCCS) 1.0. OCCS will provide pre-paid and IN related
services for data and VAS. The solution functions include
motoring content, rating, automatic barring and unbarring,
& balance top up in real time and near real time customer
scenarios.
FSS's data charging solutions are meant to allow (wireless,
wireline, ISP & data com) telco's to enable prepaid VAS
services. By having single sign-on & central pre-paid
balance capability for all VAS services, they will be able
to give to their customers applications such as end user pre-paid
gaming, pre-paid Internet access, etc. These applications
move revenue generating VAS services from the post-paid domain
to the pre-paid domain that dominates today's wireless telco
landscape with upto 80 percent subscriber penetration.
FSS offers the following carrier class products to telcos'
worldwide: Billing Mediation System (BMS) v4.4, Service Provisioning
Platform (SPP) 4.5, Charging Gateway Function (CGF) 1.0 Soon
to be released products include FSS Revenue Reconciliation
System 1.0 that is already undergoing trials with leading
customers and will be Generally Available (GA) soon.
With this product release FSS has further strengthened its
position as the leading Telecom Software vendor. Based on
COAI* figures for December 2004, FSS' core Mediation &
Provisioning platforms currently support about 40% of the
GSM subscriber base in India. In the recent past FSS Telco
products have had significant wins in international markets
including the US, Africa and Asia.
* Cellular Operators Association of India
About Flextronics Software Systems
Flextronics Software Systems, formerly Hughes Software Systems,
is an end-to-end communication solutions provider with over
300 customers worldwide, in the Telecom Infrastructure and
handsets, Service Provider, and Business Process Outsourcing
sectors. A specialist in convergent network solutions, Flextronics
Software Systems offers both Products (Licensable Technologies)
and full spectrum Outsourcing Services to its customers for
Wireline, Wireless, Next Generation Fixed or IP networks.
Assessed at SEI-CMMI Level 5, FSS has been an ISO 9001 company
since 1996, employing over 3000 professionals at its Bangalore,
Gurgaon and Nuremburg development centers.
Compliant with 3GPP, ITU-T, ETSI specifications, FSS' product
portfolio includes VoIP, IP Multimedia System (IMS) and
Broadband Wireless Data offerings in the form of Frameworks,
Toolkits and Protocol Stacks. It also offers a host of Full
Spectrum services ranging from new product design and development
to sustaining engineering and testing services in a variety
of domains like Communication Applications, Wireless Networks,
Network Management, Optical Networking, Switching Systems,
Convergent Networks and Broadband Networks, among others to
equip vendors. It offers billing & integration and legacy
application maintenance to service providers and ISVs.
FSS has sales and support offices in 10 international locations
across US, UK, Germany, Japan, France and Finland. In addition,
it is represented through its distribution channels in China,
Taiwan, Korea, Japan, Australia, New Zealand and South America.
For more information about FSS, visit http://www.flextronicssoftware.com
Priya Tuli
Assistant Manager Corporate Communications
Flextronics Software Systems,
India
Tel: +91-124-2346666 Extn. 2116
Email: priya.tuli@flextronicssoftware.com
Last updated :
April 1, 2005
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