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22 September, 2010
i-conX Solutions, the world’s fastest growing inter-carrier and routing solutions vendor, has unveiled Vodafone Fiji as the latest live customer for the i-conX a-s-p interconnect billing solution.
The deal provides Vodafone Fiji with an end-to-end, fully integrated interconnect billing solution which facilitates the accurate rating, charging and settlement of its interconnect business both domestically and internationally.
Vodafone Fiji deployed the i-conX system as a key project in response to Fijian national telecoms deregulation, which was enacted in July 2009. The i-conX project was delivered onsite by i-conX project managers working closely with the Vodafone project team at its offices in Suva, Fiji.
Speaking on behalf of i-conX Solutions, Vice President Account Services Danielle Cussen commented, “We are delighted to welcome Vodafone Fiji to the i-conX customer community. We are already working very closely to support this customer from our regional office located in Sydney, backed by the full offsite support resources of our global HQ in Dublin”.
Alongside its core v9 interconnect billing software, i-conX also delivered significant added value through its EDR File Importation capabilities and associated technical innovations.
As well as enabling Vodafone to verify that their network was producing correctly formatted EDRs, compound EDRs were also created for interconnect from the Vodafone IN (Intelligent Network) platform as part of the file importation process. i-conX sourced EDR records for interconnect billing from a variety of platforms to ensure completeness of information, and further enabled a full switch audit of billable calls by providing transparency for test calls of all salient scenarios, both billable and unbillable.
“This is a frequent value-add from the i-conX solution,” explained Danielle Cussen, “whereby backwards visibility onto the network can produce significant interconnect and revenue assurance benefits”.
Commenting on behalf of Vodafone Fiji, Manager IT & Corporate Security Ateen Kumar said : “i-conX has successfully met our challenge to deploy its interconnect billing system, on-time and on-budget. In live use, the solution has proven itself to be highly capable in meeting the requirements of the Vodafone Fiji business, and the i-conX team has provided a strong package of support, at both local and global levels, to the Vodafone Fiji users”.
A key benefit to Vodafone Fiji arising from the i-conX solution, has been its core reporting capability, which presents value from both and interconnect and non-interconnect standpoint – for instance, i-conX reporting was able to assist with identification and analysis of Roamer activities, which was not previously possible, and which constitutes an important element of Vodafone’s business in the popular tourist destination of Fiji.
Launched in 1994, Vodafone dominates the mobile market in Fiji, successfully maintaining market share in response to recent new competitive threats. Vodafone Fiji was the first mobile telco to offer 3G services within the region, and its website is the 3rd most frequently visited website in the entire Vodafone Group.
The i-conX deal is its second such contract within the Vodafone international group operation, following i-conX’s successful implementation of its system for Vodafone Qatar in 2009.
i-conX Vice President Account Services Danielle Cussen (centre), with Vodafone Fiji Manager of IT & Corporate Security Ateen Kumar (right), and Manager of Revenue Assurance/Internal Audit Elenoa Biukoto (left)
For further information on i-conX’s specialist products and services visit www.iconxsolutions.com or Tel: + 353 1 529 1700.
About Vodafone Fiji
Vodafone Fiji Limited is part of Vodafone Group Plc, a leading mobile communications company with over 315 million proportionate customers worldwide. Vodafone Fiji, which is a partnership with Amalgamated Telecom Holding Fiji, provides mobile telecommunications services to over 750,000 Fiji customers. The global company has equity interests in 26 countries and partner networks in a further 33 countries, the largest global footprint.
About i-conX Solutions
Based in Dublin, Ireland, i-conX Solutions provides expert interconnect solutions to the telecommunications industry.
Founded in 2001, i-conX is the world’s fastest growing interconnect billing vendor securing 13 new customers since 2007. The i-conX system rates events, WiMAX session records and calls in any format, catering for the most complex rating rules and with the capability to report at individual EDR level. i-conX delivers its solution via licensed/installed packages, or as a partially/fully outsourced and hosted service according to customer requirements. i-conX’s international success has been instrumental in achieving a sustained 40 per cent year-on-year growth with its EMEA customer base including high profile carriers such as Vodafone Qatar, Tele2, Cable & Wireless, EITC du, BASE (KPN) and MagtiCom. In recent times i-conX has enjoyed particular success in emerging markets across Europe, the Middle East, Africa and the Asia Pacific, largely through its comprehensive commitment to on-the-ground delivery support.
Headed-up by CEO Brendan Rogan, its unique positioning as a company entirely dedicated to interconnect issues has seen i-conX become an expert source for independent business advice, as well as a trusted service provider. Its 30-strong team offers hundreds of years combined experience and the board boasts some of the industry’s most knowledgeable and respected interconnect specialists.
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