Convergys to Provide Billing Services for ESPN Mobile.CINCINNATI -- ESPN ESPN Entertainment and Sports Programming Network continues its development of ESPN Mobile, the recently announced U.S. wireless phone service targeted to sports fans, via a multi-year agreement with Convergys Corporation (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :CVG CVG Convergys Corp CVG Corporación Venezolana de Guayana CVG Clear Vertical Grain (woodworking) CVG Carrier Group CVG Corporacion Venezolana de Guyana CVG Comprehensive Video Group (South Hackensack, NJ, USA) ), a global leader in integrated billing, employee care, and customer care services. Convergys will provide its Infinys(TM) Rating and Billing software as well as professional and consulting services for ESPN Mobile. ESPN will use Infinys to rate and bill ESPN Mobile, which will be structured as a mobile virtual network operator A Mobile Virtual Network Operator (MVNO) is a company that provides mobile (sometimes called wireless or cellular) telephone service but does not have its own allocation of the radio frequency spectrum nor all of the infrastructure required to provide mobile telephone service. (MVNO (Mobile Virtual Network Operator) A reseller of wireless services. MVNOs do not own licensed spectrum and typically do not have any of their own wireless network infrastructure. ). The first U.S. wireless phone service specifically targeted at sports fans, ESPN Mobile will offer fans unique sports programming and entertainment from ESPN on a mobile phone, delivering not only wireless voice service, but applications such as easy access to sports news, information, commentary, analysis, statistics, ring tones, graphics, photos and logos, as well as streaming audio A one-way audio transmission over a data network. It is widely used on the Web as well as company networks to play audio clips and Internet radio. Computers in home networks stream audio (mostly music) to digital media hubs connected to home theaters. and video. ESPN Mobile will sell ESPN-branded handsets, accessories, and applications tailored to its target audience of sports fans. "We continue to focus on serving fans and creating the best experience we can, and we want to ensure the billing process runs smoothly for fans," said Manish Jha, senior vice president, ESPN Mobile. "Working with Convergys on these capabilities will allow us to reach that goal." "ESPN is one of the most recognizable names in sports and one of North America's first major brands to launch an MVNO," said Bob Lento len·to Music adv. & adj. In a slow tempo. Used chiefly as a direction. n. pl. len·tos A lento passage or movement. , president of Wireless and Wireline Solutions for Convergys. "With Infinys, ESPN has chosen a low-risk solution with a low total cost of ownership. Infinys is uniquely able to address ESPN's aggressive time-to-market plans because it is a robust, off-the-shelf solution that is easy to install, operate, maintain, and use." With its Infinys software, Convergys leads the communications industry communications industry, broadly defined, the business of conveying information. Although communication by means of symbols and gestures dates to the beginning of human history, the term generally refers to mass communications. in the deployment of real-time convergent billing -- including its Quadruple Play(TM) of video, voice, data, and wireless -- for cable, wireless, satellite, and wireline service providers around the world. Convergys combines its award-winning Infinys software, broad portfolio of professional and consulting services, and deep technical and operational expertise to solve clients' complex BSS See 802.11. BSS - Block Started by Symbol and CRM (Customer Relationship Management) An integrated information system that is used to plan, schedule and control the presales and postsales activities in an organization. business problems. About ESPN Mobile ESPN Mobile is the division of ESPN Inc. devoted to extending the ESPN brand and content over the wireless medium. In December 2004, ESPN announced plans for a branded and produced phone service, ESPN Mobile, the first national U.S. wireless phone service targeted specifically at sports fans. ESPN Mobile will provide fans one-click access to a comprehensive, one-of-a-kind, customizable wireless sports experience. In addition, ESPN Wireless content and applications can be accessed any time, anywhere via licensing agreements with eight major domestic carriers. ESPN's first wireless offering launched in 1995 with the ESPN To Go pager for up-to-the-minute scores. About ESPN, Inc. ESPN, Inc. is the world's leading multinational, multimedia sports entertainment Sports entertainment is a type of of entertainment that takes the form of a sporting event, but with more emphasis on dramatic storylines, humor, spectacle or titillation than on a contest of athletic skills. company featuring a portfolio of over 50 multimedia sports assets. The company is comprised of seven domestic television networks (ESPN, ESPN2, ESPN Classic, ESPNEWS, ESPN Deportes, ESPNU, ESPN Today), ESPN HD, ESPN2HD, ESPN Regional Television, ESPN International (networks and syndication), ESPN Radio, ESPN.com, ESPN The Magazine ESPN The Magazine is a bi-weekly sports magazine published by the ESPN sports network in New Britain, CT in the United States. The first issue was published on March 11, 1998. , ESPN Books, SportsTicker, ESPN Enterprises, ESPN Zones (sports-themed restaurants), and other growing new businesses including ESPN 360 (broadband), ESPN Mobile, ESPN Video-on-Demand, ESPN Interactive, and ESPN PPV. Based in Bristol, CT, ESPN is 80 percent owned by ABC ABC in full American Broadcasting Co. Major U.S. television network. It began when the expanding national radio network NBC split into the separate Red and Blue networks in 1928. , Inc., which is an indirect subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company. The Hearst Corporation holds a 20 percent interest in ESPN. About Convergys Convergys Corporation (NYSE:CVG), a member of the S&P 500 and a Fortune Most Admired Company, is a global leader in integrated billing, employee care, and customer care services provided through outsourcing or licensing. We serve top companies in telecommunications, Internet, cable and broadband services, technology, financial services, and other industries in nearly 60 countries. We also provide integrated, outsourced, human resource services to leading companies across a broad range of industries. We bring together world-class resources, software, and expertise to help create valuable relationships between our clients and their customers and their employees. This commitment is validated by the more than 1.7 million individual bills our software produces each day to support more than 100 million subscribers, and by the more than 1.7 million separate customer and employee contacts we manage each day, both live and via electronic interaction. Convergys(R) employs more than 66,000 people in 65 customer contact centers and in our data centers and other offices in the United States, Canada, Latin America, Europe, the Middle East, and Asia. Convergys is on the net at www.convergys.com and has world headquarters in Cincinnati. (Infinys and Quadruple Play are trademarks and Convergys and the Convergys logo are registered trademarks of Convergys Corporation.) |
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