Telenor Mobil Chooses Geneva Software from Convergys to Bill its GSM Services.Business Editors CINCINNATI & CAMBRIDGE, UK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 15, 2001 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) ), the global leader in integrated billing and customer care services, announced today that Telenor Mobil has selected the Geneva Geneva, canton and city, Switzerland Geneva (jənē`və), Fr. Genève, canton (1990 pop. 373,019), 109 sq mi (282 sq km), SW Switzerland, surrounding the southwest tip of the Lake of Geneva. (TM) Active Revenue Management (ARM) product to rate and bill its GSM services. Telenor Mobil will also use the Geneva software for billing GPRS (General Packet Radio Service) The first high-speed digital data service provided by cellular carriers that used the GSM technology. GPRS added a packet-switched channel to GSM, which uses dedicated, circuit-switched channels for voice conversations. and UMTS (Universal Mobile Telecommunications System) The GSM implementation of the 3G wireless phone system. Part of IMT-2000, UMTS provides service in the 2 GHz band and offers global roaming and personalized features. services. Telenor Mobil is the largest mobile telecommunications operator in Norway, with approximately 2.2 million direct subscribers and 72 percent market share. The Geneva software was selected as a platform to allow Telenor Mobil to bring new products and services to market quickly and to assist the company with its drive to reduce IT costs. Telenor Mobil was looking for Looking for In the context of general equities, this describing a buy interest in which a dealer is asked to offer stock, often involving a capital commitment. Antithesis of in touch with. a product offering high performance and a high degree of scalability. Convergys' Geneva software will be used to rate and bill approximately 2.2 million customers, including residential and corporate. Services to be billed include voice telephony and data services. Content services will be supplied via GPRS and later via UMTS. Telenor Mobil will use Geneva's full mobile functionality, including the Geneva TAP3 module, which fully supports the international TAP3 standard for billing roaming customers. The Geneva product is replacing Telenor Mobil's in-house mainframe legacy billing system. Stephen Thomas, managing director of Convergys EMEA (Europe, Middle East, Africa) Refers to that region of the world. For example, one might see products packaged differently for the UK, EMEA and Asia Pacific markets. , commented that Telenor Mobil represented a strategic new contract win for Convergys. "We are delighted to have won such a prestigious order that strengthens our customer base in Scandinavia, which has been at the leading edge of developments in the mobile sector. Once again, we shall demonstrate with this new Geneva installation how Convergys offers customers who have significant investment in GSM-specific legacy systems a low-risk migration path to a fully convergent system." Geneva, Convergys' award-winning ARM software, is a real-time, transaction-based, best-in-class rating and billing component offering the performance required by major carriers handling large volumes of data. Geneva can bill for any service or combination of services. Services currently being rated and billed by Geneva include fixed and mobile voice telephony, Internet and data services, utilities, and financial services running over networks including circuit-switched, IP, GPRS, TETRA, and DSL DSL in full Digital Subscriber Line Broadband digital communications connection that operates over standard copper telephone wires. It requires a DSL modem, which splits transmissions into two frequency bands: the lower frequencies for voice (ordinary . Geneva's ARM functionality includes complex value chain revenue management, rapid introduction of new services, support for m-commerce transactions, and a convergent view convergent view, n a school of thought that states the human body manifests emotions, beliefs, and past experiences within its posture and range of motion. of all customers, both residential and corporate. Geneva client types include national PTTs, ISPs, ASPs, content providers, and utilities. By focusing on a carrier's customers across any combination of services, Geneva provides true convergent billing. Geneva client companies include BT, Connect Austria, Czech Telecom, Firstmark, Maxitel, Powergen, Swift, Telenor, Telewest Communications, Tiscali, Turkcell, and Xfera. Convergys EMEA is located in Cambourne Business Park, Cambourne, Cambridge, CB3 6DN, UK. In addition to its five offices in the UK, Convergys has European offices in Germany, France, Spain, Italy, the Netherlands, and Sweden. About Telenor ASA Asa (ā`sə), in the Bible, king of Judah, son and successor of Abijah. He was a good king, zealous in his extirpation of idols. When Baasha of Israel took Ramah (a few miles N of Jerusalem), Asa bought the help of Benhadad of Damascus and Telenor ASA is an international provider of high quality telecommunications, data, and media communication services, with a particularly strong focus on mobile, Internet, and broadband services. Headquartered in Oslo, Norway, the company is present in over 30 countries with revenues of NOK NOK In currencies, this is the abbreviation for the Norwegian Krone. Notes: The currency market, also known as the Foreign Exchange market, is the largest financial market in the world, with a daily average volume of over US $1 trillion. 37.6 billion (US$4.3 billion) in 2000. Internationally, Telenor continues to target investments within mobile, Internet, TV-distribution, and satellite communications, constantly providing its worldwide customers with leading-edge solutions at competitive prices. Telenor ASA is listed on the Oslo Stock Exchange Oslo Stock Exchange An exchange founded in 1819 and trading stocks, bonds, and stock options that is considered the options market of Norway. (TEL TEL Telephone TEL Telegram TEL Telugu (langauge) TEL Terrorist Exclusion List TEL Technology-Enhanced Learning TEL Transporter-Erector-Launcher TEL Tetra-Ethyl Lead TEL Team Deutsche Telekom ) and NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on in New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of (TELN). About Telenor Mobile ("TM") TM is the mobile business area of Telenor, offering voice, data, Internet, e-commerce, and content services. TM is one of the world's most advanced mobile operators with a leading position in the Norwegian market and with ownership in 14 mobile companies throughout the world. TM's total number of subscribers as of year-end 2000 was approximately 5.9 million -- 2.3 million in Norway and 3.6 million abroad -- calculated on an equity basis. About Telenor Mobil Telenor Mobil is a company within Telenor Mobile (TM) and is Norway's largest mobile operator. Telenor Mobil has a customer base of 2.3 million (December 31, 2000), and a turnover of NOK 9.1 billion in Norway. Telenor Mobil has 1300 employees stationed in 20 different locations around the country. The company's aim is to be in the forefront when it comes to the development of new mobile communication services while remaining dedicated to the advancement of the mobile Internet through its portal, djuice.no(TM). About Convergys Convergys Corporation (NYSE:CVG), a member of the S&P 500 and the Forbes' Platinum 400, is the global leader in integrated billing 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 more than 30 countries. We bring together world-class resources, software, and expertise to help create valuable relationships between our clients and their customers. This commitment is validated by the more than 1.3 million individual bills our software produces each day to support more than 100 million subscribers, and by the more than 1.2 million separate customer contacts we manage each day, both live and via electronic interaction. Convergys(TM) employs over 45,000 people in 49 customer contact centers and in our data centers and other offices in the United States, Canada, Latin America, Israel, and Europe. Convergys is on the net at www.convergys.com, and has world headquarters in Cincinnati. Convergys, the Convergys logo, and Geneva are trademarks of Convergys Corporation. Previous news releases and other information about Convergys can be viewed on our web site www.convergys.com and www.genevatechnology.com |
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