Piscataway, New Jersey, United States
With mobile number portability in Malaysia just months away, Telcordia, a global leader in number portability and the development of IP, wireless, and mobile telecommunication software and services, along with Unified Communications, an award-winning provider of carrier-grade telecommunications products and customized solutions, will bring their world-class number portability solution to the country.
In March, the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) announced that a consortium comprising Talian Gerak Alih Sdn Bhd, Unified Communications Sdn Bhd, and Telcordia was selected to build, operate and manage the Mobile Number Portability Clearinghouse in Malaysia. The proven solution, which will be implemented in the first half of 2008, enables carriers to comply with the country's timeline for the implementation of mobile number portability. At the core of the comprehensive solution is the market leading Telcordia(R) Number Portability Clearinghouse. Telcordia is the number one provider of number portability solutions with deployments in nine countries, processing millions of transactions annually for more than 180 service providers who serve fixed and mobile subscribers.
"Unified Communication's extensive experience and service delivery excellence in telecommunications solutions, combined with Telcordia's unmatched innovation, experience and reach, uniquely position us to address Malaysia's mobile number portability needs and deliver a proven, cost-effective solution that will bring added choice and convenience to consumers and businesses in the country," said Wong Tze Leng, CEO, Unified Communications.
"The powerful combination of Unified Communications and Telcordia will deliver extensive local knowledge, experience and expertise to benefit operators, consumers and businesses in Malaysia," said Richard Jacowleff, President, Interconnection Solutions, Telcordia. "As Malaysia prepares to roll out mobile number portability, Telcordia and Unified Communications offer a comprehensive, world class solution that has been deployed around the world and is proven to quickly and efficiently deliver the inherent benefits of number portability to consumers and businesses alike."
The Telcordia market leading number portability solution includes the Telcordia Number Portability Clearinghouse, which makes it easy for wireline and mobile service providers to comply with number portability mandates by serving as a central number repository and a central point for porting all types of numbers. Telcordia also offers the Telcordia(R) Number Portability Gateway, which helps improve operator number portability implementation timelines at less risk, provide increased port request flow through, and simplify management of both internal and external systems interfaces while supporting service provider growth across all subscriber segments and number types. The Telcordia Number Portability Gateway provides a single, service provider-based control point for mobile and fixed-line port requests that can bridge existing operator systems with the Telcordia Number Portability Clearinghouse.
For more information about the Telcordia number portability solution, please visit www.telcordia.com/services/number_portability/index.html. General information about Telcordia can be found at www.telcordia.com.
About Telcordia
Telcordia Technologies, Inc. is a leading global provider of telecommunications network software and services for IP, wireline, wireless, and cable. As the industry continuously evolves, Telcordia has the experience and reach to deliver the critical elements of success to help communication providers worldwide deploy innovative and profitable new services via any network or device while helping carriers aggressively reduce costs and grow revenues. Telcordia is headquartered in Piscataway, N.J., with offices throughout North America, Europe, Asia, Central and Latin America. (www.telcordia.com)
About Unified Communications
Founded in 1998, Unified Communications Sdn Bhd is an award-winning provider of carrier grade telecommunications products and customised solutions for operators, service providers and enterprises worldwide. The Unified Communications Holdings Limited Group, of which Unified Communications Sdn Bhd is a member, offers a wide range of innovative mobile value-added services (VAS), core network infrastructure and quality-of-service (QoS) monitoring systems and solutions that have been deployed in over 16 countries, at more than 80 customer sites worldwide.
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Source: Business Wire (Business Wire India)