Andorra Telecom Selects NetCracker to Deliver Comprehensive, End-to-End BSS/OSS Transformation

WALTHAM, Mass. --(Business Wire)--

NetCracker (News - Alert) Technology announced today that Andorra Telecom has selected NetCracker as the single supplier of its Business and Operations Support System. Leveraging NetCracker's comprehensive BSS/OSS, which is built on a unified underlying platform, the new, fully convergent next-generation infrastructure will provide customer management, product management, revenue management, and service fulfillment and assurance capabilities.

Andorra Telecom is the national telecommunications operator and regulator for the Principality of Andorra. The company provides mobile and fixed voice, transmission data, Internet, and other supplementary services for domestic and international telecommunications, and is also responsible for managing the technical infrastructure and national broadcasting networks for the country's radio and Terrestrial Digital Television.

Building on the deployment of its nation-wide optical fiber network and on its state-of-the-art mobile network, Andorra is focused on strengthening its role as a service provider and bringing greater value to its customers. The company will use NetCracker's end-to-end BSS/OSS to ensure that its contracting, supply, invoicing, and service assurance operations can support the company's new direction. The advanced functionality utilizing a single, unified platform for BSS and OSS will enable Andorra to simplify operations, increase automation, and improve ease of use. This, in turn, will accelerate the rollout of new products, reduce CapEx and OpEx, and enhance the customer experience.

"The transformation of our BSS/OSS infrastructure is an important first step as we begin to transition our operations to more closely reflect a service provider business model," said Jaume Salvat, CEO of Andorra Telecom. "We chose NetCracker because of their comprehensive product and services suite that will enable us to operationalize both BSS and OSS on a single, end-to-end platform."

"Andorra Telecom has long been recognized for their progressive vision and their reputation for taking a cutting-edge approach to technical innovation and business development," said Andrew Feinberg, President and CEO of NetCracker. "Their selection of NetCracker underscores the industry trend toward utilizing a single, unified platform for BSS and OSS. We look forward to working with Andorra as they achieve their business goals."

About NetCracker Technology

NetCracker Technology, a subsidiary of NEC (News - Alert) Corporation, is the leading provider of BSS/OSS solutions to service providers around the world. NetCracker's comprehensive, end-to-end BSS/OSS offering includes billing, customer care, online rating & charging, resource and network management, IT platforms, and service fulfillment & assurance, as well as an extensive professional services portfolio that includes managed services and end-to-end outsourcing. Our innovative, end-to-end BSS/OSS solutions enable service providers to operationalize next-generation connectivity, maximize the convergence of network and IT, monetize content, and deliver a compelling customer experience. For more information, please visit www.NetCracker.com.

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About NEC Corporation

NEC Corporation is a leader in the integration of IT and network technologies that benefit businesses and people around the world. By providing a combination of products and solutions that cross utilize the company's experience and global resources, NEC's advanced technologies meet the complex and ever-changing needs of its customers. NEC brings more than 100 years of expertise in technological innovation to empower people, businesses and society. For more information, visit NEC at http://www.nec.com.

About Andorra Telecom Corporation

Created in 1975, the Telecommunications Service of Andorra (in the future Andorra Telecom) is the public operator that manages and operates, exclusively in Andorra, telecommunications services in general - landline, mobile telephone, transmission data, Internet and other ancillary or supplementary services for telecommunications even regarding to international communications.

Andorra Telecom is also responsible for managing the technical infrastructure and national broadcasting networks related to radio and Terrestrial Digital Television (TDT).