Sprint Canada Implements Converged Wireline and Wireless Service Using Portal Software
CUPERTINO, CA (December 2, 2003)/The Wi-Fi Technology Forum/- Portal Software, Inc. (Nasdaq: PRSF) today announced that Sprint Canada has implemented Portal’s billing platform for its new home phone and Fido® wireless service bundle. Sprint Canada is a leading Canadian provider of integrated voice and data communications solutions to consumers and businesses.
Sprint Canada selected Portal’s software to seamlessly integrate the billing platform for the home phone, wireless bundle with the Company’s existing billing system. Portal previously worked with Sprint Canada to provide the integrated billing platform for its residential Internet access service.
“We were seeking a high quality cost-effective solution, and Portal offered us the best overall value based on our service needs,” said Ian Pattinson, vice president, Change Integration, Core & Emerging, Consumer Services Group, Sprint Canada. “Portal’s convergent billing platform allowed us to complete the complex implementation while ensuring our aggressive launch deadlines were met.”
Sprint Canada uses the Portal platform to process all charges associated with GSM wireless voice including home and roaming usage, SMS text messaging, GPRS data services, as well as recurring and non-recurring fees such as free minutes, and discounting. In addition, Sprint Canada customer service representatives use Portal’s intuitive graphical Customer Center to assign phone numbers and GSM SIM cards, manage rate plans, and efficiently support customers.
“Providers use our software to streamline the process of delivering new services to help retain existing customers while attracting new ones,” said Bhaskar Gorti, senior vice president, marketing and alliances, Portal Software, Inc. “Portal’s solution offers providers the flexibility to rapidly launch new converged services, while reducing their ongoing total cost of operations.”
About Portal Software, Inc.
Portal Software provides flexible billing and subscriber management solutions to enable organizations to monetize their voice and digital transactions. Portal’s convergent billing platform enables service providers to charge, bill, and manage a wide range of services via multiple networks, payment models, pricing plans, and value chains. Portal’s flexible and scalable product-based solutions enable customers to introduce new value added services quickly, providing maximum business value and lower total cost of ownership. Portal’s customers include thirty-five of the top fifty wireless carriers as well as organizations such as Vodafone, AOL Time Warner, Deutsche Telekom, TELUS, NTT, China Telecom, Reuters, Telstra, China Mobile, Telenor Mobil, and France Telecom. For more information, please visit
http://www.portal.com.
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