Sep 9, 2007
Wataniya Telecom and Connectiva win "Best Revenue Assurance Project" Runner-up Award
World BSS Award 2007 recognizes Connectiva's contribution to increasing profits
September 10, 2007
New York City, USA
Kuwait City, Kuwait
Wataniya Telecom and Connectiva Systems, a leading provider of revenue assurance solutions to the telecom industry worldwide have been named Runners-Up at the World BSS Awards 2007 for "Best Revenue Assurance/ Management Project" -- awarded by the Institute for International Research (IIR). IIR is a global information provider and the world's largest conference company with a global network of offices in more than 35 countries. Wataniya Telecom was selected as the winner of the award, because of their holistic approach to the revenue management function. Connectiva Systems, the vendor, was acknowledged for the effectiveness of ONEREViEW™, its revenue assurance solution in improving profits at Wataniya Telecom. Wataniya Telecom is a leading provider of mobile telecommunications services with headquarters in Kuwait, serving over seven million customers.
The World BSS Awards reward best practices and help raise awareness of the significance of the billing, charging and information management processes to the communications industry. They are widely regarded as the highest industry recognition of excellence. Launched in 1997, this will be the 11th year that these important Awards have been announced. The award presentation was at IIR's Billing Systems 2007 forum in London, UK, on June 8, 2007.
"We are delighted to be the only revenue management vendor to be recognized as a Runner-up at the World BSS Awards 2007," said Avi Basu, CEO of Connectiva Systems. "This showcases our approach of partnering with customers to improve their financial results tangibly."
Sriram Chandran, Chief Financial Officer, Wataniya Telecom said, "We are proud to be recognized by our peers and the BSS/OSS industry for our revenue management efforts. We are continually striving to enhance value for all our shareholders, and this honour reflects our strong commitment to this effort.
About Wataniya Telecom
Commercially launched in December 1999, Wataniya Telecom is part of Qatar Telecom, and has been a driving force in increasing the mobile communications market in Kuwait to more than 80 per cent penetration level. Wataniya Telecom is actively expanding its presence in the region serving more than 7.4 million customers in countries with a combined total population exceeding 92 million.
Wataniya Telecom has operations in Kuwait, Tunisia, Algeria, the Maldives, Saudi Arabia and Palestine. The company provides a wide range of leading-edge wireless voice and data services, delivered with high quality, designed to cater to the demand of today's discerning customer.
Wataniya Telecom Contact:
AbdulAziz Abdullah Al Balool
PR Manager,
Wataniya Telecom (NMTC)
PO Box 613, Safat 13007, Kuwait
abalool@wataniya.com
Office:
Fax : +965 243 6600
About Connectiva Systems
Connectiva Systems is a revenue chain management software company whose solutions enable telecom operators to improve business performance, productivity and profitability. Connectiva's award-winning ONEREViEW™ is a multi-application platform for revenue assurance, fraud management, and risk analytics, which can either be deployed as an integrated suite, or as independent applications.
Companies that have partnered with Connectiva to identify and recover more than $500 million in leaked revenues include leading global service providers such as the Zain Group, Cable & Wireless, Bharti Airtel, Etisalat, Qtel Group, and BSNL, among others. Headquartered in New York, the company is privately held and has offices in London, Mexico City, Bahrain, New Delhi, and Singapore. Connectiva's Global Innovation Center is located in Kolkata, India.
Contact:
Connectiva Systems
Mr. Kaustav Ghosh
kghosh@connectivasystems.com
+919831182442