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Highdeal: Highdeal and Sofrecom Enable Orange Niger to Launch
Convergent Services; Orange Group launches convergent payments for new
mobile, Internet, and fixed services in Niger
(M2 PressWIRE Via Acquire Media NewsEdge)
RDATE:06112008
Paris -- Highdeal, the world's leading provider of pricing & rating
solutions, announced today that Orange Niger, a subsidiary of the
France Telecom Group, has deployed Highdeal Transactive as part of its
convergent billing platform. This solution has been selected and
successfully integrated with other best-in-class solutions by Sofrecom,
a leader in telecoms consultancy and information technologies and a
subsidiary of the France Telecom - Orange Group.
"Our central challenge is to deliver high quality services rapidly and
at competitive prices. Holder of a global licence, we have decided to
differentiate ourselves and innovate by offering our customers a single
invoice. For this reason, and given the ambitious schedule for our
commercial launch, we selected Highdeal Transactive for the platform
and Sofrecom as integrator. The time-scale for the launch was met and
the customer's view of an integrated operator was achieved. The final
corrective touches and enhancements are being made in order to reach
our target of convergence and the integration of all the application
platforms and services so as to maximise productivity for our
customers' benefit," says François Brunet, CEO of Orange Niger.
With a population of approximately 13 million and a mobile penetration
rate of less than 8 %, Nigeris planning for enormous growth.
Recognising this potential, Orange Nigerwas looking for a billing
platform that combined guaranteed extreme high performance and
scalability with comprehensive pricing and packaging capabilities.
Highdeal was an obvious choice. Orange Niger, 4th operator entering the
Nigerian market, launched its mobile, internet and fixed networks in
July 2008. Orange Nigeris differentiating its services by offering
quad-play packages and real-time prepaid, postpaid and hybrid payment
plans aimed at families and businesses.
"Orange Nigerunderstands the positive impact that innovative pricing
and time-to-market for new services can have on their business. We are
extremely pleased that our solution was selected and deployed by such a
forward thinking and pioneering telecommunications operator," says Eric
Pillevesse, CEO of Highdeal.
Both Highdeal and Sofrecom are exhibiting at the AfricaCom conference
in Cape Town, 18-19November. Visit Highdeal at booth number D20 or
Sofrecom at booth B09 to learn more.
About Orange
Orangeis the key brand of France Telecom, one of the world's leading
telecommunications operators. France Telecom serves close to 174
million customers in five continents as of June 30, 2008, of which two
thirds are Orangecustomers. The Group had consolidated sales of 52.9
billion euros in 2007 (26.3 billion euros for the first half of 2008).
As of June 30, 2008, the Group had 113.8 million mobile customers and
12.2 million broadband Internet (ADSL) customers.
Launched in June 2005, the NExT programme (New Experience in
Telecommunications) will enable the Group to pursue its transformation
as an integrated operator and make France Telecom the benchmark for new
telecommunications services in Europe. In 2006, Orangebecame the
Group's single brand for Internet, television and mobile services in
the majority of countries where the company operates, and Orange
Business Services the banner for services offered to businesses
worldwide. France Telecom is the number three mobile operator and the
number one provider of broadband Internet services in Europeand one of
the world leaders in providing telecommunication services to
multinational companies.
France Telecom (NYSE:FTE) is listed on Euronext Paris (compartment A)
and on the New York Stock Exchange.
For more information: www.orange.com, www.francetelecom.com,
www.orange-business.com
Orange and any other Orange product or service names included in this
material are trade marks of Orange Personal Communications Services
Limited, Orange France or FranceTelecom.
About Highdeal
Highdeal is the world's leading provider of service Pricing & Rating
solutions. We provide the necessary agility to ensure the profitability
of fast-evolving business models with both customers and partners.
Highdeal Transactive is a modular software solution that monetizes
business transactions in real-time. Companies rely on Highdeal to solve
their billing problems in service industries such as
telecommunications, media and entertainment, technology, transportation
and logistics, and financial services. For more information, visit
www.highdeal.com.
About Sofrecom
Sofrecom's multidisciplinary and multicultural teams provide
consultancy in strategy and marketing, network engineering and
information systems. We support all types of telecoms players: fixed,
mobile, ISPs and MVNOs throughout their development, from
decision-making to rollout of operational solutions.
Sofrecom has prestigious references in over one hundred countries, a
genuine operator's culture and thorough knowledge of the challenges and
opportunities of leading-edge information and communication
technologies. Sofrecom is part of the France Telecom-Orange Group.
An international company : Algeria, Algiers - Argentina, Buenos Aires -
Indonesia, Jakarta - Jordan, Amman - Morocco, Rabat - Poland, Warsaw -
United Arab Emirates, Dubai.
CONTACT: Trista Schneberger, Open2Europe for Highdeal
Tel: +33 1 55 02 27 93
e-mail: t.schneberger@open2europe.com
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