VIVO, a mobile brand of Telefonica Group in Brazil, has signed a managed services deal with NetCracker Technology to deploy BSS solution for mobile service.
The multi-year BSS contract will enable VIVO, which has around 90 million subscribers in Brazil, to leverage NetCracker’s latest IT solutions to reduce Capex and Opex while increasing revenue.
VIVO offers mobile and fixed-line voice, television, and Internet broadband services.
The BSS deployment will enable VIVO to significantly enhance its ability to launch new operations more rapidly, execute modernization and innovation projects, drive superior customer experience, and strengthen its overall competitive position.
“NetCracker is dedicated to the Latin American market, and we have a strong presence in Brazil through our São Paulo office, which is staffed by highly experienced individuals with extensive local knowledge,” said Bob Titus, vice president of Global Converged Solutions, NetCracker.
NetCracker has recently announced several billing deals in the U.S. and Europe.
For instance, Deutsche Telekom signed a billing solutions contract with NetCracker Technology. The deal is for the ongoing support and maintenance of the billing solution for its fixed network in Germany. In addition, Deutsche Telekom is using NetCracker’s Telecom Operations and Management Solutions (TOMS) suite to provide Order Management and OSS.
American telecom major Sprint selected NetCracker as a supplier supporting the rollout of the carrier’s Network Vision Program. NetCracker will operate provisioning systems and manage the processes to capture, quality assure, and record critical provisioning information as Sprint deploys and operationalizes its Network Vision Program in the U.S.