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FTS Launches FTS Express™ – A Prepackaged Billing and Customer Care
Appliance for Entry-Level Operators and Service Providers
Other Topics: WiMAX
Device Management
FTS
October 21, 2009
Herzliya, Israel -- FTS (LSE: FTS), a global provider of billing, CRM
and policy control solutions for communications and content service
providers, today announced the launch of FTS Express™, a scalable and
flexible billing and customer care system wrapped in a small appliance.
This highly affordable, easy-to-deploy product has been specifically
designed for entry-level ISPs and VoIP, WiMAX, Wi-Fi, and IPTV providers
that want to start small while building the foundation for future growth
and expansion. |
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FTS Express is an all-in-one product for
online charging, billing, AAA, balance management, customer care, policy
control, and more. It comes ready with the necessary hardware and
third-party software, can be configured without vendor support, and is
offered in three packages: convergent prepaid/postpaid data; convergent
prepaid/postpaid data and VoIP; and an advanced service provider
package. FTS Express’ flexibility and breadth of functionality enable
customers to start with core modules for basic operation, and grow with
additional components to a mature implementation together with their
business, without having to compromise on expansion capabilities.
Moreover, the product can be seamlessly and rapidly expanded to a
full-fledged billing and customer care solution with no changes to
procedures and interfaces.
"There is an abundance of new service providers in several growth
markets, but there are few BSS products that can scale with these
operators as their customer numbers and service offerings grow to
larger-scale endeavors,” said Karl Whitelock, senior consulting analyst
- OSS BSS Global Competitive Strategies at Stratecast, a Division of
Frost & Sullivan. “FTS has recognized that fast time to market and a
controlled total cost of ownership are critical market drivers, hence by
creating a scalable, pre-packaged billing solution, service providers
can now get started rapidly and move to a fuller, customized solution
when necessary, without a painful migration process.”
Benefiting from FTS’ years of expertise in billing and CRM
implementations, FTS Express introduces a new approach in the company’s
marketing strategy: the appliance will be sold primarily via FTS’
partners, including systems integrators, value-added resellers, service
bureaus that provide BSS support, owners of WiMAX and other licenses,
and WiMAX/VoIP infrastructure providers that wish to expand their
offering.
“The concept behind FTS Express is that ‘no wall is too high’”, said
Asher Polani, FTS’ CEO. “This new development aims to solve an
ever-present dilemma: how to start small with an initial investment that
is kept in check, while enjoying maximum capacity and functionality and
building for the future. We are already seeing success with the partners
and customers who have implemented FTS Express, who have pointed out its
ease of configuration and operation and its scalability. Moreover, the
product’s flexibility is such that additional packages can be developed
to respond to the needs of other market verticals. We are very confident
that FTS Express will set a new record in our company’s market
penetration and exposure.”
For more information about FTS Express, visit the FTS Express billing
and customer care page.
For additional information about becoming an FTS Express partner, please
contact partners@fts-soft.com.
About FTS
FTS (LSE: FTS) is a leading provider of billing, CRM and policy-control
solutions for communications and content service providers. By analyzing
events from a business standpoint rather than just billing them, FTS
allows providers to better understand their customer base and leverage
business value from every event and interaction. FTS deploys its full
range of end-to-end, standalone and add-on solutions with customers in
over 40 countries, and has implemented solutions in wireless, wireline,
cable, content and broadband markets, including multiple cross-network
installations. Serving the evolving needs of both traditional and
next-generation service providers, the company’s operations comprise
four international R&D locations and strategically located sales support
offices worldwide. For more information, visit http://www.fts-soft.com/. |
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