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Contents
ier-exclusive events that are unique
and focused on facilitating industry
networking. Already in 2015, our events
have shown tremendous growth and
our delegates have succeeded in creating
and capturing new business opportu- Press Release - Carrier Community..........3
nities. We also saw an increase in the
number of Data and SMS operators Interview - BTS...................................................4
attending our annual meetings and
new ISP and mobile operators joining Industry News....................................................6
our club events. We are really proud of
the role we have been able to play in the Press Release - e-shelter.............................14
carrier community.
Press Release - Nexmo...................................18
Victor Lopez,
Director of Marketing & Interview - Expereo........................................24
Communications at BTS
Company Profiles .........................................40
The future of retail & wholesale telecoms
finds itself in uncharted territory and
carrier business models are being
adapted for survival in what will no
doubt be a challenging environment.
A lot of people comment that the day
to abandon the business is coming
but as carriers reinvent their business
models and explore new service areas
and become more efficient, the future
continues to shine.
The Skype Effect shows everybody
in the telecoms sector that consolida-
tion is inevitable. The international
voice market is crowded, offers narrow
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 Press Release - Carrier Community
Carrier Community moved
forward this year: Achieved
growth of member base and
set new regional footprints
in further Telecom market
An increasing number of members is participating and contributing in our exclusive global
telecom club, enhanced reach by successfully entering two new regions.
S arnen, Switzerland December 18, 2015
The member base of Carrier Community,
an exclusive global industry-networking
platform for global telecom operators and service
providers within Wholesale Voice, Data, Data
centers, ISP, Cloud, SMS, Mobile, VAS and other
related segments, has grown during this year.
Beside the existing locations for the Global Carrier
Community Meetings (GCCM) in Berlin, London,
Singapore and Dubai, Carrier Community has
extended its presence and business to Africa and
LATAM regions with a very positive resonance.
The Global Carrier Community Meeting is
constantly growing. At the end of 2015 we have
successfully reached up to 3.800 members,
representing 1.900 telecom operators and
providers in the global telecoms industry from
over 120 countries.
The Global Carrier Community Meeting has
been growing rapidly in 2015 with an increasing
number of Tier 1 carriers attending GCCM
events and joining the community. In total,
850 companies have shown presence and 2.200
delegates from 257 countries who made business
at our events.
The first time, GCCM events have taken place
in Cape Town and Rio de Janeiro in the fourth
quarter of 2015. In Cape Town 320 representatives
out of the Voice-, Data-, Mobile-, SMS-, VAS-,
Internet/IX-, Cable-, Satellite-, Data centre- and
streaming content business have attended the
first event. In Rio de Janeiro 220 members have
made the first move to this region with a real
success. The sponsors, which have supported
the Carrier Community for the new path are
BICS, Turk Telekom International, NewTelco,
To become a member of Carrier Community, please visit: www.carriercommunity.com
To find out more GCCMs around the world, please visit: http://carriercommunity.com
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Telecall, Cellfind, Gsoft Technologies LLC,
iVoice Networks Pte Ltd., Kryptos Global Pte
Ltd., LANCK TELEKOM, Mblox, RTX , ROVEX,
Teraco Data Environments Pty Ltd., tyntec, WIC,
API CONNECT, CABASE, DIGITALK Limited
About Carrier Community
My aim is to add more and more value
for the Carrier Community Club members Carrier Community is an exclusive global
and deliver this value proposition also next club for telecom carriers and service pro-
year to address new ones to join us. viders. It was founded as a central platform
to enhance business opportunities across
the industrys various sectors and services.
(DIGITALK), GlobeNet, TELEBRAS and Voxvalley
Community founders believe that the
Technologies.
voluntary free exchange of contacts and
information via a central portal as well
We have seen phenomenal growth in our
as organised annual networking events
GCCM events in 2015 and this demonstrates
are core to the creation of new business
the benefits we are delivering for members. We
opportunities in order to help the world
had a record turn out for its Singapore event
become more connected.
with 500+ delegates attending, confirming
Carrier Community offers the industry
our Asia activities. Showing courage Carrier
a meeting place where members from
Community targets new interesting markets
voice, data, mobile, sms, vas, datacentres,
with Africa and the LATAM regions this year.
enterprise and other related segments
It went out as a good move, as I expected it. We
can get together and share ideas, contacts
are continuing with GCCMs in Cape Town and
and business information for the mutual
Rio de Janeiro next year, says Wida Schmidt,
benefit of all members. It hosts annual
CEO of Carrier Community.
networking events throughout the year
Carrier Community is continuously adding
such as Global Carrier Community Meet-
services as benefits for members. In September,
ings (GCCM) in London, Dubai, Singapore,
new main website has been launched. There is a
Berlin, Rio de Janeiro and Cape Town as
new section press-room providing members the
well as the European Network Planning
opportunity to publish
Meeting (ENPM).
their press releases and
The Carrier Community has qualified more
articles in the Media
than 3,800+ members since its inception
Portal. The recruitment-
representing 1,900+ Operators from more
tool is used in order to
than 130+ countries. Our members occupy
get employees out of the
C-Level, VP, Director and Manager Posi-
industry.
tions at incumbent, mobile and alterna-
tive operators.
 Interview - BTS
Interview with
Victor Lopez,
Director of Marketing &
Communications at BTS
Q: When was the company founded?
A: BTS was founded in 1993 in Miami, Florida, with the objective of
providing global telecommunications services.
Q: Key areas that were focused on at the start and have they developed
or changed at all since then?
A: It has been over two decades since the beginning of BTS - Business
Telecommunications Services. BTS has become one of the leading
companies in the telecommunications sector managing over 8 billion
minutes globally with more than 100 Direct links as part of its over
600 interconnections worldwide. Ranked in the Top 15 in the Whole-
sale market with unique niche strengths in the Latin American &
African Regions offering its customers and suppliers the ability to
effectively optimize their routing capabilities with its IPX and HD
Enhanced Network.
BTS welcomes new partners to join us to maximize BTS extensive array
of opportunities in the voice market as well as other telecom services
such as SMS Messaging, Content Mobility Apps, Antifraud Systems,
Traffic Reporting Tools for monitorization and optimization of your
volumes, Platform Services to enhance your business and of course
IPX and HD Voice services. BTS is a member of the i3 Forum and the
GBET group of Top Operators bringing new experience to customers
around the globe.
Our main mission is to connect people with others. When anyone uses
a phone at work or when calling friends and family to different parts
of the world, probably unknowingly they are using BTS to transport
the call as it is known in the industry. BTS operates a private voice &
data network used by the the worlds largest international telecom
operators including: AT&T, British Telecom, Deutsche Telecom, France
Telecom, KPN, Orange, Tata, Telefonica, Telecom Italia, Verizon and
even Skype to ensure that we are all permanently interconnected.
Q: What other markets is BTS involved in, if any?
A: BTS has regional presence in North America, Asia, Europe, Latin
America, Middle East and Africa. BTS is a Key Player in the Retail
and Wholesale Telecommunications industry with 150 employees in
Miami, Madrid, Rome, Bogota, Zaragoza, Sao Paolo, Guatemala, Warsaw,
Singapore and Buenos Aires.
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Q: What does BTS bring to the market?
A: BTS advanced cutting edge flexible network provides world class
fiber, satellite, VoIP and TDM connectivity to meet its customer require-
ments of transporting voice services worldwide. BTS has sophisticated
NOC facilities located in U.S.A and Spain providing supervision and
monitoring of voice traffic in real time in order to guarantee the level
of quality of the network. It is equipped with the latest state of the
art interactive tools and software to provide 24 by 7 Network control,
supervision and coverage.
Recently BTS created a Traffic
Management Team that works
closely with the Network Team
to ensure the effective optimiza-
tion of the routing capabilities
for customers and suppliers.
BTS advance routing software
algorithm utilizes the combined parameters of ACD, ASR, NER, ABR
and revenue optimization tables to provide value proposition to its
service offerings.
BTS is offering right now more than just voice solutions.
Our main services are:
Origination and Termination of Global Voice Traffic.
IPX HD Voice & Virtual Pop Services
Traffic Reporting Tools and Software Applications
Fraud & FAS Detection Services & SIM Blockage
Benchmarking Analysis
Gateway Exchange Services Outsourcing (Partial or Full)
Design and Deployment of International Gateways
SLAs - Service Level Agreements Quality of Service (QoS)
Content & Calling Mobility Apps
Prepaid Platform Services & Mobile Top Up
Electronical Transactions & Mobile Payment
Call Center Services
SMS Messaging provider
Global Quality Coverage & Competitive Pricing
Q: Is the industry currently buoyant? What sort of hurdles, obstacles
are being faced at the moment?
A: The future of retail & wholesale telecoms finds itself in uncharted
territory and carrier business models are being adapted for survival
in what will no doubt be a challenging environment. A lot of people
comment that the day to abandon the business is coming but as carri-
ers reinvent their business models and explore new service areas and
become more efficient, the future continues to shine.
Few industries have experienced more disrupting changes than the
international voice business. Over the past two decades, service pro-
viders have weathered market liberalization, the enormous telecom
market bubble and its aftermath, intense competition, rapid techno-
logical innovation and
continual price erosion. Throughout these years of market turbulence,
continuous doble-digit traffic growth helped the industry to post mod-
est revenue gains in most years. Over the past 20 years, international
voice traffic has grown at a compounded rate of just over 13 percent
 Interview - BTS
annually. Growth was especially rapid during the late 1990s and early
2000s due to deregulation and competition bringing telecommunications
services to billions of people in developing countries where previously
had limited access. Traffic growth peaked at 25% in 2000 while 12 years
later total international voice traffic grew by 8% in 2012.
However, even greater challenges lie ahead: traffic growth is slowing,
just as telcos must come to grips with competition from software based
computer and smartphone applications, such as Skype and Google
Voice, and make difficult decisions about investment in new
infraestructure.
Mobiles have provided a key engine of growth for the
international long distance market. In 2012, mobiles
accounted for 84% of global phone lines.
Not surprisingly, sharply declining wholesale rates
to high volume destinations in South Asia, and the
rapid reduction in mobile interconnection rates,
have affected wholesale carrier revenues. While
wholesale traffic has grown nearly 50 percent since
2008, revenues have remained stubbornly flat, and
declined modestly in 2012, to $13.4 billion. As prices have
declined relentlessly, a handful of carriers like bigest one,
Tata Communications, have pursued a strategy of volume growth,
expanding their wholesale operations and acquiring or combining
their operations with those of other carriers to increase the scale of
their business. But not all carriers are pursuing volume growth. Ve-
rizon, which was long the worlds largest voice carrier, has taken the
opposite approach, deliberately allowing volumes and gross revenues
to decline in pursuit of higher margins.
Its worthy to note how BTS is breaking the barriers in this market full
of turbulence and
uncertainty with
challenges and
difficult decisions
bringing eficiency
to a global market
place.
The sector has to
assume that the
era of double-digit
traffic growth is over by the fact that OTT services such as internet
TV, mobile payments and cloud services are siphoning off at least a
share of international voice traffic. Hundreds of millions of people
now use over-the-top (OTT) voice, video, and text communications
on their computers and mobile devices for a growing share of their
calls. Skypes on-net international traffic grew 36 percent in 2013.
Skype added approximately 54 billion minutes of international traffic
in 2013, 50 percent more than the combined volume growth of every
carrier in the world, combined. Given these immense traffic volumes,
its difficult not to conclude that at least some of Skypes growth is
coming at the expense of traditional carriers like us.
The Skype Effect shows everybody in the telecoms sector that con-
solidation is inevitable. The international voice market is crowded,
offers narrow margins, presents no easy growth opportunities, and
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holds the prospect of a longer-term decline. Consequently, a growing
number of retail service providers, including many incumbents, will
choose to get out of the business of transporting and terminating
international voice traffic.
The Telecoms industry is in the midst of a major transformation. Big
data, IPX, HD Voice, Cloud and M2M are just some of the exciting new
revenue opportunities opening up to the industry. In order to survive,
telcos need to latch on to one of the many emerging technology cycles
previously mentioned but we also need to change our business
models by moving towards software services, restructur-
ing our businesses such that our new products are not
extremely regulated and by consolidating to eliminate
excess competition.
The market has moved on, and the focus now is on
engaging partners to deliver excellent experiences
to end users. Do-it-alone strategies are not sustain-
able, thus collaborative partnerships are on the rise.
Partners now want access to our capabilities in a
variety of ways, we are experience a more open context.
Its the end of the world for old business models. 75% of
voice traffic now is VoIP. As margins are continuously being
squeezed and increased volumes can only make up the gap for so
long as we have to reinvent ourselves. We need to partner more than
ever, in relations where both parties benefit. Its all about how to work
out equitable revenue sharing deals offering the best quality networks.
New Developments for 2016 and Beyond
Now we are focused on efficiencies, reaching out with new destinations
and harmoniously co-exist with the OTTs to find a mutually satisfactory
Business model. For me Its clear that 2016 will be the year of greater
collaboration and a shift in mindset. Its not a debate anymore about
OTTs paying carriers, but more about sharing the revenue cake. We
need to reach win-win partnerships, creating a opportunity for the
OTT to get more customers and for the service provider to create value
for the final users. In the long run, carriers may need to develop their
own OTT apps, even when they are successful deals in place with
third party OTTs.
With the deployment of 4G and upgrades of 3G networks, next genera-
tion mobile IP communications services such as HD Voice are gaining
value in the market. BTS is offering HD Voice on its global IPX platform.
BTS has successfully tested HD voice interoperability with British
Telecom, BICs, Tata Communications and more.. in the process to
expand testing with other Tier 1 operators.
BTS understands the importance of IPX in enabling wholesale play-
ers to move up the value chain. IPX will allow mobile operators to
offer faster speeds, higher capacity bandwidth and introduced new
services and apps. For this reason, BTS is providing high quality to
all our customers worldwide currently connected via IPX with BT
and BICs and is in the process of establishing an IPX interconnection
with other Global Players.
 Industry News

TDC Group reveals new

strategy; embarks on strategic
review of Swedish unit February 12, 2016

T DC Group has revealed a new three-

year strategy (2016-2018), which will
focus on improved connectivity, better
offerings and enhanced customer experience.
In its domestic market, the group will unify
its premium consumer household offerings
by merging the TDC brand into YouSee, as
of 1 July 2016. The initiative will involve the
full integration of the two brands, including
combining IT platforms and backhaul; merging
channels, go-to-market-strategy and branding;
and offering an integrated portfolio of services.
The adoption of one unified household brand
will simplify the operating model, optimise
investment and marketing spend and reduce
complexity and duplication, TDC said. In
addition, the group is also aiming to accelerate
the upgrade of its HFC network, with plans to
provide download speeds of 1Gbps to half of the
Danish households by 2018, 100Mbps to
70% of households and 10Mbps to virtually
any address in Denmark.
In its international markets, TDCs newly
acquired Norwegian brand Get will
introduce its own 1Gbps services in the
country and will expand its HFC footprint
into new local markets. Further, Get is
aiming to launch an MVNO service Get
Mobile in 2016, which will also lead to
the introduction of the companys first Source: https://www.telegeography.com/products/commsupdate/
triple-play offer. In regards to Sweden, TDC articles/2016/01/27/tdc-group-reveals-new-strategy-embarks-on-
strategic-review-of-swedish-unit/index.html
pointed out that it is currently conducting a
strategic review of its local operation, which
may or may not lead to the disposal of TDC
Sverige. TDC concluded a strategic review of
its TDC Hosting division (started in April 2015),
with the group opting to retain ownership of
the business provider, going forward.

Smartfren 4G LTE rollout

reaches 85 cities February 13, 2016

I ndonesian CDMA operator-turned-LTE

provider Telekom PT SmartFren (Smart-
fren) has successfully deployed its LTE
network in 85 cities across the country as it
ramps up efforts to take a bigger share of the
fledgling 4G market there. Earlier this month,
TeleGeographys CommsUpdate reported that
as part of its 2016 strategy
plan, Smartfren is target-
ing signing five million LTE
subscribers by the end of this
year and expanding its service
coverage from the 22 covered
at end-2015. At the time, company president
Merza Fachys confirmed that the carrier had
sufficient financial reserves to meet its rollout
targets, adding that it was also working with a
number of smartphone manufacturers such
as Lenovo to improve 4G penetration across
the country. The carrier is working with Nokia
Source: https://www.telegeography.com/products/commsupdate/articles/2016/01/27/smartfren-4g-lte-rollout-reaches-85-cities/index.html
Networks and ZTE, with the former develop-
ing base transceiver stations (BTS) in Greater
Jakarta, West Java and Sumatra, and the latter
handling Smartfrens infrastructure rollout
across Central Java, East Java, Bali, Lombok,
Kalimantan and Sulawesi.
Smartfren currently has around 13 million mo-
bile subscribers on its books
(CDMA and LTE), of which
one million are reportedly
on the new 4G network,
signed up to products such
as its 4G LTE Internet tariff,
comprising an Andromax MiFi 4G LTE modem
and True Unlimited Internet 4G LTE service
priced from IDR25,000 (USD1.81). The operators
4G network uses a combination of frequency
division duplex (FDD) technology in the 850MHz
band, and time division duplex (TDD) running
at 2300MHz, to allow wider network coverage
and fast internet access.
TeleGeography notes that Smartfren booked a
net loss of IDR1.341 trillion in the nine months
ended 30 September 2015 on the back of an
IDR942.657 billion loss in the corresponding
year-earlier period. The operator said that its
inability to continue 2014s double-digit revenue
growth had weighed heavily on its bottom
line. The publicly listed telco booked turnover
of IDR2.274 trillion in the January-September
2015 period, up 3.8% when compared to the
IDR2.191 trillion figure it reported in 9M14. Of
the total, IDR1.843 trillion was derived from
data services, IDR217.618 billion from voice
call services and IDR107.844 billion from SMS
messaging. Operating costs, however, climbed
to IDR3.057 trillion in the period under review,
up from IDR2.914 trillion a year ago, and served
to push operating losses higher to IDR783.094
billion from IDR723.521 billion.

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Cable Compendium: a guide
to the weeks submarine and
terrestrial developments
R AM Telecom International (RTI) and
Bluesky Pacific Group, a subsidiary
of Madrid-based multinational
communications group Amper, have agreed
to optimise end-to-end connectivity between
the South-East Asia-US (SEA-US) fibre-optic
network and Bluesky Pacific Groups Moana
cable network by interconnecting the two
systems. The 15,000km SEA-US submarine
cable will link Manado (Indonesia) to Los
Angeles (US) via Oahu (Hawaii) in Q4 2016.
For its part, the Moana Cable which is
scheduled to be completed in 2018 will
be developed in two phases: the first stage,
comprising two fibre pairs, will stretch
8,000km from New Zealand to Hawaii,
serving Samoa and American Samoa and
significantly enhancing route diversity for
New Zealand, while the second segment
(based on one fibre pair) will link the Cook
Islands to the Samoa hub.
Seabras-1 USA has applied for a licence to
land and operate a fibre-optic submarine
cable connecting Praia Grande (Brazil)
with Avon-by-the-Sea (New Jersey, US)
within the US. The company is planning
to commence commercial services on the
Seabras-1 route in Q2 2017. Seabras-1 USA
which will operate the cable system on a
non-common-carrier basis by providing bulk
capacity to customers on particularised terms
and conditions pursuant to individualised
negotiations has observed that a timely
grant of a cable landing licence by the
Commission no later than September 2016
of paramount importance.
China Unicom has boosted its access to a
terrestrial Asia-Europe transmission route
by expanding a deal with Russian carrier
MegaFon, EuroComms.com reports. Under
the new agreement, MegaFon will provide
China Unicom with two new 10Gbps data
transfer channels via its 8,700km fibre-optic
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Industry News
January 22, 2016
trunk line Diverse Route for European and Asian Markets (DREAM) network. Launched
in October 2013, DREAM extends through the territories of Kazakhstan, Russia, Ukraine,
Slovakia, Austria and Germany, and was created in cooperation with Kazakhtelecom
(KT) and Interoute. The route connects Frankfurt, Germany to the Kazakhstan-China
border, and has a potential capacity of up to 8Tbps. MegaFon opened a 10Gbps channel
for China Unicom in 2014.
Level 3 Communications has increased the capacity on its fibre-optic network in Southern
Brazil. The additional 250Gbps of capacity between Porto Alegre and Curitiba enables
lower latency and increased redundancy and route diversity for the region. Several
cities will benefit from the upgrade, including Lajeado, Bento Goncalves and Vacaria in
Rio Grande do Sul, as well as the regions of Lages (Santa Catarina) and Mafra (Parana).
Elsewhere, Level 3 and Google have entered into an interconnection agreement and
free-peering between their global backbone networks. The agreement is based on the
concept of balance bit miles.
The Asia America Gateway (AAG) consortium has upgraded its trans-Pacific AAG cable
network with Cienas GeoMesh submarine solutions. With Cienas 6500 Packet-Optical
Platform powered by WaveLogic coherent optics and Flexible Grid technology AAG
can seamlessly add capacity and cost-effectively extend the useful lifetime of its
network. The 20,000km AAG link is the sole submarine cable directly connecting south-
east Asia to the US, via Guam and Hawaii. It provides connectivity between Malaysia,
Singapore, Thailand, Brunei, Vietnam, Hong Kong, the Philippines, Guam, Hawaii and
the US West Coast.
SEACOM is expanding its terrestrial network and upgrading capacity on key submarine
links with Cienas GeoMesh submarine solution and converged Packet-Optical Platform to
deliver new network solutions to service providers. SEACOMs submarine and terrestrial
networks stretch across 17,000km, connecting Africa to Europe, Asia and the Middle
East. Elsewhere, Global Cloud Xchange (GCX) has deployed Cienas Packet Networking
solutions to enable high-capacity Ethernet services on its transatlantic route.
Xtera Communications has announced the completion of the marine installation of
an unnamed second repeatered submarine cable system, which was deployed in the
Atlantic Ocean in Q4 2015. Xtera also completed testing of all fibre pairs between the
two landing sites by that date. The 1,500km cable system has been built with Xteras
Raman-based repeaters, which offer multiple optical transmission benefits, including
wider spectrum, better noise performance, longer repeater spacing and higher tolerance
to strong increases in span loss, compared with repeaters based on erbium-doped fibre
amplifiers.
According to a Draft Environmental Impact Report (DEIR) released last week, the city
of Hermosa Beach in Los Angeles, California could serve as a landing site for up to four
submarine cables connecting the US coast to a number of locations, including south-
east Asia, China, Australia and Japan. Under RAM Telecom Internationals (RTI)s
Transpacific Submarine Fibre Optic Cable Systems project, the SEA-US cable (scheduled

and upgrading capacity on key submarine
links with Cienas GeoMesh submarine
solution and converged Packet-Optical
Platform to deliver new network solutions
to service providers. SEACOMs submarine
and terrestrial networks stretch across
17,000km, connecting Africa to Europe,
Asia and the Middle East. Elsewhere, Global
Cloud Xchange (GCX) has deployed Cienas
Packet Networking solutions to enable
high-capacity Ethernet ser vices on its
transatlantic route.
Xtera Communications has announced the
completion of the marine installation of
an unnamed second repeatered submarine
cable system, which was deployed in the
Atlantic Ocean in Q4 2015. Xtera also
completed testing of all fibre pairs between
the two landing sites by that date. The
1,500km cable system has been built with
Xteras Raman-based repeaters, which offer
multiple optical transmission benefits,
including wider spectrum, better noise
performance, longer repeater spacing and
higher tolerance to strong increases in
span loss, compared with repeaters based
on erbium-doped fibre amplifiers.
According to a Draft Environmental Impact
Report (DEIR) released last week, the city of
Hermosa Beach in Los Angeles, California
could serve as a landing site for up to four
submarine cables connecting the US coast
to a number of locations, including south-
east Asia, China, Australia and Japan.
Under RAM Telecom Internationals (RTI)
s Transpacific Submarine Fibre Optic Cable
Systems project, the SEA-US cable (scheduled
to be ready for service [RFS] by end-2016) and
a second fibre-optic network the planned
China-US system are both set to land at
the mooted 25th Street site. Two additional
cross-Pacific submarine networks are also
projected to land at Hermosa (25th Street
or Neptune Avenue) between 2017-2020
and 2020-2025. The DEIR is open for public
comments until 17 February.
Infinera and Telstra have successfully
validated Infineras Advanced Coherent
Toolkit (ACT) for super-channels over the
9,125km Telstra Endeavour submarine
cable linking Sydney (Australia) and Oahu
(Hawaii). The vendor claims that the new
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technology will extract the maximum capacity from subsea and long haul terrestrial
cable systems carrying super-channels.
Lastly, US-based Allied Fiber has entered into a 20-year Indefeasible Right of Use (IRU)
agreement with full-service telecoms firm Southern Light. Southern Light will leverage
Allied Fibers Southeast Network and will use two fibre strands and establish a presence
in all five of Allied Fibers colocation facilities in Georgia. Southern Light has the option
to purchase additional strands on similar terms within a fixed-time period.
Source: https://www.telegeography.com/products/commsupdate/articles/2016/01/22/cable-compendium-
a-guide-to-the-weeks-submarine-and-terrestrial-developments/index.html
KT, Nokia conduct
eMTC (LTE-M) field
trial
February 10, 2016
South Koreas KT Corp has partnered with Finnish vendor Nokia Networks
to conduct what they claim is the industrys first eMTC (enhanced
Machine Type Communications) field trial. With the technology pilot
carried out over KTs LTE infrastructure using Nokias Flexi Multiradio
10 Base Station, it was noted that eMTC utilised only 1.4MHz of the full
20MHz LTE system, leaving the remaining spectrum free for normal
LTE traffic. In a press release, Nokia said the trial marked an important
milestone for the Internet of Things, allowing for coexistence with
the existing LTE network as well as providing extended coverage.
eMTC, which is also referred to as LTE-M, is a feature that will be fully
standardised with 3GPP Release 13, the first evolution step of LTE-
Advanced to LTE-Advanced Pro (a term approved by 3GPP in October
2015). eMTC will reportedly provide data rates of up to 1Mbps and up
to four times better coverage, while reducing device complexity by up
to 80%, in comparison with conventional LTE.
Commenting on the trial, Chang Seok Seo, Senior Vice President and
Head of Network Strategy Unit at KT, was cited as saying: This trial, a
world-first, offers a solid platform to promote the widespread application
of services powered by IoT technology by addressing limitations that
are hampering its spread and reach.
Source: https://www.telegeography.com/products/commsupdate/articles/2016/01/28/
kt-nokia-conduct-emtc-lte-m-field-trial/
ABOUT DIAL TELECOM
The joint-stock company Dial Telecom is a provider of a complex portfolio of voice, data and Internet
services with guaranteed service availability all over the Czech Republic through its own unied
optical network.

IMPORTANT EVENTS IN THE COMPANY HISTORY DIAL TELECOM NETWORK

2014 Dial Telecom nished the merger with Dial Telecom owns and operates an extensive infra-
MAXPROGRES telco s.r.o., its daughter company structure made of cables with optical bers and the
2013 the acquisition of MAXPROGRES telco s.r.o.; tubes for these optical cables. This backbone infrastruc-
a signicant expansion of the metropolitan ture, including the metropolitan, national and interna-
network in Brno, Hradec Krlov, Ostrava, tional optical network, forms the basis for the operation
Pilsen, Hodonn, Jihlava and Boskovice of higher layers of the network. The technologies us-
2013 the creation of Telemetry Services s.r.o., ing the optical network as a base transmission layer
which provides telemetric and electronic are mostly based on DWDM, CWDM, L2 Ethernet and
communication services MPLS. The network has two independent 10 Gbps con-
2013 the start of 100G transmissions on its own nections to NIX exchanges and two independent con-
DWDM network nections to transit IP providers, also with a capacity of
2012 the acquisition of STAR 21 Networks a.s. 10 Gbps. Dial Telecom is a signicant partner of foreign
2012 Dial Telecom renewed the validity of Internet exchanges (SIX, DECIX, LINX, AMSIX, ECIX).
its certicates: ISO 9001:2009 Quality
Management; ISO 14001:2005 Environmental MONITORING AND CUSTOMER CARE
Management; and ISO 27001:2006 The Dial Telecom network has its central monitoring
Information Security Management center in Prague. The network monitoring, as well as the
2011 the creation of a sister company, Fiber customer support center, is in operation 24 hours a day,
Services a.s., whose work is to provide 7 days a week. The company headquarters are in Prague,
complex technical services on the optical with business representation for Moravia in Brno.
routes all over the Czech Republic
2011 the start of 40G transmissions on its own
QUALITY AND RELIABILITY
DWDM network. Within the backbone
network, the customers can use a capacity of In the eld of Internet provision, Dial Telecom
up to n x 40G has long been one of the best companies
2010 Dial Telecom was given a prestigious award in the eld. The Dial Telecom serverhousing
by the Economic Chamber of the Czech center is cited as the absolute top by
Republic as the winner of the In spite of the renowned experts. We are a member of
crisis project in the elds of Transportation a strong international telecommunication
and Telecommunications group the Dial Telecom Group, which also
2010 the acquisition of the wholesale division of includes the Voln brand.
telecommunication services from Master
Internet s.r.o.
2009 Dial Telecom became an ofcially qualied
supplier pursuant to the law of government
procurement
2008 the acquisition of 100% of the stock of
Telekom Austria, Czech Republic, which
provides services under the VOLN brand
and 100% of the shares in eTel Slovakia
2007 Dial Telecom a.s. purchased the national
optical network of net4net a.s. and
became a signicant partner of European
telecommunication operators
2005 Dial Telecom purchased the Prague
metropolitan network from InWay a.s.
2000 the founding of Dial Telecom s.r.o.

Dial Telecom, a.s., Corso Karln, Kikova 36a/237, 186 00 Prague 8, Czech Republic,
tel.: +420 226 204 111, fax: +420 226 204 197, e-mail: info@dialtelecom.cz, sales@dialtelecom.cz
 Press Release - Carrier Community

DIAL TELECOMS
PRODUCT PORTFOLIO
INTERNET SERVICES ICT/CLOUD
PROFI INTERNET symmetric connection to the CLOUD the latest solution for operating
Internet using an optical, metallic or radio network company servers in the cloud placed in
a secured data center with maximum availability
DATA SERVICES SECURITY professional Internet communication
MPLS L3VPN a service enabling secured security using the latest technologies with the
branch-to-branch communication via a dedicated option of exibly adjusting the conguration
data network of Dial Telecom HOUSING the servers are placed in the air-
DATA CIRCUIT a service enabling the conditioned Dial Telecom data center
connection of 2 points using dedicated data TELEMETRY CONNECT this service enables
capacity safe two-way data transmission via the mobile
LAMBDA the leasing of wavelength using networks. I tis available throughout almost 100%
optical ber, the service is used for high-capacity of the Czech Republic
transmissions of 1100 Gbps
LEASE OF INFRASTRUCTURE
VOICE SERVICES OPTICAL FIBER lease of optical bers in the
VOIP a complex voice service based on VOIP metropolitan network in Prague and on the
technology using the SIP protocol, with the national backbone optical network
possibility of activating a virtual branch exchange HDPE PIPE lease of HDPE pipes in Prague and
VIRTUAL EXCHANGE offers functions to fully along gas pipelines in the Czech Republic
cover your company communication needs
without having to buy a standard exchange
800 LINE the activation of a toll free number for
provision of services for end customers
900 LINE a service of premium calls with an
increased charge rate, from which the provider
obtains commissions. The service can be used in
both the Czech Republic and Slovakia
TELECONFERENCE a simple service for holding
teleconferences with many participants all over the
world
FAXSERVER the service enables receiving
and sending fax messages via the Internet. The
incoming fax messages are sent as an attachment
in an email message.
PREMIUM SMS the service enables paying for
services and goods via mobile telephone
VIDEOCONFERENCE a modern means of
multimedia communication, enabling parallel
transmission of voice, image and data between
two or more participants

Dial Telecom, a.s., Corso Karln, Kikova 36a/237, 186 00 Prague 8, Czech Republic,
11 EUROPE
tel.: +420 226 204 111, fax: +420 226 2016
204 197, GCCMinfo@dialtelecom.cz,
e-mail: - London sales@dialtelecom.cz
 Industry News

Beeline adds MegaFon LTE

network sharing deal to
its arrangements with MTS February 09, 2016

R ussian cellular rivals Beeline (part of

the VimpelCom group) and MegaFon
have formed a partnership to jointly
construct, operate and share 4G LTE radio access
network (RAN) infrastructure across ten regions
of Russia. Expenditure on the development and
use of the base stations will be shared equally
by the operators, thus accelerating LTE coverage
penetration at lower costs, according to MegaFons
press release. The joint 4G agreement aims to
launch more than 1,300 additional LTE-enabled
base stations in the Smolensk, Belgorod, Voronezh,
Lipetsk, Bryansk and Arkhangelsk regions, the
Republic of Karelia, and other regions, after the
second quarter of this year.
A quote from MegaFon reads: After the acquisition
of Scartel, MegaFon owns the widest range of
frequencies in the 2600MHz band in Russia,
and the implementation of a joint RAN-sharing
project with VimpelCom will allow us to enhance
harmoniously our infrastructure in the 1800MHz
band in the most efficient way. With this project,
we are going not only to improve the existing
network significantly, but also to rapidly launch
Sevastopol which are served by recently-formed
small regional Russian companies.
Source: https://www.telegeography.com/products/
commsupdate/articles/2016/01/28/beeline-
adds-megafon-lte-network-sharing-deal-to-its-
LTE in new locations in the selected regions at arrangements-with-mts/
a minimum cost.
A Beeline spokesperson added: With the start of
this project with MegaFon, we have the widest
4G LTE network sharing partnership programme
of any Russian mobile operator. TeleGeography
notes that in two deals in December 2014 and
December 2015 Beeline and Mobile TeleSystems
(MTS) agreed to jointly construct/operate LTE
network infrastructure across a total of 56
Russian regions. Russias mainstream mobile
network providers operate 2G/3G/4G services in
83 regions of the vast federal territory, excluding
the former Ukrainian areas of Crimea and

China Unicom, China Telecom

partner to boost network
performance, lower costs February 11, 2016

Operators seek to heap pressure
on China Mobile by sharing
infrastructure and cooperating on
equipment, handset procurement.
China Unicom on Wednesday established a
broad partnership with rival China Telecom
aimed at improving network performance and
lowering costs.
In a statement, China Unicom and China Telecom
said they will also promote structural reform
on the supply side, specifically handsets and
network equipment, in order to lower costs
while improving operating efficiency.
By improving supply-side quality, the telcos
hope to provide better networks and services
to their customers.
The partnership comes as China Unicom and
China Telecom seek to compete more aggressively
with market leader China Mobile.
In November, China Telecom added just over 1
million customers, giving it 196.6 million by the
end of the month. China Unicom lost 346,000
customers during the same period, leaving it
with 286.9 million in total.

The two operators have pledged to work
together to accelerate shared infrastructure
deployment in a bid to improve mobile coverage
and performance more rapidly. They will also
work together to restore one anothers services
should they suffer outages caused by natural
disasters and major emergencies.
In addition, China Unicom and China Telecom
have agreed to improve interconnection between
their respective networks to enhance the customer
experience, and will also work together with
foreign operators in order to improve the quality
of international roaming services.
By comparison, China Mobile had 825.2 million
mobile customers at the end of November, having
added 1.2 million during the month.
Source: http://www.totaltele.com/view.
aspx?ID=492345

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 Press Release - e-shelter

Carrier Community | February 14th, 2016

Good Reasons: Flexible,

Secure and Connected
e-shelter is a carrier-neutral supplier of data center services. As the tenant, you decide on
your carrier or peering partner. The great choice of connectivity providers in our data centers
enables you to compare offers and reduce your costs while increasing performance. You also
benefit from a community of potential partners and customers who are housed in the same
data center. Our data centers all have two Carrier-Meet-Me-Rooms to guarantee redundancy
at all times. The rooms are subject to strict regulations for access and cable management to
ensure maximum security.

e-connect helps our customers to stay connected at any time and any place

Access to 350+ Carriers number of carriers

is steadily growing (Frankfurt Campus)

Connectivity
Highest capacity and connectivity at all e-shelter locations
Direct access to global cloud and application providers on e-shelter Campus
Direct Peering via BCIX, DE-CIX, SWIX, VIX
Via e-connect access to further internet exchange points and cloud services
Datacenter Connect: high-performance connection between the e-shelter locations
Internet Connect: Internet connection (optionally redundant) over global Tier
I providers with dedicated bandwidth with 100M/1G/10 G Port
Cross Connect: connection points on the e-shelter campus
Services for Convenience
Redundant Carrier-Meet-Me-Rooms (CMMR)
Redundant and intersection free cabling from Campus entry
points to CMMR, between the CMMRs and customer colocation
CMMRs with adjacent colocation space
Meet-Me Connects (single-mode) delivered within 24h
VLANs delivered within 24h
Maintenance support staff 24/7 on site
About us
e-shelter designs, builds and operates high-availability data
centers, whose infrastructure guarantees the highest standards
of physical security and operational reliability. e-shelter operates
approximately 90,000 sqm of data center space, on seven sites.
60,000 sqm space alone are located at e-shelters main site in
Frankfurt, Germany, making it Europes largest single data center
site. Additional sites are located in Berlin, Frankfurt, Hamburg,
Munich as well as in Zurich and Vienna. Among e-shelters
clients are financial services companies, telecoms operators
and IT service providers as well as cloud service providers. As
a part of NTT Communications Corporation e-shelter provides
access to a network of 140 data centers around the world.
For further information about e-shelter,
visit http://www.e-shelter.com

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Cubic Telecom and iBasis
Connect to Enable Next Gen
Roaming for Connected Cars in
Europe and Future IoT Services
B URLINGTON, Mass.--(BUSINESS
WIRE)--iBasis, a KPN company, and
Cubic Telecom, a global connectivity
platform provider, have implemented an LTE
Roaming solution that uses iBasis global
LTE footprint, hosted Diameter Signaling
service and custom development to enable
Cubics intelligent Multi-IMSI solution for
connected cars and other future IoT/M2M
applications.
Cubic sought a partner with global LTE
roaming coverage that could deliver a solution
supporting their embedded connectivity
platform in a ver y
short time. iBasis
met the challenge
with a cost-effective
and operationally
efficient solution
that utilizes hosted
Diameter Routing
Agents (DRA) to enable
Cubic Telecom to offer
seamless 4G/LTE connectivity throughout
Europe.
Cubic Telecom, which recently announced a
partnership with Audi to deliver high-speed
connectivity for Audi connect infotainment
services to drivers across Europe, is at the
heart of a new digital solutions ecosystem.
According to Machina Research, the total
number of M2M connections will grow
from 5 billion in 2014 to 27 billion
in 2024. Cellular connections will
grow from 256 million at the end of
2014 to 2.2 billion by 2024, the majority of
which will be LTE, and over 50% will be in
the Connected Car sector.
It was critical for us to find a responsive
and innovative partner who can help us
deliver this new generation of connectivity
and digital services efficiently and reliably,
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February 12, 2016
said James Denis, Network Director of Cubic
Telecom. iBasis understood our unique needs
and deployed a robust, customized solution
very quickly, including a sophisticated
analytics tool that helps us ensure high
About iBasis
A wholly-owned KPN company, iBasis is
quality of service to end-users. a leading international voice carrier and
a provider of data services and solutions
Cubic is empowering an exciting new for mobile operators. The company offers a
generation of digital services for connected comprehensive portfolio of voice termination
cars and other IoT and M2M applications, ser vices and data ser vices, including
said iBasis CEO Feddo Hazewindus. We messaging, signaling and roaming, for
are very pleased to partner with them to many of the worlds largest fixed and
deliver their vision seamlessly and globally. mobile operators, as well as over-the-
top and voice-over-broadband ser vice
About Cubic Telecom providers. iBasis customers include KPN
Cubic Telecom is a global and its mobile operators and more than
connectivity platform 1,000 other providers around the world. The
company that offers flexible company can be reached at its worldwide
mobility solutions that headquarters in Burlington, Mass., USA
power connectivity for at +1 781-505-7500 or at w w w.ibasis.com.
leading Internet of things
(IoT), machine-to-machine iBasis and KPN are registered marks. All
(M2M) and mobile device other trademarks are the property of their
companies across the respective owners.
globe. The company enables users to offer
Source: http://www.businesswire.com/portal/
not just products, but post-sale services
site/wirtel/index.jsp?ndmViewId=news_view&
building a lasting and ongoing relationship
ndmConfigId=1006854&newsId=20160127006382
with end-users. Providing connectivity
&newsLang=en
in over 100 countries; the most robust
network, device and retail partnerships
worldwide; and flexible over-the-air (OTA)
device management; Cubic Telecom enables
global scalability with local connectivity
anytime, anywhere. Based in Dublin
Ireland, Cubic Telecoms partners
and customers include some of the
worlds leading Fortune 100 tablet
and notebook manufacturers, retailers,
and M2M and automotive companies. The
company launched its connected platform
in 2012 and is privately held with over $37.1
million in funding by Audi, Qualcomm and
Sierra Wireless, among others. For more
information, visit www.cubictelecom.com.
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 Press Release - Nexmo
Carrier Community | February 15th, 2016
Nexmo Agreement with
SAP Extends Social Chat
Capabilities to SAP Cloud
for Customer
S HANGHAI, Dec. 14, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Nexmo, a
leader in global cloud communications platforms,
today announced that it has signed a partnership
agreement with SAP SE that allows it to integrate Nexmo
Chat App API with the SAP Cloud for Customer solu-
tion. By using Nexmo Chat App API, customer service
agents will now be able to engage customers on chat
apps like WeChat and Viber through SAP Cloud for
Customer, and service customers in real time without
having to leave the SAP solution.
We are excited to partner with SAP to connect customer
service agents to their customers on WeChat and other
chat apps, said Chris Moore, chief revenue officer at
Nexmo. SAP is a global leader in customer engagement
and commerce, and we are thrilled to extend SAPs
customer engagement channels to include social chat.
The partnership is the latest for Nexmos Chat App API,
which connects brands and CRM platforms to custom-
ers via their preferred chat apps. In October, Nexmo
connected KLM Airlines to its customers on WeChat
via KLMs CRM platform. Nexmo also announced a
partnership with Marketo and Bright Pattern.
Chat apps like WeChat, KakaoTalk and Viber are crucial
in reaching consumers, having amassed over 1 billion
monthly active users worldwide. WeChat, the domi-
nant chat app in China, recently exceeded 650 million
monthly active users. Users are spending the majority
of their time within the chat apps, using them to access
diverse services like e-commerce, taxis and customer
service. With this integration, customer service agents
using SAP Cloud for Customer can service customers
on the platforms where they are spending the major-
ity of their time.
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any message or voice call. business compliant. communication and return
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About Nexmo
Nexmo is a global cloud communications platform
leader providing innovative communication APIs and
SDKs for voice, text, messaging and phone verification
services. Nexmo enables applications and enterprises
to communicate with their customers reliably and with
ease, no matter where in the world they are located.
High-volume communication companies such as Alibaba,
WeChat and Viber send millions of messages per month
using Nexmo APIs. Nexmo was recognized by analyst
firm Gartner as a 2014 Cool Vendor in Communication
Services, has been recognized by Roaming Consulting
Company as a Tier 1 A2P SMS Messaging Vendor in 2015
and was selected as an Aragon Research Hot Vendor in
Real-Time Communication and Collaboration Platform
as a Service in 2015. http://www.nexmo.com
SAP and other SAP products and services mentioned
herein as well as their respective logos are trademarks
or registered trademarks of SAP SE (or an SAP affiliate
company) in Germany and other countries. See http://
www.sap.com/corporate-en/legal/copyright/index.epx
for additional trademark information and notices.
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 Industry News
Nokia talks up product TeliaSonera
portfolio on first day of to take 775m
combined operations with haircut in Q4
Alcatel-Lucent January 28, 2016
Finnish vendor reopens public exchange offer for
outstanding Alcatel-Lucent shares.
N
okia on Thursday marked the first day of combined operations with
Alcatel-Lucent by talking up the strength and breadth of its product
portfolio.
The Finland-based vendor, which officially took control of its Franco-U.S. rival
on 4 January, now has five divisions that between them cover fixed, mobile,
optical/IP networking, analytics and applications, and patents.
Combining with Alcatel-Lucent comes at just the right time: we can align
our product and technology roadmaps for the next generation of network
technology at the outset, allowing us to take full advantage of the coming
opportunities and better serve customers including communication service
providers, governments, Internet players and large enterprises, said Nokia
CEO Rajeev Suri, in a statement.
Nokia also talked up its R&D credentials, noting that 40,000 of its now
104,000-strong workforce are engaged in R&D. Combined pro forma R&D spend
in 2014 was 4.2 billion, Nokia said, adding that the companies together boast
31,000 patent families.
On a financial basis, the combined company would have generated pro forma
revenues of 24.7 billion in 2014, and an operating profit of 2.3 billion.
Nokia also gave a potted history that included the buyout of former partner
Siemens, the sales of its handset and Here mapping businesses, and the purchase
of Alcatel-Lucent.
Incidentally, the timeline starts with the Siemens buyout in 2013, not with
Nokias decision taken less than five years ago to restructure, selling its
optical networking, fixed broadband access, and microwave transport divisions
in order to narrow its focus to mobile broadband.
Meanwhile, Nokia also on Thursday reopened the public exchange offer, giving
remaining Alcatel-Lucent shareholders an opportunity to swap their shares for
those in the combined company.
The offer will close on 3 February, after which Alcatel-Lucent will be delisted.
Nokia also reiterated its plan to embark on a 7 billion programme to optimise
its capital structure and return as much as 4 billion to shareholders.
With the [Alcatel-Lucent] deal closed and the integration of the two companies
moving forward from today, we firmly believe that it is in the best interests of
any remaining Alcatel-Lucent securities holders to tender their shares, Suri said.
Source: http://www.totaltele.com/view.aspx?ID=492366
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February 08, 2016
Swedish incumbent writes down value
of Uzbek, Danish operations.
R ussian cellular rivals Beeline (part of
the VimpelCom group) and MegaFon
have formed a partnership to jointly
construct, operate and share 4G LTE radio access
network (RAN) infrastructure across ten regions
of Russia. Expenditure on the development and
use of the base stations will be shared equally
by the operators, thus accelerating LTE coverage
penetration at lower costs, according to MegaFons
press release. The joint 4G agreement aims to
launch more than 1,300 additional LTE-enabled
base stations in the Smolensk, Belgorod, Voronezh,
Lipetsk, Bryansk and Arkhangelsk regions, the
Republic of Karelia, and other regions, after the
second quarter of this year.
A quote from MegaFon reads: After the acquisition
of Scartel, MegaFon owns the widest range of
frequencies in the 2600MHz band in Russia,
and the implementation of a joint RAN-sharing
project with VimpelCom will allow us to enhance
harmoniously our infrastructure in the 1800MHz
band in the most efficient way. With this project,
we are going not only to improve the existing
network significantly, but also to rapidly launch
LTE in new locations in the selected regions at
a minimum cost.
A Beeline spokesperson added: With the start of
this project with MegaFon, we have the widest
4G LTE network sharing partnership programme
of any Russian mobile operator. TeleGeography
notes that in two deals in December 2014 and
December 2015 Beeline and Mobile TeleSystems
(MTS) agreed to jointly construct/operate LTE
network infrastructure across a total of 56
Russian regions. Russias mainstream mobile
network providers operate 2G/3G/4G services in
83 regions of the vast federal territory, excluding
the former Ukrainian areas of Crimea and
Sevastopol which are served by recently-formed
small regional Russian companies.
Source: http://www.totaltele.com/view.aspx?ID=492353
 Interview - Expereo
Carrier Community | February 14th, 2016
Q&A with Irwin Fouwels,
Chief Commercial Officer
at Expereo International,
about why Internet is key
to optimize your hybrid
network.
Q: Good to have Expereo back at GCCM London; can
please let us know, what does Expereo do?
A: In summary, Expereo provides managed, enterprise
grade internet access services globally, enabling cloud
access, web- and hybrid VPN solutions. We fully manage
procurement, delivery, service assurance, compliance
and billing of internet access solutions in over a 180
countries. Essentially, managing internet access as if
it were a private network including SLAs, standardized
design / interface, with a global footprint, over any ac-
cess technology available.
Q: What is on the cards for Expereo this year?
A: Speed, accuracy and service details in access quoting.
Expereo has the ability to provide a technically validated solution at
firm pricing within 5 days in over 90% of service requests this across
all technologies from all our partners worldwide. Whereas this, lets
say, not bad we have raised the bar and our looking to provide a
technically feasible and confirmed available solution at firm pric-
ing virtually real-time. We are investing in the development of API
capabilities of our ExpereoOne portal as well as an extensive set of
geo-coding solutions, working with our global partner base to achieve
real time pricing and service availability data.
Q: Do you foresee future functionality beyond service pricing and
availability?
A: Certainly, with internet access now taking central stage in the Hybrid
VPN and Cloud space, speed and accuracy in pricing and availability
of a wide array of value add services, both in terms of technology as
well as geographical diversity, becomes paramount in the design and
procurement of more and more mission critical solutions. The adoption
of cloud is now fuelling further growth opportunities as many private
carrier MPLS circuits are being substituted with public internet access
services. This plays into our hand as we provide the specific expertise
and technical routing capabilities to accelerate cloud access over the
(public) internet and do it securely. Security is also high on the agenda
as firewalls are virtualized and deployed in the core cloud architecture,
eliminating the need for costly on premise deployment of firewall
solutions. This allows for local enterprise location internet connectivity
whilst retaining security under central and standardized governance.
This is where Expereo comes in and our ExpereoOne platform makes
its mark, extending our e-bonding within the eco-system we operate
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in from pricing and availability to delivery status, service assurance
and ticketing, to billing data.
Q: Expereo is access technology agnostic, but what is your opinion
on wireless service, often an overlooked access medium.
A: The recent hype is Cloud, but The Internet of Things (IoT) and M2M
(Machine to Machine) are equally as real today. Whereas IoT and
M2M is largely part of the mobile operator terminology, it is equally
relevant to corporate and government internet access WAN strategies.
To illustrate, we are in conversation with an SI partner looking to
wire-up retail outlets connecting to a big-data mining
facility, pushing trending promotional messaging to
in-store displays. It does compliment the mobile space;
a next iteration would entail real time screening and
ordering via the consumers mobile device We are
now also pursuing more in depth partnerships with
the mobile operating community.
Q: You mentioned reduced operating cost, how do
you achieve this?
A: To both our partners and customers, the procurement
cost of a multitude of relatively low unit-cost access cir-
cuits are astounding; multiple sources, multiple rounds
of price reviews, the haggling over a few percentage
points price reduction, and then to find out the service
as quoted and ordered cant actually be delivered on the customer site.
Delivery intervals are not met, book-to-bill is affected and worst case,
penalties have to be paid. Expereo takes away the burden in the pro-
curement and management process and validates service availability
and pricing. Through our new platform, we do this across an even more
extensive and in-depth provider base, faster, accurate, and reliable.
Q: What about equipment and Professional Services?
A: The game is changing; Expereo has a unique capability of deliver-
ing and supporting CPE in-country, anywhere. Delivery intervals are
often impaired by equipment getting stuck, in customs or otherwise.
In-house cabling and power are still any telcos nightmare when
pressured to meet delivery timeframes. When operating in diverse
geographies like we do, SDN, NaaS, Virtualization are not going to
solve the basic challenges on the last mile and on-site. Even though
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123Net expands high-speed
fixed wireless access in
Detroit with CBNL
C ambridge Broadband Networks
(CBNL), the market leader in point-
to-multipoint (PMP) microwave, has
announced that 123Net, one of Michigans
largest telecommunications and internet
service providers, is using CBNLs VectaStar
solution to offer carrier-grade connectivity
in Detroit. As a result, Detroit businesses
can quickly and cost-effectively expand
their network capacity and reach.
123Net is the first ser vice provider in
Detroit to deploy CBNLs market-leading
VectaStar licensed PMP technology,
which offers their business customers up
to 250Mb/s of carrier-grade bandwidth that
can be up and running within days for
many sites. The network utilizes licensed
28GHz LMDS spectrum that enables 123Net
to provide their customers with exclusive
use of carrier-grade bandwidth and high
service level agreements.
Until now, performance-guaranteed network
capacity has only been possible via fiber or
licensed point-to-point (PTP) connections,
which are both costly and time-consuming
to deploy. Unlike PTP, that requires two
radios for each link, PMP reduces equipment
requirements and saves deployment time by
connecting multiple end points to a single
hub radio. By utilizing licensed PMP as a
last mile solution, 123Net is able to upgrade
and deploy new high-speed access twice as
fast as traditional technologies.
123Net serves over 7,000 businesses with
communication services and during the
past year we have seen insatiable demand
for higher bandwidth and performance-
guaranteed services, said Jim Hart, Director
of Wireless Operations, 123Net. We are
committed to leading the industr y by
adopting the most advanced technologies
in meeting this demand and bringing
outstanding value to our customers.
Source: http://www.totaltele.com/view.
aspx?ID=492334
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Were delighted VectaStar has been selected
by 123Net for such a landmark deployment,
said Mark Ashford, Vice President North
America, CBNL. VectaStar is able to provide
250Mb/s per link, 13.2Gb/s per hub site and
up to 50 percent total cost of ownership
savings compared to PTP or fiber. This offers
a transformational business case for service
providers to expand fixed wireless access
and is a highly innovative use of the 28GHz
LMDS spectrum. The 123Net network marks
the exceptionally fast uptake of VectaStar,
which is now deployed across nine states.
We have developed a strong partnership
with 123Net and look forward to supporting
them as their network grows.
For the 123Net deployment, CBNL is
partnering with Alliance Corporation, a
leading distributor of CBNL products and
services across the United States and the
Americas.
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TTCL to raise
USD330m in
five-year
restructuring
plan January 28, 2016
National PTO Tanzania Telecommunication
Company Ltd (TTCL) aims to raise USD330
million as part of a five-year restructuring
project, The East African reports. The decision
includes plans to list on the Dar es Salaam Stock
Exchange (DSE), and arrives as the government
is finalising its acquisition of Indian-backed
Bharti Airtels 35% stake in TTCL, which will
bring the operator back under full state control.
TTCL Managing Director, Dr Kamugisha Kazaura,
commented: We will list on the stock market
as part of the strategic business plan, which
we will start implementing immediately after
the takeover. We will strategically expand into
the mobile-phone market, focusing on voice
and data services in both rural and urban
areas. It is expected that USD100 million will
be invested in operations over the first year
of the restructuring plan, while the second
phase will see approximately USD200 million
of capital injected via a commercial loan, which
will be utilised to expand TTCL services across
the country.
As noted in TeleGeographys GlobalComms
Database, under the rules laid down in 2010,
domestic telcos were required to offer shares to the
public and list with the DSE within three years
of the regulations enactment. It was October
2014 before there was any traction regarding the
legislation, when Minister for Communication,
Science and Technology, January Makamba,
revealed plans to start listing all telecoms
operators on the stock exchange in early 2015
in order to allow citizens a stake in what had
become one of Tanzanias fastest growing
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Cape Town taps ADVA for 400G metro
network trial
A DVA Optical Networking and the
City of Cape Town announced
today that they have successfully
transmitted data rates of up to 400Gbit/s
across Cape Towns metro transport network.
The trial combined existing ADVA FSP 3000
infrastructure and the latest CloudConnect
400Gbit/s technology to connect the
townships of Nyanga and Mitchells Plain.
It was one of the first demonstrations to
transmit traffic at data rates of 200, 300 and
400Gbit/s over a deployed metro network.
Using existing WDM equipment to achieve
such high capacity underlines how the
ADVA FSP 3000 scales to accommodate growing
bandwidth demand. The trial is also notable
for being one of the first field demonstrations
of DP-8QAM to achieve interim capacity of
300Gbit/s. The showcase underlines the City
of Cape Towns commitment to delivering
high-speed connectivity throughout the
metropolitan area and to underser ved
townships. ADVA Optical Networkings
Elite partner XON Systems was integral
in facilitating the trial.
What weve showcased here with ADVA
Optical Networking is a genuine technology
landmark. Now that we know we have the
power to create a 400Gbit/s backbone the
possibilities are immense, said Leon van
Wyk, telecommunications manager, City
of Cape Town. Ultra-fast connectivity will
give government departments access to
innovative new solutions. It will also make a
huge difference for businesses and residents
in this area. Successfully connecting the
townships of Nyanga and Mitchells Plain
with a 400Gbit/s transmission shows that
we can bring high-speed broadband to areas
that need it most. We know the power the
Internet has to expand horizons, raise
aspirations and enrich lives. Connecting
people and local businesses with each other
and with the world will regenerate entire
communities.
The 400Gbit/s trial made use of the City of
Cape Towns existing WDM infrastructure,
which stretches over more than 100km and
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covers the whole metropolitan area. The meshed network is built
on the ADVA FSP 3000, a modular optical networking platform
designed for scalability and bandwidth optimization. To achieve the
phenomenally high channel capacity, the demonstrators created
a two-wavelength super-channel. Data rates were then switched
between 200, 300 and 400Gbit/s to show how capacity can be
automatically adjusted according to the networks shifting traffic
and transmission quality requirements. Successfully transmitting
a 300Gbit/s channel at just DP-8QAM is a significant milestone.
This modulation format can handle lower signal-to-noise ratios
for increased reliability, yet optimized fiber utilization.
Using existing optical infrastructure to transmit up to 400Gbit/s
highlights the scalability of our FSP 3000 and shows our customers
how much potential lies in their deployed networks, commented
Gnter Landers, sales director Africa, ADVA Optical Networking.
This trial demonstrates that backbone networks can be made to
work even more efficiently so that future bandwidth demand can
be met without the need for significant investment. The City of
Cape Town is one of the leading municipalities in the country
when it comes to providing its residents with state-of-the-art
connectivity. Its been great to work with them on a demo like
this. Weve proved that they already possess the infrastructure
to do so much more. Their not-for-profit network will soon be able
to give an even bigger boost to local businesses and enhance the
life chances of more people.
Source: http://www.totaltele.com/view.aspx?ID=492482&G=2&C=4&page=1
AT&T claims 27m VoLTE
subs; network available
to 295m people
January 22, 2016
I
n a post on AT&Ts Innovation Space blog, Bill Smith,
president of network operations, has announced
that the US telecoms giant has notched up 27
million voice-over-LTE (VoLTE) subscribers, a figure Source: https://
he describes as more than any other US carrier. In www.telegeography.
terms of network coverage, Smith notes that the VoLTE com/products/
network is now available to 295 million US citizens, commsupdate/
adding: Were rolling out VoLTE market-by-market articles/2016/01/08/
and testing each market before launching. This gives att-claims-27m-
customers the best possible experience. According to volte-subs-network-
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NewVoiceMedia bulks-up Six
Pack Shortcuts outbound
sales
N
ewVoiceMedia, a leading global
provider of cloud technology, which
helps businesses sell more, serve
better and grow faster, today announced
a new two-year contract with Six Pack
Shortcuts, a provider of specialised training
systems designed to enhance muscle building,
encourage fat loss and improve overall
fitness. Since deployment of NewVoiceMedias
ContactWorld for Sales solution a year ago,
the company has increased conversion rates
by 42 percent while improving efficiencies
across the business.
ContactWorld for Sales is a cloud customer
contact solution with seamless Salesforce
integration, well-suited for Six Pack Shortcuts
high volume outbound sales needs. The
technology monitors and delivers data on
individual performance, so that executives can
develop a dynamic picture of the companys
overall pipeline and sales performance. This
includes a breakdown of data on number of calls
made, length of conversations, conversions
to meetings and eventual conversions all
tracked using Salesforce dashboards.
After struggling with hard phones and
providers that didnt integrate with Salesforce,
Six Pack Shortcuts turned to NewVoiceMedia
for a more capable and intuitive solution.
Over the past year, NewVoiceMedia provided
the sales insights, high call quality and
reliable international service and global
presence Six Pack Shortcuts needed. Local
and international connectivity was key as
the company continued to grow and expand
both in the U.S. and globally.
Since its ContactWorld deployment, Six Pack
Shortcuts has seen an increase in connection
rates in the U.S. and internationally, increased
conversion rates and improved efficiencies
across the business.
Dan Rose, CEO of Six Pack Shortcuts, said
NewVoiceMedias ContactWorld solution
has been an absolute game-changer for the
growth of our sales floor. Its integration with
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Salesforce and the power of its technology
have completely changed the dynamics of our
sales team and allowed them to hit conversion
metrics that are unheard of in our industry.
I would recommend NewVoiceMedia to any
company that uses phones in any capacity.
Jonathan Gale, CEO of NewVoiceMedia,
said, We are delighted to be a part of Six
Pack Shortcuts success and pleased that the
company is experiencing the full benefit of
ContactWorld. As a fully scalable solution,
which integrates seamlessly with Salesforce,
our technology enables companies like Six
Pack Shortcuts to maintain a rapid pace on
the sales floor. We are confident that as the
company grows, our solution will continue to
facilitate valuable connections and improve
conversion rates.
Source: http://www.totaltele.com/view.
aspx?ID=492484&G=5&C=3&Page=0
Dragonwave
doubles
microwave
backhaul
capacity February 11, 2016
E
ricsson signed a three year contract
with Robi Axiata Limited to upgrade
2G/GSM sites in the Chittagong and
Comilla regions. In addition, Ericsson will
deploy substantial number of 3G/WCDMA
sites in the same regions, enabling Robi to
expand the network to address demand from
rapid data growth.
Robis Chief Technology Officer AKM Morshed
says: Ensuring consistent quality service is
Robis commitment to its valued subscribers.
As we head for a digital society, we see a
rapid rise in the demand for data services in
the country. In this backdrop, we are very
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happy to partner with Ericsson to support
our network modernization and expansion
initiative.
Rajendra Pangrekar, Head of Ericsson
Bangladesh, says: Through our partnership
with Robi, Ericsson strengthens our technology
and service leadership in one of the worlds
fastest growing markets. We will support
the delivery of unique experiences for
people, business and society, thus shaping
and accelerating our vision of a Networked
Society in Bangladesh.
Ericsson will roll out network hardware and
software and provide integration services to
deliver the upgrade of Robis existing 2G/GSM
network and expansion of the 3G/WCDMA
network. This capacity expansion will help
Robi to cater for more customers, enhance data
speeds and improve app coverage; enabling
consumers to enjoy improved smartphone
experience such as faster web browsing and
downloads.
According to the latest edition of the South
East Asia and Oceania regional Ericsson
Mobility Report, Bangladesh is in the top 10
countries globally for mobile subscription
growth; ranking 5th with a net addition of
4 million mobile subscriptions. The report
shows there will be up to 20% smartphone
subscription penetration by end of 2015
and this will double by 2018. In addition,
data consumption has taken off since the
introduction of 3G/WCDMA in 2013.
This network transformation will ensure
that Robis network can continue to evolve
-making it ready for next level technology
like 4G/LTE and be able to deliver a new
service to customers within a short lead time,
following the issuing of licenses.
Freer adds, Our partnership with Intuitive
is a key strategic decision that will allow us
to take full advantage of the growing demand
for dashboard technologies in South Africa.
As well as generating a brand new revenue
stream from our existing customer base, we
know that the BI Dashboard will entice many
new customers to Vox, ensuring we remain
several steps ahead of the competition.
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Vox Telecom, Intuitive
announce alliance
S outh African-based Vox Telecom (Vox)
has signed a partnership agreement
with UK-based Intuitive Business
Intelligence (www.intuitivebi.com) in
response to growing customer demand for
Opentext RightFax dashboards. Leading
telecoms operator, Vox Telecom, is the sole
RightFax distributor for Sub-Saharan Africa.
Under the terms of the partnership, Vox is
now able to provide its Rightfax and Rightfax
Cloud customers with simple-to-understand
graphical dashboards that provide powerful
insights into their network fax server solutions.
Powered by Intuitive, the RightFax BI
Dashboard provides users with instant access
to a wide range of analytical functionality
across multiple devices, including Android
smartphones and tablets, delivering a holistic
view of fax volumes, capacity, usage trends,
costs and failure rates and reasons. Users can
even analyse potential problem areas so that
remedial action can be taken.
400 small businesses trialling
App2Chat mobile office system
L aunched at The Business Show in
December last month, the Pink Telephone
Companys mobile office system for
small and medium sized enterprises is fast
gaining traction with small businesses in
Britain.
Called App2Chat, over 400 SMEs are progressively
introducing the mobile office system into
their daily operations and Pink Telephone
expects to have a 2,000 SME business user
base by October 2016. The firm is also seeking
resellers to upsell App2Chat to their SME
customers and expects to sign up 20 by the
end of January.
In Britain alone, App2Chat could help 5
million plus SMEs businesses to slash the
cost of communications by up to 50% with
better quality and end the era of high and
recurring capital investments in telecoms
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Craig Freer, Head of Cloud from Vox Telecom
says, RightFax customers have been asking
us for a solution that provides an instant
snapshot of how their system is operating,
particularly in relation to faxing capacity.
It is extremely important that bottlenecks
when faxing out important documents, such
as international payments, contracts and
purchase orders, are identified and eliminated.
Intuitives dashboard solution is the perfect
fit. It provides users with invaluable insights
whilst helping us to expand our footprint
within the RightFax customer base.
We are delighted to have already won
significant BI Dashboard orders from two
major public sector customers, adds Freer.
Vox is also investigating how Intuitives
BI dashboards can be used with its other
solutions to provide a range of key insights.
Roger Stocker, Sales Director from Intuitive
Business Intelligence, says, As the sole
hardware and software in the office. With
the App2Chat installed on smartphones, SME
office and field personnel have the equivalent
of a fully blown mobile switchboard in the
palm of their hands with all the features of
a classic cord-based PBX for use at any time
or location.
App2Chat features include voicemail, auto
attendant, call transfer, call forwarding
and call recording and the ability to have
multiple phone numbers sitting on one
device to make business or personal calls. A
further stand-out feature is the availability of
landline numbers for more than 65 countries
worldwide. Existing numbers can also be
transferred to App2Chat quickly and the
system is scalable enabling new contacts
to be added into the mobile office system
with a few clicks.
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RightFax distributor for South Africa and with
hundreds of RightFax customers, Vox is ideally
positioned to roll-out the BI Dashboard. With
plans to install BI dashboards into its other
solutions, there are exciting opportunities
ahead and we look forward to our partnership
with Vox going from strength to strength.
Freer adds, Our partnership with Intuitive
is a key strategic decision that will allow us
to take full advantage of the growing demand
for dashboard technologies in South Africa.
As well as generating a brand new revenue
stream from our existing customer base, we
know that the BI Dashboard will entice many
new customers to Vox, ensuring we remain
several steps ahead of the competition.
Source: http://www.totaltele.com/view.aspx?ID=492470
February 22, 2016
No capital investment is needed whatsoever,
allowing telecoms budgets to be allocated
elsewhere in the business. The service
does not impact on data usage or incur data
charges. When travelling overseas, App2Chat
works over that countrys GSM network or
Wi-Fi zones.
Since launch, App2Chat has captured the
attention of business owners and office
managers alike and is fast becoming the
must-have mobile office system of choice,
says Nolan Braterman, Chairman, The Pink
Telephone Company. Quite simply, its a game
changer for a smarter, busier, business world.
The App2Chat Cut the Cord unified
communications app has been developed
for the Pink Telephone Company by London
software house RIPTec.
Source: http://www.totaltele.com/view.
aspx?ID=492437&G=1&C=1&Page=0
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BT to close EE acquisition
this month after competition
watchdog OK
CMA passes takeover deal with no
remedies; U.K. incumbent says it will
complete 12.5 billion mobile operator
buy on 29 January.
T
he U.K. competition watchdog on
Friday gave the green light to BTs
planned acquisition of EE, paving
the way for the U.K. incumbent to complete
the deal before the end of the month.
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA)
said that after an in-depth investigation it
concluded that the proposed deal would not
have a significant impact on competition
in any U.K. telecoms markets and therefore
cleared it without applying remedies.
BT welcomed the decision and said it will
begin the formal process of completing
the acquisition. It plans to close the deal
on 29 January, when EE parents Deutsche
Telekom and Orange will receive their
stakes in BT, as outlined under the terms
of the transaction.
BT chief executive Gavin Patterson said he
looks forward to welcoming EE into the BT
family. EE will operate as a distinct line
of business under the BT umbrella and will
be led by EEs current chief commercial
officer Marc Allera, who will replace Olaf
Swantee as CEO once the deal closes.
The combined BT and EE will be a digital
champion for the U.K., providing high levels
of investment and driving innovation in a
highly competitive market, Patterson said.
I have no doubt that consumers, businesses
and communities will benefit as we
combine the power of fibre broadband with
the convenience of leading edge mobile
services, he added.
But while BT can clearly see the benefits
of the deal, which marks its full return to
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the mobile market almost 15 years after
it spun off O2, there has been significant
opposition from rival players, many of
whom have been vocal about the threat it
poses to the competitive landscape.
The CMA sided with BT though.
The 12.5 billion deal brings together the
U.K.s largest fixed telecoms business with
its largest mobile telecoms business, but
is not expected to result in a substantial
lessening of competition (SLC) in any
market or markets in the U.K., including
in relation to the supply of retail mobile,
wholesale mobile, mobile backhaul, wholesale
broadband and retail broadband services,
it said on Friday.
The telcos operate mainly in separate areas
with limited overlap, the CMA said.
The retail mobile ser vices market in
the U.K. is competitive, with four main
mobile providers and a substantial number
of smaller operators, said John Wotton,
chair of the CMAs inquir y. As BT is a
smaller operator in mobile, it is unlikely
that the merger will have a significant
effect. Similarly, EE is only a minor player
in retail broadband, so again it is unlikely
that the merger will have a significant
effect in this market, he said.
We have also found that in supplying
services such as backhaul, wholesale mobile
or wholesale broadband services a combined
BT/EE would not have both the ability and
the incentive to disadvantage competitors
such that there would be significant harm
to competition, Wotton added.
Once the deal closes, Deutsche Telekom
will take a 12% stake in the telco and will
appoint a representative to its board in
due course, while Orange will hold 4%.
The French telco noted that it will also get
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approximately 3.4 billion (4.5 billion) in
cash, subject to adjustments.
There has naturally been talk of closer
ties between BT and Deutsche Telekom at
a time when consolidation is rife in the
European telco industry.
Last week, there were indications that
the two companies aim to work together
going forward, including possible strategic
partnerships and media deals that would
boost BTs TV offering.
For now though, EEs parent companies
have simply said they are happy that the
deal will go ahead.
We look forward to supporting BT with
relevant expertise to help generate the
anticipated value growth of its integrated
business model, said Deutsche Telekom
CEO Tim Hoettges on Friday.
The combination with BT is a very positive
step forward for U.K. consumers who are
set to benefit from convergent fixed-mobile
ser vices, said Stephane Richard, his
counterpart at Orange. We are very happy
with todays decision, which provides an
important signal for telecoms operators
across Europe that the sector is ready for
fixed-mobile consolidation.
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 Company Profiles

Smart Routes
http://smarttradeltd.com/
Smart Routes is a subsidiary company of Smart Trades (Wales) Ltd. registered in the United Kingdom Were
one of the fastest growing wholesale carrier within Europe specializing in A-Z Premium CLI termination
through our network of 200+ active interconnection which includes 30+ Tier1 operators across the globe and
SMART ROUTES major European MVNOs. We are also into calling cards, calling card platform, products & solutions, technology
and providing 24/7 NOC support. Our professional Sales force and quality driven team is always eager to get
strategic interconnections on board which helps us in terminating our retail and wholesale volumes or using
us as a strategic supplier to terminate their traffic. We terminated around 1.2 billion minutes in 2015 closing
at a revenue of more than 50 million Euros which is growing at a rapid pace on monthly basis.
Weve recently launched a series of new services that includes Virtual Sim which is a brand new concept for
extending Telco services into OTT/IP space, Mparking End to end parking solution for whole city, SOS Credit/
Service extension, SMSC/SMPP Gateway and many more. Were always on the hunt for strategic business
partners that can add value mutually to the organizations. Creativity and ability to come up with unique,
modern age services, products and solutions has helped us achieve the milestones and were always happy
and open to share our success with our partners.

Verscom Solutions
http://www.verscomsolutions.com/
Verscom Solutions is an established leader and market pioneer in delivering & integrating next generation
voice&data solutions: IP/Packet-Voice transformation, Class 4 NGN,Class 5 NGN, Diameter Routing, access/
interconnect Session Border Control, fraud detection&protection, revenue assurance, International DPI
VERSCOM SOLUTIONS Gateway and Mobile EPC systems vital to communications across Europe, Middle East, Africa and Southwest
Asia. Headquartered in Istanbul with regional offices in London, Dubai and Lahore, Verscom Solutions
geographical presence, focus and cultural fluency bridges Europe and Asia, while uniquely serving emerging
markets across Africa.

Verscom Carrier Voice

http://www.verscomcarriervoice.com/
Verscom Carrier Voice has been active in the market since 2003, pioneering and deploying IP based voice
termination services across Middle East, Africa and Southwest Asia regions. Verscom Carrier Voice offers its
partners a single source for niche call termination to fixed and mobile networks by leveraging its relationships
VERSCOM CARRIER VOICE with local partners and entities to provide a quality of service that is of the highest standard. Utilizing broad
range of products, destination portfolio, and a best of breed IP infrastructure complemented by a superb
back office team, Verscom Carrier Voice is able to deliver the best voice services with competitive pricing
and quality for both retail and wholesale. Verscom Carrier Voices extensive international reach and local
know-how combined with a supreme network topology delivers inventive and flawless wholesale and retail
termination services to its customers and suppliers around the world.

IPT Networks
www.ipt-networks.com
IPT Networks was founded in 2009 as a consultancy and managed solutions provider delivering services to
the IT and telecommunications sectors.
Bringing together over 40 years of experience in IT and Telecoms managed services, we are a team of driven
IPT Networks
individuals who are passionate about delivering not only the best technical solutions but also the most cost
effective and business orientated ones available.

Kryptos Global Pvt Ltd

www.kryptosglobal.com
Kryptos Global is an emerging telecom player offering cutting-edge turnkey voice solutions for the telecom
industry and is a part of Multi-million Dollar Kryptos Group. Kryptos Global offers competitive and flexible
Global Voice termination options by leveraging its multi-million dollar network and connecting businesses
Kryptos securely. Our telecom services encompassing wholesale as well as retail voice are both affordable and enjoyable.

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Building Bridges
RT X Fast Pay Expedites Settlements
across its Carrier Exchange

L
ast April, RTX announced the introduction of
RTX Fast Pay, a service feature that bridges
the cash ow gap between carriers buying
and selling voice, SMS and data services. With The definitive
this new facility, RTX is able to provide suppliers with and most secure
faster access to funds thereby improving their cash
ow and competitiveness in the marketplace. GLOBAL CARRIER
With the introduction of Fast Pay, RTX became the rst EXCHANGE
carrier exchange to offer expedited payment terms across
its existing range of services, removing the traditional for telecoms
barriers faced by suppliers dealing with large carriers
who pay on extended terms. RTXs quality assured and
operators
OUTET ADE EXCHANGE
fully credit insured model enables quick and guaranteed
payments, allowing suppliers to generate immediate
revenue, manage cash ow and plan further destinations.

Provides suppliers with faster

payments allowing them to
better manage their cash ow
and increase supply based on
capacity requirements...
Andrew Jacobs, Director, RTX
RTX Fast Pay is a usage based service so suppliers
maximise their return in the wholesale cycle of uctuating
capacity and demand. The service sits across the RTX
exchange, providing carriers with a robust and nancially
secure environment to conduct transactions and enter
into mutually benecial agreements.
Andrew Jacobs, Sales Director at RTX, explained:
Our exchange allows operators to identify protable
routes and destinations for network trafc. RTX Fast Pay
provides suppliers with much faster payments allowing
them to better manage their cash ow and increase
supply based on capacity requirements.
Albert Mackey, CEO at RTX, added: RTX Fast Pay
enables greater competition in the wholesale market as it
increases the volume of competitive supply. Through RTX
both sets of carriers enter into fully secured agreements
with improved control of their cash ow and growth
opportunity. The opportunity for carriers to drive revenue from
buying and selling capacity for voice, SMS and
The market is evolving and so is the need for a data, has never been greater. Carriers can now
platform that provides carriers with the ability to buy and access a global network of suppliers to meet
sell capacity, meet demand and secure new revenues. capacity demand, guarantee quality assurance
One thing is certain, RTX has its ngers on the pulse and generate new revenues, through the RT X
and continues to develop new products and services Exchange.
that meet the needs of it customers in an ever changing
industry.
Please contact our team at info@routetrader.com or
come and see us at our stand during GCCM London for rtx.routetrader.com
more deatils and how to apply. info@routetrader.com
 Company Profiles

Nexge
www.nexge.com
Nexge provides diverse range of NGN, VoIP, SMS & VAS Telecom Solutions to Service Providers. Nexge has an
installation base of its solutions with more than 200 Service Providers globally. Service Providers utilize the
Carrier Grade and secure Nexge Platforms for releasing Wholesale VoIP, Wholesale SMS Hubbing, Calling
NEXGE
Card, Callback, Class 5 Voice over Broadband, Hosted PBX / IP Centrex, MVNO, Audio Conferencing and High
Density Call Logging Solutions to their Residential and Business subscribers.

Ecocarrier Inc.
www.ecocarrier.com
Ecocarrier provides Premium Non-CLI call termination for wholesale and retail call traffic on direct routes
Ethiopia, Somalia, Uganda, South Sudan, Mozambique, Guinea, Tunisia etc. Our IntelliDR Network technology
and effective 24x7 NOC enable us to maintain reliable high performance consistently. We carry very large
Ecocarrier volume of call traffic to these destinations daily for tier1 and Tier2 carriers and service providers. We seek
cooperation with suitably situated companies/individuals to build direct routes in countries worldwide.
Additionally, we seek to build Strategic Alliance between Ecocarrier and established players in the telecom
space in countries/markets worldwide to resell our managed services for retail telecom service provision.
Please view full presentation on Ecocarrier Managed Services by Interactive PDF at www.ecocarrier.com for
Mobile Roaming Services with 3G-WiFi Mobile Broadband on Demand and Multi-IMSI SIM; Airtime Credit
Recharge Service; Micro Money Remittance; Prepaid Telephone Service. Special Feature: Personal Hotline
Service with extensive coverage for all Russia catering to diaspora Russians.

Carrier Call
www.carriercall.com
Carrier Call builds solutions to solve the complex problems of the international telecommunications market.
The Swiss software and services company works with its own development team in-house. Carrier Call
uses its long-term industry specific knowledge as well as feedback from customers to constantly refine and
Carrier Call enhance its products. In close cooperation with market experts Carrier Call added a fraud module XFraud
to its range of solutions. Fraud detection is a challenge, which needs a flexible system to detect unusual
patterns of behavior. Automated traffic monitoring has also positive impact on your revenue assurance. In
combination with other XCarrier modules, e.g. XProvisioning you will have an all-inclusive fraud solution.

iBasis
www.ibasis.com
A wholly-owned KPN company, iBasis is a leading international voice carrier and a provider of data services
and solutions for mobile operators. The company offers a comprehensive portfolio of voice termination services
and data services, including messaging, signaling and roaming, for many of the worlds largest fixed and
iBasis
mobile operators, as well as over-the-top and voice-over-broadband service providers. iBasis customers
include KPN and its mobile operators and more than 1,000 other providers around the world. The company can
be reached at its worldwide headquarters in Lexington, Mass., USA at +1 781-430-7500 or at www.ibasis.com.

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