By Alana Grelyak
Hear ye, hear ye: Spring is approaching! With an upturn in the weather coming our way in just a few short weeks, we can only hope that an upturn in the economic climate will soon follow. This month, there are a few pieces of information that bring a little hope to our hearts. Astellia announced their figures for 2008 and, based on those, are looking forward to an excellent 2009. France is looking forward to bringing mobile broadband to their country and several vendors are announcing new products. We’re also taking a look at what major announcements came out at the Mobile World Congress event in Barcelona, several of which will excite the environmentalist in all of us. So, stay warm until Spring while staying informed with Pipeline. Enjoy!
Broadband is getting a nice push from the US Congress after its approval of the $787 billion USD Stimulus Bill, which includes a $7.2 billion chunk to be used mainly for getting broadband services into rural and underserved areas. If you’re looking to get some of that stimulus pie, you’ll have to go through the NTIA and the FCC, both of which are in charge of doling out the slices.
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Orga Systems has just launched OPSC Gold Release 2, a billing solutions product, which they feel offers outstanding scalability due to the new, specifically developed “Multiple Rating Node Technology,” making the product suitable for small, medium, and large sized operators. OPSC Gold Release 2 is a modular approach to billing needs and also enables functions such as Credit limits, Spending Limits, and Hybrid Tariffs when used as a solution for “prepaid only.”
Astellia, a provider of QoS and performance monitoring solutions for mobile networks, has
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The GSMA has recently awarded the annual Government Leadership Award to the country of France because of some key policy decisions that the country made to ensure that a majority of French citizens will be able to benefit from Mobile Broadband services. “This award recognizes both the leadership of the French government in implementing a clear spectrum policy that will lead to ubiquitous Mobile Broadband services and the influence this policy is having on other European governments,” said Rob Conway, CEO and Member of the Board of the GSMA. “France is creating the conditions that will enable the mobile industry to invest in the broadband networks that will deliver the productivity improvements and economic growth necessary to help pull the world through these tough times.” Yay, France.
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some good news despite today’s economy. They have announced a turnover of 24.9 million Euros ($32 million USD) for 2008, an increase of 20%. How did they do it? They signed contracts with 17 new operator clients in 2008 and are now looking forward to a confident 2009. Christian Queffelec, CEO and co-founder of Astellia, commented, “Our solutions meet operators’ current requirements. The management of mobile network performance is a means of optimizing costs and investments. Moreover, the increase in traffic and the need to ensure subscriber loyalty strengthens the support for systems that can improve Quality of Service. At a time of budget restrictions and limited profit margins, these factors strengthen our
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