Aricent wins 3-year systems integration pact from Nepal Telecom

Communication technology and service provider Aricent has secured a 3-year systems integration contract from Nepal Telecom, the country's largest and most prolific telecom operator. Under the contract, Aricent will provide convergent mediation and convergent interconnect billing solutions to Nepal Telecom, enabling a wide range of next-generation communication services.

Aricent will act as the primary systems integrator for convergent mediation and interconnect solutions for Nepal Telecom, the company said in a release today.

The turnkey project involves supply, delivery, installation and commissioning of integrated systems, which together enable next-generation product and service offerings for both pre-paid and post-paid customers. 

Aricent will implement and integrate its active mediation system, in conjunction with Intec's market-leading `InterconnecT' software. The contract also includes post-deployment managed services in support of the converged solution, the company said.

Nepal Telecom provides a wide range of telecom services to its existing five million customers in a variety of networks such as fixed, GSM, CDMA and data. The company's customer base is estimated to grow to over nine million subscribers in the next three years.

"As the leading telecom service provider in Nepal, we strive to bring the best experience to our customers," said Amar Nath Singh, managing director of Nepal Telecom. "We are confident that Aricent's solution will allow us to create a unified mediation platform as well as a single interconnect system for our entire network. This will also simplify billing and operational parameters for our customers, and allow us to provide them with world-class capabilities and technologies, including high speed next-gen networks and services," he added.

"We are thrilled to partner with Nepal Telecom and help them deliver an innovative, scalable subscriber experience for their customers," said Sanjay Dhawan, president and COO at Aricent. "We've had the privilege of working with some of the largest network operators in the world and we are pleased to add Nepal Telecom to our roster of service provider stars," he added.

Aricent's solution will enable Nepal Telecom to create a common, unified mediation platform and a single interconnect system for the entire network and help reduce total cost of ownership and minimise revenue leakage.