OSS
Solution Gives SPs Flexibility to Expand to New Business Models
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Magazine - May 2007 - Fred Dawson
A
clue to where Videotron is going with its wideband deployments
and where many other service providers are headed in the new
multi-service commerce involvement can be found in the ways
these players are using the pricing and ratings platform offered
by Highdeal Inc.
Highdeal,
a company spun off from France Telecom in 1996, has been enjoying
rapid growth over the past several years on the basis of its
ability to supply a highly flexible software solution that
allows SPs to quickly introduce and manage complex pricing
transactions models on virtually any service or combination
of services. Support runs the gamut across all types
of subscriber-facing offers and third-party contracts, including
revenue sharing, royalty settlements, wholesale business and
advertising, no matter what legacy billing and other OSS components
the SP might have in place.
Cable
MSO Videotron, a pioneer in cable-based MVNO (mobile virtual
network operator) offerings, first turned to Highdeal to facilitate
the addition of the mobile option to its existing service
bundle. "Their billing structure wouldn't allow them
to easily bundle mobile into the offering, so they licensed
our product to handle the pricing and packaging requirements
on the front end," says David McNierney, vice president of
market development at Highdeal.
Andre
Gascon, Videotron's vice president of information technology,
offers high praise for the performance of the Highdeal Transactive
billing system through its early implementation. "We
are thrilled with the benefits that Transactive has already
delivered to our business," he says. "By combining wireless
telephone service with Videotron's other offerings, consumers
can enjoy quality products and advantageous discounts on their
bills,"
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