Bezeq of Israel selects Comverse to serve both residential and business customers

Published 30th September 2008

Comverse, a leading supplier of software and systems enabling network-based multimedia enhanced communication and billing services, has announced that Bezeq, the Israel Telecommunication Corporation (TASE: BEZQ), and the country’s largest telecommunications provider, has selected Comverse’s Netcentrex IP-based voice solutions to serve both residential and business subscribers. This deployment of Comverse Netcentrex MyCall® Broadband IP Telephony, IPCentrex™ and Business Trunking is based on a future-proof IMS architecture and is part of Bezeq’s migration to next-generation network technologies to best serve its customers...

“The rapid deployment of innovative and cost-effective services in our core business is a top priority for Bezeq,” said Yuval Keinan, VP of Engineering, Bezeq. “We plan to use the Comverse Netcentrex portfolio of advanced IP-based voice services to serve our subscribers who represent the majority of consumers and businesses in Israel. Our selection of Comverse was based both on their experience in feature-rich, IP-based telephony solutions and their on-time delivery record.”

Netcentrex MyCall solution is a pre-integrated IP-based telephony solution that improves time to market, reduces operational costs and easily scales for future growth. Primary line capabilities and a range of embedded value-added applications enable operators to create a more competitive and profitable portfolio of services.

Comverse also offers a range of enterprise solutions (IPCentrex™, IP Trunking) that enable operators to deliver hosted telephony services to all types and sizes of businesses. The solutions include an advanced telephony feature set, integrated applications (e.g. network announcements, IVR, conferencing, attendant console), an integrated session border controller (SBC) and Web-based self-care portals. The solutions allow businesses to adapt to various employee work styles, such as office-based, home PBX, remote field workers and road warriors.

“This deployment is an important benchmark with this strategic customer,” commented John Bunyan, Chief Marketing Officer at Comverse. “We are very pleased that Bezeq has joined the more than 80 operators worldwide who use our Netcentrex IP-based voice solutions to offer innovative services with support for future network migration. Operators trust our timely delivery of robust solutions that can be fully integrated with the complete Comverse portfolio of billing and value-added services solutions that boost revenues and create operational efficiencies.”