Six Telecoms Chooses Telarix’s iXTools ASP(TM) to Manage Their Entire Interconnect Business
Telarix, Inc., the leading provider of business information exchange and interconnect OSS/BSS solutions for content providers, IP service providers and global fixed and mobile operators, today announced that Six Telecoms, a leading provider of telecommunications services in Tanzania, has selected its iXTools ASP service to optimize its growing global interconnect business. Six Telecoms will leverage Telarix’s hosted solution for next generation routing, buy and sell-side agreement management and accurate dial code management. The announcement was made at opening of the Capacity Africa conference.
Telarix’s iXTools ASP is a hosted interconnect business optimization and settlement service which enables service providers to reduce costs and increase profitability across their interconnect networks. By analyzing both revenue and cost information, iXTools ASP provides the real-time intelligence on all traffic moving across a carrier’s network to optimize network routing, accurately track settlement charges and enable partner invoice reconciliation.
As a hosted service, iXTools ASP is supported by an extensive, high-availability infrastructure. Telarix manages the service on dedicated, high performance servers at a state-of-the-art data center and provides day-to-day management of the equipment, operating environment, and application software. iXTools ASP provides full 24×7 monitoring and management of the service and offers industry-leading firewall and security features to ensure protection of critical data.
In addition, Six Telecoms has joined iXLink, the global business information exchange for the telecom industry. Founded in conjunction with some of the world’s largest carriers as a neutral business information exchange service for the telecom industry, iXLink provides a secure, reliable platform that enables service providers to quickly and efficiently access and share business documents among their trading partners. More than 200 carriers worldwide are now using iXLink to automatically exchange business information with other service providers.
“Six Telecoms is growing substantially and is expanding its global network to connect customers worldwide,” said Rashid Shamte, CEO of Six Telecoms. “Telarix was the only company who offered a hosted, interconnect business optimization solution that could support next-generation services and provide the scalability required to quickly and efficiently expand our business.”
“We are pleased to be selected by Six Telecoms,” said Don Lynch, CEO of Telarix. “iXTools ASP will provide Six Telecoms with the advanced functionality and superior performance required to meet their growing international wholesale business needs.”
The Yankee Group named Telarix as one of the only interconnect solutions providers to address the four critical value areas for service providers: Route Optimization; Pricing and Margin Management; Billing; and Verification, Audit and Reconciliation.
About Six Telecoms
Six Telecoms Company Limited was founded and registered on December 14(th) 2004 with the goal of being a front-runner in entering the telecommunications industry in Tanzania after the liberalisation of the market and the breakdown of the TTCL Monopoly.
Six Telecoms Company Limited was the first company to be licensed under the new licensing regime by the Tanzanian regulatory body with the following licenses.
— International network Facilities
— International Network Services
— National and International Application Services
Six Telecoms primary focus is in carriers’ carrier business. The company currently has over 50% market share on international inbound traffic and a growing market share of outbound traffic from Tanzania. Six Telecoms has interconnection agreements with operators in Tanzania and international Tier-1 operators and has infrastructure in Dar es Salaam Tanzania that acts as a transit and connectivity hub for local and regional partner operators. Six Telecoms also owns and operates hubs in London and New York that facilitate traffic aggregation from the company’s international carrier interconnections. Both these locations have dedicated fiber connectivity to Intelsat earth station for connectivity via satellite to Tanzania.
As part of the Six Telecoms’ regional growth strategy, the key areas of interest for expansion are in:
— Building key alliances with regional voice operators to improve regional footprint for International carrier business.
— Building a regional and international fiber connectivity business unit to provide carrier of carrier’s services for local and regional data and telecommunications operators.
About Telarix
Telarix, Inc., delivers the leading business information exchange and interconnect OSS/BSS solutions for content providers, IP service providers and global fixed and mobile operators. Telarix’s innovative platform, iXTools, provides the real-time business intelligence required to manage costs and drive profitability on interconnect networks. By analyzing both revenue and cost information associated with telecom traffic in near real-time, service providers can optimize all aspects of their interconnect business including partner agreement management, trading, traffic routing, network provisioning, billing, invoice reconciliation and dispute management. Telarix customers include global Tier-1 carriers such as AT&T, Calltrade, Callax, Deutsche Telekom, Embratel, Golden Telecom, GPTC, Jazztel, KDDI, OTEGlobe, PCCW Global, Portugal Telecom, Sprint, Telecom Italia Sparkle, TelBru, Telefonica, TELUS, Verizon and more. The company was founded in 1996 and is headquartered in Vienna, Va. Please visit www.telarix.com for more.