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Simplified Software and HP Collaborate to Deliver Internet Services to Mobile Customers

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Simplified Software, a leading enabler of Internet market convergence, has partnered with Hewlett-Packard Company to deliver Internet services to global wireless service providers. This collaboration enables wireless customers to access various services, including internet, data, voice, and cable applications, through their service provider's Web site. The combined solution utilizes Simplified's customized software and the HP OpenCall SS7 platform, which includes HP's A- and N-Class Unix servers, to provide a seamless and integrated platform for wireless service providers to offer converged communication services.

Key Takeaways:

  • Simplified Software and HP OpenCall SS7 platform enable delivery of internet services to mobile customers, allowing wireless service providers to offer converged communication services.
  • Wireless customers can access various services, including billing inquiries, real-time service upgrades, and changes, through their service provider's Web site.
  • The collaboration enables wireless service providers to rapidly implement and create new revenue-generating services using Simplified's application portfolio and HP OpenCall SS7 platform.
  • A study conducted by the Yankee Group predicts that the number of internet users accessing the public network over wireless links will grow from 3 million subscribers to over 50 million by 2004.
  • Wireless market is expected to generate about $6.6 billion in revenue by the end of 2004.
  • Simplified's Web-enabled software provides wireless, cable, voice, data, and applications service providers with a complete solution for immediate Web-enabled billing, real-time customer service capabilities, and advanced multiple SS7 stacks.
  • The HP OpenCall SS7 platform is a highly flexible platform designed for the creation, execution, and management of enhanced services running on the Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN), wireless, and data networks.
  • The resulting seamless network can be managed from a single site, allowing switches from different manufacturers and networks to be "linked."

Statistics:

  • Number of internet users accessing the public network over wireless links is expected to grow from 3 million subscribers to over 50 million by 2004 (Yankee Group study).
  • Wireless market is expected to generate about $6.6 billion in revenue by the end of 2004 (Yankee Group study).
  • Simplified provides service providers with a complete solution for immediate Web-enabled billing, real-time customer service capabilities, advanced multiple SS7 stacks, and other features.
  • Manpower requirements are reduced and programming time is minimized since real-time data is displayed uniformly without integration of separate third-party billing, customer service, or maintenance operations.

Sources:

  • Business Wire, November 3, 1999
  • Simplified Software
  • Yankee Group

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