NexTone and Springboard Announce VoIP Billing Services Now ServiceReady

NexTone, a provider of session border controllers and scalable session management solutions, and Springboard-ASA Limited, a billing and analysis solutions firm, announced that Springboard’s VoIP billing services are now ServiceReady certified for use with NexTone’s IntelliConnect System.

UK-based Springboard develops and deploys highly scaleable, customized billing and analysis solutions for VoIP providers of all sizes and offers them on a highly competitive usage-based model. ServiceReady certification validates that Springboard’s services are interoperable end-to-end with NexTone’s IntelliConnect System."Certifying Springboard as ServiceReady benefits NexTone customers by providing them with a reliable and robust billing and analysis tool that improves their profitability, revenue assurance, and maximizes their LCR," said Andrew Whitelaw, managing director for Springboard, in a Thursday statement.
Whitelaw continued: "The simplicity of implementing the Springboard system allows customers to take full advantage of uninterrupted service, enabling them to maintain a competitive advantage and reach peak efficiency and performance."
This collaboration is designed to support NexTone’s commitment to help its customers profitably grow their VoIP and multimedia revenues through the combination of NexTone’s best-in-class technology and a range of ServiceReady partners. NexTone customers currently use the Springboard suite of solutions. These customers include iCard Telecom, Liquid Telecommunications Ltd, Europtel Ltd, and Livewire Ltd due to the suite’s ability to significantly improve functionality and flexibility with easy and economical implementation.
"Service providers are continually challenged to introduce new services. With Springboard participation in NexTone's ecosystem service providers have additional options to introduce new service capabilities based on Springboard billing and analysis tools," said John Longo, vice president of marketing for NexTone, in Thursday’s statement.
Longo continued: "ServiceReady certification with Springboard provides both NexTone and Springboard customers with new tools to quickly offer high-quality, secure VoIP services with easy access to critical session information."
Springboard provides such carrier billing and analysis services as: carrier bill verification; invoicing; un-billed traffic; gross profit; minutes reporting; and graphics. Multimedia support includes session management and intelligent interconnects; IntelliConnect System; product presentation; industry benchmarking; and recent NexTone news.Service providers must be able to provide new and innovative services, solutions and packages in order to remain competitive. As the industry continues to tighten and competition intensifies, those who can not effectively compete will find themselves without a market.
This new integration between NexTone and Springboard will help to ensure that these service providers are better able to deliver the services that customers need and effectively bill and analyze the market for future offerings. Such capabilities will better position these providers for longevity in the market.
Source: tmcnet.com