Pakistan selects Telcordia for mobile number portability

(Business News & Technology News, 26 Mar 2007)

Telcordia, a provider of telecommunications network software and services, has signed a contract with Pakistan MNP Database (PMD), a company set up by mobile operators with the specific purpose of facilitating the implementation of mobile number portability (MNP).

PMD will be using the Telcordia Number Portability Clearinghouse solution as the centralised repository for number porting.

The Telcordia solution will reportedly enable Pakistan residents to switch providers without the time and expense of changing phone numbers and offers service providers new opportunities to add customers and boost revenue.

Telcordia said that its Number Portability Clearinghouse makes it easy for wireline and mobile service providers to comply with portability mandates owing to its interconnection process, which reportedly enables numbers to be easily ported between service providers.

The system automates ordering, provisioning, notification and administration and allows service providers to rely on the same set of rules for handling port requests, so number exchanges can occur quickly and accurately, the company explained.

In addition to providing the Telcordia Number Portability Clearinghouse solution to PMD, three Pakistani mobile phone service providers have also selected Telcordia for their number portability needs. The trio have selected the Telcordia Number Portability Gateway solution, which provides a single, operator-based control point for mobile and fixed-line operators to manage the complex interfaces, message processing and transaction data associated with number portability requirements.

The Telcordia solution reportedly helps to reduce operator costs related to number portability by contributing to increased flowthrough of port requests and simplifying management of both internal and external systems interfaces while supporting operator growth across all subscriber segments and number types.

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