Kabira Delivers New Services Infrastructure for Iusacell
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Complete Business Process Management and Provisioning Software Supports 1.7 Million
CDMA Wireless Voice, Data and Messaging Customers
SAN FRANCISCO, March 12 /PRNewswire/ -- Kabira Technologies Inc., a provider of
infrastructure software enabling the rapid deployment of next-generation Internet, broadband and
wireless network services, announced today the successful deployment of infrastructure software
and business process management service engines within Iusacell, a CDMA wireless operating
company managed by Verizon Communications (NYSE: VZ - news). This next-generation
solution automates customer orders and activations while saving Iusacell more than 1,500
work-hours per day. Service activation times are improved from hours to less than 15 minutes
average.
Iusacell delivers CDMA service to over 600,000 customers from its total base of 1.7 million. As
demand for Iusacell's wireless service has grown, the company needed to move to the next step in
automation. Some 103 retail stores are being streamlined from manual process to a
state-of-the-art business process management and services infrastructure based upon the Kabira
ObjectSwitch Platform. Iusacell can now activate a new customer, or change some customer's
service within a few minutes. This increases Iusacell's service level and streamlines operations for
cost-control and growth.
``The immediate benefits delivered to Iusacell are just the tip of the iceberg in terms of long term
value,'' said John Donnelly, Vice President of National Accounts at Kabira Technologies Inc.
``Because all the new services and business process models are defined in high-level UML, Iusacell
can upgrade and enhance their services as often as they wish reducing development cycles. On the
Kabira platform, service upgrades can be deployed without shutting down networks or software
systems. The long-term value to the Iusacell operating team is a high-availability, better
throughput, and flexible infrastructure to manage all their service operations.''
CDMA Wireless Services and Business Process Models:
Several service engines and interfaces were deployed as distributed software elements. All services
were defined and developed in high-level UML models and then automatically generated by the Kabira Design Center for
deployment on the ObjectSwitch server platform. Key modules include:
LHS / BSCS adapter for Billing and Provisioning Systems
Oracle Adapter for Persistent Data Warehousing
A flexible Point of Sale (POS) event and data aggregator
Business Process Agents:
Activations of New (Flat) Customers with One or More Contracts -- Activations of Existing Customers with One or More
Contracts -- Changes of Equipment Serial Number (ESN) -- Changes to Rate Plans -- Changes to Service Packages --
Service Activation and Deactivation for new customers and rate
plan changes
Payments Process Manager
A graphical representation of the architecture can be found at: kabira.com
About Iusacell
Grupo Iusacell, S. A. de C. V. (Iusacell) (NYSE: CEL; BMV: CEL) is a leading independent telecommunications company in Mexico.
It provides wireless cellular service in four of Mexico's nine regions in the central portion of Mexico (including Mexico City)
covering a total of 68 million POPs, representing approximately 69% of the country's total population. In addition, it holds
concessions to provide wireless PCS services in regions 1 and 4 in the northern part of the country. Iusacell is under the
management and operating control of subsidiaries of Verizon Communications Inc.
About Kabira Technologies Inc.
Kabira provides a new class of infrastructure software for the delivery of next-generation services required for the convergence of
the Internet, traditional enterprise and telecommunications networks. Kabira's mission is to enable services for wireless Internet,
mCommerce, broadband, and Internet-based business environments. Kabira is providing ``real-time to market'' solutions for
customers in telco, financial services and IP-based networks. Kabira has established a worldwide customers and partners list that
includes leading companies such as: Alcatel, Ameris, Cap Gemini E/Y, E*TRADE Securities, Energis N.V., Lucent Technologies,
and Noos, among others.
Kabira's award-winning ObjectSwitch architecture enables carrier-class performance, scalability, high-availability and
change-tolerance. Solutions deployed directly from high-level UML models include: OSS integration, service activation and
provisioning, xDR & billing mediation (CDR, IPDR and generic data), global session management and element management. Phone:
415- 446-5000 kabira.com email: info@kabira.com.
This release may contain forward-looking statements regarding Kabira Technologies' business. These statements are made
pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements are
subject to many factors, including, but not limited to, economic risks, product development uncertainty and competitive pressures
that could cause actual results to differ materially from those indicated or implied. Readers are referred to the Risk Factors section
in the Prospectus filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
NOTE: Kabira and ObjectSwitch are trademarks of Kabira Technologies Inc. All other trademarks are the property of their
respective owners.
CONTACT: Tom Harvey of Nadel Phelan Inc., 831-440-2404, or tom@nadelphelan.com, for Kabira Technologies Inc.; or Grover
Righter of Kabira Technologies Inc., 415-446-5061, or grover.righter@kabira.com.
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