Stitch,
Here's some more SS7 related info in the form of a news release from a company working on the software side of SS7:
SWEDEN'S TELE2 CHOOSES TTI TO INSTALL AN SS7 NETWORK SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM BUSINESS EDITORS PETAH TIKVA, ISRAEL--(BUSINESS WIRE)--MARCH 24, 1998--TTI TEAM TELECOM (NASDAQ: TTILF) ("TTI") ANNOUNCED
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PETAH TIKVA, Israel--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 24, 1998--TTI Team
Telecom (NASDAQ: TTILF.O) ("TTI") announced today that it will provide
Tele2 AB, Sweden's second largest telecommunications operator, with
an SS7 Network Surveillance System. Tele2, part of the NetCom
Services Group, expects to utilize Netrac's SS7 Network Management
System to improve its quality of service, develop new revenue sources
from existing network activities and facilitate the deployment of new
services. Installation is scheduled for May, 1998.
TTI's NWV-7 module offers a comprehensive centralized SS7
management system that will provide up-to-the-minute performance
intelligence information, and fault and configuration management for
Tele2's growing network. The SS7 Network Management system is a
highly advanced system that extracts data directly from the SS7
signaling links in real time to achieve maximum network optimization,
streamline complex routing procedures and reduce traffic flow
congestion. Revenue generating applications such as fraud detection
and call tracing facilitates significantly reduce costs making the
NWV-7 management system a potent tool and provides a fast return on
investment. In the first phase of its expansion plans Tele2 will be
installing the system in both Kista and Gothenburg.
Tele2 manages more than 20% of Sweden's international traffic and
is the undisputed leader in providing dial-up Internet services.
Tele2 is a subsidiary of NetCom Systems AB, the leading alternative
provider of telecommunications services in Scandinavia. Founded in
1993 NetCom Systems is engaged in the GSM cellular telecommunications
industry, operating under the brand names of Comviq GSM AB in Sweden
and its listed affiliate, NetCom ASA, in Norway. In the business
areas of public telecommunications, Internet and data communications
services, the group operates under the brand names of Tele2 AB, in
Sweden, Tele2 A/S in Denmark and Tele2 Norge AS in Norway. The group
also operates in the cable-TV service sector. The Company is listed
both on the Stockholm Stock Exchange and on Nasdaq under the symbol
NECSY.
"Leading edge companies such as Tele2 are looking for market
proven technology that offers the power and scalability for managing
large-scale hybrid networks," remarked Meir Lipshes, Chief Executive
Officer of TTI. "TTI Telecom has committed significant resources to
developing flexible solutions for even the most complex situations.
We are pleased to have been chosen by Tele2 to provide them with a
superior network control and surveillance management system."
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