Basset's Roaming Billing And Revenue Assurance Solutions Selected By Djibouti Telecom

Online, November 29, 2010 (Newswire.com) - Basset has signed a contract with Djibouti Telecom to supply roaming billing and revenue assurance solutions - Watchdog Fraud, Watchdog Revenue Assurance and RevUp Roaming. Basset's extensive experience and smart solutions were some of the reasons that motivated Djibouti Telecom's decision.

Djibouti Telecom is currently investing in a major network upgrade and therefore they need to make optimal use of the investment by implementing strong monitoring and protection tools. These tools will allow Djibouti Telecom to effectively combat different type of frauds such SIM boxes and get rid of any revenue leakages in the network. The roaming billing solution will help Djibouti Telecom to take total control of their roaming business and allow them to gain substantial competitive advantages.

- Basset is for us the leading partner in the area of fraud detection and revenue assurance. Our choice was based on their great experience and the functionalities of the products. We have estimated that our return on investment will be far less than a year, says Mr Kassim M Waiss, Senior MD Advisor at Djibouti Telecom.

The Watchdog suite is a complete solution suite focusing on fraud management and revenue assurance; it is designed to ensure that revenue losses can be avoided. The Watchdog suite will help Djibouti Telecom to stay ahead of the fraudsters and to detect and act on revenue leakages.

The RevUp Roaming fully covers operators roaming business needs. It is one of the world's most well proven roaming billing solutions. RevUp Roaming follows GSMA standards and incorporates fully automated processes that allow a cost-effective management of roaming billing and for an easy launch of new value added services. RevUp Roaming will give Djibouti Telecom control over their roaming traffic, and maximize their roaming related revenues.

- Once again Basset's unique combination of smart solutions and extensive experience has been key factors in Djibouti Telecom's selection of Basset in fierce competition with other suppliers. The RevUp Roaming and the Watchdog suite will provide Djibouti Telecom with comprehensive solutions that increase profitability and secure future growth. Our goal is to help Djibouti Telecom to achieve operational excellence, says Mr. Cyrille Mazzella, Vice President Middle East & Africa at Basset.

For further information, please contact:

Cyrille Mazzella
Vice President Middle East & Africa, Basset AB
Phone: +46 (0)8 5626 7600
Email: [email protected]

Jenny Widing
Marketing Director, Basset AB
Phone: +46 (0)8 5626 7600
Email: [email protected]

About Basset AB
Bassets main ambition is to help operators to get more from their business by offering smart services and solutions for inter-operator billing and revenue assurance. Basset has been a global provider of OSS/BSS solutions worldwide since the start in 1996 and has grown into a very strong company that delivers world class solutions and services. Basset is a part of the Kinnevik industrial group, which was founded in 1936, and is one of the largest listed investment companies in Europe.
Basset serves more than 70 customers in more than 65 countries. Among Basset's customers are Zain, Telefonica, Millicom, Bharti, Globe Telecom, Etisalat, Tele2, Cable & Wireless, Vodafone and Orange. Working with so many operators around the world has given Basset experience that makes them the ideal partner when you want to grow your businesses. Please visit www.bassetglobal.com for more information.

About Djibouti Telecom
Djibouti Telecom is the incumbent telecom operator in the Republic of Djibouti (Horn of Africa). Djibouti Telecom provides all telecom services such Internet, Mobile and Fixed services. Djibouti Telecom is the sole provider of telecommunication services and utilizes all kind of transmission medium such as SDH microwave radio networks, fiber-optic cables, satellite transmissions.
Djibouti Telecom provides both CDMA and GSM cellular networks. Djibouti Telecom is part in all major intercontinental consortiums such as SMW 3, EIG and EASSy. Djibouti Telecom offers international connectivity to many countries such as Ethiopia, Somalia and members of EASSy (Eastern African Submarine cable System).