Sri Lanka Telecom Enables Next Gen BSS Capabilities with NetCracker Solutions

NetCracker Technology has announced that Sri Lanka Telecom (SLT), the the National Backbone operator in Sri Lanka, has gone live with upgraded NetCracker Revenue Management, Interconnect and Mediation solutions.

The upgraded NetCracker Revenue Management solution will provide Sri Lanka Telecom with a number of unique benefits, including rapidly responding to evolving market conditions. Sri Lanka Telecom will also be able to create a seamless, end-to-end revenue management process and accelerate time-to-market for new services, bundles and agreements.

“Our longstanding partnership with NetCracker validates the comprehensive functionality of its cutting-edge BSS offerings. I believe these Revenue Management, Interconnect and Active Mediation solutions will enable us to personalize customer-centric offerings and improve customer satisfaction. Combining our business expertise of over 150 years and implementing modern systems and processes ensure that our customers are able to harness the full potential of our product portfolio by enabling more value additions,” said Dileepa Wijesundera, Group CEO of Sri Lanka Telecom.

“NetCracker’s comprehensive product capabilities, outstanding on-time, on-budget delivery and full support throughout the implementation enabled us to create an agile and responsive BSS environment. With modern rating and billing as well as real-time mediation capabilities, we will continue to lead Sri Lanka’s communications industry by providing innovative and personalized offerings,” said D. W. R. Wijeweera, Chief Information Officer at Sri Lanka Telecom.

“By enabling a faster time-to-market for next-generation offerings and services and allowing us to configure new pricing models on the fly, NetCracker’s Revenue Management solution will help us compete aggressively in Sri Lanka’s growing communications market. I believe this deployment will enable us to improve the bottom line and develop a stronger customer-centric approach, which will introduce a number of strategic business opportunities in the long run,” said Ajantha Seneviratne, Chief Marketing Officer at Sri Lanka Telecom.

By consolidating and upgrading Sri Lanka Telecom’s rating, billing, mediation and interconnect solutions into NetCracker’s next-generation Revenue Management solution, the Sri Lankan service provider can experience a number of new opportunities. These include the ability to compete more aggressively with other operators; to introduce new pricing, rating and billing configurations with ease; to reduce time-to-market for new services; and to significantly streamline revenue management operations.

As part of the upgrade and to ensure a seamless transition, NetCracker delivered a range of professional services, including data migration to move critical information onto the new NetCracker platform.

“An agile and responsive BSS environment is important for communications service providers around the world to develop leading-edge strategies and long-term revenue streams. We look forward to supporting Sri Lanka Telecom’s endeavors in the evolving digital world by providing it the next-generation, integrated solutions it needs,” said Loh John Wu, Vice President Asia Pacific at NetCracker.