20 Dec 03

Boston Communications says that it will deploy bcgi Prepaid Wireless in Nigeria for the GSM network operator, M-Tel.

M-Tel selected bcgi for its real-time subscriber management capabilities that will enable the operator to profitably offer prepaid wireless service to its subscribers.

bcgi's Prepaid Wireless solution will be integrated directly to M-Tel's existing Sentori Billing and Customer Care system. This enables the operator to bring its prepaid wireless offering to market quickly with one prepaid/postpaid rating and billing solution.

M-Tel is the first customer to benefit from integration efforts between bcgi and Sentori.

"bcgi Prepaid Wireless provides the real-time capabilities we need to profitably service our customers and deliver an attractive, feature-rich prepaid wireless offering," commented Aad Loois, CEO of M-Tel.

"Thanks to bcgi's licensed deployment model and easy integration with the Sentori Billing and Customer Care System, we are able to centralize our subscriber database and manage pre- and postpaid accounts through a single interface."

bcgi Prepaid Wireless utilizes proprietary software applications to enable real-time event management for voice and data, flexible event control and rating, and multi-modal delivery of proactive service announcements, as well as support for key features such as 2-way text messaging, data services and Web-based customer care tools.

"Working with bcgi to integrate our billing and customer care system with its prepaid wireless solution empowers carriers throughout the world with the ability to offer feature-rich, converged prepaid and postpaid billing solutions that offer critical customer care benefits," said Sentori CEO John Bennett. "We look forward to future opportunities to work with bcgi on this type of sophisticated service offering