The Zanzibar based GSM network, Zantel has signed with Eskadenia to deliver a customer account management platform with an initial licence of 200,000 subscribers; a number that will be upgraded at further stages within a foreseen time plan. The system will manage accounts of post paid and prepaid subscribers and provide complete rating of more than 1,000,000 CDR per an hour.
Eskadenia will also deliver its Web-enabled GSM Mediation Gateway to Zantel that collects call data of any format, converts them into any other required format, and forwards them to any destination. Eskadenia Mediation Gateway can be connected immediately to any switch brand and switch version. The gateway will support interface to Ericsson mobile switch, and Ericsson Charging System-IN platform.
Furthermore, Eskadenia BCRM offers a complete interconnect solution to handle all types of operations at Zantel including transit calls, as Zantel is considered an international gateway between its region and other international Telecom Operators in Europe, Asia, Africa and America.
It's worth mentioning that Etisalat's affiliate, Zanzibar Telecom (Zantel), has won a license to operate fixed line and mobile telephone services throughout Tanzania. Zantel will operate the African nation's second network and is partially owned and totally managed by the UAE telecom giant Etisalat."
Posted to the site on 30th May 2005
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