GMM Z in Thailand, a subsidiary of GMM Grammy Public Company Limited, the largest entertainment conglomerate in Thailand, awarded Tecnotree, a digital marketplace IT solutions provider, to provide convergent Business Support System (BSS) solution. The solution shall comprise of pre-integrated Tecnotree AgilityTM Convergent Billing, Care and Unified Product Catalogue products, functionality for service provisioning and support for Satellite TV services. The deployment of the solution has already started and it is expected to be operational by the end of first half 2014.
Stavros Vougas, VP Middle East, Africa and Asia Pacific, Tecnotree comments: "Consumers are increasingly demanding convergent and personalised services. As content and applications drive much of the market growth, communications service providers vigourously look for ways to monetise services such as fixed and mobile broadband, LTE and satellite.” Stavros continues: “Our new partnership with GMM Z is a great manifestation of the rapidly evolving digital marketplace and the challenges it poses to business support IT systems. Together with GMM Z, we agreed on an agile approach for deployment and customisation, a basic requirement for convergent BSS projects today.”