Cell C, the leading alternative mobile operator in South Africa, has upgraded its roaming partner agreements management system to TNS's Nextgen portfolio of financial clearing and settlement services, including IOTRON Inter-Operator Tariff (IOT) discount management.
TNS (Transaction Network Services), a leading global provider of data communications and interoperability solutions, said that by using its Nextgen financial settlement solutions, Cell C expects to lower their inter-carrier outstanding debts and increase cash flow to their growing business in South Africa. It added that the selection was made after extensive analysis concluded that they could provide better end-to-end agreement management and increase IOT discount profitability by employing IOTRON.
“The migration process was smooth and already we are seeing significant improvements in the way aged debt is handled, which is beneficial to our cash flow. IOT discount agreement management is a significant challenge for many operators; the TNS Nextgen IOTRON tool is proving to be a valuable asset for us by significantly reducing the manual workload and helping to improve profitability.”
- Jannie Van Niekerk, Head of International Roaming at Cell C
"We are delighted to be delivering measurable improvements in timely collection of roaming revenue and in reduction of historic debt positions. Collections performance also extends to IOT discount payments, so the integration of our FCH and IOTRON systems is a strong combination for IOT management, as well as settlement”.
- Miguel Calvo, Chief Commercial Officer, at TNS Nextgen
