VimpelCom Russia makes Transition to Comverse ONE Real-Time Billing Solution

VimpelCom of Russia, one of the largest integrated telecomunications service operators in the world, has selected Comverse ONE® Real-Time BSS solution to position VimpleCom Beeline brand to enhance their customer experience, reduce operating expenses and address new revenue opportunities. Comverse, the global leader in telecom business enablement, announced the completion of the migration of VimpleCom's real time billing systems to Comverse ONE platform. The Comverse ONE solution provides VimpelCom with in-network prepaid billing capabilities that span authorisation, rating, charging, balance management, and configurable notifications. 

“We selected Comverse ONE with two aims. First, improve the usability and enhance the functionality of our services to customers. Second, provide additional functionality and flexibility of our pricing offering to the market. Now we have powerful and future-proof charging tool with more features and large potential,” said Ilya Axelrod, Director of Network Development, VimpelCom Russia. “In light of the ever-evolving technological landscape, market conditions and customer expectations, upgrading to the Comverse ONE solution has given us instruments we need to energize the customer experience, boost profitability and maintain our competitive edge.” 

“In the 4G/ all-IP era, an expanding powerhouse like VimpelCom requires highly scalable and available real-time rating ability to make the most of any service, event and transaction – M2M, RCS, cloud, data, advanced analytics, robust linkage to the social media and beyond,” notes Denis Bernaert, Senior Vice President, Managing Director, EMEA at Comverse. “A key element of our broad Comverse portfolio, Comverse ONE BSS is a strategic asset that ensures VimpelCom’s readiness for market innovation, rich new services and seamless entry into new markets – all while delivering significant efficiency gains.This successful launch with Comverse serving as the prime contractor builds on the strong foundation of our long-term relationship with Vimpelcom. We look forward to an enhanced thriving partnership as this dynamic market leader and pacesetter gears up to embrace new opportunities.”