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Korek, the fastest growing mobile operator in Iraq has selected Ericsson to provide CBIO as their new convergent charging and billing platform.
The company will be the first operator to implement such a live system in the North Middle East Region.
The project will consolidate and modernize Korek's existing revenue management solutions and provide a convergent system for all its subscribers featuring various kinds of services such as real-time rating for all, personalized segmentation for advanced pricing, discount and promotion handling.
Through the agreement, Ericsson will manage the planning, design and integration of the full solution and the migration of service offerings and subscribers into Korek's existing infrastructure which will enable its postpaid and prepaid mobile subscribers to enjoy benefits such as flexible tariffs and full control of costs as well as bonuses and awards. The deployment of the project will also enable Korek to offer seamless telecommunication services across all end-user segments.
"As a telecom operator, our aim is to always provide our subscribers with services and solutions that will enhance their experience," said Sirwan Mustafa, chairman and founder, Korek telecom.
"At Korek, we understand that everything from device, through the network via the support systems including our operations, all this decides our users' experience. With Ericsson's expertise and cutting-edge technologies, we are confident that our customers will be provided with world-class services," added Mustafa
After the completion of the project, Korek will have a single revenue management system for all its subscribers and services which will include features such as discount and promotion handling, real-time rating, segmentation and pricing and promotions.
"Ericsson is the market leader in the real-time charging solutions domain," said Tarek Saadi, president Ericsson North Middle East Unit.
"Korek's decision to continuously upgrade their network and introduce new services to their customers reflects their commitment to enhance the country's telecommunications sector. Ericsson also shares this vision of commitment and hopes to continue to support Korek in achieving this goal," commented Saadi.
Ericsson has provided operators with real-time charging capabilities since 1996 and now serves more than 2 billion subscriptions with more than 185 operators using the Charging System. The company's relationship with Korek goes a long way back as they have previously worked closely to deploy a billing post-paid system for Korek customers and also prepared the operator's network for new technologies.