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N°14
September 2007
 
 
 

eServGlobal is actively taking part in various industry events to share ideas and experience.
You can meet us at the following events and locations:

 
Futurecom
 

CentroSul Convention Center
Florianopolis, Brazil
1-4 October, 2007

   
NGT Africa Summit
 

Windsor Golf Hotel & Country Club
Nairobi, Kenya
23-25 October, 2007

 
 
   
 

 

 

 

 
 
Is the future of payment mobile?

In a presentation given at the 7th Wireless China Industry Summit in Beijing, from 5-6 September, eServGlobal looked at the role mobile operators could play in the emerging world of m-payments.

M-payment, or managing payments via a mobile phone, has great potential for growth. The number of people with mobile phones is larger than the number of people with bank accounts, particularly in emerging markets.

Users already trust mobile operators to provide a communication service. In addition, mobile payment systems now work internationally, and offer a remittance channel with lower costs and better convenience than the existing alternatives.

eServGlobal's Mobile POS can deliver a comprehensive solution so that operators can quickly provide new m-payment services such as cash in and cash out transactions, online and offline purchasing, bill payments, and e-money transfers, including international remittances.

The eServGlobal solution supports many different transaction formats for maximum flexibility, including USSD, SMS, a web interface and NFC, and will also assure a high level of security.

 
Can your number portability obligations cost you less?

At the upcoming Futurecom event in Brazil, from 1-4 October, eServGlobal will address the issue of number portability and examine ways service providers can fulfil their obligations, while reducing the expected costs.

eServGlobal’s INMax Suite contains a number portability solution to help service providers meet regulatory requirements, and which is fully integrated with other solutions within the eServGlobal portfolio.

Allowing subscribers to change their provider without changing their number is compulsory in many markets. This obligation will incur direct costs such as hardware and software, as well as indirect costs of integration and network disruption, without directly adding to revenue.

Alternatives to using a pure number portability platform include sharing the number portability platform with other applications, reselling number portability functionality to third-party telcos, and turning the obligation into a source of revenue, or outsourcing the number portability problem to third parties. The appropriate option will depend on a number of factors, including regulatory issues and the size of the local market.

In addition, service providers facing upgrades of other services may want to consider moving to a single platform for number portability and other applications. This could reduce OPEX, as well as cut the traffic between platforms.

Please contact us at info@eservglobal.com to learn more about eServGlobal solutions and our great field experience.

 

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