Link2One and Telecom Italia Sparkle Signs Strategic Agreement
By Mach, PRNETuesday, February 16, 2010
MADRID, February 17, 2010 - Link2One, provider of the world's fastest growing
multi-lateral roaming hub, announced today announces a strategic partnership
with Telecom Italia Sparkle based on Link2One's roaming hub - a hosted
solution which enables connected operators to accelerate the provision of
roaming services to customers worldwide.
Link2One provides a simple and cost-effective alternative to
bilateral roaming agreements. With just one agreement and one connection,
operators can be up and running almost instantly on a single IMSI Roaming
Hub, giving maximum roaming coverage not only on Voice but also Camel, GPRS
and 3G - with the same service level and capabilities as with traditional
bilateral roaming agreements.
Announcing the agreement, Miguel Calvo, Vice President, Link2One, said:
"This landmark partnership brings international roaming
capabilities to subscribers all over the world, extending reach to areas
normally only covered by bilateral roaming agreements. We have a unique
solution that allows mobile networks to interconnect seamlessly, enabling
international roaming without any extra investment".
Fabrizio Gelli, Mobile Services Marketing Director of TI Sparkle, added:
"The unique combination of TI Sparkle Global coverage and
Interoperability Solutions and Link2One roaming hub enables mobile operators
to expand their roaming footprint, and to increase traffic and revenues
faster and more economically than ever before.
Link2One has an exceptionally experienced team with an
outstanding track record in the GSM industry. Telecom Italia Sparkle has been
at the forefront of developing new and innovative services for the GSM
industry since the introduction of GSM networks.
Link 2 One and TI Sparkle aim has always been to build a
business not only to make roaming more efficient but also to deliver new
revenue streams to mobile operators - without increasing costs. We now have a
scalable service that has been designed to provide unrivalled flexibility and
performance to meet the demands of existing and new requirements in roaming
hubbing.
Today's priority is to create a seamless end-to-end service
for customers, in addition to reducing their costs of infrastructure, set-up
and expansion. The emphasis of our Roaming Hub solution is on reducing the
customers' costs, both internally and externally, increasing roaming coverage
and attracting valuable inbound roaming revenues to their networks. .
Identifying services that can deliver revenue and attract new customers
without increasing costs is the primary focus of key decision makers.
Link2One is proud to announce the TI Sparkle partnership - a
major step forward in expanding and growing the market for roaming hubbing -
which will help optimizing the management of roaming relationships for all
Link2One members.
Operators now have more time to focus on their core
businesses, leaving the handling of the less profitable partners to the
Roaming Hub while keeping the most profitable relationships outside the hub.
Moreover, operators have the freedom to negotiate the most favorable deals,
as we will facilitate agreements across hub members. As a result, Operators
save time and money as there is no need for separate agreements or to
organize and maintain bi-lateral testing.
About Telecom Italia Sparkle
Telecom Italia Sparkle Sp.A (a wholly-owned Telecom Italia Group
subsidiary) is a leading global telecommunication service provider, offering
a complete range of Voice, Data, Internet and Consulting solutions designed
to meet the ever-changing needs of Fixed and Mobile Carriers, ISPs, Content
Providers, Multimedia Players and Corporate Customers.
Through a global portfolio of services, a state-of-the-art worldwide
network, advanced OSS, BSS and customer care capabilities, and an extensive
global commercial presence, Telecom Italia Sparkle is able to fulfill its
mission of providing customers with the best value and highest quality
services in the international telecommunications market. Find out more about
Telecom Italia Sparkle at www.telecomitaliasparkle.com
About Link2One
Founded in February 2008, Link2One is the fastest-growing
multi-lateral GSM/3G roaming hub. It provides signalling, clearing and
settlement, plus partner management for network operators worldwide. In
addition, the Link2One Roaming Hub will provide new connectivity services on
an ongoing basis. Its multilateral approach enables operators to have
worldwide coverage for voice, data, SMS and CAMEL with just one agreement and
one link to the Link2One Hub. www.l2one.com.
Contact: Ingbritt Lindroth T: +352-27-756-426 M: +352-661-756-426 E: inl@mach.com
Contact: Ingbritt Lindroth, T: +352-27-756-426, M: +352-661-756-426, E: inl at mach.com
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