Norway firm plans entry into MNP business
30-08-2010
Finalizing Indian partner for proposed entry
Norway's Systor Group, leading provider of mobile number portability (MNP) solutions in Europe and Latin America, plans to enter India's MNP market, along with an Indian partner. It is currently talking to various Indian firms, including Tech Mahindra.
Gaurav Goenka, who represents the Systor Group in India, told Economic Times that Systor is scouting for a strong systems integrator to partner with for delivering MNP solutions in India, and a final decision would be taken shortly.
Tech Mahindra is keen on entering the same market, and recently sounded India's Department of Telecom and the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India on the issue
Number portability services will allow mobile users in India to switch operators while retaining their original mobile numbers.
Systor delivers high-availability transactional database solutions, including number portability in Norway, Luxembourg, The Netherlands Portugal and Ecuador. It addresses some 35 million customers across these markets and is keen to enter India.
The latest developments come at a time when the country's telecom regulator has reportedly said MNP services will be rolled out nationally by October 31.
The DoT recently noted that mobile operators would have to ensure that all inter-operator tests for porting the numbers from one service provider to another are concluded before September 1. It has also decided that approval to launch MNP services commercially in any circle from September 1, 2010, will only be given to mobile operators who are MNP compliant.
Currently, the DoT has issued licences to two companies ? Syniverse Technologies India and MNP Interconnection Telecom Solutions ? for implementing number portability in India. MNP Interconnection is a 74:26 JV between US-based Telcordia and Deepak Talwar Consultants.
But there have been recent media reports that DoT may revoke the licence granted to Telcordia-controlled MNP Interconnection. If that indeed happens, there will be only one MNP licencee?Syniverse. Indications are that DoT will then invite fresh bids for a second MNP licencee.
Under the current telecom regulations, DoT has split the country into two number portability zones, with each zone comprising 11 circles. Based on the MNP tender norms unveiled in November 2008, each 11-circle MNP zone is to be serviced by a separate MNP solutions provider to pre-empt a monopoly situation.
Based on report in Economic Times
Norway's Systor Group, leading provider of mobile number portability (MNP) solutions in Europe and Latin America, plans to enter India's MNP market, along with an Indian partner. It is currently talking to various Indian firms, including Tech Mahindra.
Gaurav Goenka, who represents the Systor Group in India, told Economic Times that Systor is scouting for a strong systems integrator to partner with for delivering MNP solutions in India, and a final decision would be taken shortly.
Tech Mahindra is keen on entering the same market, and recently sounded India's Department of Telecom and the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India on the issue
Number portability services will allow mobile users in India to switch operators while retaining their original mobile numbers.
Systor delivers high-availability transactional database solutions, including number portability in Norway, Luxembourg, The Netherlands Portugal and Ecuador. It addresses some 35 million customers across these markets and is keen to enter India.
The latest developments come at a time when the country's telecom regulator has reportedly said MNP services will be rolled out nationally by October 31.
The DoT recently noted that mobile operators would have to ensure that all inter-operator tests for porting the numbers from one service provider to another are concluded before September 1. It has also decided that approval to launch MNP services commercially in any circle from September 1, 2010, will only be given to mobile operators who are MNP compliant.
Currently, the DoT has issued licences to two companies ? Syniverse Technologies India and MNP Interconnection Telecom Solutions ? for implementing number portability in India. MNP Interconnection is a 74:26 JV between US-based Telcordia and Deepak Talwar Consultants.
But there have been recent media reports that DoT may revoke the licence granted to Telcordia-controlled MNP Interconnection. If that indeed happens, there will be only one MNP licencee?Syniverse. Indications are that DoT will then invite fresh bids for a second MNP licencee.
Under the current telecom regulations, DoT has split the country into two number portability zones, with each zone comprising 11 circles. Based on the MNP tender norms unveiled in November 2008, each 11-circle MNP zone is to be serviced by a separate MNP solutions provider to pre-empt a monopoly situation.
Based on report in Economic Times
