FTS express™ on virtual infrastructure offers highly flexible solution for Australian service provider

Herzliya, Israel | August 8, 2011: FTS, a global provider of billing, customer care and policy control solutions for communications and content service providers, today announced that an Australian billing bureau has deployed its FTS express product on virtual platforms and in the cloud. The billing bureau provides billing services for communication service providers in Australia. It is using FTS’ solutions to provide charging, billing and customer care services.

By employing FTS express in the cloud, the billing bureau can offer carrier-grade solutions to its target audience of smaller communications service providers, which includes ISP, MVNO and VoIP providers. The functionality and the flexibility of the FTS system were key factors in the growing billing bureau service selecting FTS. As FTS’ solutions are now available on virtual infrastructure, the customer has also been able to reduce its hardware requirements.

FTS’ solutions are ideal for billing bureaus. By offering its billing solutions in a cloud-based model and using virtual machines, FTS is able to reduce the deployment time for the billing bureau’s customers. As the billing bureau grows, using FTS’ products on virtual infrastructure means that it can dynamically increase the computing power, for example launching new services for a customer that requires additional billing or policy control capabilities.

“This billing bureau is the perfect example of the kind of innovative new customers that we are working with at FTS,” said Amos Sivan, CEO, FTS. “The billing bureau approach, taking billing into the cloud, is an exciting new way for smaller service providers to receive the same kind of top-of-the-range billing functionality that our large carrier customers benefit from.”

FTS express is a highly affordable, easy-to-deploy and flexible telecom billing product that has been specifically designed for entry-level ISPs, VoIP, MVNO, LTE, WiMAX, Wi-Fi, and IPTV operations who want a flexible solution that provides the foundation for future growth and expansion. The all-in-one product offers online charging, billing, AAA, balance management, customer care, interconnect, policy control and more.

FTS’ billing and policy control solutions’ new virtual platforms can also help large carriers move towards green IT solutions. The FTS solutions on virtual machines use less hardware, less power, less space and therefore also have fewer cooling requirements, all of which are important elements as many carriers look to find solutions that are more sustainable and environmentally friendly.