Billing and telecom service solutions provider Amdocs (NYSE: DOX) announced today that Telefonica de Espana, a provider of fixed telephony services in Spain, had selected Amdocs Ensemble for end-to-end billing.
Telefonica de Espana is Spain’s leading telecom company, serving more than 16 million subscribers, and managing 90% of Spanish voice traffic.
Amdocs said it would allow Telefonica de Espana to use features such as convergent service bundling, on-line price plan tools and customer hierarchy capabilities. The billing platform will support convergent voice and data services, including ADSL services such as video and music on demand.
“The Amdocs solution will enable Telefonica de Espana to consolidate twelve existing rating systems into one, for improved operational efficiencies, enhanced service quality and decreased maintenance costs. In addition, Telefonica de Espana's customers will benefit from multiple price plan options and reduced time to market for new services, ” Amdocs said.
Amdocs senior vice president Paul Atkinson said, "Today's competitive marketplace demands that communications providers embrace new technologies and rapidly deliver the most advanced services available. Telefonica de Espana's decision to choose Amdocs reinforces our growing market position in Iberia and Latin America as a leading provider of convergent customer care and billing."
Amdocs shares closed on the New York Stock Exchange at $37.37 on Friday.
Published by Israel's Business Arena on 7 January, 2002