{"id":5423,"date":"2016-03-17T10:13:50","date_gmt":"2016-03-17T10:13:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.telecomstalk.com\/?p=5423"},"modified":"2018-06-06T09:59:44","modified_gmt":"2018-06-06T09:59:44","slug":"smart-belize-selects-fts-convergent-billing-platform-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.telecomstalk.com\/?p=5423","title":{"rendered":"Smart Belize Selects FTS\u2019 Convergent Billing Platform"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>Real-time billing solution brings innovative services to Smart\u2019s subscribers and expands FTS\u2019 presence in the region<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Belize-based mobile operator Smart Telecom today announced that it has selected FTS\u2019 convergent billing solution to offer more innovative and affordable services to its customers. The implementation of FTS\u2019 billing software will provide Smart with greater opportunities for revenue growth as it evolves to 4G LTE technology.<\/p>\n<p>FTS is a global provider of billing, charging, policy control and payment solutions. The new billing platform is a positive step for Smart as the company continues its commitment to being Belize\u2019s leading telecoms innovator. FTS\u2019 billing solution is scheduled to become operational during 2016.<\/p>\n<p>FTS&#8217; Leap\u2122 Billing provides Smart with convergent charging, billing, invoicing, customer management and partner management. FTS also acts as a systems integrator for the project, providing Smart with a turnkey solution, including network elements, SCP, voicemail and IVR from multiple vendors.<br \/>\n\u201cLeap Billing enables us to maintain our position as the trendsetter in telecommunications in Belize,\u201d commented Ernesto Torres, Smart\u2019s CEO. \u201cOur decision to work with FTS was not only made based on the flexibility of Leap Billing, which features everything we need to bring new services to our customers, but also because we have found FTS to be an adaptable and resourceful company to work with.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re very pleased to be working with Smart and are looking forward to a long-term partnership that further enhances the customer experience for Smart\u2019s subscribers,\u201d said Avi Kachlon, FTS\u2019 CEO. \u201cThis contract further advances our position in the Caribbean and Latin American region, and we\u2019re very excited about the new opportunities that this presents for FTS.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><em>Real-time billing solution brings innovative services to Smart\u2019s subscribers and expands FTS\u2019 presence in the region<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Belize-based mobile operator Smart Telecom today announced that it has selected FTS\u2019 convergent billing solution to offer more innovative and affordable services to its &#8230; <span class=\"more-link\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.telecomstalk.com\/?p=5423\" class=\"more-link\">Read More<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[1747,1748,1620,1750],"class_list":["post-5423","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","tag-avi-kachlon","tag-ernesto-torres","tag-fts","tag-smart-telecom"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.telecomstalk.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5423","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.telecomstalk.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.telecomstalk.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.telecomstalk.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.telecomstalk.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=5423"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/www.telecomstalk.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5423\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5424,"href":"http:\/\/www.telecomstalk.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5423\/revisions\/5424"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.telecomstalk.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=5423"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.telecomstalk.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=5423"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.telecomstalk.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=5423"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}