Thailand Mobile Operator Committee Selects Telcordia for Mobile Number Portability, Number Lookup Services

Solutions to Serve Nation's 65+ Million Mobile Users; Highlights Company's Continued Success in Asia

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Sep 14, 2010, 08:00 ET

PISCATAWAY, N.J. and BANGKOK, Sept. 14 /PRNewswire/ -- Telcordia (www.telcordia.com), a global leader in the development of mobile, fixed and broadband communications software and services, today announced it has been selected by Clearing House for Number Portability Co., Ltd., a consortium of the five mobile operators in Thailand, to provide both mobile number portability services and a number lookup service. Telcordia's market leading solutions will provide mobile users with the choice and convenience of keeping their mobile number when switching service providers. It will also ensure proper service delivery by helping content providers and other third parties to correctly route traffic to subscribers who have ported their number.

"The introduction of number portability will have a major impact on communications services in Thailand and help us continue to have one of the most advanced mobile infrastructures in the region," said Mr. Premon Pinskul, Chairman of the Clearing House for Number Portability Co. "We are excited to be working with Telcordia to bring their vast global experience to this market."

"Number portability enables communications service providers to differentiate themselves to attract and retain customers," said Richard Jacowleff, President, Interconnection Solutions, Telcordia. "As the authoritative and trusted source for number portability data exchange services, Telcordia will connect all the entities in Thailand's growing mobile ecosystem – subscribers, operators, content providers – so that they can accelerate the delivery of new, personalized services to their subscribers."

In addition to the market leading Telcordia® Number Portability Clearinghouse solution, which will be the primary platform for processing number portability transactions, Telcordia will also provide a resolution system that receives telephone number requests and returns call routing instructions. The resolution system will support protocols including SOAP and ENUM, making Telcordia the first provider of core network ENUM services in Thailand.

The Clearing House for Number Portability Co., Ltd consists of the five licensed Mobile operators in Thailand including Advanced Info Service Public Company Limited (AIS), CAT Telecom Public Company Limited, TOT Public Company Limited, Total Access Communication Public Company Limited; (DTAC) and True Move Company Limited.

Telcordia is the world's market leader in number portability clearinghouse and gateway solutions supporting fixed and mobile number portability services. Telcordia's market leading number portability solutions have been selected in numerous countries, including the United States, Brazil, Canada, Egypt, Greece, India, Lithuania, Malaysia, Mexico, Norway, Oman, Saudi Arabia, South Africa and Turkey.

With over 65 million mobile users, Thailand represents a significant market and reinforces Telcordia's regional strength in Asia.

For additional information about Telcordia number portability solutions visit http://www.telcordia.com/services/number_portability/index.html. For general information about Telcordia, visit www.telcordia.com.

About Telcordia

Telcordia, a global leader in the development of mobile, broadband and enterprise communications software and services, enables Communications Service Providers (CSPs), enterprises, suppliers and governments to successfully deploy innovative and advanced services that help our clients realize operational efficiencies, drive revenue, and maintain a competitive edge. As the industry's go-to expert for solving the most complex communications challenges, Telcordia is known for getting it right the first time and for having the depth of expertise to fully understand our customers' situation, respond appropriately, and deliver as promised. Telcordia has globally trusted expertise in software and services to meet the needs of customers and partners, including, consulting, next-generation OSS, network and application interconnection, service delivery and charging solutions, industry research and new technology development. Telcordia is headquartered in Piscataway, N.J., with offices throughout North America, Europe, Asia, Central and Latin America. (www.telcordia.com).