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Telcordia wins Egyptian number portability contract |
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Wednesday, 13 June 2007 |
Egypt is the latest country to give its consumers and businesses more telecom choices by the National Telecommunications Regulatory Authority's (NTRA) selection of the Telcordia Number Portability Clearinghouse as the centralised repository for number porting. The NTRA selected the consortium of Giza Systems and Telcordia to carry out the project following a competitive bidding process.
Egypt's NTRA acts as a guiding force within the telecom sector, building the capacity and the reputation that allows it to be an independent and prudent arbiter among the different stakeholders in the sector; the industry, the state and the consumer. The NTRA provided number portability as part of the incentive for mobile operators bidding for the third mobile license in
Egypt. Under NTRA's contract, Telcordia is providing its Number Portability Clearinghouse solution and implementation services. Meanwhile, Giza Systems is providing its implementation and integration services coupled with help desk and support services. Additionally, Telcordia is working with Giza Systems in offering number portability readiness consultation and solutions to mobile operators in the country and the team successfully concluded consultation for one of the mobile operators.
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