Telenor Global Services (TGS) and Telefonica Global Solutions have announced the signature of an IPX peering agreement. The peering interconnection encompasses roaming signaling services like SS7 over Sigtran and LTE Diameter, as well as IPX Transport for Data Roaming (end-user payload for 2G/3G and LTE/4G).
Oslo/Madrid, November 4, 2014: This global interconnection is any-to-any for the local operations in both groups and can be extended to other on-net service providers. This enables the two leading mobile groups to expand their LTE/4G global footprint with a potential reach of more than 400 million subscribers across 30 countries in the Nordics, Europe, Asia, and Latin America. This partnership also offers its end-users the premium end-to-end quality and security features with multi-service efficiency that is characteristic of the IPX Eco-system, being fully compliant with GSMA and i3Forum IPX guidelines.
This IPX agreement is ready for easy integration of other legacy and new interconnection services like VoLTE, and is a good example of the kind of relationship that both telco groups are enhancing within the scope of their strategic alliance.
“The way we interact with one another today demands a lot from the mobile operators when it comes to the ability to offer increased customer satisfaction. The partnership between Telenor Global Services and Telefonica Global Solutions enables the mobile operators of the two Groups to easily expand their global business. At the same time it provides mobile subscribers with seamless international LTE/4G roaming as well as enabling a high quality voice and data service experience.” Bjørn Iversen added.
“This agreement with our strategic partner is further evidence of our commitment to deliver quality and feature-rich services to our customers, who are increasingly demanding from us greater speed, end-to-end quality, security and reach. In particular, mobile subscribers increasingly want a seamless global roaming experience and this deal will ensure that we can meet those expectations” said Juan Revilla, CEO Wholesale Business Unit, part of Telefonica Global Solutions.
Photo:Bjorn Iversen, CEO Telenor Global Services and Juan Revilla, CEO Wholesale Business Unit, Telefonica Global Solutions signing the agreement in Amsterdam this morningAbout Telefonica Global Solutions.
Telefonica Global Solutions manages globally the multinational, wholesale and roaming business within the Telefonica Group. Global Solutions delivers integrated fixed, mobile and IT services to some of the world’s top multinationals and corporations. It also provides global telecommunication services for fixed and mobile carriers, ISPs and content providers. Telefonica Global Solutions develops an integrated and competitive portfolio for carriers and corporations that include international voice, IP, bandwidth capacity, satellite services, mobility and global solutions, with service reach in more than 170 countries, working in partnership with 24 leading telcos operating in 45 countries. Global Solutions is a multicultural organisation, with more than 1400 employees, working in over 40 countries and speaking more than 15 languages.
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About Telenor Global Services
Telenor Global Services (TGS), the international carrier of the Telenor Group, is a quality-focused international mobile carrier in wholesale voice services, and mobile and connectivity services such as LTE Roaming Exchange, GSM Roaming Signalling, GRX, SMS, SIM Box Detection and Blackberry Connectivity service. Our services are delivered and produced over our high quality IPX Compliant MPLS/IP Network. Our many years of experience and focus on Quality of Service (QoS) allow us to be a market leader in delivering high quality services to mobile and fixed operators globally. We are part of the Telenor Group; a leading provider of telecommunications services and one of the world’s major mobile operators. TGS deliver high quality international services to Telenor’s extensive mobile family with more than 179 million customers worldwide. In addition we have close to 270 partners worldwide.
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