Comviva Enhances PCRF with Shared Devices and Users Data Plans

Mahindra Comviva has introduced its "latest version of the Smart Policy Controller Ver.5.0 .. the new version is capable of handling over 100 million subscribers on single server and support Convergent Data Plans – Single subscriber identification, shall allow subscriber to have one data plan that can be used across multiple networks of the operators such as 3G, LTE, Wi-Fi, fixed broadband, Wi-MAX regardless of the number of devices. It is also very flexible in allowing individuals to share their data bundle with other subscribers. The solution has extensive technical and engineering advances that would significantly improve the performance of its policy function.

.. With over 800+ million end-users, Mahindra Comviva’s end-to-end Internet & Broadband Solutions help service providers Manage, Optimize and Monetize their broadband infrastructure in the most efficient manner".

See "Mahindra Comviva unveils its all new Smart Policy Controller version 5.0" - here.

Mahindra Comviva to Use Radisys ATCA Platform for PCEF/PCRF/MIG in Tier1 Project

Radisys
T-40

Radisys Corporation announced that Mahindra Comviva has selected "Radisys’ T-40 Series Ultra Platform to deliver its Mobile Data Platform (MDP), consisting of Policy Control Enforcement Function (PCEF), Policy Charging & Rules Function (PCRF) and Mobile Internet Gateway (MIG), for its customer, a Tier1 Middle Eastern service provider .. Mahindra Comviva will roll out the T-40 Ultra in Q4 2014".

Ganesh Jayadevan, SVP, Messaging and Broadband Solutions, Mahindra Comviva. said: “Radisys’ award-winning T-Series platform and close collaboration with Radisys’ engineering team enabled us to offer our Mobile Data Platform on carrier-grade and open standards-based ATCA hardware. This has reduced the overall TCO for our service provider customers by 30 percent .. With Radisys T-Series solution, we now have a platform to cost-effectively scale to hundreds of gbps in traffic and address the growing data needs of our customers”. 

See "Mahindra Comviva Selects the Radisys T-Series Ultra Platform" - here.

[Ovum] The Need for Intelligent Optimization Tools

   

A new study by Mahindra Comviva and Ovum Consulting, finds that "With the growth in mobile data, the complexity of managing traffic has also intensified driven by greater use of bandwidth hungry applications and heightened customer expectations for an ever-higher Quality of Experience (QoE). According to Ovum Research’s recent forecasts, global mobile broadband connections will cross 4.5 billion at a CAGR of 19% from 2012 to 2018 as demand for data connectivity from big- and small-screen devices continues. It also predicts that mobile broadband revenues will grow to approximately $278 billion in 2018 at a CAGR of 11%.

• Current optimization techniques are applied principally as a blunt instrument for Capex containment. The broad application of optimization policies such as compression has negative fallout on revenue, especially for operators who predominantly extend volume based plans to customers. 

• Data traffic is distributed unevenly on the network. An approximate 20% cell sites are congested at any point of time. The study posits a more intelligent approach to optimization is possible, one that can improve customer experience and service personalization based on real-time invocation of business rules and policies. 

• Currently 20% operators have invested in intelligent optimization tools. The report indicates 60% operators would deploy intelligent media optimization within the next 12 months, driven by the need to deliver a consistent QoE (Quality of Experience) and grow revenues.

See "Real-Time QoE based service plans would be the new norm by 2015" - here.

TM Deployments [292]: MTN [Congo] Deployed Comviva PCEF/PCRF

Mahindra Comviva announced that its "Mobile Data Platform (MDP) [a package of PCEF, PCRF and Mobile Internet Gateway - see chart below] has gone live with MTN in Congo B. MTN will now be able to offer an unrivalled number of personalized data plans to its subscribers in Congo B. A holistic broadband management platform, MDP will also help MTN to manage, optimize and monetize its data infrastructure. It will provide enriched user experience by employing intelligent bandwidth management techniques, such as dynamic bandwidth throttling. It will provide real-time advice for charges, notifications and credit/usage limits to subscribers on home and roaming networks for bill shock management over all communication channels such as SMS, USSD, Web application".

MTN Congo has more than 1M subscribers.

See "Mahindra Comviva's Mobile Broadband Solution goes live at MTN CONGO B" - here.

Comviva Integrates Vantrix Video Optimization

 
Mahindra Comviva announced that it has "..joined hands with Vantrix .. with this partnership, Vantrix’s advanced video optimization solution, Bandwidth Optimizer, will be integrated with Mahindra Comviva’s Mobile Data Platform (MDP), which is targeted at addressing the broadband traffic and specifically Video Traffic for Policy Management, Optimization and Monetization (MOM).

  

Mahindra Comviva has more than a decade of experience in managing mobile data pipes for over 80 service providers globally across 40+ countries, while Vantrix solutions are deployed in over 75 mobile networks, serving more than one billion subscribers in five continents. Vantrix has also been partnering with Mahindra Comviva with their media transcoding for its Multimedia Messaging Service Center (MMSC) suite and RCSe compliant IMPS suite"

See "Mahindra Comviva and Vantrix Join Hands to Address $2.5 Billion Policy-Based Video Optimization Market" - here.

Comviva and AdaptiveMobile Partner to Deliver Advanced Content Filtering

Comviva, announced that it has "engaged AdaptiveMobile .. to provide operators with the most comprehensive network-based web and message content filtering solution [see chart below] .. The web and message content filtering function will allow service providers to perform a complex assessment of the content of messages and data, looking for specific text combinations or even the content type (music and picture files)". 

"AdaptiveMobile’s content filtering techniques will add another element of control over spam to further manage unwanted messages and operators will have the most comprehensive solution for identifying and preventing fraudulent SMS/MMS and spam".

See "Comviva Partners with AdaptiveMobile to Bring Next Wave in Mobile Messaging" - here.

Comviva: Deployment in Bolivia Helped Grow Traffic by 200%

   

Comviva announced that its "..  Mobile Internet Gateway (MIG) has helped one of the leading operators in Bolivia to grow its data traffic by more than 200% over the last one year, improving overall data performance and delivering an optimal customer experience"

Madan G. Onkar, Head of Mobile Data Solutions at Comviva said: "Comviva's MIG has helped the operator to provide faster, smoother, highly personalized and consistent mobile web browsing experience to its subscribers in the past few years. The operator has witnessed tremendous growth in their data traffic and expects this growth to continue further to meet the growing demand for mobile data in the region. We are confident that this platform capacity upgrade will help the operator to accelerate content delivery and applications significantly, providing a rich internet experience. This will further lead to an increase in data uptake across their network and deliver higher ARPU".

See "Comviva’s Mobile Internet Offering Spurs Data Traffic Growth for a leading Operator in Bolivia" - here.

[Update 58: Comviva Added] PCRF - DPI Compatibility Matrix

Comviva was added to the PCRF-DPI matrix.

"Comviva's PCRF is a standards compliant, scalable network policy management solution that enables operators to improve their entire data network capacity, efficiency and performance by dynamically controlling network resources with real-time policies based on service, subscriber, or usage context. With PCRF's sophisticated real-time rating engine, operators can discover unexplored revenue streams through service innovation, targeted and flexible plans" (here). 

In addition, several corrections have been made to the products links; several PCRF products have been deleted, as I can't find them or the vendors anymore; Arbor was removed from the DPI products.