Nobill USSD Gateway from Symsoft chosen to expand Bahrain telecoms’ company’s messaging
STOCKHOLM, Sweden, 15th November 2010 – Symsoft, a leading supplier of charging and messaging solutions, today announced that Zain Bahrain has selected Nobill USSD Gateway from Symsoft.
Zain Bahrain, a leading mobile and data services operator in the Middle East, has chosen Nobill USSD Gateway (Unstructured Supplementary Service Data) from Symsoft, to simplify customer interaction through a set of smart interactive services. Nobill USSD is an advanced messaging solution that enables subscribers to purchase mobile content & services, access entertainment and information services, and handle self management.
Subscribers now have easier access to the latest Zain services, news and promotions, thanks to the menu-driven interactive service that the Nobill USSD solution offers. Considering the broad functionality of the platform, Nobill USSD also has the capability to support advanced future messaging services.
Mr. Hamad Mohammed Al Romaihi, Network Director, Zain Bahrain, states “The excellent collaboration between the teams and Symsoft’s focus on customer satisfaction in rapidly changing markets, makes them the ideal choice for our USSD platform in Bahrain”.
The menu-driven service makes the Nobill USSD solution easy to use, and one of the benefits is that, at introduction, new services can be immediately presented to consumers, negating the need of costly promotions.
Robert Arcon, Managing Director, Symsoft MEA, goes on to say “We are very pleased to be able to provide Zain with a messaging solution that enables them to increase their opportunities for profitability and revenue generation. Zain is a respected operator, with a truly regional footprint, and we do hope that this contract will allow Symsoft to be entrusted to deliver to other operators of the Zain Group”.
For further information, please contact:
Robert Arcon, Managing Director, Symsoft AB MEA
Phone: +971 50 650 4437
E-mail: robert.arcon@symsoft.com
Kjell Arvidsson, CEO, Symsoft AB
Phone: +46 8 566 166 00
email:
About Zain
Zain is a leading telecommunications operator across the Middle East providing mobile voice and data services to over 35.3 million active customers as of 30 September 2010 with a commercial presence in 8 countries. Zain operates in the following countries: Bahrain, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia and Sudan. In Lebanon, the company manages ‘mtc-touch’ on behalf of the government. In Morocco, Zain has a 15.5% stake in Wana Telecom, now branded ‘INWI’, through a joint venture. Zain is listed on the Kuwait Stock Exchange (stock ticker: ZAIN) with a current market capitalization exceeding KWD 6.1 billion (US $21 billion) as at October 13, 2010. For more information, please visit www.zain.com or email
About Symsoft
Symsoft is a trusted charging and messaging expert with over twenty years of industry experience. Symsoft provides solutions enabling operators globally to stay ahead of their competitors in an increasingly competitive telecom market. Its innovative products are used by leading operators such as America Móvil, Millicom, Polkomtel, Saudi Telecom, Telefónica, Telenor, Tele2, TeliaSonera and 3 in more than 30 countries, serving over 120 million subscribers.
For more information, please visit www.symsoft.com