China Unicom is deploying a wide range of Syniverse solutions, including the company’s next-generation IP-based network and SCCP Signaling Gateway; real-time intelligence tools RoamMonitor, Visibility Services and VisProactive; and roaming cornerstones Financial Clearing House and Syniverse DataNet.
The Syniverse solutions are designed to enhance the end-user experience for China Unicom customers, wherever they may be. The solutions are also expected to help the operator transition from 3G to 4G.
China Unicom, with more than 900 million mobile subscribers, has access to the world’s largest mobile market. As device sales increase and 3G network expansion continues, Syniverse says it is seeing increasing demand for its global transport, interoperability and real-time intelligence services in this fast growing, Asian market.
“China Unicom’s continued investments in high-quality network interconnect and real-time intelligence tools demonstrate the importance of enabling the best possible global experience for its subscribers," said Jeff Gordon, president and CEO, Syniverse. “The mobile paradigm has shifted to revolve around the real-time demands of the end user for immediate, consistent connectivity via everything from voice to video, text to social networking. China Unicom has the future-proof backbone in place to propel its subscribers to the latest technologies that deliver the optimum mobile experience."
The combination of two Syniverse’s real-time intelligence tools – Visibility Services and VisProactive – provides the operator a clear up-to-the-minute view of the integrity of its own network as well as the networks on which its subscribers roam. This instant access enables immediate issue resolution, so problems can be addressed before the subscriber even knows anything occurred, Syniverse said. A third real-time intelligence tool, RoamMonitor, provides immediate data usage alerts to individual subscribers, both on home and visited networks, enabling users to make informed decisions and to avoid unexpected charges, which helps to improve quality of experience and to minimize bad debt.
