Comviva, the global leader in mobility solutions, has announced a partnership with IBM (NYSE: IBM) to deliver its next-generation BlueMarble solution to the IBM Cloud for Telecommunications. The integrated solution will enable digital transformation for Communication Service Providers (CSPs) worldwide in the 5G and Edge era.
Comviva’s BlueMarble, now ready to run on IBM Cloud for Telecommunications, enables CSPs to modernize their business platforms without having to go through large complex change cycles. Offering a complete digital customer lifecycle from discovery, purchase, ordering, and billing to payment and upkeep, the solution is designed to provide a digital platform with microservices that are ready to be configured and flexible components of the user interface to have a whole new customer experience. various channels, as well as a scalable and agile market solution for CSPs to monetize the infrastructure and accelerate their digital transformation initiatives.
Manoranjan ‘Mao’ Mohapatra, Chief Executive Officer of Comviva, said, “5G has introduced major changes to the way Business Support Solutions work for emerging digital services. It is important for CSPs to embrace native Cloud technologies that provide a variety of competitive advantages for supporting new revenue models. Our BlueMarble solution is 5G native and is now ready to run on IBM Cloud for Telecommunications. The integrated solution is designed to empower CSPs with a future-proof next-generation platform for rapidly transforming and monetizing existing network infrastructure as they prepare for 5G evolution. ”
This partnership is in line with Comviva’s flagship company, Tech Mahindra’s NXT.NOW⁇ charter, which focuses on investing in emerging technologies and solutions that enable digital transformation and emerging needs in the 5G era. Tech Mahindra is part of IBM’s partner ecosystem that partners with IBM Cloud for Telecommunications to help network equipment providers, independent software vendors (ISVs), software-as-a-service providers, and hardware partners accelerate business transformation. by unlocking the power of 5G and edge. IBM Cloud for Telecommunications is engineered to combine advanced AI and edge automation processes and accelerate the deployment of services while simultaneously reducing overall costs.
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Bill Lambertson, Vice President and Distinguished Head of Industry for IBM Global Telecommunications, said, “We are excited to integrate Comviva’s BlueMarble order capture solution with IBM’s Sterling Order Management using the Telco standardTM Forum Open API enabled in the IBM Cloud for Telecommunications. We look forward to extending this API driven integration to joint client interaction. ”
Mahadev Subramaniam, IBM Global Business Unit Head at Tech Mahindra, said, “5G is an integral part of our portfolio and growth agenda. A frontrunner in this domain, we continue to make investments to expand our 5G capabilities, and in the process, strengthen the ecosystem. This collaboration is a testimony to our long-standing alliance with IBM.In accordance with our CloudNXT.NOWTM framework, the work at IBM aims to generate new revenue streams from 5G and solidify our vision to further measure our IBM ecosystem. “
This collaboration aims to allow Tech Mahindra and IBM to establish a standards -based integration of new Telco solutions into clients ’existing systems using IBM Cloud for Telecommunications -enabled TM Forum APIs. Comviva’s BlueMarble solution implements these APIs to help enable agile adaptation, as well as the ability to address specific client needs, such as integrating solutions from IBM and its partner ecosystem . Additionally, the BlueMarble solution can be integrated with IBM’s Sterling Order Management to offer clients a choice of billing solutions.
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