Microsoft Corp. today announced that its service delivery solution, Microsoft Connected Services Framework, has been adopted by more than a dozen of the world’s leading communications companies, including Bell Canada, BT Retail and Celcom Malaysia.
Introduced in February 2005, Connected Services Framework is a software product that allows operators to aggregate, provision and manage converged communications services for their subscribers, regardless of network or device.
“Operators continue to face new threats to their businesses, both from traditional competitors and from new market entrants outside the telecommunications industry,” said Michael O’Hara, general manager of marketing for the communications sector at Microsoft. “With Connected Services Framework, operators have finally found a platform that addresses these challenges head-on, enabling them to create and combine profitable services offerings, expand their subscriber base, and gain a critical time-to-market advantage. It’s a highly compelling value proposition, one that has been embraced by wireless, wireline and cable operators alike.”
In addition to operator-developed services and third-party offerings, Microsoft Connected Services Framework can be used to combine a variety of Microsoft applications.
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