Effortel
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| ISIN | 🆔 |
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| Industry | Mobile Virtual Network Enabler (MVNE) Operator (MVNO) |
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Key people | Arkadi Panitch (Founder and CEO), Martin Petkov (Chief Operations Officer), Emanuil Donchev (Chief Technical Officer) |
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Number of employees | 150[citation needed][1] |
| 🌐 Website | www |
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Effortel SA is a Mobile Virtual Network Enabler (MVNE) that specializes in providing platform-based transaction processing and management services tailored to Mobile Network Operators (MNO) and Mobile Virtual Network Operators (MVNO). In addition to its MVNE role, Effortel operates strategically in the telecom ecosystem as an MVNO in partnership with Carrefour.[2]
Effortel Technologies are headquartered in Brussels, Belgium, and employs 150 people.[3] Effortel is offering technical solution that is designed taking into consideration CAPEX and OPEX cost controls:
- Single and centrally managed platform;
- Integrated and able to support numerous Mobile Network Operators across the globe;
- Each MVNO can have its own service logic, tariffs, setup and processes.
Projects[edit]
Effortel is operating its own MVNO in partnership with an international retailer Carrefour in 4 countries. Projects sequence:
- Carrefour Mobile (Belgium), launched in February 2006, network Base (KPN);
- Uno Mobile (Italy), launched in June 2007, network Vodafone Italia;
- Carrefour Mova (Poland), launched in April 2008, network Polkomtel;
- Carrefour Telecom (Taiwan), launched in November 2008, network Chunghwa Telecom.[4]
Effortel Technologies is also serving four other MVNOs - Daily Telecom and Optima in Italy, FM Group Mobile in Poland, and Samatel in Oman.[5]
Total number of Effortel customers is over 5 million.[6]
Platform Architecture[edit]
Effortel Technologies platform provides the elements required for technical operation of MVNO - real time billing for both prepaid and postpaid, reporting, monitoring, invoicing, dunning, reconciliation, order management, Subscriber Identity Module management, Mobile number portability support, Customer relationship management, web self-care. Effortel Technologies owns Point of sale tools, enabling full POS-based postpaid signup process - ID check, number choosing, credit check, document management.[5]
The platform can work with GSM, UMTS, CDMA, WiMax networks and is compliant with ETSI and NEBS standards.[7]
The platform is open in terms of 3rd party integrations over web API’s or SOAP/XML.
The platform is hosted in Level3 top-security hosting facility in Brussels, Belgium.
Network Architecture: Integration with Mobile Network Operators[edit]
Effortel Technologies platform is integrated with 6 mobile operators: KPN in Belgium, Vodafone in Italy, Polkomtel in Poland, Chunghwa Telecom in Taiwan, Nawras in Oman and Bouygues in France.[5]
The platform in Brussels is performing call control functions over SS7 signaling. Subscriber accounts, balances, data, call records are held and managed on the platform in Brussels. IVR and Voicemail systems are installed locally to avoid high-bandwidth voice traffic between the platform in Belgium and MVNOs in other countries. Effortel is able to launch MVNO in approximately 6 months.
Currently the platform has been integrated with networks built on elements from Nokia Siemens, Ericsson, Motorola, Huawei.
Awards[edit]
Effortel won the award for MVNE of the Year three years in a row, in 2017, 2018, and in 2019, at the MVNOs World Congress.[8]
References[edit]
- ↑ "Effortel - ИТ обяви за работа, придобивки, екип и мнения". DEV.BG (in български). Retrieved 2023-08-16.
- ↑ Capital.bg (2021-11-12). "Effortel - високотехнологични решения за телекоми от всякакъв тип". www.capital.bg (in български). Retrieved 2023-08-16.
- ↑ "Effortel - ИТ обяви за работа, придобивки, екип и мнения". DEV.BG (in български). Retrieved 2023-08-16.
- ↑ Effortel.com
- ↑ "Effortel | MVNOs Europe". tmt.knect365.com. Retrieved 2023-08-16.
- ↑ "Effortel | MVNO Nation Live 2023". MVNO Nation Live. Retrieved 2023-08-16.
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