Vodacom S. Africa has selected Syniverse to enhance its mobile roaming operations with the provision of with data clearing and fraud prevention services.Vodacome is now one of more than 45 African operators that relies on Syniverse for a wide range of mobile solutions, from signalling to messaging to roaming.
Vodacom will leverage Syniverses Data Clearing House for GSM (DCH) to efficiently manage its data clearing operations. The Syniverse DCH will enable the operator to minimize the resources required to handle roaming accounting, while ensuring the rapid exchange of data records that drive accurate invoicing and settlement, and increase revenue assurance.
In addition, the Syniverse DataNet solution will provide Vodacom with protection against roaming fraud, and also ensure full compliance with all current industry standards for roaming fraud, including the GSM Associations Near Real Time Roaming Data Exchange (NRTRDE).
We selected Syniverse because it clearly understands the challenges we face as a business, and it also demonstrates a successful track record of delivering proven technology and expertise to African operators, says Minnie Maharaj, Managing Executive of Wholesale Services at Vodacom S. Africa. We are fortunate to be in one of the most dynamic, fast-growing markets in the world, and Syniverse has helped ensure we have the tools we need to grow our business and keep up with increasing demand.