LONDON -- Azure Solutions, the revenue-assurance company, today revealed that it has set an interconnect-benchmarking record of more than 2 billion CDRs in a day using Azure Interconnect version 9.0, the latest version of its award-winning interconnect system and bureau service. During a 24-hour test, using live call detail records (CDRs), Azure Interconnect version 9.0 sustained a throughput of 90 million CDRs per hour using a 16-way HP server with 32GB RAM. This equated to 5.63 million CDRs per hour per CPU, whilst simultaneously maintaining a fully supported enterprise reporting structure, easily meeting the requirements of a tier-1 operator.

Working in conjunction with HP and BT Global Services, the benchmark involved taking live CDRs from BT Global Services, migrating its core reference data and processing a series of events from the interconnect billing switches, thus representing true-to-life business conditions.

Azure Interconnect version 9.0 allows operators to analyse call data, bill more accurately and verify interconnect traffic between themselves and other network partners. It combines proven high-volume carrier-grade functionality with rich features and next-generation settlement functions, providing current-generation and next-generation operators with a flexible and effective platform to manage complex interconnect agreements and react quickly to changes. Azure Interconnect version 9.0 enables operators to rate and bill for IP/VoIP services in addition to traditional voice services.

Prajay Shah, CIO at Azure Solutions, said: "This benchmark is a quantum leap in performance allowing large tier-1 operator volumes to be processed within a few hours on an operator's platform of choice. This, combined with the next-generation features of Azure Interconnect version 9.0, will enable operators to offer innovative services to customers in the knowledge that event data is being processed quickly and accurately."

Azure Solutions Inc.