MTN South Africa Deploys CSG BSS

WOKING, U.K. -- CSG International, Inc. (NASDAQ: CSGS), a global provider of software and services-based business support solutions (BSS) that help clients generate revenue and maximize customer relationships, today announced that MTN South Africa has added CSG Route and CSG Assure to complement MTN's deployment of the CSG Wholesale Business Management Solution (WBMS).

The addition of CSG Route and CSG Assure will optimize inter-carrier traffic management, improve the quality of service, and increase operational profitability for MTN South Africa. "International traffic is a core element of our business, and the establishment of a best-in-class traffic management practice will help us deliver a distinct customer experience while growing our strong position in the highly competitive South African telecoms market," said Mr. Sethunya Mbete, general manager, carrier services at MTN South Africa. "Our continued investment in the CSG WBMS platform will enable us to improve our retail proposition in the South African market for international calling, especially in neighboring countries using the MTN network."

CSG Route is one of the most widely deployed routing and trading systems in the world. It promotes fast, flexible rate negotiation in addition to optimized traffic routing and discrepancy resolution. CSG Route will enable MTN wholesale customers to keep pace with the constantly changing trading, routing, and quality variables in its network. Uploading new rate changes once took MTN SA weeks to complete, but with CSG Route, rate changes can be completed at the click of a button.

In addition, CSG Assure will verify quality of service and detect any instances of fraud in MTN's international voice traffic, improving MTN's customer and inter-carrier revenue. Today, CSG Assure supports the highest quality of service for the best-known global carriers in the world, across more than 420 mobile networks in 130 countries.

"Buying and selling international traffic is a critical component of the wholesale business," said George Fraser, vice president, EMEA, at CSG International. "MTN South Africa's addition of CSG Route and CSG Assure to its CSG WBMS platform can quickly deliver improved traffic management, strengthening MTN's competitive position in the region."

CSG's WBMS portfolio is a comprehensive, cost-effective solution that provides integrated state-of-the-art technology to support complex partner management, optimized traffic trading and routing, and the most efficient billing and settlement across voice, data, digital content, and GSMA roaming platforms.

CSG Systems International Inc.