Wipro, Axiom Team on OSS

LONDON -- Wipro Technologies, the global IT services division of Wipro Limited (NYSE:WIT) and Axiom, an expert in Service Delivery software have announced a strategic alliance to offer complete, integrated, multi-domain solutions to telcos worldwide. The partnership is expected to help them take on a $30 billion OSS market in a year, whilst assisting Service Providers (SPs) in attracting and retaining customers.The alliance builds on the complementary strengths of the two companies by combining the global presence of Wipro Technologies with the OSS expertise of Axiom to drive innovation in a highly competitive global carrier environment. The benefits will be visible through Wipro’s value-added consulting service and Axiom’s unique AXiOSS™ Suite as they aim to increase the number of services per customer through automation.The packaged solutions offered by Wipro and Axiom can be implemented, quickly, and are easily adaptable and scalable, an additional benefit to SPs looking for a fast change in their business. The added value of making the Service Delivery process more transparent ensures that services can be delivered on time, without error, ensuring repeat business.Alexander Evans, CEO, Axiom, says, "Axiom and Wipro are developing integrated solutions that reduce the costs of acquiring, servicing, and retaining subscribers for wireless and wireline communications providers. The integration of Axiom’s product suite into Wipro’s OSS offering will enable our joint customers to win the right customers, accelerate service delivery, and provide superior service across all touchpoints."Suresh Vaswani, President, Telecom Service Provider Division of Wipro says, “Wipro believes that going forward the complexity of offerings by Service Providers will raise fresh delivery challenges. Wipro will help Service Providers addresses these challenges through its BOSS™ implementation methodology that can add value by helping customers get off the blocks quicker. Wipro can add maximum value to the Axiom Service Delivery platform (AXiOSS™) through rapid implementation focused on services that add value. As AXiOSS™ is technology and vendor agnostic, it fits into Wipro’s overall implementation strategy.”Wipro Ltd.Axiom Systems Inc.