Mach acquires telecom revenue assurance and fraud expert Optel Informatik
14 Jul 2011
Luxembourg-based Mach, a provider of hub-based mobile communication solutions, today said that it has acquired German telecommunications software provider Optel Informatik, for an undisclosed sum.
The acquisition enables Mach to become a 'One-Stop-Shop' for the $80 billion global market for revenue protection solutions and positions the company as a global player in the fraud and revenue assurance market.
Founded in 1998 and based Bonn, Germany, Optel is a telecommunications fraud management software solutions provider. Based on its international expertise and experience in real-time data processing, Optel has evolved to offer fraud management, intelligent revenue assurance and data storage and retrieval solutions.
Its customers include T-Mobile, E-Plus, Deutsche Telekom, United Internet, several German and international service providers, as well as mobile and fixed-line network operators in theUS, Caribbean, CIS, CEE region, EMEA etc.
The deal brings Optel's domestic and international fraud management products, its revenue assurance and data retention solutions, as well as its in-memory computing technology for real-time, high volume data analytics, into the MACH product portfolio.
This complements MACH's existing SaaS based fraud and revenue assurance services portfolio and will allow MACH to offer a more comprehensive range of revenue protection solutions for communication service providers worldwide.
