The Comverse Converged Billing and America’s Marketing teams held a roundtable session in Sao Paolo, Brazil in September.  We had a great turnout with 11 attendees from a mix of operators including: Brasil Telecom, Claro, Embratel, GVT, Smart.net, Telecom Italia Mobile, Vivo, and Telefonica.

To create a valuable learning session, the focus was on operator experiences – two case studies were presented – rather than specific aspects of Comverse solutions.  An industry topic was discussed by Yankee Group and Will Rotch rounded out the agenda with a visionary presentation of how Comverse fits into the evolving marketplace.  Sessions included:

• Telecom Italia: Lessons in Consolidation: Alice Bartram, AVP Billing Marketing, on behalf of TI
• Play (Poland) Case Study: Jacek Czernuszenko, CIO, Play
• Pay TV & Content in Brazil: Luis Minour, Manging Director, Latin America, Yankee Group 
• A Look Forward: "Always-On" Customer Care & Billing: Will Rotch, Americas CTO, Billing Group

 
We received positive feedback from attendees, all of whom commented that they would both attend a future Comverse seminar and recommend a Comverse event to their colleagues.  The event received an overall rating of 6.7 out of 7.0!  A great success!