PLDT Selects Telarix Solutions and Managed Services to Automate and Run Growing Wholesale and Partner Operations to Drive International Voice and SMS Business Growth

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VIENNA, Virginia, Dec. 11, 2018 /PRNewswire=KYODO JBN/ --

     Telarix Inc. (Telarix), the leading provider of international carrier

business solutions, is pleased to announce that PLDT, the largest

telecommunications and digital services company in the Philippines has selected

the Telarix iXLink and iXTools software-as-a-service (SaaS) unified platform to

enable the PLDT full interconnect business operations. PLDT is one of a growing

list of carriers utilizing Telarix's iXLink and iXTools software and services

for complete end-to-end automation of their international voice and SMS

business.

     PLDT will utilize the two powerful Telarix software platforms, iXLink and

iXTools, to automate their rating, routing, billing and carrier partner

relationship management and partner with Telarix managed services to maximize

the PLDT business strategies. iXLink, an industry solution offered exclusively

by Telarix, provides a secure, reliable business-to-business information

exchange platform enabling all communication service providers, regardless of

size, to quickly and efficiently access and share business documents among

their trading partners. iXTools is a comprehensive solution that automates a

carrier's routing, billing, settlement, audit and trading processes. PLDT will

complement their deployment of Telarix software with expertise from Telarix's

managed services team enabling PLDT to reduce the risk of revenue leakage, grow

revenues within their international voice business and improve operational

efficiency as they prepare for future technology advancements.

     "As the telecom industry adds new services and increases the volume of

current services, we were seeking a solution that fully automates our back

office and positions us to easily handle this increased complexity. With a

large carrier community of customers and proven solutions for automation,

Telarix was our natural selection," said Kat Luna - Abelarde, FVP International

Carrier Business Group & President/CEO PLDT Global. "By partnering with Telarix

to help us automate our operations, we'll be better able to focus on growing

our business and leveraging new opportunities."

     "We are excited to welcome PLDT to the Telarix community," says Marco

Limena, Telarix CEO. "We look forward to partnering with PLDT to provide the

software solutions and managed services required to execute PLDT's business

strategies. The state-of-the-art routing, advanced billing, actionable business

intelligence and flexibility of our software will enable PLDT to simplify their

network, maximize revenue, and position themselves for further growth. The

combination of Telarix and recently merged Starhome Mach, the provider of

unique mobile roaming VAS solutions to PLDT's wireless arm Smart, creates the

first and only technology solution provider enabling telecommunication

companies to optimize global connectivity in the digital transformation era, to

better serve the needs of PLDT's market international voice and mobile

requirements."

     About PLDT  

     PLDT is the leading telecommunications and digital services provider in

the Philippines. Through its principal business groups - fixed line, wireless

and others - PLDT offers a wide range of telecommunications and digital

services across the Philippines' most extensive fiber optic backbone, and fixed

line and cellular networks.

PLDT is listed on the Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE: TEL) and its American

Depositary Shares are listed on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE: PHI). PLDT

has one of the largest market capitalizations among Philippine listed companies.

     About Telarix   

     Telarix is the world's leading provider of business-to-business and

OSS/BSS management solutions to improve efficiency and productivity. The

company's iXLink B2B information exchange platform enables carriers to optimize

operational capabilities across all areas of the business - from analytics,

billing and settlement, and contract management to fraud protection, pricing

and traffic routing. The company's iXTools platform provides carriers with an

unprecedented level of visibility and control over interconnect voice, video,

data and SMS services and is used by more than 4,000 communications companies

across the globe. Telarix recently announced its merger with Starhome Mach.

Starhome Mach's provides B2B Settlement, Customer Engagement, Real Time

Analytics, Fraud and Security, and IoT solutions for an exceptional customer

base of more than 300 mobile network operators, including 24 leading telecom

groups. For more information, visit Telarix at http://www.Telarix.com or

http://www.StarhomeMach.com.

Contact:

Steven Parrott

+1-703-587-5004  

Steve.Parrott@telarix.com

Source: Telarix Inc