AgenciesNEW DELHI: Telecom gear maker Nokia’s AVA Charging Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) solution has been selected by Maltese telecom operator GO plc to drive the monetisation of new 5G and Internet of Things (IoT) use cases.
With this deal, the two companies have expanded their commercial relationship, Nokia said in a statement Tuesday. GO plc is already a Nokia 5G Radio Access Network (RAN) partner.
Under the new deal, the telco will shift from Nokia’s SurePay solution to AVA Charging SaaS, using software consumed on demand through a subscription.
The deployment is now underway, said Nokia.
According to the gear maker, the Nokia AVA Charging SaaS solution can be used by telecom companies to monetise consumer services such as cloud gaming, as well as enterprise services for vertical markets, including utilities, logistics and healthcare.
“As GO plc is already successfully down the 5G path with Nokia, with nationwide coverage expected by year end, we are excited to be integrating Nokia’s AVA SaaS based no-code charging solution. We believe it will allow us to transform our charging systems for 5G and accelerate our monetization efforts,” said Kelvin Camenzuli, Chief Digital Officer at Go plc. “We are very pleased to take Nokia’s valued GO plc partnership to another level by deploying AVA Charging SaaS. As more 5G services come online, CSPs and enterprises are increasingly recognizing the need to move away from customized software toward the multitude of benefits, including operational flexibility, that SaaS can deliver in the telecom space,” said Mark Bunn, Senior Vice President, Cloud and Network Services, at Nokia.
