BCGI Boston Communications Grp (MM)

bcgi (NASDAQ: BCGI) today announced the launch of its new Managed Services Suite for mobile virtual network operators (MVNOs) and mobile operators in Europe and the Middle East, building on the company's experience helping launch and support some of the world's leading MVNOs and expanding its international reach. As a principal provider of managed billing, payment and access management services to U.S. MVNOs, bcgi offers a level of reliability and scalability largely unavailable to EMEA operators. "As MVNOs continue to grow, mobile virtual network enablers (MVNEs) face significant challenges related to achieving scale and reliability," said Marina Amoroso, wireless and mobile analyst for the Yankee Group. "As an MVNE with a managed services solution, bcgi can provide MVNOs an already well-established, redundant and scalable platform that has worked well for some of the largest MVNOs in North America." bcgi's MVNO Managed Services Suite integrates the company's billing, access management, e-Top up, payment and network solutions with MVNO-focused technology and business consulting services in a single package now available to international operators. The suite enables operators to quickly scale, deliver and manage content-based mobile services hosted on bcgi's industry-leading billing platform and monitored by its world-class network operations center. bcgi hosts and manages services for more than 4 million subscribers and is a leading U.S. MVNE with solutions and services powering more than a dozen MVNOs and resellers, including Amp'd Mobile. Having deployed more than 100 managed services offerings in the United States and around the world since it was founded in 1988, bcgi offers full network integration certification with all major network infrastructure providers and the ability to support all network standards. "Our MVNO Managed Services Suite brings companies in the EMEA region a comprehensive set of services to quickly and profitably deliver and manage a branded MVNO," said E.Y. Snowden, bcgi president and CEO. "We handle the integration and delivery of highly-targeted services on a host carrier's network, allowing operators to focus on marketing and growing their businesses rather than on functional and operational issues. bcgi accelerates MVNOs' time to market while ensuring that our support systems match their needs in scale, flexibility and performance." bcgi is announcing its new services suite at the 3GSM World Congress, where the company is demonstrating its commitment to opening new opportunities for emerging MVNOs to successfully deliver a total subscriber experience. "MVNOs represent strong growth for the wireless market, and 3G is driving this growth through robust voice, data and content services," Snowden said. "With our strong record of successful MVNO deployments, bcgi is at the forefront of helping companies rapidly launch and successfully operate MVNOs. The launch of our MVNO Managed Services Suite internationally is another step in our expansion to bring bcgi's full portfolio of innovative wireless products and services to operators and carriers around the world." About bcgi bcgi delivers innovative products and services that enable mobile operators and MVNOs worldwide to differentiate their offerings and increase market penetration while reducing costs. Founded in 1988, bcgi is a leader in identifying and addressing new market needs related to prepaid and postpaid billing, payments, and content filtering and management. For more information, visit www.bcgi.net.