Belgium-based MVNO, Cherry owned by Mondial Telecom is using Comverse’s solution to offer voice services to its subscribers over GSM as well as Wi-Fi.

Cherry subscribers can now opt for a handset which operates over Wi-Fi within coverage zone and switches seamlessly to GSM technology while leaving the Wi-Fi zone. Comverse is making use of its Netcentrex IP Communications solution for the project.

The company is offering the solution as part of SaaS.

“Comverse has been a valuable partner in this innovative project by enhancing the intelligence of the network to offer affordable mobile services over a unified network with user transparency,” said Bernard Noël de Burlin, CEO of Mondial Telecom.

“Comverse Netcentrex hosted services is at the heart of our strategy to innovate into the mobile market and by doing so, become a differentiating mobile service provider,” de Burlin said. “Both our business model and the technical know-how of Comverse were critical success factors for this launch.”

 “This innovative technical FMC solution is an excellent example of how IP Communications expands the telecommunications business model,” said Lionel Chmilewsky, CEO of Netcentrex IP Communications at Comverse, the world's leading supplier of software and systems enabling value-added messaging and content services, converged billing and active customer management, and IP communications.

“Our hosted IP Communications model, together with the robust, high-quality Comverse Netcentrex solution, lowers the technical and financial risk and the high entry cost for service providers to provide voice services,” he said.

Cherry envisions launching a similar service in other countries with various Internet Service Providers (ISP) and fixed and/or mobile operators. “This model that we developed with Comverse and some other partners has high potential,” said José Zurstrassen, Chairman of Mondial Telecom and the founder of Skynet, the largest ISP in Belgium.