MACH today announced that it has acquired the Roaming Service Bureau (RSB) business from WorldCell, a North American provider of global wireless solutions to Mobile Operators and Enterprise customers. This acquisition enables MACH to offer seamless voice and data roaming services to clients ranging from CDMA and emergent GSM/UMTS operators to providers of WiMAX.
RSB is said to be a perfect addition to MACH's visionary portfolio of solutions that are said to support inter-standard and interoperability needs, as well as future IP-based NGN networks. While inter-standard roaming has been around for some time, it has never been a seamless experience for the subscriber or the operator.
RSB's patent pending software brokers Mobile IP to Simple IP technology. Achieving an industry first, it remains the only turnkey solution that enables a virtual home environment for subscribers that roam between divergent technologies. This feature allows an operator's branded data services to be extended to any network with one connection to RSB. For operators and their subscribers, the technology is claimed to allow features and applications to work intuitively – thus the subscriber's virtual home extends outside the home coverage area, legacy technology and to new geographies. Subscribers can now globally access data services such as; location based services or navigation.
RSB's revolutionary end-to-end turnkey solution enables voice and packet data roaming between various standards without any additional connectivity to include CDMA, GSM, UMTS, WLAN and Next Generation Networks such as WiMAX and LTE.
In addition to the IP technology, RSB brings subscribers, driven by the growth and popularity of smartphones such as RIM's Blackberry devices. These subscribers represent some of the highest ARPU customers in the industry, as they value the ability to roam around the world with reliable access to voice and data services anywhere, anytime – there is no need to change from GSM to CDMA, WiMAX, coverage is automatic.
Martin Lippert, CEO of MACH explained, "MACH is dedicated to meeting the evolving needs of wireless operators, and the challenges associated with crossing networks. From facilitation of service agreements to revenue assurance, MACH is relied upon to extend the borders for services every day. The acquisition of RSB is further confirmation that the industry can depend upon MACH to enable voice and data services in ways that drive value to an operator's most valuable customers."