PLANO, Texas, May 13, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, Ericsson
(NASDAQ: ERIC) unveiled a landmark five-year deal with Somos,
administrator of the North American SMS/800 TFN Registry, to evolve
the organization's SMS/800 TFN Registry application. Under the
contract, Ericsson will provide Cloud-native Application
Development services from Ericsson's Artificial Intelligence
(AI)-powered Ericsson Operations Engine portfolio to assist the
organization in managing more than 42 million Toll-Free Numbers
nationwide.
"Ericsson has been a trusted partner of Somos for more than 20
years and this partnership has been instrumental in allowing us to
continue to modernize and provide critical services to our
customers," said William Carter,
Chief Operating Officer, Somos. "With Ericsson's support, we can
trust our services will be online 24/7, especially during crucial
times such as these."
Ericsson will provide agile-based cloud-native development
services that include the ability to design, develop and test new
software features for Somos' SMS/800 TFN Registry application. This
business-critical application is at the heart of Somos' mandate to
provide trusted, reliable and modern Toll-Free Number registry
services to all of its customers.
"Bringing the power of the Ericsson Operations Engine to Somos'
SMS/800 TFN Registry is just the next step in our long history with
the organization. We look forward to rolling out this innovative
solution and bringing the power of AI to Somos' critical platform,"
said Amy McCune, Vice President and
Head of Managed Services for Ericsson North
America. "We're proud to work with Somos to keep America
running, especially during this pandemic when we're helping Somos
support critical industries like healthcare."
Somos is a leading provider of trusted registry management and
data solutions. Somos serves as the North American Numbering Plan
Administrator and the Pooling Administrator for over 800 million
local and wireless telephone numbers, and operates the SMS/800 TFN
Registry for over 42 Million Toll-Free Numbers in North America.
This contract is the next chapter in the more than 20-year-long
relationship between Ericsson and Somos. This deal follows a
previously announced agreement to build an application to support
the SMS/800 TFN Registry for Somos, which Ericsson continues to
enhance and evolve.
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