Sicap AG, a leading provider of device management platforms to
wireless carriers, announced today that Swisscom has started rollout
of its "EasyTransfer" solution in retail stores throughout
Switzerland.
Sicap's Unified Backup & Restore is a carrier grade platform
enabling mobile subscribers to backup their phone contents over the
air, at home or at the point of sale, whether the content be stored on
the device or on the SIM card.
Built on the same technical framework as the Sicap Device
Management Center, the "back up and restore" product offering now
features technology from U.S. company FutureDial.
Recent studies have shown that it takes an average of 3 month for
ARPU to recover after a user loses his phonebook entries or SIM
content
Sicap's UBR enables the operator to maintain the ARPU and increase
customer loyalty by protecting the phone contents.
FutureDial's Retail Management Solution is the world's first
web-based Server/Client Point of Sales (PoS) solution that enables
wireless carriers to provide mobile-to-mobile device content transfer
services in their stores using local connection (Bluetooth, Cable).
With RMS installed, subscribers can transfer all of the mobile
contents such as contacts, ringtones, music, photos, and video from
their old phone to the new phone they just purchased. In addition to
transfer, the RMS also allows users to backup, erase, restore, and
print the contents on their handsets.
Swisscom's management looks forwards to the opportunities and
benefits provided by the EasyTransfer solution. Head of Terminal
Management Lukas Fluri of Swisscom notes that "Solutions like this
significantly increases our market advantage that will distinguish
Swisscom from the competition, solidify our level of customer loyalty,
generate additional revenues and help us win-over new subscribers.
Dominique Schmid, CEO of Sicap adds: "We are excited about teaming
up with FutureDial to integrate their technology into our Unified
Backup & Restore product. Through this partnership, mobile operators
like Swisscom can benefit from our complimentary offerings and from
both our knowledgebases to deploy, launch, market and operate backup
and restore services over the air or at the Point of Sales (PoS). "
FutureDial's Chairman and CEO, George Huang, comments: "Swisscom
understands the operational gains and the Return-On-Investment of
using our solution to maximize profitability and productivity in their
retail stores. We have worked closely with Swisscom and our partner
Sicap so that personnel working in the retail store could easily
install and use RMS. We look forward to continued service rollout
through our Sicap partnership to rapidly deliver FutureDial technology
benefits to millions more end users."
About Sicap
Specialized in mobile technologies, Sicap enables operators to
achieve real time converged business, whether by dynamically charging
subscriber accounts or by directly updating their device and SIM
configurations. The product portfolio extends to include software
which facilitates business between mobile network operators and their
partners. Since 1995, first movers requiring innovative, technology
driven software choose to rely on Sicap. With fully operational
regional offices in France, Russia, Singapore, Malaysia and South
Africa, Sicap has both the worldwide reach and the local presence to
serve operators in their market context. For further information about
Sicap please visit www.sicap.com
About Swisscom
Swisscom (SWX) is Switzerland's leading telecoms provider, with
over 4.6 million mobile customers. In 2006, 18,242 employees generated
revenues of CHF 9.7 billion. Swisscom has a presence throughout
Switzerland and offers a full range of products and services for
mobile, landline and IP-based voice and data communication. Massive
investments in network infrastructure ensure that this will remain the
case in the future. Swisscom is also active in IT infrastructure
outsourcing as well as in the management of communications
infrastructures. Learn more at www.swisscom.com
About FutureDial
Founded in 1999 in California's Silicon Valley, FutureDial is a
privately held software company focused on developing mobile device
content management solutions that increase both revenue and customer
satisfaction for the world's leading wireless carriers. With its
mission of "One Solution, All Devices," FutureDial enables wireless
carriers around the world to simplify and enhance operations in retail
stores, service centers and warehouses. Learn more about FutureDial
and its carrier-grade solutions at www.futuredial.com
For more information on Unified Backup & Restore (UBR):
Please visit the Sicap website, at http://www.sicap.com
