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AT&T + Unisys: Partners for Growth
In a time of rapid change, Unisys delivers visibility, agilityand secure business operations for the telecom leader.
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Intense competition in
an ever-shifting market.
Fickle customers
demanding personalized
services. Constant
technology innovations.
Rapid convergence.
Ongoing cost pressures
and regulatory changes.
New business models
based on entertainment
and content delivery.
Emerging threats and
the urgent need for
“bulletproof” security.
No industry is changing as fast as
telecommunications. The winners will
be those who can generate revenue
and lock up customers through new
offerings, while effectively managing
operational costs and risk.
It all starts with a next-generation
infrastructure. With an agile secure
infrastructure in place, telecom
leaders can:
• See who their customers are,
know what they want and deliver
innovative new services – like video
messaging and speech services –
quickly and efficiently
• Reduce IT costs through
Open Source, SOA and OSS and
other enabling technologies
• Secure networks, protect
customers and safeguard data
against emerging threats
• Achieve world-class levels of
efficiency and productivity in
remittance processing and other
strategic, but non-core functions
• Establish flexible, cost-effective net-
work support operations delivering
optimized price-performance
The bottom line? With advanced
real-time infrastructure and true
enterprise visibility, you can convert
market change to business success
by securing your revenues, operations
and customers.
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Nigel Fisher, head of Core
Propositions, Retail Consumer
Division, British Telecom:
“We have to work with companies
that can deliver and Unisys
fits the bill – they have been
a strategic partner since 2001.”
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British Telecom: 300% Growth + Lower Costs
Business Issue
Reduce rising costs for a popular
messaging service and generate
more demand, which had begun
to dip due to quality issues.
Unisys designed a detailed business
plan to stimulate demand and grow
revenue through targeted offers
and services and deployed a low-cost,
high-reliability outsourcing solution.
An expert team operates and manages
the BT messaging system at a world-
class Unisys Managed Services Center.
Results
• 300% growth in customer base
in just 5 months
• 95% increase in customer
satisfaction
• 75% reduction in TCO
Comcast: Faster Time to Deposit + Lower Operating Costs
Business Issue
Reduce the costs and improve
the quality of slow, paper-intensive
process for handling millions of
remittance payments every month.
Unisys developed a flexible, image-
based workflow solution with online
image archiving, real-time access
to payment data and enhanced
exception management capabilities.
Based on a five-year business plan, 17
processing centers were consolidated
to three Unisys Remittance Processing
Centers of Excellence.
Results
• Faster time to deposit
• Lower operating costs
• Reduced operational risk
• Improved customer service via
faster access to accurate data
KPN: True Customer Visibility + Increased Marketing ROI
Business Issue
Reduce operating costs and retain
high-value customers during a major
corporate transformation effort.
Collaborating with SAS, Unisys
implemented a customized business
intelligence and customer analytics
solution to track behavior, identify
high-value and at-risk customers and
leverage key touch points for retention.
Plus, KPN can track performance
of specific messaging programs
via dashboards.
Results
• Greater customer segmentation
and targeting capabilities
• Increased retention rates
• Higher return on retention
program investments
• Reduced operating costs
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Global Mobile and Fixed Leader: 50% FasterTime to Market
Business Issue
Consolidate and centralize service
platforms and transition to 3G and
IP-based, next-generation core network.
Unisys designed and launched an
advanced, multi-purpose IP-based
service platform, based on
Communications Ensemble architec-
ture, enabling virtual PBX, advanced
speech- oriented services and the
replacement of legacy IVR platforms.
Results
• 50% reduction in time to market
• 80% reusability of components at
other locations around the world
Leading ISP: New Revenue Streams
Business Issue
Shift the business model from re-selling
of broadband services to become a
direct, facilities-based provider.
Unisys telecom experts provided
visibility across the enterprise by
developing full 3D-Blueprints to define
business and technical requirements
and create infrastructure and process
models to serve as foundation
of new LLU-based business model.
Results
• Clearer visibility into
operational needs
• Traceability between business
requirements and technology
• Solution framework established
for new business model
TRE-FOR Bredbånd: Faster Time to Market
Business Issue
Increase revenue and strengthen
customer relationships by launching
new telecom services (including
broadband voice, video and data) via
fiber to the home and to complement
utility services.
Unisys strategists created full
3D-Blueprints – mapping strategy
to specific processes, applications
and infrastructure – and developed
comprehensive business and technical
requirements to facilitate rapid launch
of new services.
Results
• Faster product launch
• Deeper customer relationships
• Long-term operational visibility
and reduced risk
“Unisys possesses a top-notch
systems integration team that has
a global footprint and superior
expertise in the enhanced services
platform arena.”
Frost & Sullivan
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“I see Unisys as a
strategic partner who
understands our needs,
who takes the time
necessary to define a
scope that encompasses
our needs, and who
delivers a quality service.”
Marco Antonio Ramos Gómez
Assistant Director
Platforms and Services
Telefónica Móviles México
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U.S. Operation Safe Commerce: Supply Chain Security
Business Issue
Strengthen global supply chain
security and protect the flow of goods
into ports of Los Angeles/Long Beach,
New York/New Jersey and
Seattle/Tacoma from foreign ports.
Working with global shippers, Unisys
supply chain and security experts
fully assessed gaps, threats and
vulnerabilities at supply chain nodes
in Pakistan, Sri Lanka and the U.S. Pilot
processes incorporated RFID, GPS,
cellular and sensor technologies.
Results
• Increased protection against theft,
diversion and terrorism
• Clearer insight into the location
and condition of goods
• Greater compliance with trade
and security regulations
• Increased supply chain flexibility
and shipping reliability
Nationwide: Streamlined RegulatoryCompliance
Business Issue
Comply with Basel II Capital Accord
regulation that requires storing and
maintaining business information
dating back at least seven years.
Unisys designed and deployed an
advanced data management and
reporting solution running Microsoft
SQL Server 2005 on world-class
Unisys ES7000 servers, with optimized
performance through partitioning and
other best practices.
Results
• More efficient regulatory compliance
• Faster access to information
• Enhanced technology ROI
• Facilitated further adoption of SQL
Server throughout the enterprise
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High Value Solutions and ServicesVisibility and intelligence. Agility and flexibility. Reliability and efficiency. New operating frameworks
based on open standards, SOA and “bulletproof” security. Real-time infrastructure. Differentiation
based on high value services and content customers want.
These are the attributes and capabilities telecom leaders and innovators need as the market contin-
ues to shift. And that’s what Unisys services and solutions are designed to deliver.
Next Generation Value Added Services: Unisys Communications
Ensemble provides a rich assortment of IP-based converged communica-
tions services – advanced messaging, broadband, speech enablement and
prepaid calling. Reliable, agile and scalable, Ensemble provides the secure
open environment you need to rapidly and profitably deploy advanced new
services to target markets.
Secure OSS/BSS: remittance processing, revenue assurance and
customer self-service programs to improve internal processes, optimize
revenue, reduce expenses and create competitive differentiation based
on product and service quality.
3D-Visible Enterprise: see the cause and effect relationships in your
business – from the vision, to business operations, to the IT systems that
support them – link best practices in key processes directly to software.
You’ll see how new services will affect current operations and technology,
and you’ll know, in advance, whether investments in deploying new,
enhanced services will deliver the intended business results.
BI/Customer Analytics: retain the right customers through real-time
insight, with integrated data across all customer touch points, from
billing, to customer service, usage, predictive behavior evaluation and
usage modeling using analytical tools.
Systems Integration: link transformation and business re-engineering
by integrating global systems for mobile and fixed telephony, cable
and convergence technologies. Our consultative approach encompasses
service discovery, development and launch, change management and
process improvement.
Outsourcing: stay competitive and retain critical business focus with
secure, reliable high-performance outsourcing in messaging and multi-
media, paper to electronic remittance processing, desktop and device
management, and network management to 3G.
For more information, visit us on the web at
www.unisys.com
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Unisys works with the leading names in telecom, including
• AT&T
• British Telecom
• Charter
• Comcast
• Embarq
• France Telecom
• KPN
• Qwest
• Singtel
• Sprint/Nextel
• Telecom Austria
• Telecom New Zealand
• Telefonica
• Verizon
• Vodafone
Why do leading telecom organizations turn to Unisys?
• Industry Domain expertise: Active partnerships with 100+ top
global telecommunications clients in 40+ countries
• Broad-based experience: 30+ years designing and deploying
messaging solutions, with expertise in wireline, wireless,
cable and Internet services
• Enterprise scale, proven track record: Secure business
operations supporting over 150 million users worldwide;
winner of the 2004 Frost & Sullivan Customer Service Award
• Next-generation convergence solutions: Unisys
Communications Ensemble, the innovative platform for
value-added services
• End-to-end capabilities: From strategic planning and systems
integration to network support and application outsourcing
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For more information about Unisys Communication Solutions,
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