Amdocs agreed to acquire a substantial majority of Comverse’s business support systems (BSS) business unit assets for approximately $272 million in cash.
Amdocs said it will maintain and support Comverse customers around the world. The acquisition geographically complements Amdocs’ market focus by expanding and diversifying Amdocs’ global customer base, particularly in Asia Pacific, Latin America and Europe, and including Europe’s cable and satellite market.
“Amdocs is a leader in customer experience solutions for the communications industry. With Amdocs’ broad range of products and services, this agreement will only serve to benefit existing Comverse BSS customers,” said Philippe Tartavull, president and chief executive officer, Comverse. “Customers should feel assured by Amdocs’ experience with smoothly integrating acquisitions and their commitment to maintaining and growing relationships.”
Comverse will continue to exist as a separate company, with a singular focus on expanding its global market leadership in digital services.
“Size and scale in BSS are critical to succeed in today’s increasingly consolidating telecommunications service provider marketplace, while smaller, niche players face a more uncertain future,” said Philippe Tartavull, President and Chief Executive Officer, Comverse. “The combination of Comverse’s customer base with Amdocs’ BSS products and services creates new opportunities for our clients and Comverse employees joining Amdocs. Now, Comverse can focus exclusively on expanding our existing significant global market leadership in the Digital Services arena, and driving innovation in new segments of the IP communication industry that are expected to grow significantly as CSPs and enterprises take advantage of the rollout of 4G/Volte/LTE services.”
