DoT selects Telcordia, Syniverse as MNP providers

NEW DELHI, INDIA: The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) had selected two global majors — Telcordia Technologies (formerly Bell Communications) and Syniverse Technologies — to provide solutions for implementation of mobile number portability (MNP) in the country.

MNP, a technology that enables mobile phone users to retain their existing numbers when shifting from one mobile network operator to another

DoT had divided the country into two  geographic zones for number portability implementation with 11 circles coming under each area. Zone 1 will cover the northern and western regions of the country, while Zone 2 will include the south and east. 

Syniverse was awarded a letter of intent to provide India’s telecommunications operators with number portability clearing house and centralized database solutions for the next 10 years. Syniverse was selected to receive the license for Zone 1, which includesd the service areas of Delhi, Mumbai, Maharashtra, Gujarat and seven others.

Raymond Cheung, Executive Vice President and CEO for Syniverse Asia Pacific, said: “It is a tremendous honour to be selected to provide number portability in India. Syniverse’s proven track record of implementing MNP in countries that include Singapore, the United States, Canada and Hong Kong will help ensure Indian operators have an efficient, cost-effective solution that also will benefit their subscribers."