Convergent, real-time-based billing solutions help increase the profitability of Paderborn (Germany), April 12, 2011: communication was the driving force behind many African success stories. The development of communication across the continent will be a vital prerequisite for social and economic growth. In the year 2011 and beyond the operator will try to increase the number of mobile customers, to reduce costs, to increase the ARPU and decrease customer churn. These requirements are not new – they are target of the operator but since the emergence of the mobile radio organizations. Data boom and higher power costs are the big challenges the challenge is to convert the booming data services despite rising network costs and lower margins in steady revenue – in a market increasingly competitive. New international operator, with new and innovative solutions, pushing into the market. Calls generate high revenue for the operators, However, the importance of data is growing with the increasing use of smartphones and tablets.

The explosion of data volume begins to affect negatively on the networks. The operators are in a dilemma when it comes to how they can offer a priority service to its key users. The network management will be of central importance: knowing who uses the network and for what, and the ability to enforce policies for the networks, will be the need. The use of such technology will enable the operators to focus their network expansion on the areas of greatest need. More mobile connections versus lower ARPU according to leading analysts, the number of mobile connections in Africa overtook in the last quarter of the year 2010 the number in Western Europe. This means that the number of connections in Africa by 20 percent has grown during this period.

Meanwhile, the ARPU in Africa has fallen by more than three percent. The average was the monthly mobile ARPU in Africa $10 for this quarter of the previous year. Africa will also remain major challenges; will meet them but always providing request-oriented solutions. ORGA Systems delivers real-time-based converged solutions for call accounting and billing, can rely African operators on. * Orga Systems #1 choice for real-time charging and billing with its excellent know-how in the area of billing and settlement Orga systems in real time is the pioneer in the field of GSM prepaid billing. Orga systems is focused on real-time-based solutions for customer billing and customer management in the field of mobile services. It uses regular milestones for its industry to expand its leadership position. In relation to the access speed is ORGA Systems’ high-performance database InCore, the currently fastest data technology worldwide. Mobile providers need future-proof settlement systems, which offer clear benefits for both services and costs. The fully convergent real-time-based Billing platform TL gold guaranteed them a profitable growth. Please visit orga-systems.com for more information. ORGA Systems GmbH at the Hoppenhof 33 33104 Paderborn Eva Heumann Head of corporate communication orga-systems.