Subex has announced the launch of Optima 4.5, a new version of its Route Optimisation system designed to help telecom operators better manage network cost information, analyse the impact of current operator tariffs and provide forecasts on future operator tariffs.

The key new feature in this latest version of Optima is the support of Oracle Database 10g. With the product currently supporting SQL, the new Optima version offers service providers with increased options when choosing among the two database systems.

“With service provider rates changing constantly – and often at short notice – it’s important to provide a solution that responds quickly to such shifting market conditions so that our customers’ subscribers can benefit from a high quality of service at competitive rates,” said Anuradha, Senior VP - Engineering, Subex Ltd. “Oracle 10g helps providers reduce costs and speed the time to market for new services, so offering the ability to support Oracle 10g was a top priority for this rollout as it helps us better serve our customers and expand our reach of this important product.”

Optima is part of the Rocware suite of solutions, supporting the concept of the Revenue Operations Centre (ROC) – a consolidated framework of systems that enables revenue management, cost control and profit enhancement. Optima is designed as a modular system enabling service providers to invest in only those software elements required for their specific needs. This reduces the initial system cost and allows additional modules to be easily added at a later date if the business demands it.