LONDON & STAMFORD, Conn. & BANGALORE, India--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
Frontier Communications Corporation (NASDAQ:FTR), a leading
telecommunications company in the U.S., and Wipro Ltd. (NYSE:WIT), a
leading global Information Technology, Consulting and Outsourcing
company, have jointly won the Global Telecoms Business (GTB) Innovation
Award 2014 in the ‘Business Service Innovation' category for the Wired
Prepaid Broadband Partnership Project. Global Telecoms Business is a
leading UK-based publication covering the telecom industry.
A large unserved or underserved market of potential customers in the
United States has not yet adopted available broadband for financial
reasons. The U.S. Federal Communications Commission has been driving
initiatives such as Connect2Compete to encourage U.S. broadband
adoption. Wipro and Frontier believe that educating seasonal users,
students, travelers, lower income and potentially credit-challenged
customers about the convenience and flexibility of pre-paid broadband
service would improve broadband adoption. The benefits flow both ways: A
prepaid broadband product that enables customers to choose broadband
plans without concern about income levels or credit checks can help
carriers tap an unserved market without adversely impacting their own
financial standing.
Wipro’s managed services solution Accelerate™ sidesteps billing systems
and helps rapidly deploy a pre-configured cloud-hosted service to
address this market. Accelerate™ allows carriers to support and quickly
enable targeted and highly flexible products such as prepaid services,
data caps, bandwidth management and specialized content offers.
Accelerate™ helped Frontier Communications dramatically reduce
development and time-to-market cycles, giving it a ‘first-mover’
advantage. Frontier is testing various offerings across the state of
Ohio and looks to rapidly expand this offer to the rest of its 27-state
market.
"Throughout the world the industry is creating incredible innovation
that it is making a real difference to business, to our economy and to
the way we live," said GTB editor Alan Burkitt-Gray, presenting the
awards.
"We are excited to receive this recognition from Global Telecoms
Business. Prepaid broadband is expected to bring a new segment of
customers and encourage retention by offering greater payment
flexibility and convenience for the under-banked customer or for
part-time and seasonal use. Through Accelerate™, Frontier can tap into a
significant opportunity in the United States to connect future customers
to the broadband services they need," said Ann L. Burr, President New
Product Trials and Integration,Frontier Communications. See full
video at http://www.wipro.com/wipro-tv/Frontier-Communications-and-Wipros-partnership-wins-GTB-innovation-award-2014.aspx
"Frontier Communications has been an excellent partner as we focus on
prepaid broadband. With a fast time-to-market and ability to quickly
trial new offers, we hope to support Frontier’s drive to offer new
customer segments an essential service. This accolade from GTB is a
great compliment to our partnership," said Wipro'sSteve Snyder, Global
Head of Business Innovations. “Wipro’s creative solution has provided
flexibility, affordability and bundling of products, while helping
unserved customers connect to the Internet. We truly believe this will
be a winning market proposition.”
About Frontier Communications
Frontier Communications Corporation (NASDAQ:FTR) offers broadband,
voice, satellite video, wireless Internet data access, data security
solutions, bundled offerings, specialized bundles for residential
customers, small businesses and home offices and advanced communications
for medium and large businesses in 27 states. Frontier's approximately
13,700 employees are based entirely in the United States. More
information is available at www.frontier.com
About Wipro Ltd.
Wipro Ltd. (NYSE:WIT) is a leading Information Technology, Consulting and
Outsourcing company that delivers solutions to enable its clients do
business better. Wipro delivers winning business outcomes through its
deep industry experience and a 360 degree view of "Business through
Technology," helping clients create successful and adaptive businesses.
A company recognized globally for its comprehensive portfolio of
services, a practitioner's approach to delivering innovation and an
organization wide commitment to sustainability; Wipro has more than
140,000 employees and clients across 54 countries. For more information,
please visit www.wipro.com.
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Frontier:
Frontier Communications
Ann L. Burr,
585-777-6071 (o)
585-208-4085 (m)
President, New Product
Trials and Integration
Ann.burr@ftr.com
or
Wipro
Media:
Wipro Limited
Vipin Nair, +91 80 39916260
vipin.nair1@wipro.com
or
Wipro
Limited
Purnima Burman, +91 80 39918018
purnima.burman@wipro.com
Source: Frontier Communications Corporation