Comptel Corporation and Tech Mahindra, a specialist provider of connected solutions, have set up a Centre of Excellence (CoE) at Tech Mahindra's Hinjewadi facility in Pune, India, to support communications service providers (CSPs) with their complex OSS/BSS transformation projects.

The CoE is focused on developing and enabling CSPs with fulfillment solutions that support theirservice innovation and delivery objectives. In the new lab, operators are able to experience Comptel's suite, including catalog, order management, logical inventory, and provisioning and activation capabilities, in action.

''The opening of the new Comptel CoE at Pune is an exciting milestone in our journey,'' said Murali Madhavan, OSS head, Tech Mahindra. ''The CoE is an ideal platform for showcasing how Comptel's robust suite of fulfillment solutions, combined with our delivery expertise, can accelerate CSPs' IT and business transformations. We are committed to building and maintaining this relationship for the long run.''

''Comptel is excited to drive the fulfillment market forward in partnership with Tech Mahindra,'' said Antti Koskela, CTO, Comptel. ''We've had the technology and significantly strengthened our project delivery ability. Now, this CoE will help bring to life the efficiency and other operational improvements that CSPs have longed to achieve. We are at the ready to guide CSPs' through their complex OSS/BSS transformation projects.''

Shares of the company gained Rs 53.90, or 2.64%, to trade at Rs 2,096.50. The total volume of shares traded was 79,872 at the BSE (12.11 p.m., Friday).