| "Thailand's largest mobile operator Advanced Info Service (AIS) has built a computing cluster as the delivery platform for its mobile services. " "Comprising 200 Red Hat Enterprise Linux servers, the Value-added Service Control Point (VSCP) system provides AIS with the capability to quickly launch new mobile services, as well as manage service quality and billing, according to a statement last week. " "AIS said it saved "millions of dollars" with the new system, "drastically" reducing both hardware and software costs, and enjoyed "great flexibility" in tweaking its own solution and avoiding vendor lock-in. " "In Thailand, the prepaid service market serves the vast majority of cellphone users. However, it has challenged operators such as AIS, which have had to integrate next-generation technologies with legacy systems that are expensive to implement and lacking in usage-tracking services. " "AIS said upgrading its existing systems to serve the growing prepaid market would cost "tens of millions of dollars", resulting in its decision to develop its own system. " "Arakin Rakchittapoke,
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