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AsiaInfo Holdings, Inc., a provider of telecom software solutions and IT security products and services in China, has won a tender to develop new Business Support Systems (BSS) for China Telecom in Jilin province.

AsiaInfo (News - Alert) officials said that the solution will integrate Jilin Telecom's existing fixed-line BSS with its recently acquired CDMA business.

"I'm happy to take another step forward in our relationship with China Telecom, which has been on the fast track since telecom industry restructuring was announced in May of last year," said Steve Zhang (News - Alert), president and chief executive officer, AsiaInfo, in a statement.

Zhang said that from a policy perspective, China's telecom restructuring is now basically complete, but the company expects to continue benefiting from processes like building out integrated solutions and migrating user data to new systems for some time.

He said that this new BSS solution will integrate Jilin Telecom's fixed-line and mobile services, increasing efficiency and flexibility for the company and providing users with a unified customer experience.

It may be mentioned here that as part of China's telecommunications industry restructuring, China Telecom (News - Alert) acquired China Unicom's CDMA wireless business in 2008.

Officials said that the company will build out a BSS solution that is able to integrate the acquired wireless billing system with Jilin Telecom's existing fixed-line system.

The company, officials said, will also provide migration services to move user data over to the new system.

Once the solution is installed by AsiaInfo, Jilin Telecom subscribers will be able to subscribe to bundled fixed-line, mobile and broadband services and enjoy a unified customer experience including billing and other services.

Recently, AsiaInfo Holdings had announced that it signed contracts to develop new Business Support Systems for nine China Unicom subsidiaries, including new market share gains in Shanghai and Hainan.

The solution is designed to enhance the functionality and flexibility of the existing BSS system and meet China Unicom's (News - Alert) 3G BSS requirements.