Integrates GLDS WinCable Billing Software with the World’s Largest Telecom Equipment Manufacturer – Kenya Service Provider First to Deploy
ORLANDO, Fla. (SCTE Cable-Tec Expo®) – Oct. 17, 2012 – Great Lakes Data Systems, Inc. (GLDS), the leading provider of billing, subscriber management and provisioning systems for small-to-medium global broadband providers, today announced it has completed integration between its WinCable® subscriber management and billing system and Huawei’s U2000 NMS. The combined solution is being deployed for Wananchi Group in Kenya, and will offer complete service delivery control of voice, video and data services, directly from the billing system. Huawei is the world’s leading ICT solutions provider with operations in more than 140 countries. (more…)
WinCAP Will Power 2012 NBC Summer Olympics Authorization for Several Operators and Is Being Demonstrated for the First Time at NCTC’s The Independent Show, July 23-24 in Lake Buena Vista, Fla.
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. [The Independent Show] – July 23, 2012 – Great Lakes Data Systems, Inc. (GLDS), the leading provider of billing, subscriber management and provisioning systems for small-to-medium global broadband providers, today launched the industry’s only fully integrated, real-time content authorization service for TV Everywhere, WinCAPTM. WinCAP offers broadband service providers and their customers the convenience of centralized multi-screen account and parental control management, integrated with GLDS’ existing web-based self-care portal CableAnytimeTM. Additionally, WinCAP will power the 2012 NBC Summer Olympics authorization for several operators, including BELD Broadband, Cable Systems of Nevada, San Bruno Cable, Spencer Municipal Utilities and others. (more…)
Company Demonstrates How Small and Medium Operators Can Leverage the Power of the Cloud and Mobile Devices to Roll Out Advanced TV Services, Quickly and Cost-effectively
Carlsbad, Calif. – May 16, 2012 – Great Lakes Data Systems, Inc. (GLDS), the leading provider of billing, subscriber management and provisioning systems for small-to-medium global broadband providers, today announced plans to demonstrate its cutting-edge cloud-based billing, subscriber management and provisioning system, and mobile workforce technologies at NCTA’s The Cable Show 2012, May 21-23 at the Boston Convention & Exhibition Center.
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Company to Showcase New Workforce Management Platform at the NCTC Winter Education Conference in Austin, TX, Feb 20-21
Carlsbad, Calif. – Feb 14, 2012 – Great Lakes Data Systems, Inc. (GLDS), the leading provider of billing, subscriber management and provisioning systems for small-to-medium global broadband providers, today announced that it has been named an Approved Provider for billing, subscriber management and provisioning by the National Cable Television Cooperative (NCTC).
GLDS has also been invited to participate in the upcoming NCTC Winter Education Conference, being held in Austin, TX, Feb. 20-21, 2012. GLDS provides the industry’s leading Windows® and Linux solutions for operators ranging from 2,500 to more than 250,000 subscribers, giving them complete billing and subscriber management with its WinCable® platform and automated provisioning for video, voice and data services with itsSuperControllerTM solution.
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Joint Solution to be Showcased at SCTE’s Cable-Tec Expo in Atlanta, Ga., Nov 15-17
Atlanta, Ga. (SCTE Cable-Tec Expo® 2011) – Nov. 15, 2011 – Great Lakes Data Systems, Inc. (GLDS), the leading provider of billing, subscriber management and provisioning systems for small-to-medium global broadband providers, today announced that its flagship WinCable® subscriber management and billing system has been integrated with Clearleap’s Stream On Demand Solution. The Stream On Demand solution is a cloud-based IP content management and delivery system that enables television service providers to create a fully operator-branded subscriber experience such as those offered by Netflix, Amazon and Hulu by streaming content directly to connected set-tops, devices and TVs.
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Demonstrates How Operators Can Harness the Power of the Cloud and Mobile Devices to Save Significant Time & Resources to Roll Out Advanced TV Services
Carlsbad, Calif. – Nov. 9, 2011 – Great Lakes Data Systems, Inc. (GLDS), the leading provider of billing, subscriber management and provisioning systems for small-to-medium global broadband providers, today announced plans to demonstrate WinForce techTM, the company’s new mobile workforce management platform for field techs, along with WinCable® in the Cloud, a cloud-based subscriber management and billing system at SCTE (Society of Cable Telecommunications Engineers) Cable-Tec Expo® 2011 in Atlanta, Nov. 15-17.
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More Than 80 Operators Worldwide Have Adopted WinCable in the Cloud to Save Significant Time and Money
Carlsbad, Calif. – Oct. 18, 2011 – Great Lakes Data Systems, Inc. (GLDS), the leading provider of billing, subscriber management and provisioning systems for small-to-medium global broadband providers, today announced that its WinCable® in the Cloud solution has been adopted by more than 80 operators worldwide. WinCable is GLDS’ flagship, stand-alone subscriber management and billing system preferred by operators with 300 to 300,000 subscribers.
WinCable in the Cloud lets service providers use WinCable virtually via the Internet, without the need for any hardware or infrastructure investment. It only requires a thin client installed on each operator’s workstation and an Internet connection, allowing service providers instant access to the WinCable feature-rich, end-to-end billing and subscriber management system, anytime, anywhere. Remote workers can access WinCable from a simple browser. (more…)
WinForce tech Empowers Field Technicians to Solve Problems in the Field with Real-time Visibility and Control via Mobile Devices
Carlsbad, Calif. – Oct. 10, 2011 – Great Lakes Data Systems, Inc. (GLDS), the leading provider of billing, subscriber management and provisioning systems for small-to-medium global broadband providers, today announced plans to demonstrate its new workforce management platform WinForce techTM at the 10th annual TelcoTV 2011 Conference & Expo at the Morial Convention Center in New Orleans, Oct. 25-27. TelcoTV is the only major North American event for the telecommunications industry that focuses on the emerging video services market for telcos. (more…)
WinForce tech Gives Broad Control Over Subscriber Environment and Real-time Visibility for Field Technicians
Carlsbad, Calif. – Sept. 19, 2011 – Great Lakes Data Systems, Inc. (GLDS), the leading provider of PC-based subscriber management and billing systems for the cable television industry, today announced plans to demonstrate the company’s new workforce management platform WinForce techTM at the 10th Annual Fiber To The Home (FTTH) Conference and Expo in Orlando Sept. 26-30, 2011, in GLDS’ booth #400.
The FTTH Conference and Expo is N. America’s largest event dedicated to all-fiber networks. Additionally, GLDS was recently named a Top 100 company in 2011 by Broadband Communities Magazine, which honors the pioneers of fiber to the home and supports the magazine’s mission of “Building a Fiber-Connected World.” (more…)
Offers Operators Broad Control Over Subscriber Environment and Real-time Visibility for Field Technicians; James Cable to be Among First to Deploy
CHICAGO (NCTA’s The Cable Show ’11) – June 14, 2011 – Great Lakes Data Systems, Inc. (GLDS), the leading provider of PC-based subscriber management and billing systems for the cable television industry, today announced the general availability of WinForce tech. GLDS will demonstrate WinForce tech to the public for the first time at NCTA’s The Cable Show in Chicago June 14-16, 2011, in GLDS’ booth, #1821. (more…)
CARLSBAD, Calif – March 24, 2011– Great Lakes Data Systems, Inc. (GLDS), the leading provider of PC-based subscriber management and billing systems for the cable television industry, today announced that it has entered into a long-term billing and provisioning agreement with Wave Broadband. (more…)
CARLSBAD, Calif – March 23, 2011– Great Lakes Data Systems, Inc. (GLDS), the leading provider of PC-based subscriber management and billing systems for the broadband industry, today announced the appointment of long-time employee Garrick Russell as President and Chief Operations Officer. (more…)
CARLSBAD, Calif. – February 28, 2011 – Great Lakes Data Systems, Inc. (GLDS), the leading provider of PC-based subscriber management and billing systems for the cable television industry, today announced it has recently converted four new Canadian operators to its WinCable® subscriber management and billing system, including FCNQ, Bai D’Urfe, QC; Seaview Communications, Calgary, AB; South Island Cable, Port Renfrew; and Switch, Inc., Edmonton, AB. (more…)
CARLSBAD, Calif. and TAIWAN, Japan – Dec. 16, 2010 – Great Lakes Data Systems, Inc. (GLDS), the leading provider of PC-based subscriber management and billing systems for the cable television industry, and Telelynx Inc., today announce they have successfully automated digital video service delivery at Mediatti Broadband. Based in Okinawa, Japan, Mediatti offers advanced cable TV and high-speed Internet services to more than 14,000 military members and their families. (more…)
CARLSBAD, Calif. – May 10, 2010 – Great Lakes Data Systems, Inc. (GLDS) announced that it has signed a long-term billing, subscriber management, and provisioning agreement with James Cable, headquartered in Braintree, MA.
GLDS, the leading provider of PC-based subscriber management and billing systems in our industry, announced a new multi-year agreement with James Cable, an MSO serving more than 50,000 subscribers throughout rural communities in Oklahoma, Texas, Georgia, Louisiana, Colorado, Wyoming, Tennessee, Alabama and Florida. GLDS has successfully converted James Cable from AMDOCS’ DDP-SQL platform to its own WinCable billing & subscriber management solution. (more…)
CARLSBAD, Calif. – May 10, 2010 – Great Lakes Data Systems, Inc. (GLDS) continues its international expansion efforts as it welcomes seventeen new customers who have licensed its billing and provisioning solutions since the 2009 NCTA Cable Show. (more…)
CARLSBAD, Calif. – May 7, 2010 – Great Lakes Data Systems, Inc. (GLDS) announced today that Wananchi Group of Nairobi Kenya has selected GLDS as its exclusive provider of billing, subscriber management and provisioning solutions. GLDS has entered into a multi-year agreement with Wananchi, a leading East African media and telecommunications company specializing in pay television and high speed internet services for Kenya and Tanzania. Wananchi is working to become Kenya’s first triple play service provider. (more…)
CARLSBAD, Calif. – October 28, 2009 – Great Lakes Data Systems (GLDS) and PeakView Solutions have deepened their relationship and are happy to announce the development of a joint interface. This effort provides WinCable® customers with fully-integrated, real-time access to PeakView’s workforce management (WFM) system through GLDS’ new WinForce product which provides PeakView with data to needed to drive workforce efficiencies. (more…)
CARLSBAD, Calif. October 19, 2009 – Leading billing & provisioning solutions provider Great Lakes Data Systems, Inc. (GLDS) today announced that it has entered into a multi-year agreement to provide Allegiance Communications with triple-play billing and provisioning solutions. (more…)
CARLSBAD, Calif. – September 7, 2009 – Building on recent momentum in Canada, billing & provisioning solutions provider Great Lakes Data Systems, Inc. (GLDS) has announced that it has successfully deployed its WinCable subscriber management system for two more Canadian operators, North Nova Cable in Truro, Nova Scotia and Cross County Cable TV, Ltd. in Canning, Nova Scotia. (more…)
CARLSBAD, Calif. – May 10, 2009 – Leading billing & provisioning solutions provider Great Lakes Data Systems, Inc. (GLDS) today announced that it has entered into a multi-year agreement to provide Broadstripe with triple-play billing and provisioning solutions.
WinCable®, the leading billing & service provisioning platform among small to medium-sized broadband service providers worldwide, offers the tools necessary to effectively manage Digital Video, VoIP, High Speed Internet and more. Broadstripe will use WinCable to manage billing and provisioning for the breadth of their services including voice, video, and data services. (more…)
CARLSBAD, Calif. – March 31, 2009 – Great Lakes Data Systems (GLDS) has announced the opening of a European office in Kaunas, Lithuania. The new office is managed by Senior Software Engineer Paulius Pazera, who joined GLDS in 1998. (more…)
CARLSBAD, Calif. – March 27, 2009 – Great Lakes Data Systems, Inc. (GLDS) is pleased to welcome more than two dozen cable operators who have licensed its WinCable® advanced billing and provisioning software since the 2008 NCTA Cable Show. GLDS added 25 new companies from 10 U.S. states plus Canada, Dominica, Kenya and Guatemala, and completed successful data conversions from AMDOCS, CSG, RR Enterprises, Azar, and several other billing systems. GLDS has deployed its software solutions for companies located in: (more…)
CARLSBAD, Calif. – March 27, 2009 – Great Lakes Data Systems (GLDS) has successfully deployed its new WinWatch outage detection module at two customer sites. The new product, which is fully integrated with the WinCable® billing and subscriber management system, provides powerful new functionality for cable operators.
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CARLSBAD, Calif. – March 27, 2009 – Great Lakes Data Systems, Inc. (GLDS) announced that it has signed a long-term billing, subscriber management, and provisioning agreement with NuLink Digital in Newnan, GA.
GLDS has successfully completed data conversion as well as launch of billing and provisioning for S.A. Digital, B.T. Interdiction, Arris VOD, VoIP, real-time credit card/ACH processing, direct DOCSIS cable modem provisioning, and CableAnytime for web self-provisioning. NuLink is also using the GLDS Automated Response Unit (ARU) for balance inquiry, payment, outbound dialing, marketing, and work order finalization by phone. (more…)
