Recently launched, So-net HK is a wholly owned subsidiary of Sony Corporation of Hong Kong Limited. It was the first expansion of the Sony Group’s broadband Internet service unit outside Japan.

So-net HK chose Infranet to support its broadband services because it needed a proven, highly stable customer management and billing platform that could support its broadband offerings. Infranet provides an ideal platformparticularly since the Hong Kong deployment can be easily replicated elsewhere. With a close working relationship, Portal Software and So-net HK will be able to speed its time-to-market.

Infranet has been widely deployed throughout Asia Pacific, said Robert Lau, vice president, Portal Software (Asia Pacific) Limited. In Hong Kong specifically, it is the platform of choice for both Asia Online and iAdvantage. However, So-net HK is the first broadband ISP and content provider in the SAR to adopt Infranet and we are excited to have been chosen to provide the solution.

Lau continued, Infranet is the perfect fit for broadband service providers like So-net HK that are moving beyond simple high-speed Internet access. These services require complex modes of rating and billing, and that is something that Portal Software manages well. We are confident that Infranet will meet So-net HK’s exacting requirements. We have a sound working relationship which will support the So-net build-out as it gathers momentum in Hong Kong.

According to So-net HK, the new ISP’s strategy of providing value-added services and unique content in Hong Kong is well supported by Infranet. The company was looking for a customer management and billing solution to support its initial offering and found Infranet to be a proven solution for its current services and for the introduction of new ones.

Portal Software’s Infranet enables next-generation broadband service providers to distribute rich, revenue-generating services such as video-on-demand and live streaming media, to their customers. With Infranet, they can manage and track the use of content, manage subscriber accounts and automatically bill subscribers for services.

SOURCE: COMPANY PRESS RELEASE