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Mahindra Comviva bags GSMA Global Mobile award for mobiquity mTicketing services in Bangladesh
TT Correspondent |  |  04 Mar 2013

Mahindra Comviva, has bagged won the GSMA Global Mobile Awards for its mobiquity mTicketing platform. Deployed in collaboration with the leading operators in Bangladesh and the Bangladesh Railways, the service allows customers to purchase train tickets using their mobile devices.

Bangladesh Railways is the largest provider of mass transit services in Bangladesh, serving 65 million passengers annually. Mahindra Comviva’s mobiquity mTicketing service enables Bangladesh Railways to digitize ticketing transactions, extending greater convenience to consumers whilst improving sales efficiency.

Deployed in partnership with leading operators in Bangladesh, the service allows customers to purchase tickets using a prepaid mobile wallet or over-the-counter at an authorized outlet. Currently tickets can be purchased at 3,500 issuance points, – a third located outside urban centers.

Manoranjan Mohapatra, Chief Executive Officer, Mahindra Comviva, said "We are delighted at winning the MWC awards, widely known as the ‘Oscars’ of the telecom industry. The award is a recognition of Mahindra Comviva’s product leadership in the mobile financial services space and our continual efforts to innovate and bring the best of digital life to consumers.”
 
“Through these awards, we are proud to shine the light on the mobile industry’s many innovators and leaders, from all corners of the world. This year’s new categories reflected the industry’s reach into many new sectors and we received more than 600 high-quality entries from across the mobile ecosystem. We would like to congratulate all Global Mobile Awards winners and thank the many hundreds of companies and organisations that support these awards by entering each year,” said John Hoffman, CEO.

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