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Timeline

Check out Cerillion's milestones including industry firsts, new product launches, award wins and the company's IPO.

1999

Cerillion founded

Cerillion was formed in October 1999 following the Management Buyout of the in-house Customer Care and Billing product division of Logica, which had been providing enterprise billing solutions since 1992.

2001

Billing for Europe's first 3G (UMTS) network

Cerillion becomes one of the 3G billing pioneers, helping Manx Telecom to launch Europe's first commercial UMTS services in December 2001.

2005

World's first 3.5G (HSDPA) services

In November 2005, Manx Telecom went one better launching the world's first HSDPA network, with Cerillion once again providing the BSS solution for these pioneering services.

2006

Cerillion opens Global Solutions Centre (GSC)

Cerillion chooses Pune as the base for its Global Solutions Centre, establishing a new office in the state-of-the-art Cybercity Magarpatta development.

2011

Launches 3GPP Convergent Charging System

Cerillion unifies charging for prepaid / postpaid, fixed / mobile, voice / data / content services in its new Convergent Charging System, built around the 3GPP charging specifications.

2013

Cerillion unveils public cloud billing solution

Cerillion Skyline introduced as the company's first Software-as-a-Service billing solution, providing online sign-up and immediate access to powerful subscription and usage-based billing capabilities.

2015

Acquires Network Inventory business

Cerillion acquires the netSolutions business unit from Ubisense, extending the company's BSS/OSS suite to address the end-to-end service management needs of next generation networks.

2016

Cerillion IPO's in London

After 16 years as a private company, Cerillion IPO's on the London Stock Exchange as it looks to enhance its market profile, expand geographically, grow its SaaS offering, and capitalise on inorganic growth opportunities.

2018

Wins TM Forum Catalyst Award

Cerillion's catalyst project “Proving the Business Model for Sponsored Network Slices: Mobile Gaming” wins Outstanding Catalyst Business Impact award at TM Forum’s Digital Transformation World in Nice. 

2019

First 5G Launch

Three launches its first 5G broadband services in London, powered by Cerillion's Convergent Charging System and Self Service modules.

2021

Opens new centre of excellence in Bulgaria

Cerillion establishes a new regional centre of excellence in Sofia, Bulgaria, complementing the company’s other major offices in the UK and India.

2022

Gold-level certification for TM Forum Open APIs

Cerillion achieves gold status in the TM Forum’s Open API Conformance Certification program, underlining its commitment to delivering open and standards-based products in accordance with the TM Forum’s Open API & Open Digital Architecture Manifesto.

2023

GenAI integration in Cerillion BSS/OSS suite

Cerillion integrates generative AI into Enterprise Product Catalogue to enable users to create new products and packages using natural language voice and text instructions.

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