TECNOMEN ENTERS RUSSIAN MARKET WITH MMSC
Tecnomen Corporation PRESS RELEASE 12 July 2004
TECNOMEN ENTERS RUSSIAN MARKET WITH MMSC DEAL This deal marks Tecnomens entry into an important growing market. Russian operator Multiregional TransitTelecom (MTT) and its system integrator partner Compulink have selected Tecnomen to provide its Multimedia Messaging Service Centre (MMSC) and WAP Gateway. MTT offers nationwide transit connections for cellular networks throughout Russia. Currently 124 mobile operators with about 44 million customers, as well as networks of 65 wireline operators, are connected to MTTs transit network. Tecnomen MMSCs unique hosting capability, which makes it possible for multiple virtual MMSCs to operate on a single platform, is essential for MTTs operations. They plan to take advantage of the full range of revenue possibilities available by hosting multimedia messaging services for regional operators. "This new solution of MTT will allow mobile operators to offer their customers a full package of MMS services with minimal costs. MTT will be able to provide high quality multimedia messaging between customers of all operators who are linked to our MMSC," says Vitaly Slizen, First Deputy Managing Director, MTT. "We are very pleased to have MTT as our new MMSC customer. This agreement is an important breakthrough into the Russian mobile market, which is currently experiencing explosive growth," says Mr. Ari Paganus, Tecnomens Area Director for East Europe & CIS. "Tecnomen MMSCs unique hosting feature, combined with our excellent reputation in the MMS market and our readiness to support MTTs needs, were key elements in securing this agreement." The Russian mobile market is at the moment one of the fastest growing markets in the world. It has already experienced a medium penetration level in the two metropolitan areas Moscow and St. Petersburg. Growth in the other regions of Russia is expected to increase dramatically in coming years. For more information contact Mr Ari Paganus, Area Director, East Europe & CIS, tel. +358 9 8047 8687, ari.paganus@tecnomen.com Alexey Chekanov, Chief of Infrastructure Solutions, USP Compulink, tel. +7 095 7378866, chekanov@compulink.ru Alla Solovyeva, PR expert, OAO MTT, tel. +7 901 4075654, allasol@mtt.ru About Tecnomen MMSC Tecnomen MMSC is the essential core of the MMS environment. It delivers a feature-rich range of multimedia messaging services that can be easily customised and integrated with operators existing services. It has the flexibility to support both existing and emerging MMS business models, including the ability to host multimedia messaging services for several virtual operators. It also features a wide variety of billing options including prepaid, post-paid and content-based billing with dynamic rating, as well as origin- and destination-based billing. Tecnomen MMSC is a highly scalable platform with flexible "pay as you grow" licensing, allowing operators to invest according to customer demand and to expand their investment as the business grows. Tecnomen MMSC is fully standards-compliant, adhering to 3GPP and OMA standards for MMS. It is fully interoperable with all MMS phones and with other vendors MMSCs, ensuring reliable message delivery. It also enables operators to meet new regulatory requirements, such as Mobile Number Portability. Tecnomen MMSC is part of Tecnomen Messaging, a modular service solution that addresses all aspects of todays messaging needs and provides a solid framework for meeting future needs with the most advanced technology available. With Tecnomen Messaging, operators and service providers can build suitable combinations of services to respond to the needs of their market segments and target groups. About Tecnomen Tecnomen develops value-added service systems for teleoperators and service providers. Founded in 1978, the company is one of the worlds leading suppliers of messaging systems. Tecnomen has a strong market position in prepaid systems and intelligent network components, and is the market leader in paging systems. Tecnomen markets its products and services through its own worldwide organisation, as well as through global and local partners. The company operates in 10 locations worldwide and has supplied its products to customers in over 40 countries. Tecnomen has around 340 employees and its shares are quoted on the Helsinki Exchanges. For more information on Tecnomen visit www.tecnomen.com. About MTT The open joint-stock company Multiregional TransitTelecom (MTT) (www.mtt.ru) has been acting on the telecommunications market since 1994. Today MTT is recognised as an operators operator, providing mobile operators with local, long-distance and international telecommunications services as well as additional data transmission services in 86 regions of the Russian Federation. MTTs transit telecommunications network comprises an infrastructure that integrates Russias national standards-based regional mobile networks into a united telecommunications space, providing an effective interaction between mobile operators as well as between mobile and wireline operators. As of 1 July 2004, there were 205 regional networks and 124 mobile operators with about 44 million customers, as well as networks of 65 wireline operators, connected to MTTs transit network. About Compulink USP Compulink (www.compulink.ru) was the winner of the annual The Company of the Year competition as the best IT-company. The competition is arranged by Kompaniya magazine in the form of rating of business results. USP Compulink is a company engaged in multiservice information technologies, consulting and system integration. The company carries out integrated projects on information system architecture design, construction, maintenance and updating for the public sector and enterprises who are using leading manufacturers software and hardware. USP Compulink offers effective solutions for data handling & storage, data security, telecommunications, generic cable networks and low voltage systems as well as ERP, CPM and CRM solutions. Moreover, the company undertakes complex project management, including delivery of equipment, installation and regional maintenance services. CLRâ is a trademark of computing equipment made by USP Compulink. The partnership network of the company covers more than 50 regions of Russia and CIS. More detailed information about the company is available on its web site.