TECNOMEN TO DELIVER MMSC TO QTEL IN QATA
Tecnomen Corporation PRESS RELEASE 11 December 2003
TECNOMEN TO DELIVER MMSC TO QTEL IN QATAR Tecnomen has been selected by Qtel and its network infrastructure provider, Siemens Mobile Networks, to deliver its Multimedia Messaging Service Centre (MMSC) to Qtel, a telecommunications service provider in Qatar. Tecnomen MMSC enables Qtel to deliver rich Multimedia Messaging Services (MMS) to highly targeted customer segments. Available globally, Tecnomen MMSC supports prepaid functionality and allows Qtel to employ various billing models for MMS. As well as providing a wealth of opportunities, the rapid growth of Qatars economy also presents a variety of challenges to Qtel. One major challenge is to ensure that the services provided by Qtel are able to meet and exceed the increasing demands of their subscribers. "The Tecnomen MMSC enables Qtel to take full advantage of MMS handsets and adopt a leading role in the emergence of this exciting new market. Tecnomens advanced MMSC also ensures that Qtel is able to comply with new standards and regulations, as well as being able to provide exciting new services and increase our revenues," says Nasser Marafin, Qtels CEO. "Tecnomens flexible and attractive MMS services support our strategy to achieve a rapid penetration of MMS in our market with a customer oriented set of services and applications." "Siemens has partnered with Tecnomen to deliver messaging systems to numerous customers over the past years and now we have extended the partnership to deliver MMSC solutions, making this case a particularly exciting one," says Matti Kakko, Director, Tecnomen, Middle East Africa. "One of Qtels strengths is its focus on customer service and the provision of high quality services, which differentiates the company from other providers in the region. To be selected by such an innovative service provider as Qtel despite tough competition in the MMS market is a testament to our reputation and expertise in the MEA region." 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. The 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 Messaging is a modular service solution that addresses all aspects of today's 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. For more information contact Mr Matti Kakko, Director, Tecnomen Middle East Africa, tel. +971 4 883 8268 or Mr Norbert Knecht, Director, Partnerships, Tecnomen GmbH, tel. +49 6103 5085 24 About Tecnomen Tecnomen develops value-added service systems for teleoperators and service providers. The company is one of the world's 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 440 employees and its shares are quoted on the Helsinki Exchanges. This year Tecnomen celebrates its 25th anniversary. For more information on Tecnomen visit www.tecnomen.com. About Qtel Q-TEL was established under Law No. 21 of 1998, which came into force on 25th November 1998, through the transformation of Qatar Public Telecommunications Corporation, which in turn came into existence on 29 June 1987 with the amalgamation of Qatar National Telephone Service, Cable and Wireless and the Telecommunications Department at the Ministry of Communications and Transport with the issuance of Law No. 13 of 1987. Q-TEL has exclusive rights to provide telecommunications services in Qatar, including domestic and international fixed line, and mobile telecommunications services. It has the right to own, operate and develop the public telecommunications network in the State of Qatar. With revenues of QR 1,205 million in 1998, Q-TEL is one of the largest commercial enterprises in the State of Qatar. About Siemens The Siemens Information and Communication Mobile Group (Siemens mobile) offers a complete range of mobile solutions including mobile devices, infrastructure and applications. Devices include mobile phones, wireless modules, mobile organizers and cordless phones as well as products for wireless home networks. The infrastructure portfolio includes GSM, GPRS and 3G mobile network technologies from base stations and switching systems to intelligent networks, e.g. for prepaid services. Mobile Applications cover end-to-end solutions for Messaging, Location Based Services or Mobile Payment. For fiscal 2002 (September 30), Siemens mobile recorded sales of 11 billion and employed approximately 28,600 people worldwide.