TECNOMEN WINS EUR 2 MILLION NEXT GENERATION MESSAGING SYSTEM CONTRACT FROM CELCOM IN MALAYSIA
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15 March 2005 at 12.30 pm TECNOMEN WINS EUR 2 MILLION NEXT GENERATION MESSAGING SYSTEM CONTRACT FROM CELCOM IN MALAYSIA Tecnomen will deliver a Next Generation Messaging (NGM) System upgrade to Celcom Malaysia. The delivery includes Next Generation Video Mail, Unified Messaging and Missed Call Notice services. With this Next Generation Messaging System upgrade Celcom is able to expand its service offering to 2G and 3G customers. Next Generation Video Mail service is an essential component of every 3G network as it bridges 2G and 3G technology, thereby increasing the adoption rate of video telephony services. Missed Call Notice maximises the number of successful call completions whereas Unified Messaging provides enhanced message management capabilities as well as a web access to all messages including voice, fax, multimedia, video and e-mail messages. "Tecnomen and Celcom have been cooperating in the field of messaging since 1995. As a natural extension to this cooperation, Celcom has now decided to complement its service offering with Tecnomen's Next Generation Messaging System and services. We are delighted with this order, because it shows that Celcom is satisfied with our products previously delivered to them. This delivery strengthens Tecnomen's position as a leading Next Generation Messaging System supplier in the Asia and Pacific region", says Mr Matti Kakko, Managing Director of Tecnomen Malaysia. Tecnomen operates throughout the Asia and Pacific region and has steadily and substantially increased its customer base and market share in the region. The growth rate in telecommunications markets in Asia remains high. The Asian market is characterised by vast differences between mobile markets in the region, GSM being the dominant mobile phone technology followed by CDMA technology. W-CDMA and TD-SCDMA technologies are also becoming more common. A big change is under way in the share of non-voice services in operators' total revenues, because data services are expected to rise along 3G technology. The market has great potential for Tecnomen's services and the company's key target is to deliver messaging solutions to 2G, 2.5G and 3G networks. TECNOMEN CORPORATION Jarmo Niemi President and CEO FURTHER INFORMATION Mr Eero Mertano, Vice President, Sales tel. +358 50 535 4970 eero.mertano@tecnomen.com DISTRIBUTION Helsinki Exchanges Main media About Tecnomen Tecnomen develops messaging and charging solutions for telecoms operators and service providers around the world. Founded in 1978, it is one of the leading suppliers of messaging solutions, and has a strong market position in prepaid systems and intelligent network components. It is the industry leader in paging networks. Tecnomen markets its products and services through its own worldwide organisation, as well as through global and local partners, and has supplied its products to customers in over 50 countries. Headquartered in Espoo, Finland, Tecnomen has 350 employees working in 13 locations. The company's shares are quoted on the Helsinki Exchanges. For more information on Tecnomen visit www.tecnomen.com. About Celcom Celcom (Malaysia) Berhad is the country's most experienced and largest mobile cellular telecommunications company. For more information on Celcom, visit www.celcom.com.my.