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Virgin Mobile UK launches an all-you-can-eat internet access tariff at 30p per day, which is claimed to be a tariff three times cheaper in comparison to other offers by rival networks. The new rates will be levied from December 8 applying to both contract and pre-pay subscribers, Virgin reveals.
“By providing unlimited access at a highly competitive rate, we are giving all our customers the opportunity to use the internet on their phone without having to worry about racking up huge bills or working out complicated price structures,” said Virgin Mobile MD Graeme Oxby. However, the twist in the story lies that the 30p/day rate is counted as offering unlimited access, to which a daily fair use policy of 25MB applies. The subscribers exceeding this limit will have to pay £2 for each extra MB.
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International mobile payments specialist, Dialogue Communications, launches its mobile billing services in Norway and Sweden to allow consumers to buy products and services over the mobile internet. Norway and Sweden are two of the most highly saturated mobile markets in the world and represent a significant opportunity for Dialogue and mobile internet shops.

Dialogue is expanding its global reach and offering cross network mobile payment services to all vendors selling products and services over the mobile web in Norway and Sweden. This WAP billing solution is currently available for one-off purchases, and set to extend to subscription services in Quarter 1 2009.

To aid this growing market, streamlined mobile payment solutions are needed to allow mobile content sellers to successfully target this increasing customer base. Norway and Sweden have a combined population of 14m and mobile penetration is predicted to reach an estimated 122.5% by 2010.

Guiom Peersman, managing director at Dialogue Communications explains: “Sweden and Norway both have thriving mobile markets at present and many of our customers have expressed a desire to move into the Scandinavian region, where large numbers of mobile users are embracing the mobile internet, just as the UK market has. We are delighted to be able to provide our customers with an easy to use billing solution, to allow them to capitalise on this multi-million pound market.”
“We are always looking to expand our international capabilities and by launching our services in parts of Scandinavia, it will enable us to reach a new market and grow the business further.”

Dialogue has designed its mobile payment framework, which can be integrated into its Mobile Site Builder tool, in both Swedish and Norwegian. The framework allows customers to design their own mobile internet sites and charge customers directly to their mobile phone bill.

The company currently provides mobile payment services in the UK, where it is at the forefront of payment initiative Payforit developments, as well as in Spain, one of the largest mobile markets in Europe, and in Australia where mobile payment solutions are rapidly developing. Dialogue is also looking to launch its billing solutions in other regions around the globe in the coming months.

About Dialogue Communication

Dialogue being a tier 1 mobile services aggregator provides premium SMS facilities in the UK, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand and South Africa. In addition we offer Bulk SMS to a global market. We also provide an extensive additional range of aggregation services such as location based services, MMS, shortcodes and virtual mobile numbers. Dialogue Communications was established in 1994 and is a world leading provider in mobile messaging, mobile electronic payments processing and specialises in the development and operation of value added mobile solutions for an international market. Dialogue has its headquarters in Sheffield UK and offices in London and Sydney, Australia.

About Wireless Federation

Wireless Federation is an industry research conglomerate headquartered in London, United Kingdom. The mandate of the Wireless Federation is to provide its members and customers industry knowledge that can further enhance their understanding of the wireless industry. Wireless Federation conducts bespoke research and produces boxed reports in collabaration with Industry Bodies, Telecom Operators for Issues that revolve around ARPU, CHURN and Loyalty.
They have been associated with more than 225 mobile operators globally to set their Pricing/ Tariff Strategies, Go-To-Market Strategies for Mobile Advertising, Mobile Payments, Cutting VAS among others amongst 59 countries globally.

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Digicel, the largest mobile operator in the Caribbean and new entrant to the Central American market, today launched services in the British Virgin Islands (BVI) — its 25th market in the Caribbean and Central America and 30th market world-wide. With an investment of US$17 million, Digicel introduces a new era of choice and competition for mobile customers in BVI.
With a population of 23,000 and mobile penetration at an estimated 90 percent, Digicel’s investment in BVI focuses on building a brand new state-of-the-art network that provides coverage to 98 percent of the population. The new network is supported by 24/7customer care, first-to-market innovations such as self-service top up machines with 24-hour access and online bill payment, as well as a wide range of affordable handsets.
“We are delighted to launch in the British Virgin Islands and are looking forward to demonstrating to customers what being with the Bigger, Better Network means,” Colm Delves, Digicel Group CEO, said of today’s launch. “I would like to thank the Government for all of its assistance with our entrance to this market. As the third entrant, we will drive competition for the good of consumers by providing the best coverage, the best care and the best value to the people of this country. This is an exciting time for us both here in BVI — and more widely — as we continue to expand our global presence and delight customers with what we do and how we do it.”
Digicel BVI is led by Alan Bates, who has worked with Digicel since 2003. Serving as Head of Sales and Distribution for the Dutch Caribbean region and Sales Director for Digicel Bermuda, Bates has played an instrumental role in leading the company’s operations to the number one position in the market.
With a thriving tourism and financial services industry, BVI has one of the most prosperous economies in the Caribbean. BVI covers a group of 16 inhabited and more than 20 uninhabited islands, with the main islands being Tortola, Virgin Gorda, Jost van Dyke and Anegada.

ABOUT DIGICEL GROUP
Since its launch in 2001, Digicel has become the largest wireless telecommunications operator in the Caribbean with more than six million customers. After seven years, Digicel is renowned for competitive rates, unbeatable coverage, superior customer care, a wide variety of products and services and state-of-the-art handsets. By offering innovative wireless services and community support, Digicel has become a leading brand in the Caribbean and has placed the region at the cutting-edge of wireless communications — the company is also a new entrant to the Central American market.
Digicel is incorporated in Bermuda and now has operations in 25 markets, including Anguilla, Antigua & Barbuda, Aruba, Barbados, Bermuda, Bonaire, British Virgin Islands, Curacao, the Cayman Islands, Dominica, El Salvador, French Guiana, Grenada, Guadeloupe, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Martinique, St. Kitts & Nevis, St. Lucia, St. Vincent & the Grenadines, Suriname, Trinidad & Tobago and Turks & Caicos. With a launch planned imminently in Panama, Digicel expects to be in 26 markets by the end of the year. The Caribbean company also has coverage in St. Martin and St. Barths.
Digicel is the lead sponsor of Caribbean sports teams including the West Indies Cricket Team and Special Olympics teams and is title sponsor of the Digicel Caribbean Football Union Cup and the Copa De Naciones, the Caribbean and Central American qualifiers to the CONCACAF Gold Cup.
Visit www.digicelgroup.com for more information on Digicel.

About Wireless Federation

Wireless Federation is an industry research conglomerate headquartered in London, United Kingdom. The mandate of the Wireless Federation is to provide its members and customers industry knowledge that can further enhance their understanding of the wireless industry. Wireless Federation conducts bespoke research and produces boxed reports in collabaration with Industry Bodies, Telecom Operators for Issues that revolve around ARPU, CHURN and Loyalty.
They have been associated with more than 225 mobile operators globally to set their Pricing/ Tariff Strategies, Go-To-Market Strategies for Mobile Advertising, Mobile Payments, Cutting VAS among others amongst 59 countries globally.

For more information please visit www.wirelessfederation.com

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Citi and Firethorn Holdings, a Qualcomm company, introduced Citi Mobile for Cards, an advanced mobile solution that allows Citi credit card customers to securely access real-time credit card account information on their mobile phones.
Citi Mobile for Cards is now available to AT&T subscribers as part of AT&T Mobile Banking, and to Verizon Wireless customers who download and use the free mobile banking application on Get It Now, the company said.
“Citi’s goal is to be everywhere our customers need us to be and interact with them however they choose - in person, online, while in transit or on their mobile phone. Citi Mobile for Cards is a testament to how Citi is innovating with mobile phone-based financial services to provide new experiences for customers,” said Raja Rajamannar, chief marketing officer, Citi Global Cards. “By collaborating with best in class technology provider Firethorn, Citi Mobile for Cards is uniquely positioned to meet our cardmembers’ demands for fast, secure, on-the-go account management through their mobile phones.”
Eric Bruno, senior vice president for consumer products at Verizon, said, “In these trying economic times, many customers want immediate access to their account information. By enabling Citi Cards within mobile banking, consumers get another useful tool in taking control over their financial lives. This is a big step forward for our shared customers.”
“This addition to our mobile banking solution gives shared AT&T and Citi customers simplicity and convenience in getting real-time information about their credit card accounts–and right as the holiday shopping season swings into gear,” said Mark Collins, vice president of Voice and Data Services for AT&T Mobility and Consumer Markets.
Firethorn chief executive officer, Tripp Rackley adds, “We are very pleased to be working with Citi, AT&T and Verizon Wireless to offer their customers a cutting-edge mobile solution. Firethorn’s commitment to the future of mobile commerce will extend the convenience and simplicity of the mobile device to Citi cardmembers nationwide.”

About Wireless Federation

Wireless Federation is an industry research conglomerate headquartered in London, United Kingdom. The mandate of the Wireless Federation is to provide its members and customers industry knowledge that can further enhance their understanding of the wireless industry. Wireless Federation conducts bespoke research and produces boxed reports in collabaration with Industry Bodies, Telecom Operators for Issues that revolve around ARPU, CHURN and Loyalty.
They have been associated with more than 225 mobile operators globally to set their Pricing/ Tariff Strategies, Go-To-Market Strategies for Mobile Advertising, Mobile Payments, Cutting VAS among others amongst 59 countries globally.

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Start-up mobile communications provider, Econet Wireless Kenya is set to go live with the Interconnect Manager solution from convergent billing and interconnect specialist, Cerillion Technologies.

Econet is part of Econet Wireless International, a well-established diversified telecommunications group, with operations in more than nine countries in Africa, Europe and the East Asia Pacific Rim. The expansion into Kenya has been made possible due to substantial investment by Indian telecoms company, Essar Communications Holdings.

Under the agreement, Cerillion Interconnect Manager will support Econet in achieving its revenue assurance goals by enabling it to bill interconnect partners accurately and to efficiently reconcile invoices received. “Cerillion stood out as providing the ideal interconnect solution for our demanding requirements,” confirms Michael Foley, CEO, Econet Wireless Kenya. “As a start-up operation, it is essential that we generate interconnect revenues and effectively manage our national and international interconnect costs from day one” he added.

With an existing customer base in West Africa, the agreement with Econet provides the opportunity for Cerillion to expand its footprint into East Africa for the first time. “The fast-growing African telecoms market offers many exciting opportunities,” says Louis Hall, Cerillion’s chief executive. “The need for efficient interconnect management is becoming an increasingly urgent issue for operators requiring revenue assurance and efficient settlement.” Hall believes that this marks the first step in what he hopes will be an expanding and mutually beneficial relationship: “The agreement is based on a group licensing model, which will enable Econet Wireless to roll out similar schemes into other African countries in the future,” he confirms.

About Cerillion Technologies
Established in 1999, Cerillion Technologies provides carrier-grade CRM & billing, interconnect, mediation and provisioning solutions to fixed, mobile, IP and convergent telecom operators worldwide. The Cerillion system is a bundled component solution suite supporting any deployment model: as an end-to-end pre-integrated business support system, from customer through to network interaction; in a mixed deployment, where selected modules may be replaced by third-party applications; or in a pure best-of-breed solution. The system is also fully operational as a complete managed service. Cerillion solutions deliver the business agility needed to respond quickly and effectively in a highly competitive environment. For more information, please visit www.cerillion.com.

About Essar Global
Essar Global Limited (EGL) is a diversified corporate group with businesses in the manufacturing and services sectors of Steel, Energy, Power, Telecommunications, Shipping, Ports & Logistics, Mining & Mineral Resources, and Construction. EGL has a firm value of approximately USD 50 billion and employs 38,000 people worldwide. More than 15 percent of Essar’s workforce is in the Americas.

Privately owned and professionally managed, EGL has an excellent track record, having succeeded in the capital intensive and competitive manufacturing sectors. Better focus through integration, incorporation of state-of-the-art technology and innovative in-house research has made Essar Global a leading player in each of its businesses.

About Wireless Federation

Wireless Federation is an industry research conglomerate headquartered in London, United Kingdom. The mandate of the Wireless Federation is to provide its members and customers industry knowledge that can further enhance their understanding of the wireless industry. Wireless Federation conducts bespoke research and produces boxed reports in collabaration with Industry Bodies, Telecom Operators for Issues that revolve around ARPU, CHURN and Loyalty.
They have been associated with more than 225 mobile operators globally to set their Pricing/ Tariff Strategies, Go-To-Market Strategies for Mobile Advertising, Mobile Payments, Cutting VAS among others amongst 59 countries globally.

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As a special service for Haj pilgrims, du, the UAE’s integrated telecom service provider is offering the facility of free unlimited incoming calls to all its mobile postpaid and prepaid subscribers roaming in Saudi Arabia between 27 November -20 December 2008.

Congratulating the Haj pilgrims, Farid Faraidooni, EVP Commercial, du, said: “du constantly strives to provide convenience of special services to customers on important occasions. Haj pilgrimage is a special moment in the life of all Muslims and the free incoming call facility is a small gesture from us that will enable our customers to stay in touch with their loved ones during this important journey of a lifetime.”

All du mobile customers (Monthly Plan, Pay as you Go and Visitor Mobile Line subscribers) will benefit from this promotion by default while roaming with any service operator in Saudi Arabia. To make the process convenient, there is no registration or subscription involved.

While the du subscriber roaming in Saudi Arabia will not be charged for receiving calls (i.e. no international charges), the caller from outside Saudi Arabia will be charged with the regular national rates in his residence country.

du Monthly Plan subscribers can continue enjoying regular services with the regular rates to make calls, send and receive SMS and MMS, access high speed mobile internet, use BlackBerry® services and video calling while roaming in Saudi Arabia. du Pay as You Go ® and Visitor Mobile Line subscribers can make voice calls and send and receive SMS while roaming with any operator in Saudi Arabia.

Roaming du subscribers will also be able to access their Voice Mail service by calling +971 55 5678161 or du Customer Care by calling +971 55 5678155. For more information about du international roaming, du customers can go to the ‘Traveling Abroad’ page at www.du.ae

About du
du, the integrated telecom service provider in the UAE, launched mobile telecommunication services on 11 February
2007 across the UAE in addition to internet and pay TV services in some of the free zones of Dubai. Call Select, the first of du’s nationwide Fixed line services for voice telephony, was launched in July 2007.

Among du’s many firsts is its historic Number Booking Campaign for both individuals and business, Pay by the Second
billing system, Mobile TV, Mobile Payments, first of its kind ‘WoW’ recharge card (which offers customers the choice between more credit and more time) and Self Care. du business offers include Closed Business User Group and
preferred International Destinations.

du’s retail network, currently numbering 24 du shops located in strategic locations across all emirates, was launched on 25 February 2007, supporting the delivery of du services to customers.

du is 40 percent owned by the UAE Federal Government, 20 percent by Mubadala Development Company, 20 percent
by Emirates Communications & Technology Company LLC and 20 percent by public shareholders. It is listed on the Dubai Financial Market (DFM) and trades under the name du.

About Wireless Federation

Wireless Federation is an industry research conglomerate headquartered in London, United Kingdom. The mandate of the Wireless Federation is to provide its members and customers industry knowledge that can further enhance their understanding of the wireless industry. Wireless Federation conducts bespoke research and produces boxed reports in collabaration with Industry Bodies, Telecom Operators for Issues that revolve around ARPU, CHURN and Loyalty.
They have been associated with more than 225 mobile operators globally to set their Pricing/ Tariff Strategies, Go-To-Market Strategies for Mobile Advertising, Mobile Payments, Cutting VAS among others amongst 59 countries globally.

For more information please log on to www.wirelessfederation.com

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ClairMail, Inc., the leader in 2-way mobile phone-based customer interaction, today announced that PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. (PNC) expanded its mobile banking services by integrating ClairMail’s comprehensive mobile banking solution. The breakthrough ClairMail System leverages any mobile phone’s existing text messaging (SMS — short message service) software and capabilities; no new mobile phone software is required. As a result of the ClairMail System’s modular design and complete mobile banking services, PNC now enables its customers to conveniently access their accounts using virtually any mobile communications device — regardless of manufacturer, model, operating system or wireless carrier.
The ClairMail System also provides the application intelligence and delivery mechanism for sending numerous security-related alerts to PNC customers, including alerts for when a user ID, password, security question or contact information (e.g. address, telephone, number or e-mail address) is changed. Additional alerts will be available to PNC customers in the future, including alerts when an overdraft occurs or when a balance falls below a customer-defined amount.
The ClairMail System incorporates a powerful Event Engine that can easily handle the potential transaction volumes from banks of any size and deliver alerts in real-time. ClairMail will collaborate with PNC to augment PNC’s offering with more alerts and other mobile banking functionality over time.
“A mobile banking solution should be available to all bank customers and provide both account information and security alerts,” said Thomas S. Kunz, senior vice president, director of e-Business for PNC. “By leveraging the existing text messaging on all mobile phones and delivering security alerts via the ClairMail solution, PNC is providing convenient, secure and on-demand mobile banking services to our customers.”
“ClairMail is privileged to partner with PNC to give their customers secure, 24/7 account access and dynamic, real-time security alerts,” said Joseph Salesky, CEO of ClairMail. “PNC customers will benefit from our complete mobile banking services on any mobile phone, using the text messaging functionality they are already familiar with.”
ClairMail was recently recognized as a leader in the mobile banking and payments industry by TowerGroup, a financial services research firm. ClairMail was positioned as having the highest strategic extensibility of any vendor and one of the best market execution ratings given its recently announced partnerships with Fidelity National Information Services and WAUSAU and agreements reached with major customers in the United States.

About ClairMail

ClairMail is the only comprehensive 2-way mobile platform for banking, payments and card services. Deployed either on-premise or as a managed service, ClairMail optimizes any mobile phone for 2-way customer interaction. Only the ClairMail System offers 2-way mobile banking, payments and card applications that utilize any phone’s existing messaging and mobile web software and extend the capabilities of third-party client applications. On one platform with a single implementation, ClairMail empowers financial institutions to generate and deliver 2-way Actionable Alerts to their customers and provide easy and immediate account management, secure transactions and no-hold customer service. Unlike other 1-way, proprietary and inflexible point solutions which lack the application intelligence to generate 2-way alerts, the ClairMail 2-way System is a turnkey, standards-based 2-way offering that seamlessly and securely integrates with existing systems, delivers the fastest time to value and provides an alternative to more costly channels like call centers and IVR. Founded
in 2004, ClairMail is headquartered in Novato, Calif. The company is privately held and funded by Norwest Venture Partners, Outlook Ventures and JAFCO Ventures. For more information visit www.clairmail.com.
About Wireless Federation

Wireless Federation is an industry research conglomerate headquartered in London, United Kingdom. The mandate of the Wireless Federation is to provide its members and customers industry knowledge that can further enhance their understanding of the wireless industry. Wireless Federation conducts bespoke research and produces boxed reports in collabaration with Industry Bodies, Telecom Operators for Issues that revolve around ARPU, CHURN and Loyalty.
They have been associated with more than 225 mobile operators globally to set their Pricing/ Tariff Strategies, Go-To-Market Strategies for Mobile Advertising, Mobile Payments, Cutting VAS among others amongst 59 countries globally.

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Symsoft, a leading supplier of real-time charging and VAS solutions, today announced the order of Nobill SMSC, an SMS delivery solution, for telecom operator Tele2.
Tele2, one of Europe’s leading alternative telecom operators, has chosen Nobill SMSC to offer fast and reliable text messaging to their customers throughout their European mobile networks. The Nobill SMSC will be responsible for delivering SMS text messages sent by Tele2 subscribers to their recipients, allowing the operator to capitalize on the growing demand for this service. ‘We are very proud to be able to deliver our next generation SMSC to Tele2 and this contract reaffirms Symsoft’s role as a preferred supplier and strategic partner for Tele2’s operations in Europe’ says Peter Jansson, Sales Director at Symsoft.
Apart from increasing delivery capacity, the solution also provides Tele2 with support for multi-country operation, to improve the quality of service and increase the efficiency of operations. Through the scalable design and the modular architecture of Nobill SMSC, the solution is well equipped to meet Tele2’s future demands for increased capacity and new functionality.
The order also marks the first delivery of a Nobill SMSC based on the new Nobill 4 platform, which delivers more messages per second on a given hardware platform, while increasing the flexibility to adapt solutions to add new functionality.

About Symsoft
Symsoft develops leading real-time solutions for the service layer network, such as mobile charging, messaging and data. Open architecture combined with innovative technology yields short lead times. Founded in 1989 and headquartered in Stockholm, Sweden, Symsoft has local presence in five regions and operational systems in more than 30 countries. For more information about Symsoft, visit www.symsoft.com
About Wireless Federation

Wireless Federation is an industry research conglomerate headquartered in London, United Kingdom. The mandate of the Wireless Federation is to provide its members and customers industry knowledge that can further enhance their understanding of the wireless industry. Wireless Federation conducts bespoke research and produces boxed reports in collabaration with Industry Bodies, Telecom Operators for Issues that revolve around ARPU, CHURN and Loyalty.
They have been associated with more than 225 mobile operators globally to set their Pricing/ Tariff Strategies, Go-To-Market Strategies for Mobile Advertising, Mobile Payments, Cutting VAS among others amongst 59 countries globally.

For more information please log on to www.wirelessfederation.com
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ZTE Corporation (“ZTE”) the leading global provider of telecommunications equipment and network solutions, today announced the signing of a 1.33 billion RMB contract with China Telecom Corporation Limited for the first phase of a CDMA network construction project commencing this year addressing both wireless and service networks.

This bidding contract includes newly-constructed base stations, newly-built carrier sectors, combined total of base stations, accumulated total of carrier sectors and total cost of provincial and city deployment of which ZTE has the highest share.

Under the agreement, ZTE will provide China Telecom with CDMA wireless equipment, technical documentation and services worth 1.27 billion RMB in addition to service network equipment, technical documentation and services valued at 60 million RMB. Alternative contracts for the construction of the core network and for the provision of additional telecoms equipment are expected to be agreed upon by the two companies soon.

After a comprehensive bidding process, China Telecom, one of ZTE’s most important clients selected the company as a result of its cutting-edge CDMA technology solutions and services. With this latest win, ZTE’s technology contribution to China Telecom’s CDMA network project is expected to grow steadily, while the partnership between the two companies will strengthen further. ZTE is committed to providing China Telecom with high quality products and services that will help the company meet their CDMA wireless network deployment requirements and, as a result, allow them to offer subscribers with the best wireless network applications and services.

According to a report published by international research firm Yankee Group, ZTE is ahead among CDMA equipment providers in the Asia Pacific Area, Europe, Middle East and Africa, in terms of competitive strength in the CDMA wireless network field. The report also reveals that ZTE leads the industry in CDMA technology, CDMA installed capacity, price point and the consistent development of a comprehensive range of product series.

Similarly, a report released by EJL Wireless Research, another leading US consultancy firm shows that ZTE has had the highest number of deals of the 12 newly-signed CDMA contracts globally secured, inking 10 of the deals or 83.3% of the total projects.

Over the last eight years, ZTE has successfully achieved significant milestones with its global CDMA subscriber capacity reaching 170 million. It also ranks first in global base station shipment as well as being number one in the Chinese CDMA market by virtue of its one-third domestic shares.

The continuous success of the company in the CDMA market is attributed to a corporate policy that emphasizes technical innovation, offering low TCO of its ALL-IP CDMA2000 solutions, and quick customer response.

About ZTE
ZTE is a leading global provider of telecommunications equipment and network solutions. The ZTE product range is the most complete in the world – covering virtually every sector of the wireline, wireless, service and terminals markets. The company delivers innovative, custom-made products and services to over 500 operators in more than 140 countries, helping them to achieve continued revenue growth and to shape the future of the world’s communications. ZTE commits around 10% of annual turnover to research and development and takes a leading role in a wide range of international bodies developing emerging telecoms standards. It is the fastest growing telecoms equipment company in the world, and is China’s only listed telecoms manufacturer, with shares publicly traded on both the Hong Kong and Shenzhen Stock Exchanges. In the Asian Wall Street Journal’s Readers’ Survey 2007, ZTE was among the ‘Top 10 Most Admired Companies in China’, the only company that was included in the Top 10 list representing the telecom industry. ZTE was awarded the “Most Promising Vendor of the Year” by Frost & Sullivan in its 2007 Asia Pacific ICT Awards, and was reported as the fastest growing telecom equipment and solutions provider among the major telecom vendors worldwide by IDC in 2007. ZTE was included in BusinessWeek’s 2006 ranking of China’s Top 20 Brands. For more information, please visit www.zte.com.cn.

About Wireless Federation

Wireless Federation is an industry research conglomerate headquartered in London, United Kingdom. The mandate of the Wireless Federation is to provide its members and customers industry knowledge that can further enhance their understanding of the wireless industry. Wireless Federation conducts bespoke research and produces boxed reports in collabaration with Industry Bodies, Telecom Operators for Issues that revolve around ARPU, CHURN and Loyalty.
They have been associated with more than 225 mobile operators globally to set their Pricing/ Tariff Strategies, Go-To-Market Strategies for Mobile Advertising, Mobile Payments, Cutting VAS among others amongst 59 countries globally.

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AIRCOM International, the leading independent network planning and optimisation consultancy, today announced that it has signed a deal to deliver network optimisation tools to MTN Uganda. MTN continues to deploy GSM network infrastructure across Uganda and now provides mobile coverage to over 150 cities, towns and villages across the country. MTN chose AIRCOM to ensure its customers enjoy an optimum quality of mobile service, as infrastructure continues to expand across the country.
MTN selected AIRCOM following a detailed evaluation of available network solutions. The African operator selected AIRCOM’s DATASAFE tool as the best means to manage the ongoing re-configuring and updating of radio nodes within the network to maintain the best possible network service. AIRCOM’s flexible approach to pricing was another telling factor, particularly in view of the current global financial down turn.
“As Uganda’s leading service provider, we have established unprecedented consumer popularity and brand recognition,” said Francis Kazinduki, CTO, MTN Uganda. “It is therefore critical that we make a clear commitment to our customers and deliver the strongest possible network quality of service. Our work with AIRCOM is evidence of our determination to continue providing market leading communications services to our subscribers.”
“Effective configuration management is a critical factor in the process of building and maintaining quality networks,” said Graham Kemp, Managing Director, Africa, AIRCOM International. “By deploying DATASAFE, MTN Uganda will join other subsidiaries of the MTN Group in benefiting from the seamless, automated network reconfiguration techniques which maximize network quality.”
Configuration management has always been the subject of performance manager’s headaches, due to erroneous data transcript and configuration files, which have the potential to cause outages and poor levels of service. DATASAFE meets this challenge by offering a central repository and a multi-vendor, multi-technology tool that enables operators to work within a single configuration management environment, dramatically reducing operational overheads.
About AIRCOM International
AIRCOM is an independent provider of network and data management tools and services. The company specialises in end-to-end network planning, sharing, outsourcing and OSS optimisation for IP and cellular networks.
Headquartered in the UK with offices in 18 countries, AIRCOM has more than 10 years’ experience across 131 countries for over half the world’s mobile operators, including more than 3.5 million man hours working on 3G networks alone. Every day 19 out of the 20 top global operators depend upon AIRCOM’s tools and consultants to improve the coverage and customer experience for more than 1.1 billion subscribers.
AIRCOM continues to grow its customer base each year, offering advice, training and support services, backed by high performance tools designed to deliver real benefits for both subscribers and operators.

About Wireless Federation

Wireless Federation is an industry research conglomerate headquartered in London, United Kingdom. The mandate of the Wireless Federation is to provide its members and customers industry knowledge that can further enhance their understanding of the wireless industry. Wireless Federation conducts bespoke research and produces boxed reports in collabaration with Industry Bodies, Telecom Operators for Issues that revolve around ARPU, CHURN and Loyalty.
They have been associated with more than 225 mobile operators globally to set their Pricing/ Tariff Strategies, Go-To-Market Strategies for Mobile Advertising, Mobile Payments, Cutting VAS among others amongst 59 countries globally.

For more information you can log on to www.wirelessfederation.com