www.WirelessFederation.com/news: Tekelec, a performance management company has been selected by Portuguese cellco Optimus to monitor the performance of its converged next generation network (NGN).

Tekelec’s performance management service will be used by the telco to gain visibility into its network services and subscriber usage as it converges its mobile and fixed assets into a single platform.

In order to increase storage and processing capacity to handle the dramatic increase in subscriber usage data, Optimus is migrating to Tekelec’s next generation Linux-based performance management platform.

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Vivacell-MTS, the Armenian mobile operator, announces that the subscribers using “GOOD’OK” service can record their own voice messages and use them as ring back tones. Recording a message costs AMD 495. The maximum duration of the recorded message is 1 minute and its validity period is 30 days.

For additional information, please call 111.

www.WirelessFederation.com/news: VivaCell-MTS, the Armenian mobile operator, has launched a new “Tourist” prepaid card designed especially for foreigners visiting Armenia. The “Tourist” card offers first 10 SMS – free of charge, first 2 minutes of the first international call – for only 10 AMD/minute, more affordable tariffs for international calls for a whole month.
In addition to the prepaid card the package also includes a map of Yerevan and Armenia as well as a Yerevan guide with discount cards for using various services. The price of the package is AMD 3000.

www.WirelessFederation.com/news: This is the first phase in the full implementation of billing convergence, where post-paid subscribers will benefit from the same user experience as the prepaid subscribers. These include real-time balance inquiry, online credit control, more innovative services, online payment processing and many more.

As for the VivaCell-MTS operations, the billing convergence will enable minimal time to market of complex products and services with a single database for all prepaid and postpaid subscribers, which will allow launching of market differentiating bundled service packages while, overall reducing the total cost of ownership. (more…)

www.WirelessFederation.com/news: VivaCell-MTS has extend 3G roaming service covering 16 operators’ networks in 14 countries, including Bulgaria, Egypt, Estonia, France, Hong Kong, Island, Macedonia, Poland, Puerto Rico, Russia, Spain , Tanzania, Columbia and Sweden. According to the telco, it would keep expanding voice roaming services, as well as data roaming based on GPRS/EDGE and 3G technologies, in more countries by attracting new overseas partners.

www.WirelessFederation.com/news: Vivacell-MTS, the Armenian mobile operator has expanded its 3G roaming agreements. The company currently offers 3G roaming service to 16 operators across 14 nation:  Egypt, Estonia, France, Hong Kong, Iceland, Macedonia, Poland, Puerto Rico, Russia, Spain, Tanzania, Colombia and Sweden.
The operator intends to expand this list further.

www.WirelessFederation.com/news: Vivacell-MTS, the Armenian mobile operator has launched new corporate postpaid packages dubbed as Business Flexy. The plans enable subscribers to build their own plan from a range of options. The subscribers can create packages based on the budget or on call tariffs to certain destination.

Orange Armenia to invest $80 Mn in 2009

www.WirelessFederation.com/news: Orange Armenia has revealed its plans to make an investment of $80 million in 2009 as a part of its $200 million investment plan in over 2 years. Orange Armenia, in 2008, received a 15 year licence.

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www.WirelessFederation.com/news: Vivacell – MTS, the Armenian mobile operator, has introduced a new range of mobile numbers for its growing subscriber base. The numbers will begin with the digits 098 and will be available to both prepaid and postpaid subscribers.

www.WirelessFederation.com/news: Armenian operator VivaCell-MTS has inked a joint promotion agreement with Armavia Airlines. Each person arriving in Armenia via Armavia can approach any of VivaCell-MTS service centres within a month after the arrival and receive a prepaid card as a gift after showing his/her passport.