
Azercell selects Telenity and HP solution for major network expansion
Monroe, CT (March 22, 2004) – Telenity, a leading provider of IP-based open service platforms to the wireless industry, today announced that Azercell, a Fintur Holdings company and the largest GSM operator in Azerbaijan, has selected the integrated Telenity Canvas Service Delivery Platform and HP OpenCall™ Media Platform solution to provide immediate and next-generation services to its subscribers.
Azercell will deploy the Telenity and HP solution for voice and data mobile applications that include SMSC, MMS, USSD, voice. The sale includes Telenity's popular VoiceMail, PayForMe, and Roamers Call Back applications, which connect Azercell's voice and data channels in a single platform.
“We are expecting rapid growth in revenues on VAS with the implementation of such a system,” says Serdar Canogullari, General Manager at Azercell. “We think this solution from Telenity and HP couples the kind of service development to content provisioning expertise that is required for next generation services and, at the same time, will help us reduce operating costs. ”
“Azercell is a leader among creative services, and we are very pleased to have been selected for a role in their continuing growth,” says Ilhan Bagoren, VP of Marketing at Telenity. “Canvas ensures the service creation capabilities for service and content delivery, open interfaces, and emphasis on interoperability that allows Azercell to fully capitalize on today's new business models and offer a full range of basic to premium personalized service packages.”
The HP OpenCall Media Platfom is a fully scalable, carrier-grade voice service platform that enables the rapid development and secure deployment of new generation messaging, portals and enhanced voice-enabled interactive services. It provides high density voice access, voice-processing and critical call control functions and utilizes the world-leading HP SS7 signaling technology built into industry standard servers.
About Canvas Service Delivery Platform
Telenity's Canvas Service Delivery Platform is a fully scalable, carrier-grade platform for integrated messaging, location, call, multimedia and data management services, powered by a unique and fully open system, service logic creation and execution environment with open interfaces for application programming specified by the Parlay Group and 3GPP OSA .
About Telenity
Telenity is a leading global provider of open, integrated and interoperable platforms, applications and services for the wireless telecom industry. Telenity's products include service delivery platforms, content management, multimedia messaging and location-based applications and services. Telenity is a recognized expert in value-added services differentiation by a worldwide customer base, which includes network operators, content providers, service application develop ers and alliance vendor agreements.
Telenity and Canvas are registered trademarks of Telenity Inc.
About Azercell
Azerbaijan's leading cellular communication carrier Azercell Telecom JV has been operating in Azerbaijan for more than 7 years.
Since the day of establishment the carrier has been actively developing and implementing most up-to-date technologies in Azerbaijan, as well as making huge investments in development of Azerbaijan cellular communication; that was fully appreciated by users – hundreds thousands subscribers have chosen the company as their carrier.
Number of subscribers of Azercell Telecom JV today is over 900,000 people. Thus, by penetration degree (number of subscribers to total population) Azercell Telecom JV secures first positions among cellular communication carriers across the whole CIS.
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