Tele2 selects Comverse MMSC and Mobile Internet Gateway to enhance multimedia and content service capabilities throughout Europe

Published 11th November 2008

MVNO configuration provides cost effectiveness, flexibility and choice

Comverse, a leading supplier of software and systems enabling network-based multimedia enhanced communication and billing services, has announced that Tele2 (Stockholm: TEL2B.ST), one of Europe's leading alternative telecom operators, has selected Comverse MMSC and Mobile Internet Gateway to enhance multimedia messaging and content services for its 24 million customers in 11 countries.

One of the reasons for Tele2’s selection of Comverse is its comprehensive multi-operator MMSC environment for multiple-country systems and mobile virtual network operators (MVNOs). Comverse MMSC enables several mobile operators to share the same hardware and infrastructure components while enjoying service differentiation through application customisation. The MVNO configuration provides high server utilisation and added flexibility and choice to better match the specific needs of multinational groups such as Tele2.

By broadly expanding the role of MMS in applications and promotions, Comverse MMSC can spur distribution of public content and stimulate sharing of personal content. Comverse Mobile Internet Gateway can manage growing mobile data traffic for all subscribers and devices, provide an array of advanced data services in a modular offering, and give operators strong centralised capabilities: access control, user management and more.

“Comverse MMSC and Mobile Internet Gateway benefit operators by increasing capacity and laying the groundwork for exciting new best-in-class services, including music, video, games and mobile commerce. Comverse has emerged as a leader in the new generation of MMS platforms, as evidenced by the dozens of deployments, including where Comverse has successfully replaced or enhanced incumbent MMSCs,” said Dror Bin, group president of the Comverse Products Organisation at Comverse.

About Comverse
Comverse is the world’s leading provider of software and systems enabling network-based messaging and content value-added services, prepaid, postpaid and converged billing, mobile advertising and IP communications. Comverse solutions generate revenues, strengthen customer loyalty and improve operational efficiency for over 500 communication service providers in more than 130 countries. The company’s product portfolio facilitates personalised lifestyles in an evolving connected world and is based on the InSight™ Open Services Environment. Comverse’s solutions support flexible deployment models, including in-network, hosted and managed services, and can run on circuit-switched, VoIP, IMS and converged network environments. Comverse is a subsidiary of Comverse Technology, Inc. (CMVT.PK). For more information, visit www.comverse.com.

All product and company names mentioned herein may be registered trademarks or trademarks of Comverse or the respective referenced company(s).

Comverse press contacts
Fiona Goldsworthy (fionag@rlyl.co.uk)
+44 (0)207 403 8878 – Red Lorry Yellow Lorry