WAKEFIELD, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Comverse today announced that TELE2 Russia has selected Comverse Multimedia Messaging Center (MMSC) and Mobile Internet Gateway (MIG) to optimize the messaging and browsing experience for its more than 10 million subscribers.

Comverse MMSC enriches such services as messaging, system alerts and mobile advertising with multimedia content, regardless of the user's handset and network. Comverse MIG delivers a superior mobile Internet experience that makes browsing fast and attractive on every handset and provides the operator with value beyond connectivity with capabilities that generate new revenues.

TELE2 Russia selected Comverse MMSC and MIG to help keep pace with the evolving needs and preferences of their subscribers, with special focus on such rapidly developing areas as user-generated content, social networks, mobile Internet browsing and mobile advertising. The advantages of the Comverse solutions are familiar to the Russian operator because its pan-European parent company TELE2 (OMX: TEL2 B) selected the same services last year in 10 other European countries.

"Our success in helping to create new revenue opportunities and generate sustainable growth for our customers is the reason we forge strong relationships with operators, who often return to us for additional solutions," said Urban Gillstrom, Group President of Global Sales at Comverse, the world's leading supplier of software and systems enabling value-added messaging and content services, converged billing and active customer management, and IP communications.

"Providing advanced multimedia messaging and industry-best browsing solutions for a large multi-national operator like TELE2 underscores the effectiveness of our solutions in helping operators thrive by meeting evolving market challenges," Gillstrom added.

A pioneer and leader in multimedia messaging, Comverse has deployed MMSC solutions in more than 70 networks around the globe. Comverse MIG manages and enhances the mobile browsing experience for more than 60 operators worldwide. As the core element in a "smart-pipe" strategy, MIG enables operators to strengthen their position as data service providers, enhancing the browsing experience, boosting usage, and creating new revenue streams.

Both MMSC and MIG are part of the Comverse HUB of value-added services that spans voice, messaging, mobile Internet and mobile advertising. Comverse HUB is a synergistic framework that enables service providers to maximize their business performance and augment their position in the market.

About TELE2 Russia

The company has been operating in Russia since 2003. TELE2 Russia provides GSM mobile telecom services in 17 regions: Saint-Petersburg and Leningrad region, as well as in Arkhangelsk, Murmansk, Novgorod, Republic of Komi, Smolensk, Kursk, Voronezh, Belgorod, Lipetsk, Nizhny Novgorod, Rostov regions, Krasnodar Territory and Republic of Adygei, Republic of Udmurtia, Chelyabinsk, Kemerovo, Omsk regions. At present TELE2 customer base in Russia exceeds 10,422,000 subscribers (as of 31st of December 2008). TELE2 Russia has a cellular telecom networks in Kaliningrad region and licenses for GSM mobile telecom services in 17 regions of the RF, which will be launched in 2008-2010. The total number of citizens on the territories where TELE2 has licenses exceeds 61 million people. Please visit the TELE2 Russia website at http://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.tele2.ru&esheet=5954726&lan=en_US&anchor=www.tele2.ru&index=3

About TELE2

TELE2 is one of Europe's leading alternative telecom operators with 24 million customers in 11 countries. TELE2 provides price-leading, easy-to-use mobile services, fixed broadband and telephony, data network services, cable TV, and content services. Ever since Jan Stenbeck founded the company in 1993, it has been a tough challenger to the former government monopolies and other established providers. TELE2 has been listed on the OMX Nordic Exchange since 1996, with 2008 net sales of SEK 39.5 billion and a reported operating profit (EBITDA) of SEK 8.2 billion. Please visit TELE2 at http://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.tele2.com&esheet=5954726&lan=en_US&anchor=www.tele2.com&index=4

About Comverse

Comverse is the world's leading provider of software and systems enabling value-added services for voice, messaging, mobile Internet and mobile advertising; converged billing and active customer management; and IP communications. Comverse's extensive customer base spans more than 130 countries and covers over 500 communication service providers serving more than two billion subscribers. The company's innovative product portfolio enables communication service providers to unleash the value of the network for their customers by making their networks smarter. Comverse's solutions support flexible deployment models, including in-network, hosted and managed services, and can run on circuit-switched, IP, IMS or converged network environments. Comverse is a subsidiary of Comverse Technology, Inc. (CMVT.PK). For more information, visit http://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.comverse.com&esheet=5954726&lan=en_US&anchor=www.comverse.com&index=5.

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Contacts

Investor/Business Press:
Comverse Technology, Inc.
Paul D. Baker, 212-739-1060
paul.baker@cmvt.com
or
Industry Press:
Comverse
Steve Eisenberg, 732-652-4712
steve.eisenberg@comverse.com