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MTS SELECTED AS CONVERGENT BILLING AND IPTV BSS SUPPLIER
- MAJOR NEXT GENERATION TELECOMMUNICATIONS NETWORK SOLUTIONS SUPPLIER
SIGNS CONTRACT FOR MTS TO SUPPLY CONVERGENT BILLING AND IPTV BSS SOLUTIONS -
RA'ANANA, ISRAEL, FAIR LAWN, NEW JERSEY - JANUARY 16, 2007 - MTS - MER
TELEMANAGEMENT SOLUTIONS LTD. (NASDAQ CAPITAL MARKET: MTSL), a global provider
of operations support systems (OSS) and customer care and billing (CC&B)
solutions, today announced that a major next generation telecommunications
network solutions supplier has selected MTS as a qualified partner to supply
convergent billing solutions to their customers as well as supply the business
support solution (BSS) for their Internet Protocol TV (IPTV) infrastructure.
The MTS convergent billing platform enables service providers and carriers to
capitalize on their investments by offering attractive pricing schemes for
bundled packages and issue a single bill. The MTS solution, with its friendly
web-based user interface, supports rapid product rollout.
The MTS IPTV BSS supports rating and charging of IPTV services based on the
specific attributes of the service, allowing the rapid roll-out & trial of new
Broadcast, Video on Demand and Pay-Per-View services. Furthermore, the solution
also supports partnership revenue settlement which is a necessity for users to
be able to capitalize on focused advertising opportunities. The platform
supports both prepaid as well as postpaid business modules, with a powerful and
flexible Rating and Charging Engine for IPTV specific rating methods, such as
various sized packages and bundled services. A comprehensive customer self-care
facility is included that can be accessed via the web, interactive voice
response (IVR), or an IPTV set-top box (STB).
Mr. Eytan Bar, President and CEO of MTS commented: "The selection of our IPTV
billing solution by this major telecommunications network solutions supplier,
follows the use of the solution by a large IPTV operator. The IPTV market is
growing and this relationship will greatly increase our market exposure".
MTS' billing solutions are competitively priced and can be installed as part of
a converged solution or as a standalone module.
ABOUT MTS
Mer Telemanagement Solutions Ltd. (MTS) is a worldwide provider of innovative
solutions for comprehensive telecommunications expense management (TEM) used by
enterprises, and for business support systems used by information and
telecommunication service providers. MTS' TEM solutions assist and empower
thousands of enterprises and organizations to make smarter choices with their
telecom dollars at each stage of the service lifecycle including, allocation of
cost, proactive budget control, fraud detection, processing of payments,
forecasting spending, and more. Our solutions support our clients on an ongoing
basis with both sophisticated software applications and a variety of managed
services relationship models.
MTS' converged solutions for Information and Telecommunication Service Providers
are successfully implemented worldwide by wireless, VoIP, IPTV, and content
service providers. Our converged solutions include charging and invoicing
customers, interconnect billing, and partner revenue management using pre-pay
and post-pay schemes. MTS pre-configured solutions are easily implemented and
are sold at competitive prices.
Headquartered in Israel, MTS markets its solutions through wholly owned
subsidiaries in the United States, Hong Kong, Holland, and Brazil, and through
OEM partnerships with Siemens, Phillips, NEC and other vendors. MTS' shares are
traded on the NASDAQ Capital Market (symbol MTSL).
For more information please visit the MTS web site: www.mtsint.com
CERTAIN MATTERS DISCUSSED IN THIS NEWS RELEASE ARE FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
THAT INVOLVE A NUMBER OF RISKS AND UNCERTAINTIES INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO,
RISKS IN PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT PLANS AND SCHEDULES, RAPID TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGE,
CHANGES AND DELAYS IN PRODUCT APPROVAL AND INTRODUCTION, CUSTOMER ACCEPTANCE OF
NEW PRODUCTS, THE IMPACT OF COMPETITIVE PRODUCTS AND PRICING, MARKET ACCEPTANCE,
THE LENGTHY SALES CYCLE, PROPRIETARY RIGHTS OF THE COMPANY AND ITS COMPETITORS,
RISK OF OPERATIONS IN ISRAEL, GOVERNMENT REGULATIONS, DEPENDENCE ON THIRD
PARTIES TO MANUFACTURE PRODUCTS, GENERAL ECONOMIC CONDITIONS AND OTHER RISK
FACTORS DETAILED IN THE COMPANY'S FILINGS WITH THE UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND
EXCHANGE COMMISSION.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT:
Shlomi Hagai
Corporate COO & CFO
Tel: +972-9-762-1733
Email: shlomi.hagai@mtsint.com