MTS Ukraine Acquires 3G Planning and Optimization Solutions from Mentum
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Acquisition of Smart Toolsets for Mentum Planet to Support Network Evolution to WCDMA/HSPA
BARCELONA, SPAIN - Feb. 11, 2008 - Mentum® announced today that MTS Ukraine, a long time customer of its software products, has bought additional licenses of Mentum Planet® RF planning and optimization software and associated prediction and optimization modules to support its network expansion. Included in the software purchase are WCDMA and HSPA licenses as well as advanced automated frequency planning (AFP) and automatic cell planning modules (ACP).
"We are providing our engineers with the advanced Mentum Planet 3G toolsets in anticipation of our network evolution to UMTS," said Andrey Malashok, head of radio planning department, MTS Ukraine. "Mentum Planet and the Capesso(TM) ACP will allow us to build optimized network designs in anticipation of our 3G spectrum acquisition."
Mentum Planet offers incredibly accurate predictions to help ensure its WCDMA and HSPA analyses reflect the network they are designed to simulate. Mentum Planet has HSPA capabilities supporting all deployment configurations including Rel. 99, HSDPA and HSUPA, and HSPA or Rel. 99 exclusively.
The Capesso ACP, developed by Mentum's strategic partner Symena, allows for the relatively quick development of 3G network plans that are demonstrably better than plans developed by RF engineers using traditional methods. These optimized plans deliver significantly improved coverage, capacity and quality over manually-developed plans and can jointly consider traffic served on two networks.
Renaissance AFP for Mentum Planet is an optional frequency planning solution that delivers best-in-class frequency plan quality with other advanced features. This advanced toolset is a cornerstone of Mentum's GSM>EDGE product offering, and will enable MTS Ukraine to aggressively reuse frequencies in delivering its wireless services.
"Mentum prides itself on being able to offer smart toolsets that enable our customers to be more efficient," said Bernard Breton, head of sales and marketing, Mentum. "We continue to innovate so long-standing customers like MTS Ukraine can have a single supplier of wireless planning and optimization solutions."
Mentum is exhibiting at Mobile World Congress 2008 in Barcelona, Stand # 2J63 (Hall 2).
About MTS Ukraine
The MTS Ukraine network covers more than 95% of Ukraine and 99% of the population. The company serves around 20 million subscribers. MTS Ukraine owns licenses for providing mobile (GSM 900/1800, CDMA-450), fixed, toll, and long-distance communication services, and provides international roaming services on five continents. The company reported $1.49 billion revenues in 2006. For more information, visit web site: www.mts.com.ua.
S-Ukraine, is 100% owned by Mobile TeleSystems OJSC ("MTS"), the largest mobile phone operator in Russia and the CIS. Together with its subsidiaries, the Company services over 81.97 million subscribers. The regions of Russia, as well as Armenia, Belarus, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, and Uzbekistan, in which MTS and its associates and subsidiaries are licensed to provide GSM services, have a total population of more than 230 million. Since June 2000, MTS' Level 3 ADRs have been listed on the New York Stock Exchange (ticker symbol MBT). Additional information about MTS can be found on MTS' website at www1.mtsgsm.com.
About Mentum
Mentum is a software development company focused on wireless network planning and wireless backhaul design. The company's signature solutions Mentum Planet and Mentum Ellipse® help wireless operators, as well as their equipment vendors and consultants, design and optimize wireless access and transmission networks. Its advanced software solutions - including tailored geodata, wireless technology educational services and customer care - enable operators to manage and optimize their existing networks, plan coverage expansions and launch new data networks. Through the company's global presence, and focused business approach, it helps more than 250 customers in 90 countries define their wireless networks. Mentum is a privately-held company headquartered in Paris, with offices in Dallas, Ottawa, Hong Kong and Tokyo. www.mentum.com
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