could be 10,000 000 cdma users in brazil by 2002
Telefonica Celular of Brazil Selects TTI Telecom's
Netrac Network Management System and SS7
Management Solution in a Significant Contract
PETACH TIKVA, Israel--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 3, 1999--TTI Telecom Ltd. (NASDAQ/NM: TTIL - news), a leading
provider of integrated, turnkey software solutions for telecom service providers, together with its Brazilian partner
CONSTRUTEL PROJETOS E CONSTRUCOES LTDA. (''CONSTRUTEL''), today announced a significant contract
award in which it will provide Telefonica Celular, a major Brazilian telecommunications operator in the Rio De Janeiro and
Espirito Santo states, with a Netrac Network Management System (NMS) for its rapidly expanding CDMA network in
addition to an integrated SS7 network surveillance system for both the analog and digital networks.
Telefonica Celular selected TTI Telecom's Netrac Network Management System (NMS) for a second time, having previously
selected and installed the Netrac NMS for its AMPS analog cellular network. Telefonica Celular is planning to manage both
networks from the same Network Management Center and selected TTI Telecom's system to monitor the operational state, the
quality of service, the performance of their multi-technology network, the configuration of the system and for the capability to
manage the hardware of different equipment providers used in its current networks with security and reliability. TTI Telecom's
NWV-7 module will provide Telefonica Celular with a comprehensive, centralized Signaling System 7 (''SS7'') management
system, ensuring real time monitoring of the entire cellular network, SS7 analysis, early detection of network irregularities, call
tracing, and other highly advanced features to ensure customer satisfaction and superior quality of service.
''We selected the TTI Telecom management solution after investigating all of the leading competitive solutions,'' remarked Mr.
Carlos Alberto M. Martins, Manager of the Network Management Division at Telefonica Celular. ''Being the second largest
cellular provider in Brazil, we manage a complex system with multiple service platforms like pre-paid, voice mail, short
message, etc. with service in multiple geographical areas, so it is critical for us to have a foolproof, dependable NMS solution.
Netrac was found to be superior to all other options, with its proven multi-vendor, multi-technology cellular management
capability. TTI Telecom will provide us with the ability to monitor our network and react much more quickly and effectively to
any network problems that we may experience.''
Meir Lipshes, Chief Executive Officer of TTI Telecom, said, ''After our initial sale two years ago to Telerj Celular which was
subsequently bought by Telefonica Celular, TTI Telecom has continued to become the key NMS player in Brazil. This NMS
system expansion contract illustrates Telefonica's satisfaction with TTI Telecom and our Netrac solutions. Our cost-effective
solutions have once again proven to be vital tools to enable carriers to grow by deploying new technologies and networks.''
About TTI Telecom:
TTI Telecom International Ltd. develops, markets and supports advanced, modular, integrated software products and services
for operations support systems (''OSS'') and network management systems (''NMS'') in the telecommunications industry. The
Company's solutions, based on its Netrac family of products, enable telecommunications service providers to improve the
quality of existing services, streamline their operations in order to compete cost-effectively, maximize the return on their
investment in network infrastructure and offer new services over complex networks. The Company's products manage
mission-critical functions, such as fault management, performance management, configuration management and security
management. Its growing family of Netrac NMS/OSS application tools are used by telecommunications companies worldwide.
About Telefonica Celular:
Telefonica Celular is owned by Telefonica International, S.A. (TISA) an affiliate of Spain's Grupo Telefonica which handles the
company's international commercial strategy, identifying business opportunities and executing investment projects in Latin
America and other markets. At the end of June 1998, Telefonica managed more than 12 million fixed telephone lines, 2.5
million cellular subscribers, and (two) 2.0 million cable TV customers in Latin America. TISA, which in 1997 had revenues of
US$2.9 billion, has investments in Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Peru, Puerto Rico, Venezuela and Portugal. The Brazilian Telebras
system was privatized in July of this year. Telefonica Internacional, S.A. and Iberdrola from Spain won the license for the
wireless regions covering the states of Rio de Janeiro and Espirito Santo - which is the second largest wireless region in the
country. Telerj Celular is the subsidiary of Telefonica Internacional for the wireless region in Rio de Janeiro and Telest Celular,
the subsidiary for Esperito Santo.
Contact:
TTI Telecom International Ltd., Petach Tikva
Meir Lipshes
Chief Executive Officer
Tel: +972-3-922-1262
meirl@tti.co.il
or
Lippert/Heilshorn & Associates, Inc., New York
Jody Burfening/Sanjay Hurry
Tel. 212-838-3777 (ext. 304/124)
Jody@lhai.com
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