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WiMAX Planning and Optimization Solutions |
MTS Ukraine
Acquires 3G Planning and Optimization Solutions from Mentum
Other Topics:
WiMAX Chip Financing,
Vertical WiMAX Solution
Mentum
February 11, 2008
Acquisition of Smart Toolsets for Mentum Planet to Support Network
Evolution to WCDMA/HSPA
Barcelona, Spain -- Mentum(r) announced today that MTS Ukraine, a long
time customer of its software products, has bought additional licenses
of Mentum Planet(r) 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). |
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"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.
МТS-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(r) 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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