ITALTEL AND AMT-GROUP SIGN AN AGREEMENT TO PROVIDE NGN AND NGS SOLUTIONS ON RUSSIAN MARKETS
Italtel, solution provider of NGN (Next - Generation Network) networks, and AMT-Group, Russian system integrator, announce that they signed a partnership agreement for the joint promotion, realization and support of NGN solutions based on Italtel i-MSS multiservice platform. Italtel has been working successfully for many years on the Russian market adopting a direct sale model. With this agreement, the company starts to work in Russia also on a partnership model in order to enlarge its presence on the market. AMT-Group is the first among Russian system integrators to become Italtel partner.
The NGN solutions, based on i-MSS (Italtel Multi Service Solutions) platform, will allow Telecom Operators and Large Enterprises to offer Class 4 and Class 5 solutions that support multimedia convergent Next - Generation Services (NGS) such as Voice transfer, Data and Video over IP, Unified Messaging.
“For companies like Italtel, with a proven technical and commercial leadership, the partnership model is the best way to be successful in a diversified market like the Russian one with over 1,500 Tier 2 and Tier 3 telephone operators currently in operation,” said Antonio Cassese, EVP Sales Operations International Markets, Italtel. “The agreement with AMT is the cornerstone of this approach and will increase our traction towards alternative Service Providers and Large Enterprises of Russian Federation and Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) countries. Italtel is the leading supplier of carrier grade multimedia solution and networks for 25 customers worldwide. We will leverage on such experience to reinforce our long lasting successful presence in the Russian Federation market.”
Specialists of AMT-Group highly assess the quality and reputation of Italtel solutions. “We are glad to have the possibility to start promoting New Generation solutions of a technology vendor which is well known and appreciated on the Russian market. In taking the decision to sign a partnership with Italtel we took into account the fact that iMSS has been installed in test laboratory of Technopark ZNIIS (Central Scientific Research Institute of Telecommunications) and is currently in operation in the networks of three important Russian Operators. This is a supplementary advantage of the platform”, said Kirill Gusarov, Commercial Director AMT-Group.
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AMT-Group AMT-Group (http://www.amt.ru) is specialized in design, introduction and technical support of complex telecommunication and informatics systems: corporative multi service networks, IP telephony systems, video conferencing systems, contact centres, systems of data storing and processing, systems of information security, situation centres, video surveillance systems and complex television systems, including IPTV. Among specialized solutions of AMT-Group for telecom operators: backbone multiservice networks, access networks, Next – Generation Networks (NGN), platforms for digital interactive television and Multi Play, systems of operators support (OSS/BSS), and solutions for mobile operators. AMT-Group makes service support too.
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Italtel Group The Italtel Group designs, develops and implements next generation multiservice integrated network systems, using state-of-the-art products and a system integration capacity that guarantees reliable infrastructures, open to networking and flexible in terms of technology development. These solutions are intended for telecommunications operators (fixed and mobile), Internet Service Providers, large enterprises and the public sector. Italtel turnover in FY 2007 was 543.4 million euro, and the company currently has around 2,300 staff. The body of shareholders of Italtel Group S.p.A., parent company of Italtel S.p.A., is composed as follows: Clayton, Dubilier & Rice (48.77%), Telecom Italia Group (19.37%), Cisco Systems Group (18.40%), Advent International (8.65%), Brera Capital Partners (2.16%), Cordusio Fiduciaria - which holds in trust the shares of employees, managers and directors of the Group as well as the Company’s own shares - (2.65%). Website: http://www.italtel.com