STOCKHOLM, Sweden, July 16, 2002 (PRIMEZONE) -- Teligent signs one of its biggest orders to date: Maroc Telecom decides on messaging solution from Teligent
Teligent today announced a strategically important new customer win. Leading Moroccan operator Maroc Telecom, with over 5 million mobile and fixed line subscribers, has signed an agreement with Teligent for the delivery of a messaging solution primarily intended for management of mobile voice mails. The order from Maroc Telecom is Teligent's first on the African continent and was negotiated and signed by Teligent France. The order value remains confidential upon the customer's request.
"Traditionally we are very strong within messaging solutions and this order proves our competitiveness further since competition in this segment is very fierce. Maroc Telecom decided on our solutions thanks to our proven and open platform technology, our flexibility and our responsiveness and understanding of their needs," said Per Hallerstam, CEO of Teligent France.
With more than 4 million mobile users and 1.2 million fixed subscribers Maroc Telecom is the leading operator on the Moroccan market. The solution delivered within this agreement is a complete voice mail system for Maroc Telecom's mobile users but it will also to some extent handle messages for fixed clients.
"The deal with Maroc Telecom is very important for us for a number of reasons," said Ulf Lindsten, CEO and President of Teligent. "First of all the deal is of significant size, which is obviously very pleasing, but it also proves the viability of some of our key growth strategies. We have stated that apart from developing existing markets, Teligent will grow through expansion on new geographic markets via our established offices in Western Europe and the U.S. and through increased focus on key players -- such as Maroc Telecom."
About Teligent Teligent develops and markets network based telecommunications solutions for all types of networks, for example, telephone and data networks. The majority of solutions are delivered as value-added services which carriers and service providers offer companies and the public via public networks. A new market segment is comprised of customer-adapted solutions for larger companies and organisations. Among our customers are found several of Europe's major carriers, for example, BT in Britain, Telefonica in Spain, Telia in Sweden and Mannesman o.tel.o in Germany. The company is listed on the Stockholm Stock Exchange O-list and has subsidiaries in Finland, France, Italy, Spain, Great Britain, USA, Sweden and Germany.
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