WAKEFIELD, Mass., May 14, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Comverse® (Nasdaq:CMVT) announced today that 3 Scandinavia, a Hutchison company, has selected Comverse to upgrade a broad range of advanced voice, messaging, mobile broadband and call completion solutions.
"For five years in a row, 3 Scandinavia has been chosen the best operator for mobile Internet and for 3G coverage in Scandinavia, so it should be no surprise that we insist on providing our users with the best, most advanced voice, messaging, mobile broadband and call completion services available," said Staffan Lindback, Core and Value Added Services (VAS) Manager at 3 Scandinavia. "We chose Comverse for their superior solutions – plus, throughout the years that we have been using their ringback tone solution, we have learned to value Comverse's support, spirit of partnership, and their proven ability to deliver as committed on time and on budget."
Supporting billions of network actions daily around the globe, Comverse is an industry leader in the services being installed at 3 Scandinavia: next-generation voicemail, SMS, MMS, Mobile Internet, Who Called (captures missed calls) and more. These services provide a superior user experience and extend core network capabilities to maximize revenue generation.
"We are honored to strengthen our long-standing special partnership with 3 Scandinavia. It has been inspiring to accomplish so much together with such talented professionals who know how to make their system and the service they offer excel," said Franck Darmon, Vice President and General Manager of Western Europe and Africa for Comverse, the global leader in business enablement through BSS, mobile Internet, value-added and managed services. "We look forward to the increased role that our superior broad portfolio of solutions will play in supporting high growth, innovation, quality, and new opportunities for 3 Scandinavia and its users."
Click here to learn more about how Comverse can enhance your voice, messaging and mobile Internet offering and profitability and meet with us at Global Messaging 2012 in London June 19-20.
About 3 Scandinavia
The 3 Group is the world's leading operator of 3G and mobile broadband networks with more than 13.5 million customers in nine countries. In Scandinavia 3 is a joint venture between Hutchison Whampoa Ltd in Hong Kong (60%) and Investor AB in Stockholm (40%). 3 Scandinavia has operations in Denmark and Sweden and holds a license in Norway. For more information, please go to http://www.tre.se/.
About Comverse
Comverse is the world's leading provider of software and systems for business enablement through converged billing and active customer management, mobile Internet, and value-added and managed services. Comverse's extensive customer base spans more than 125 countries and covers over 450 communication service providers serving more than two billion subscribers. The company's innovative product portfolio enables communication service providers to unleash the value of the network for their customers by making their networks smarter. Comverse's solutions support flexible deployment models, including in-network, cloud, hosted and managed services. Comverse, ranked number 55 in PwC's Global 100 Software Leaders based on research by Pierre Audoin Consultants, is a subsidiary of Comverse Technology, Inc. (Nasdaq:CMVT). For more information, visit www.comverse.com.
Statements included or incorporated by reference in this press release may contain "forward-looking statements." There can be no assurance that any forward-looking statements will be achieved, and actual results could differ materially from forecasts and estimates. Important factors that could affect the company include the risks described in the section entitled "Forward-Looking Statements" Item 1A, "Risk Factors" and elsewhere in the company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended January 31, 2012 filed with the SEC on April 2, 2012 or in subsequently filed periodic, current or other reports. The company undertakes no commitment to update or revise forward-looking statements except as required by law.