Bharti Telesoft Deploys PreTUPS Prepaid Solutions at AKTEL, Bangladesh

Company News

New Delhi, July 30

Bharti Telesoft, the leading global supplier of prepaid solutions and Value Added Services (VAS) platforms for mobile operators, has successfully deployed PreTUPS, an open, standards-based prepaid solution, at AKTEL, one of Bangladesh's leading GSM operators. The product was successfully implemented against a stringent time-line, and meeting budget and functionality objectives. With PreTUPS, AKTEL is able to extend prepaid electronic recharge to extend its prepaid base and solidify its position as the 2nd leading operator in Bangladesh.

With PreTUPS, AKTEL will be enabling its prepaid subscribers to top-up their accounts directly or indirectly. In the case of direct top-up, subscribers will use a PIN to top-up their account by sending an SMS, detailing the amount to be topped up directly to their bank. Subscribers can also use a PIN-less service approach, recharging their account indirectly via an operator distribution channel member. This channel member, who might typically be running a small telephone kiosk, uses a special SIM that acts like a mobile point of sale terminal to recharge subscriber accounts.

"By providing PreTUPS to AKTEL, we have been able to solidify our customer-base and operations in Bangladesh. Our thorough knowledge of the Bangladeshi market has ensured that we are able to provide customized solutions to AKTEL. This is a significant achievement for our team as we completed the project in record time with the deployment going live in March 2007," remarked Sanjiv Mital, CEO, Bharti Telesoft.

"We are confident that PreTUPS will bring a real difference to the way our subscribers use prepaid services. With its 'anytime, anywhere' top-up capability, we believe our subscribers will enjoy a definite improvement in the overall quality of service they receive from AKTEL and will have the added convenience of being able to top-up their accounts with any amount, however small. AKTEL is expecting to increase market penetration by providing diverse, easy-to-use, and accessible top-up solutions to prepaid subscribers. What's more, PreTUPS will provide value to our postpaid subscribers, ensuring that they have options to top-up prepaid accounts - and pay their mobile bills more conveniently," explains Mr. Md. Aminul Islam Baig, Head of Billing Services, AKTEL.

For more information, please contact:

Shivang Mehta

PR and Corporate Communications

Bharti Telesoft International Ltd.

F-13, Okhla Phase 1

New Delhi - 110020

Switchboard: +91 (0) 11 4161 1666 (Ext. 377)

Mobile: +91 98 7138 4780

Fax: +91 (0) 11 4161 1777

shivang.mehta@bhartitelesoft.com