Wameja Di Regulatory News (WJA)

7 Dec 2005 07:00

eServGlobal Limited07 December 2005 Sydney, Australia - 7 December 2005 Leading Indonesian Mobile Operator Telkomsel signs long-term Voucher Managementcontract for eServGlobal systems. eServGlobal Limited (LSE: ESG & ASX: ESV), a worldwide supplier of independentand flexible telecommunications Value Added Services for Messaging and Chargingsolutions, today announced the signing of a new agreement with Gratika PT, anIndonesian Systems Integration company, for Recharge Voucher Management servicesto be delivered to Telkomsel. The new contract is valued at up to €15million(A$23.5million) over three years. Telkomsel, with approximately 23.5 million subscribers, is the leading mobiletelecommunications network operator in Indonesia. Telkomsel has had a long and successful partnership with Ferma SA, beginningwith the provision of voice mail in 1997, via the Ferma M@ilis solution. Thepartnership grew to include the VOMS voucher management and promotions servicesfor pre-paid recharge. Ferma SA was acquired by eServGlobal in November 2005 andthe combined company now serves over 75 carriers in 50 countries. "The eServGlobal ChargingMax suite, which includes the VOMS & M-POS (e-retailmanagement) services, is an integrated family of Convergent Billing, Pre-paidand Recharge solutions for GSM, CDMA and NGN mobile carriers," said CoralieMesnard, Vice President of Marketing at eServGlobal. "ChargingMax enablesoperators to create revenue while reducing CAPEX and OPEX, reaching newsubscribers with differentiated offerings and increased customer satisfaction.We are delighted that Telkomsel have reconfirmed their strategic commitment toour platforms." About eServGlobal eServGlobal (LSE: ESG & ASX:ESV) is an international software and professionalservices company providing telecom service intelligence solutions, using anetwork-independent, open & convergent architecture. eServGlobal offers a full suite of network services, pre-paid mobile re-chargesolutions, end-to-end messaging, NGN (Next Generation Network) services andreal-time convergent charging & billing for all voice & data services. Thesesolutions help telecommunications carriers increase revenue whilst reducingoperating costs and billing every call and message accurately. eServGlobal's software provides an advanced, scalable and open-standards basedservices environment for voice and data, which is suitable for fixed-line andmobile networks, both circuit and packet switched. Over 120 million people, across 50 countries, rely on eServGlobal systems fortheir telecommunications services. More information can be found at: http://www.eservglobal.com About Telkomsel Telkomsel is the leading operator of cellular telecommunications services inIndonesia by market share. By the end of September 2005, Telkomsel had close to 23.5 million customerswhich based on industry statistics represents market share of around 54%. Telkomsel provides GSM cellular services in Indonesia, through its ownnationwide Dual band 900/1800 MHz GSM network, and internationally, through 238international roaming partners in 147 countries (end of June 2005). The companyprovides its subscribers with the choice between two prepaid servicecards-simPATI and Kartu and the post-paid kartuHALO service, as well as avariety of value-added services and programs. Telkomsel's operations in Indonesia have grown substantially since thecommercial launch of its post-paid services on 26 May 1995. In November 1997, Telkomsel became the first cellular telecommunicationsoperator in Asia to introduce rechargeable GSM pre-paid services. Telkomsel's total revenues have grown from Rp 2,801 billion in 2000 to Rp 14.77trillion in 2004. Over the same period, the total number of Telkomsel's cellularsubscribers increased from approximately 1.7 million as at 31 December 2000 to16.3 million as at 31 December 2004. Telkomsel has the largest network coverage of any of the cellular operators inIndonesia, providing network coverage to over 90% of Indonesia's population andis the only operator in Indonesia that covers all of the country's provinces,cities, and sub-counties ("kecamatan"). The company offers GSM Dual Band (900 &1800), GPRS, Wi-Fi, and EDGE Technology. More information can be found at: http://www.telkomsel.com Contact: Coralie Mesnard VP Marketing eServGlobal Limitede-mail: media@eservglobal.comphone: +33 (0)1 46 12 58 85 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange