31 January 2012
MONACO TELECOM SIGNS CONTRACT EXTENSION WITH KOSOVAN MOBILE OPERATOR
Monaco Telecom, a Cable & Wireless Communications business, has extended its mobile services contract with Post and Telecommunications of Kosovo (PTK), Kosovo’s leading mobile operator.
Monaco Telecom International (MTI), a division of Monaco Telecom which invests in and provides services to operators in developing markets, has been a partner to PTK since the end of the Kosovo conflict in 1999.
PTK, which is owned by the Government of Kosovo, was the first operator to deploy a GSM network in the country of 2 million people. PTK has 1.2 million mobile customers using its Vala mobile brand.
Martin Péronnet, the Chief Executive of Monaco Telecom, said:
“We are delighted to continue our partnership with PTK. The signing of this contract is a great step for Monaco Telecom and the recognition of a great team effort working with PTK. Over time we have built a very solid business partnership.”
MTI provides a range of services for PTK including:
Managing its international incoming mobile traffic
Supplying services for roaming customers such as SMS messages on entry and exit from the country
Provision of roaming services and mobile content services
Operational support services like the billing of GPRS roaming
Services to detect and prevent fraud
Use of Monaco Telecom’s international dialling code by customers of the PTK mobile network, Vala
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