Sicap Extends Vimpelcom Capabilities to Consolidate Device Management across CIS
Sicap, leader in Device Management, initially implemented its
Device Management Center (DMC) in the Vimpelcom (TM )
Russia network in 2005. Considering the scale and potential of the
device management tasks scheduled, Vimpelcom needed the assurance of a
specialist with a proven track-record in large-scale implementations
and with a modular and sustainable architecture capable of
accommodating future service and platform evolutions.
The power and capacity to handle large numbers of device updates
was rapidly proven in the Russian network, totalling more than 42
million subscribers. The advanced Automatic Device Detection feature
of Sicap DMC streamlines the configuration process for the operator,
by identifying devices as they arrive in the network for an automatic
provisioning of WAP, MMS or GPRS service settings. In July 2006
Vimpelcom ran an advertising campaign with the slogan "GPRS for All"
to promote the service. DMC management of devices over-the-air has
proved highly successful both in stimulating data traffic and in
reducing customer care time spent on configuration queries.
Vimpelcom has since started operations to share the master DMC in
Russia by installing homogenous and connected Sicap platforms in
subsidiary networks in CIS. To date, no fewer than eleven platforms in
Russia and in Ukraine and Kazakhstan operate to correctly set up
millions of Vimpelcom subscribers´ devices, whatever their brand or
model.
In Kazakhstan, more than 4.6 million customer devices are under
remote control since 2007. In Ukraine, Vimpelcom has recently
connected a Sicap DMC platform for its approximately 2 million
customers. More Vimpelcom CIS countries can be easily connected as
market demands develop .
According to Ilya Axelrod, Head of Service Network Development
Department at Vimpelcom, "Sicap technology is helping Vimpelcom
streamline the device management process across the board. The ability
to centralize and control all our member company platforms offers
obvious advantages in terms of consolidation and rationalization for
the Group".
Simon HOFER, Managing Director of Sicap Eastern Europe commented
that the software was, "built on a sustainable framework and updated
regularly with new advanced features for application and firmware
management. Our partnership with Vimpelcom will evolve in time to
accommodate more subsidiaries and help the Group meet device and
network interoperability challenges as they evolve".
About Sicap
Specialized in mobile technologies, Sicap enables operators to
achieve real time converged business, whether by dynamically charging
subscriber accounts or by directly updating their device and SIM
configurations. The product portfolio extends to include software
which facilitates business between mobile network operators and their
partners.
For further information about Sicap, please visit www.sicap.com
About Vimpelcom
The VimpelCom Group is a telecommunications operator, providing
voice and data services, covered through a range of wireless, fixed
and broadband technologies. The Group includes companies operating in
Russia, Kazakhstan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Georgia and
Armenia, in territories with a total population of about 250 million.
VimpelCom was the first Russian company to list its shares on the New
York Stock Exchange ("NYSE"). VimpelCom´s ADSs are listed on the NYSE
under the symbol "VIP".