Tilgin appointed to deliver IP home gateways to Optima Telekom in Croatia Stockholm, October 16, 2007: Tilgin, a leading provider of customer premises equipment (CPE) for triple play and IMS based services, has been selected by Eastern European system integrator DSC and its local partner Optima OSN Inzenjering to provide leading Croatian alternative operator Optima Telekom with CPE equipment. This initial order represents the first commercial sale to Croatia for Tilgin's Vood 452w gateway for ADSL2+ home connectivity, which will function as an integrated part of the Optima Telekom network. Tilgin will also provide Optima its VCM centralized remote management system with TR-069 functionality. This will enable Optima to deliver a high quality managed VoIP service to its subscriber base of approximately 100 000 Croatian homes. Optima Telekom offers residential customers a comprehensive set of integrated communication solutions based on the latest access technologies. “Strong sector growth means that European alternative operators like Optima Telekom are now able to compete on the same playing field as their incumbent counterparts, and Optima has a clear vision of its role in this developing Croatian market” says Roland Žuvanić, President of the Board of Optima Telekom. “The backbone of our core network is made up of the latest cutting-edge technologies and Tilgin's CPE solutions fit this strategy very well.” “DSC's decision to utilize Tilgin's equipment for its work with its local partner Optima OSN Inzenjering and Optima Telekom is a solid endorsement for the quality of our solutions,” says Ola Berglund, CEO at Tilgin. “It also proves the success of our developing indirect sales channel. Going forward we will continue to develop our indirect sales model with both local and global systems integrators as well as local distributors such as DSC. “Using a strong regional distributor is both a cost- and time-efficient way of winning new business, maintaining middle-sized customers, increasing revenue and broadening our customer base”, continues Ola Berglund. Optima Telekom represents the third joint customer win between DSC and Tilgin. For some time back Tilgin cooperate with DSC in business with the operators T2 in Slovenia and Invitel in Hungary. ― End ― “This press release has been reported to the Swedish Financial Supervisory Authority subject to FFFS 2007:11”. For more information: Katrin Buhre, PR & IR Manager Tilgin Phone: +46 8 572 386 86 E-mail: katrin.buhre@tilgin.com About Tilgin Tilgin designs and delivers premier IP customer premises equipment (CPE) for advanced Triple Play and IMS-based services. Supporting the full convergence of voice, video and data, Tilgin takes a network systems approach to CPE that enables service providers to offer a broad range portfolio of dynamic and differentiated next-generation broadband services. Tilgin's comprehensive product portfolio of IP residential gateways, set-top boxes and related management applications, offers service providers unprecedented return on investment - delivering new service revenues and impressive cost savings over the lifetime of the product. Tilgin was founded in 1997 under the name i3 micro technology and listed on the Stockholm Stock Exchange on the Nordic List as of December 2006. It is headquartered in Kista, Sweden, with southern European sales representation in France and Germany as well as a U.S. subsidiary in Seattle. www.tilgin.com About Optima Telekom Optima Telekom is the leading alternative fixed communications provider in Croatia. The company launched services in May 2005 as the first alternative operator in the country and has captured approximately 13% of the residential voice market, 10% of key accounts and 16% of SMEs and SOHOs since. Optima aims to build on its already strong position to become the alternative operator of choice for fixed voice, line rental, broadband services and corporate services across all segments of the market. http://www.optima.hr About Optima OSN Inzenjering Optima OSN Inzenjering is a regional system integrator and implementator of communication systems, business solutions and services that allow enterprises to build their business around their customers. Optima Inz's history began in 1989, who's goal is to offer solutions that empower customers and employees, enhance customer's experience, build strong business relationships and differentiate business. http://www.optima-inz.com About DSC DSC is one of the largest and fastest-growing regional distribution companies for telecommunication equipment for residential and business users on Slovenian and foreign markets. DSC's vision is to fulfill market demands for all needed equipment in modern Triple-play Access network solutions. Its distribution network is spread across Slovenia and the South-East European region (Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia and Montenegro, Macedonia, Bulgaria, Romania and Albania). DSC are representing and partnering with best-in-bread telecommunication vendors such as Tilgin. DSC is based out of Slovenia. http://www.dsc.si
Tilgin appointed to deliver IP home gateways to Optima Telekom in Croatia
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