Z-Com - Participants

COSMOTE Romania, member of COSMOTE Group, launched commercial operations in December 2005, with the aim of making mobile telephony accessible to all.

From its very first steps, COSMOTE Romania undertook an ambitious network rollout plan as well as a customer centric commercial strategy in order to provide quality mobile telecommunications services to all Romanians. Moreover, it pioneered the introduction of a transparent ‘no-small print‘ tariff policy and built upon its core voice services, applying flat charges across all networks and offering the most accessible prepaid and postpaid packages. The company has also developed attractive solutions for the corporate customers, while in May 2007 it introduced i-mode exclusively in the Romanian market.

As a result, at the end of 2007, in only two years of operation, COSMOTE reached 3.6 million customers, becoming the fastest growing mobile operator in the Romanian market, with 2.4 million new additions over the past year.

COSMOTE Romania is constantly investing in developing its national sales distribution channel, which currently includes 850 stores across the country. The exclusive strategic partnership agreement with the Internity stores has significantly enhanced the company’s commercial network. COSMOTE Group’s coalition with GERMANOS, operating a wide retail network throughout the country, has further strengthened COSMOTE’s commercial presence in Romania. Since November 2006, GERMANOS Romania represents and distributes exclusively COSMOTE products and services.

Following significant investments, COSMOTE Romania has rapidly developed its telecommunications network, doubling its population and tripling its geographical coverage in only a year. Currently, the company’s network covers 98.2% of the Romanian population and 87.5% of the country’s territory.

To sustain its rapid development, COSMOTE consistently invests in its people. Having created more than 600 new jobs over the past two years, the company has already exceeded 1,000 employees.

Today, COSMOTE Group, the operator with the widest presence in SE Europe, successfully operates in Greece, Albania, Bulgaria, FYROM and Romania, through its subsidiaries COSMOTE Greece, AMC, GLOBUL, COSMOFON and COSMOTE Romania respectively. With a customer base that exceeds 15.5 million, the Group addresses an extended market of 46 million people. COSMOTE recorded exceptional financial performance with revenues exceeding 3 billion Εuro at the end of 2007, and Group net income reaching 361.5 million Εuro. In June 2007, COSMOTE, for the second consecutive year, ranked among the top performers in the information technology industry worldwide, according to the BusinessWeek Info Tech 100 list.

S.C. COSMOTE ROMANIAN MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS S.A.
America House, West Wing, 4-8 Nicolae Titulescu Blvd., 011141, Bucharest
Tel.: +4021 4040 432, Fax: +4021 311 6762, www.cosmote.ro, [email protected]

Ericsson is a world-leading provider of telecommunications equipment and related services to mobile and fixed network operators globally. Over 1,000 networks in 140 countries utilize Ericsson network equipment. Ericsson is one of the few companies worldwide that can offer end-to-end solutions for all major mobile communication standards.

Ericsson is the global leader in the area of 2G (GSM) and 3G (WCDMA/HSPA) mobile networks. Around 50 percent of the operators who have begun rolling out mobile broadband technology have chosen Ericsson WCDMA/HSPA radio networks.

Our services portfolio includes network rollout and professional services, such as managed services, consulting and education, systems integration and customer support. We are the industry leader in managed services, managing networks that serve more than 120 million subscribers, thus Networks account for almost two-thirds of our net sales.. In addition, as a leading provider of hosting solutions, we enable operators to launch multimedia services simply, quickly and cost-effectively.

Ericsson is advancing its vision of ‘communication for all’ through innovation, technology, and sustainable business solutions. Working in 175 countries, more than 70,000 employees generated revenue of USD 27.9 billion (SEK 189 billion) in 2007. Founded in 1876 and headquartered in Stockholm, Sweden, Ericsson is listed on the Stockholm, London and NASDAQ stock exchanges.

Ericsson Telecommunications Romania was founded in 1994 and it occupies more than 140 employees hosting also the Global Service Delivery Center organization, which occupies more than 170 employees. This Center was announced in May, 2007 and it will serve global operators and services providers.

In Romania, Ericsson is one of the most important suppliers of telecommunications solutions for voice and data networks, with a customer list comprising of the largest telecommunications service providers of the country: Romtelecom, Cosmote Romania, Vodafone Romania, Orange Romania, SN Radiocom and Governmental institutions.

Ernst & Young is one of the world's leading professional services firms with approximately 130,000 employees in 700 offices across 140 countries. With fiscal year 2007 revenues at approximately $21.1 billion, our global resources permit us to help our clients benefit from every opportunity. We understand and satisfy client needs through our dedicated professionals and staff, who deliver quality and excellence across all our service lines.

Ernst & Young works with emerging enterprises as well as global powerhouses in all sectors. We provide specialised services for companies in the following sectors: banking and finance, telecommunications, energy, chemicals and utilities, industrial products, retail and consumer products, health sciences, real estate and construction.

Ernst & Young Southeast Europe is an integrated firm serving its clients in 10 countries from 15 offices with over 2,000 dedicated professionals.

A member of Ernst & Young Global, Southeast Europe operates as one entity, ensuring a prompt and continuous cooperation of a client team of experts, assisting clients to anticipate, define and solve issues that are critical to their successful presence in the region.

Fundamental to all our services is technical and professional competence, based on our key values of objectivity and integrity. State-of-the-art methodologies, comprehensive quality assurance programmes and a commitment to continuous improvement and innovation reinforce this competence.

Since 1992, we have been a leading professional services firm in Romania, working with multinational clients and local companies.

Ernst & Young professionals in Romania are experienced in all aspects of business services, particularly in the following: Assurance & Advisory Business Services, Tax Advisory & Compliance Services, and Transaction Advisory Services

Our 400 dedicated professionals have extensive knowledge, deep technical skills and years of relevant experience in industries in which Ernst & Young is acknowledged as a market leader in Romania, specifically: financial services, utilities, oil and gas, telecommunications, automotive, consumer products, real estate, etc.

Ernst & Young Romania, Forum 2000 Buiding, 8th Floor, 75 Dr. N Staicovici Sreet, Sector 5, 050557 Bucharest, Tel: +40-21-402 4000, Fax: +40-21-410 7046, Email: [email protected], Web: www.ey.com/ro

GTS Telecom
Phone: +40-31-2.200.200; 021-410.01.00
Fax: +40-31-2.200.222; 021-410.38.83
Email: [email protected]
Web: www.gtstelecom.ro

GTS Telecom is part of Central Europe (GTS CE), the leading multi-layered infrastructure based, regional telecom service provider.

With own, region-wide, fibre-optic MPLS network with Operating Centre in Prague, GTS CE provides data, Internet connections and fixed telephony, MPLS and broadband services, primarily to business customers, telecom carriers, mobile operators and content-providers.

GTS CE's primary countries of operation are Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, Romania and Slovakia.

Through out network extensions and strategic partnerships the group deploys telecom solutions in other 20 countries such as Bulgaria, Baltic States, Croatia, Moldavia, Russia, Slovenia, Serbia, Turkey, Ukraine etc.

In 2005 and 2007 GTS Central Europe won the annual Capacity Award “Best CEE Wholesale Provider” organized by Capacity Magazine and held in Amsterdam.

In Romania GTS Telecom deploys on the business market carrier and data communications solutions based on SDH, TCP /IP, X.25, Frame Relay, Internet services, fix telephony and hosting in its own DataCenter.

For the last 6 years GTS Telecom is the quality leading alternative telecom operator in Romania. ISO 9001 certified, the company deploys solutions managed up to the customers' connection interface, with contractually guaranteed technical parameters, quality and stability values.

In 2007 the average service level agreement (SLA) of all company's services was 99.74% (or a total of 1366 downtime minutes for the whole year).

According to independent customers' surveys, for 6 years consecutively GTS Telecom customers' satisfaction level is the highest in the industry, with 6.4 on a 7 points scale.

GTS Telecom operates its own 82.5 Gbit/sec fiber-optic cross-border network in Arad, Oradea, Timişoara and Giurgiu directly interconnected with GTS CE infrastructure.

The national backbone is the 37.5Gbit/sec MPLS ring. In Bucharest GTS Telecom operates the metropolitan fiber-optic network of 15Gbit/sec and the 5.8GHz radio network covering the entire city.

Huawei Technologies is a leader in providing next generation telecommunications networks for operators around the world and a pioneer in the ALL IP and FMC era, Huawei relentlessly innovates based on customers’ needs. The company is committed to providing innovative and customized products, services and solutions to create long-term value and potential growth for its customers.

Huawei's products and solutions cover wireless products HSPA/WCDMA/EDGE/ GPRS/GSM, CDMA2000 1X EVDO/CDMA2000 1X, WiMAX, core network products (IMS, Mobile Softswitch, NGN), network products (FTTX, xDSL, Optical, Routers, LAN Switch),, application and software(IN, mobile data service, Boss), as well as terminals (UMTS/CDMA). Major products are based on Huawei’s self-designed ASIC chips and shared platforms to provide high-quality and cost-effective products and solutions with quick response.

Huawei has over 68,900 employees at the end of 2007, and 48% of them are dedicated to R&D. Huawei’s global R&D centers are located in Bangalore India, Silicon Valley and Dallas USA, Stockholm Sweden and Moscow Russia in addition to those in Beijing, Shanghai, Nanjing, Shenzhen, Hangzhou and Chengdu China. Huawei has set up over 100 branch offices worldwide to provide customers with quick and excellent services.

Huawei’s products are deployed in over 150 countries, and serve 35 of the world’s top 50 operators, as well as over one billion users worldwide.

Contributing to local countries or communities has always been one of Huawei’s core values. Huawei has joined the Global Compact advocated by the UN to fulfil social responsibilities in its capacity as a corporate citizen.

Together with customers and partners, Huawei endeavors to bring better communications services to more people to help them live a better life.

Intel, the world leader in silicon innovation, develops technologies, products, and initiatives to continually advance how people work and live. Additional information about Intel is available at www.intel.com/pressroom

INTRAROM is the subsidiary of INTRACOM Telecom Group of Companies, the leading regional developer and manufacturer of telecommunications systems and supplier of integrated solutions and professional services.

Since its establishment in 1993, INTRAROM has invested over Euro 40 million in infrastructure and personnel training. The company grew and nowadays has over 500 employees and holds the most complex facilities for the production of electronic and telecom equipment in Romania.

The Company's facilities are located in Bucharest and cover an industrial area of 33,000 sqm distributed for 3 production areas, 2 warehousing and 3 office buildings.

INTRAROM has constantly consolidated its position as major vendor on the Romanian Telecom Market. Sustained by a solid infrastructure, the Company’s experience record includes prestigious references for the following lines of business: Telecom Equipment Manufacturing, ICT System Integration, Telecom Infrastructure Deployments.

At present, the company provides business solutions, products and services in the following main vertical technology sectors: Telecommunications (Access, Transmission and Terminal Systems/Multiservice Networks), Public Administration and e-Government, Banking and Finance.

INTRAROM has all the capabilities to design, accomplish, implement, integrate and support large turnkey projects. With a broad range of expertise and proven experience on multiple platforms, applications, hardware, and networks environments, INTRAROM System Integration Services deliver not only tangible solutions to create an integrated, enterprise-wide infrastructure, but also a very effective way to execute large-scale turnkey projects, right from conceptualization to implementation.

The company’s customer base consists of fixed and mobile telecommunications operators, government& public administration organizations, major financial institutions, large private-sector enterprises.

By developing locally a technical expertise center, INTRAROM is committed to leverage on the Romanian Market the strong expertise of INTRACOM TELECOM in all the domains that operates, undertaking high profile and complex projects and significant customers.

Founded in 1975, Microsoft (Nasdaq "MSFT") is the worldwide leader in software, services and solutions that help people and businesses realize their full potential.

The mission of Microsoft Romania is to increase our partners’ and customers’ satisfaction with the Microsoft cutting-edge technology, to contribute, with professionalism and honesty, towards the development of a local IT industry, by implementing the corporation’s business model.

Present in Romanian market since 1996, Microsoft in committed to achieve the following objectives:

Microsoft is present on Romanian market through the most extended partners’ network with local and international recognized competencies. By localizing the Office suite and Windows operating system Microsoft facilitated the access of Romanian people to the computer by breaking the language barrier.

In the last 10 years, as a part of our business strategy and company culture we have built the foundation for a long term growth by developing activities to support communities. Through our dynamic and responsible presence in the society, we are working toward accomplishing our mission we have assumed since the beginning. We bring innovative programs, generate business opportunities for our partners, improve our internal processes and we continuously focus on increasing customers’ and Microsoft technology users’ satisfaction.

Bill Gates has visited Romania in February 2007 and has officially opened the Global Technical Support Center that offers the opportunity to develop a successful career for those who have a passion for Information Technology and contribute to the development of the local software industry.

Nokia Siemens Networks is targeting a leading position in the communications infrastructure market and is ready to help its hundreds of customers across the globe meet the challenges of connecting the five billion people that the company believes will be “always on” by 2015.

Nokia Siemens Networks has approximately 600 customers and operates in about 150 countries, combining deep local presence and know-how with the global reach and international support of an industry leader.

Nokia Siemens Networks has five product business units – Radio Access, Broadband Access, Service Core and Applications, IP/Transport, and Operations Support Systems – that provide a full range of products and applications for fixed, mobile and converged networks. Additionally, the new company addresses the growing demand for services through its Services Business Unit, which has some 20,000 professionals worldwide.

Nokia Siemens Networks builds on the rich research and innovation strength of its parent companies. It will have one of the world’s best research and development teams, focused on advancing the development of best-in-class products for next-generation fixed and mobile network solutions. In 2006, the R&D team that is now part of Nokia Siemens Networks demonstrated the world’s first Long Term Evolution (LTE) radio access solution. In fixed access, research teams were able to transmit data at a rate of 10 Gb/s via an optical access network, which is four times faster than the rate previously possible.

Recently, a 10x111 Gb/s native transmission was achieved over 2400km using a Dense Wavelength Division Multiplexing (DWDM) infrastructure originally designed for 10 Gb/s transmission - showing that operators will be able to migrate to 100 Gb ethernet services per wavelength using their existing optical infrastructure. This strong R&D capability, together with the innovative solutions already commercially available today like IMS, MSC Server System and Internet HSPA, will enable Nokia Siemens Networks to help customers meet their business goals.

In a very competitive market, Orange is the leader of the mobile telecommunications market with over 10 million customers. Orange Romania is part of France Telecom, one of the world’s leading telecommunications operators with over 170 million customers on five continents.

At the end of December 2007, Orange Romania had revenues of 1,233 billion EUR, representing a 24 increase on a comparable basis against the value of the revenues at the end of 2006. To achieve the aim of getting closer to our customers, Orange has developed a wide retail network which currently includes 71 Orange shops and 4 kiosks.

Orange represents the desire to create a better future and to offer a simple and intuitive communication experience. In 2004 we were the first company, not only in Romania but also in South-Eastern Europe – not to mention the first within the Orange Group itself - to launch the EDGE technology. Currently EDGE network has nationwide coverage and the 3G services, launched in June 2006, are available in 278 places. Last year Orange Romania took another step in the development of its broadband network by launching 3G+ and providing its customers faster data download speeds of up to 3.6 Mbps in 278 places and up to 7,2 Mbps in Bucuresti. In order to improve the quality of its mobile data services, Orange launched HSUPA (High Speed Uplink Packet Access), a new technology that provides customers a higher uplink speed up to 1,46 MPS and havig the same network coverage as HSDPA services. By launching the EDGE, 3G, 3G+ and HSUPA technologies, Orange is staying true to its promises of developing a high-performance network and of offering its customers diverse, high-speed services that transform the mobile telephone into a terminal with many applications and services available at the touch of a button. Orange was the first operator to launch the video services in Romania, offering its customers the possibility to watch video-clips, live TV stations or live movies directly on the mobile telephone.

One of the leaders of telecom segment providers on terrestrial infrastructures in this part of Europe , RCS & RDS provides multiple integrated telecommunication services on the same infrastructure: Cable and Satellite Television, Internet, Data Communication and Telephony .

RCS & RDS is the major Romanian provider of telecommunication services, among the cable operators, registering over 1.5 million subscribers for all the services furnished, in Romania , Hungary and Slovakia . It registers 400.000 RDS.Tel users, 200.000 Internet Cable Link subscribers and other 200.000 Digi TV clients.

Its self-operated implemented network which relies on an optic fiber technology enables the provision of cable and satellite television services in a package-program system and on channels in Pay TV. Digi TV system , the first digital television service (Direct-to-Home) on the Romanian market launched on December 2004, offers easy access to information and advertisement by its 64 TV channels with Romanian and international content and 6 major radio stations, which can be received anywhere within the Romanian territory.

Today, Digi TV is the most popular DTH service in Romania and it was recently launched in Hungary , where it has encountered a positive development. This year's novelty is the digital television launching on cable network , Digi TV Cable , being accessible to any subscriber of classical television services offered by RCS & RDS.

On the same optic fiber network RCS & RDS provides Internet Access and Data Communication , both designed to cover a large scale of communication needs, from Internet access and data transmission at Metropolitan and national level (VPN) to content and Data center services, providing to its clients the biggest connection outside the territory of Romania (4x2,5 GB), national coverage for more than 100 cities and access to the European knots located in Frankfurt, London, Amsterdam, Paris, Milan and Budapest.

Enjoying such a powerful infrastructure, RCS & RDS also provides national and international fixed Telephony , delivered individually or as package, together with Internet access and cable television services. RDS.Tel, the new national telephony, implies a physical connection to RCS & RDS network, calls in any fixed and mobile telephony network, competitive rates, monthly free-of-charge minutes and discounts up to 40% comparative to the current bill.

Relying on its modern technology and self-operated network, RCS & RDS offers full integrated telecommunication solutions for any company, adjustable to any kind of business and packages of complete telecom services dedicated to residential users - Television, Internet and Fixed Telephony.

In 1919, in Rosenheim-Germany, Anton Kathrein senior founded a company, which was going to place his name among the world’s best antenna manufacturers: Kathrein Werke KG. Nowadays, Kathrein Werke - KG is the world's largest antenna producing enterprise with the longest standing tradition.

The Kathrein products are defined by two main characteristics: quality and reliability. The know-how of the technology and 89 years of experience have made Kathrein one of the market leaders in this product range.

The Kathrein-group, with its 14 production facilities, 57 subsidiaries and associated companies, employs over 7000 people. In 2007, the turnover at the Kathrein-group exceeded 1.303 mil Euro, half of this figure representing the company’s sales volume made abroad.

Kathrein’s motto: “Quality leads the way” is the key to the company’s success.

Romkatel was founded in Bucharest in 1994 as the exclusive representant for Romania and Eastern Europe of the German antenna producer- Kathrein Werke KG.

Today Romkatel is an important company in Romania, being the main supplier of broadcast and mobile communications antennas on the market. Romkatel’s turnover reached 16.8 mil Euro in 2007, compared to 250.000 Euro in the first year of activity. Today, Romkatel employs over 73 people.

A subsidiary was founded in 1995 in Timisoara and its main activity was production. Due to the development of this activity, the production was transferred in 2000 to the new founded company: Kathrein Romania.

Romkatel had a major contribution to the project of improving the national TV and FM stations in Romania, by supplying reliable high technology equipment and professional installation services. At this moment, Romkatel is involved in a new project: the development of a new communication technology: 3G (UMTS).

In addition to its commercial activity, Romkatel also installs antenna systems and equipment for broadcast, CATV & SMATV networks and mobile communications. Romkatel has specialized installation teams, trained and certified technically as well as for working at heights with difficult access, who offer complex installation support according to the highest international standards.

Romkatel’s success is guaranteed by its alliance with the Kathrein-group, known for its high standards and therefore it is important for us to implement the new technology in our products, to keep on improving the know-how level of our employees according to the new technologies, and to improve the quality of products and services provided.

Starting with September 2005, Romkatel has a Quality-Environment Management System certified by the TUV Management Services, in compliance to ISO 9001:2000 and ISO 14001:2004 standards. In the same period, Romkatel’s Quality Management System received also from OMCAS the ISO 9001:2000 certificate.

Romkatel’s activity, which follows the Kathrein logo, “Quality leads the way”, is based on his young and enthusiastic team, qualified, able to offer to his customers the best products, solutions and services.

The following companies, Romkatel’s customers for a long time, can prove these:

-Vodafone Romania
-Orange Romania
-Telemobil
-Cosmote Romania
-RCS & RDS
-Romtelecom
-Alcatel-Lucent Romania
-Ericsson Romania
-GTS Telecom
-UPC
-Euroweb
-Societatea Nationala de Radiocomunicatii
-Autoritatea Nationala pentru Reglementare in Comunicatii si Tehnologia Informatiei
-Harris Corporation SUA
-Companii private de broadcast precum: ProTV, Pro FM, Antena 1, Europa FM, si Kiss FM
-Radiocomunicatii Chisinau
-Orange Moldova
-Moldcell
-Romatsa
-Unitati din MAPN, MIRA
-Camusat
-Trylon
-Nokia Siemens Network

S.C. "Telecomunicatii CFR" - S.A. is a fast growing company, having a great potential on telecommunication market. This is based on the fast development of a modern, safety and flexible communication system. In just a few years, the company became one of the largest telecommunications carriers on Romanian market – having an optical fiber backbone of 4200km.

According to Romanian Railway Development Program, between 1998-2002 was developed an ample program for railway communication modernization. This program includes also implementation of digital telecommunication networks. Telecomunicatii CFR's network is a fully digital infrastructure that allows the use of state-of-the-art communications technologies such as: PDH, SDH, ATM, ISDN

Since its establishment in 2001, Telecomunicatii CFR has been committed to driving competition in the Romanian telecommunications market through the provision of quality and competitively priced communications services.

Telecomunicatii CFR can provide you with local, national and global connectivity within competitive cost structures. A heavy emphasis has been placed on switch redundancy, as well as route diversity, to achieve both reliability and flexibility of application. The underlying network is diverse, routed between major capital centers, with access via dual fiber routes for increased redundancy. The expansion of the Telecomunicatii CFR Fibre Access is an ongoing priority – we expect to reach 8000 km in the next few years.

Telecomunicatii CFR offers an extensive data communications network in Romania with 500 Points of Presence (POP's) across the country, in order to deliver data, content and voice services.

Our network meets the most stringent criteria for service performance, service quality and support levels enabling us to offer a range of national and international data solutions including services for dedicated applications.

Through its investment in a state-of-the-art transport, switching and data exchanges networks having back-up configuration, Telecomunicatii CFR can offer services all over the country, including the border areas. The optical network is in some places directly interconnected with backbone network of operators in our neighbouring countries.

The entire network is homogenous, based on ring topology, which allows use of all available backup mechanisms on the individual levels of the transmission network. The network is under around-the-clock surveillance and is completely backed-up by a 1+1 system (1 transmission route + 1 backup). Our technical support and network supervisors will attend to your requirements 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.

Success in today's environment is dependent not only on the quality of information you have but also on the timeliness of the solutions you need.

TOPEX moderates the telecommunication market and it aims to create intelligent solutions for the clients needs, to develop sustained efforts for the partners portfolio, to become leader for the European market using innovative services and products and to build a powerful distribution network.

TOPEX is a Romanian manufacturer of telecommunication equipment, providing a wide range of telecommunication applications.

The company has over 17 years of experience in research, development and manufacture of both civil and military telecommunication devices. It started with PBX products & associated services being recognized at present as a VoIP and NGN solution provider.

The company develops and offers telecommunication products and solutions, value-added services with particular expertise in IP-based technologies.

Having its own R&D department, the company has been permanently in line with the evolution of technology, many of the TOPEX solutions being among the first to offer new capabilities.

TOPEX products address the needs of business today that demand communication convergence at lower costs and the ability to exploit the Internet and existing data networks with VoIP for cheaper cost calling.

TOPEX's leveraged expertise includes: NGN solutions, Softswitch, Media Gateways for TDM, VoIP, GSM and CDMA, Signaling Gateways, Broadband Wi-Fi Mobile Routers, Fixed-Mobile Terminals and ATC Voice Communication Systems.

TOPEX offers profitable and practical solutions: the entire range of equipments is very easy to customize and enhance.

Our experience in developing and delivering both of these technologies – signaling and media processing - extends serving all types of service providers: Incumbent operators, Cellular operators, Cable TV operators, ISPs, and International carriers, Long distance VoIP wholesalers.

Thanks to its innovative power, authentically flexibility, and the real respect for their clients, TOPEX succeeded in extending its business all over the world, having distributors in countries like: Bulgaria, France, Italy, Great Britain, Nigeria, Spain, Turkey, Germany, South Africa.

The high flexibility for their products and services helped TOPEX to strengthen its market position and to develop products suitable for Telecommunication market demands.

10th Feleacu street, 1st District, 014186 Bucharest – Romania
Phone: +4021 408 39 00 / Fax: +4021 408 39 09
Email: [email protected]
Web: www.topex.ro

UPC Business

UPC Romania is one of the most dynamic multinational companies

UPC Romania is one of the most dynamic multinational companies in the cable communications industry in Romania and aims to become, for as many Romanians as possible, the unique access point to information, entertainment and communication.

Present in Romania since 1992, UPC has become one of the largest television and internet provider, by gradually merging local cable communication networks and by constantly improving its services. UPC Romania's networks serve 1.3 million customers from over 200 cities. Since 1992, UPC has invested over 600 million EUR and became the most important direct American investment in the country. UPC Romania is a consolidated subsidiary of Liberty Global, Inc.

UPC Business is the B2B division of UPC Broadband Europe, which is the largest Liberty Global’s division.

UPC Broadband operates in Europe with Business divisions in 10 countries: Austria, Czech Republic, Hungary, Ireland, Netherlands, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia and Switzerland and in most of these countries is the largest cable operator in terms of subscribers.

UPC Business can ensure the most efficient solution for the companies that need stable high-speed connections in multiple locations in the country or within a city. By means of the modern and constantly improved infrastructure, the company can generate virtual private networks, efficient intranet and extranet systems, fast data transmission by specialized applications, private telephony networks, video-conferences, video monitoring etc.

We bring to our customers the very best digital products and services – like advanced voice, data, Internet and hosting – and we do it in a way that’s as simple, hassle-free and liberating for customers as possible.

UPC Business Romania provides specific proposition adapted for business customers of every shape and size - both Wholesales and Retail - from Home Offices, SME to Multinational Companies in order to address different communication needs of each segment.

During the past years, UTI’s Information Technology and Communications Division positioned on the market as:

The experience gathered by UTI, through developing its solutions and the extended competencies of the team, which comprises almost 400 IT specialists, led to the successful implementing of specialized solutions, such as:

Currently, the stage consisting in over 100 junctions and including a Center of Command and Control, is being implemented. The system is made up of the following subsystems:

The Automatic Fare Collection System - Skayo, is a complex system, developed by UTI, which integrates the commercial and transport operating activity in a unique platform, providing the management with up-to-date information for efficient activity of public transport. Currently, the system is implemented in Bucharest, for RATB and Metrorex, being implemented, at the same time, in Timisoara.

The Digital Tachograph Solution, designed in compliance with the regulations of the European Union and the national legislation. Through the UTI solution, intelligent, personalized cards are provided for the use of digital tachographs, installed on the means of transport for commodities and passengers. The entire logistic, hardware, communications and software infrastructure was executed within the project, for issuing the personalized cards, under the security conditions, established through regulations. The cards were designed for the following categories of users:

UTI is also involved in the development of a similar solution, for the digital tachograph in Bulgaria.

The project intends to design, install, test and put to use a system, which consists in a database and a set of functions and communication solutions, which shall support the implementing of portability for land-line and mobile telephone numbers in Romania. In addition, the project shall ensure a program of technical training of the ANRCTI personnel, in order to develop and implement the procedures related to the functioning of the system. The centralized system shall comprise a unique database and shall provide a unique point of contact for all the suppliers of land-line and mobile telephony providers, offering them multiple interfacing mechanisms. At the same time, the system shall comprise a web page, which provides information referring to the ported numbers.

SEAP is the system which ensures transparency and development of public tenders, in compliance with the legislation in force on public acquisitions. In addition, the system is extended as well for tenders based on methodology and financings of the World Bank. In the future, this system is intended to be extended for usage in the private working environment, as well (any company can run its tender procedure, through this system).

As of this year, any contracting authority shall use electronic means to apply the assignment procedures and to perform direct purchases, amounting to, at least, 20% of the effective value of public acquisitions made during one year.

SEAP ensures not only the publishing of all announcements and participation invitation at national level, but also automatic transmission, when required, of the announcements in question to the Official Journal of the European Union (JOEU).The functioning of this system ensures an “automatic” reduction by 7 days, of the periods allotted to following procedures.

The list of UTI clients, comprises the following: Raiffeisen Bank Romania, Vodafone, “Henry Coanda” International Airport, Romanian Road Authority, National Agency for Cadastre and Land Registration, Romanian Aeronautical Authority, General Inspectorate for Communication and Information Technology, Ministry Of Communications and Information Technology, Ministry of Finance, Romanian Ministry of Defense, Ministry of Administration and the Interior, EADS, Ministry of Agriculture, Romgaz, Romanian Authority for Nuclear Activities.

Vodafone Romania is the company that launched the first GSM network in Romania, on April 15, 1997. The company is also the first operator that launched 3G services in Romania, in April 2005 and 3G broadband-HSDPA services in October 2006.

Over 8.8 million customers and thousands of companies rely on the communications services provided by Vodafone Romania.

Starting with April 27, 2006, the Vodafone brand has been fully launched in Romania through the “Make the most of now” campaign.

Vodafone Romania is committed to enriching people’s lives through state-of-the-art communications services and constant community support.

Vodafone Romania registered 8,807,859 customers as of December 31, 2007.

Vodafone Romania GSM network covers 97% of the population and 81% of Romania’s territory. The Vodafone Romania 3G and 3G broadband networks are currently available in 232 localities in Romania, including all the municipalities and cover approximately 40% of Romania’s population.

About Vodafone Group Plc:
Vodafone is the world’s leading international mobile communications group with equity interests in 25 countries across 5 continents and 252.3 million proportionate customers at the end of December 2007, as well as 39 partner networks.

ZTE is a leading global provider of telecommunications equipment and network solutions. ZTE's product range is the most complete in the world, covering virtually every sector of the wireline, wireless, terminal and service markets.

ZTE aims to be a global communications leader, which provides the worldwide customers with satisfying and customized products and services.

To become a world leader in communications by 2008 and aims to be a world-class excellent enterprise in 2015.

Competencies:

Cutting edge technologies and permanent software and hardware upgrades
Dedicated pre-sales, after sales and maintenance teams for every project
Excellent quality of products and cost effectiveness
Understanding and anticipation of global and local market trend
Short time for production, delivery and installation
Special trainings and implementation maintenance
Complex financial solutions and flexible payment conditions
Quick and proficient respond in customer challenging situations

Facts & Figures:

By the end of 2007, ZTE WCDMA products have been presented in more than 20 countries
Member of 30 International Standardization Organizations such as ITU, 3GPP, 3GPP2, CDG, ISC, OMA, etc.
Implementation of 6-Sigma program to enhance quality management: ISO-9001 and ISO-9002 (2000), CE, CB certificates, State-class EMC Lab.

World Performance:

ZTE is a leading global provider of telecommunication equipment and network solutions
Listed in Shenzhen and Hong Kong Stock Exchange
Until now ZTE’s handsets have been sold to over 65 countries and regions and ZTE becomes the main supplier of top ranked operators like Vodafone, British Telecom, Telefonica, Hutchison, etc.
In 2007 the handset’s global sales volume exceeds 87,4 million units, 76% among which is in the international market.
ZTE Builds the Telecommunication Network for the 2008 Olympic Games

Romanian Performance:

The most advanced wireless network in Romania implementing with Telefonica Romania (Zapp)
The fastest technology implementation
Guaranteeing Quality with advanced technologies
Ultra Low Cost 2G handset implemented within Vodafone Romania
HSDPA Data Cards project with Orange Romania