RICHARDSON, Texas, February 12 /PRNewswire/ --

- Solution provides new services, new revenues at lower cost for Tier 1 operators

Mavenir Systems, provider of next generation mobile core, announced today, that it will deploy its Converged Messaging IP SMSC solution for Viettel Telecom in Vietnam. Mavenir's IP SMSC delivers instant cost savings to Viettel while increasing capacity of their SMS network to handle the explosive growth in the global messaging market.

Viettel Mobile is a Vietnamese major mobile network operator headquartered in Hanoi, Vietnam and is one of the largest telecommunications providers with 27M subs.

This validates Mavenir's business model, with our converged messaging solution that enables mobile operators to effectively compete in this messaging environment, said Pardeep Kohli, Mavenir's President and CEO.

This future-proof solution will support the revolution of Mobile 2.0 applications such as Presence and Instant Messaging communities, added Kohli.

Mavenir's IP-based solution offloads the traffic from SMSC and SS7 transport networks and handles both traditional SMS and next generation SIP/IMS Messaging on a single converged platform. The solution is also commercially deployed with a Tier 1 operator in North America.

Mavenir is setting performance benchmarks with unmatched densities in a single rack. The solution is based on industry standard ATCA blade architecture and offers scalability options ranging from low transactions rates for smaller operators to very large scale deployments with carrier grade geographical redundancy. It is a highly flexible system with plug'n'play cards and interfaces that will integrate and co-exist with existing SMSCs to minimize deployment risk in both GSM and CDMA core networks.

About Mavenir:

Mavenir's innovative FMC solutions enable mobile operators to offer subscribers new and enhanced services and applications. We deliver next generation Mobile Voice, Messaging and Presence services from a single converged core, saving CAPEX and OPEX for the mobile operators. Our innovations deliver any service to any device, bridging core network and broadband access generations.

Converged Voice solutions provide Voice and Mobility services to any mobiles and new devices. Mobile VoIP offers existing subscribers mobile Voice and SMS over IP service from the MSC without having to implement an IP Core. No major back-end integration to billing system or switch required offering seamless evolution to LTE. The Mobile Telephony Application Server with Mavenir's innovative IMS Centralized Services provides a smooth transition and elimination of legacy MSC networks to an integrated IMS core network, offering lower costs and enhanced services.

Converged Messaging solutions deliver instant cost savings while increasing capacity of SMS networks to handle explosive growth in the messaging market. The IP-based solution offloads the traffic from SMSC and SS7 transport networks to cap the investments in legacy SMSC and core infrastructure. The next generation core provides Rich Communication Services for mobile subscribers such as OMA/IMS based Presence and Instant Messaging.

Headquartered in Richardson, Texas, Mavenir has sales, business development and RD and operations facilities in India, China and Europe. www.mavenir.com.

Media and Analyst Inquiries: Shubh Agarwal Director, Strategic Marketing shubh@mavenir.com

About Viettel:

Viettel Corporation is a leading telecommunications service and the No. 1 mobile service provider in Vietnam. Viettel's main field of business activity includes provision and operation of Posts and Telecommunications services, develop software products, production of equipments, construction of posts and telecommunication works, train human resources for the industry, investment, import and export, wholesale and retail of machineries. Informa Plc, the leading provider of specialist information, has ranked Viettel 83rd out of 100 world's largest brands in telecommunications. www.viettel.com.vn

Media and Analyst Inquiries: gopy@viettel.com.vn

Shubh Agarwal, Director, Strategic Marketing of Mavenir Systems, shubh@mavenir.com; or Media and Analysts, gopy@viettel.com.vn