MTS Russia Selects Intracom Telecom’s Ultra High Capacity Radio for its Mobile Network Modernization

Athens, Greece – 22 February 2016 – Intracom Telecom, a global telecommunication systems and solutions vendor, through its Moscow-based subsidiary Intracom Svyaz, announced today the signing of a USD 25 million contract to supply its new E-Band, ultra high capacity Ethernet radio, UltraLink™-FX80, to MTS Russia, the country’s largest mobile operator. The duration of the agreement is 2 years and includes network management software and support services.

MTS Russia, in line with its strategy to deliver superior quality services and high speed 4G connectivity to its customers, has proceeded to further enhancing its mobile network by employing Intracom Telecom’s UltraLink™-FX80 ultra high capacity mmWave radio. With this investment MTS addresses in the most efficient way its future wireless backhauling needs for LTE and LTE-A deployment.

The introduction of the state of the art technology of UltraLink™-FX80 into MTS backhaul and transport network will enable the delivery of next generation mobile services that will offer 4G+ service speeds reaching and even exceeding 1 Gbps, providing fast Internet surfing and file downloads and uploads, streaming of high definition video and rich multimedia e-services on the ever increasing variety of user mobile devices.

Intracom Telecom’s UltraLink™-FX80 employs the latest mmWave integrated transceiver technologies in a compact fully outdoor unit. Offering the highest spectral efficiency, it provides up to 3 Gbit/s full-duplex Ethernet throughputs in a 500 MHz channel for delivering mobile network backhaul services at the lowest cost per Gigabit. UltraLink™-FX80 can be easily and flexibly deployed on rooftops, telecommunication towers and even lamp posts. Accommodating Ethernet and CPRI interfaces on the same fully outdoor unit, Ultralink-FX80™ can be used in both backhaul and fronthaul applications. Furthermore, its innovative “zero-touch” configuration, using the uniMS™ SON Manager minimizes rollout time and cost, and safeguards against deployment errors.

Andrei Ushatskiy, Vice President, Chief Technology and Information Officer, MTS, commented: “We are very satisfied with the scale and results of cooperation with Intracom Telecom, our longstanding partner.  The vendor supplies us with variety of innovative equipment and we have selected Intracom Telecom’s Ethernet radio UltraLink™-FX80 because it fully meets our key backhauling needs in dense urban areas – the compact all-outdoor multi-Gigabit Ethernet PtP radio platform operates in non-licensing spectrum and demonstrates high capacity for heavy loaded 3G/4G sites. Moreover it is easy to install, flexible in use that also minimizes operational costs”.

Athanasios Antoulinakis, General Director of Intracom Svyaz, commented: “We are honored to be selected once again by MTS for their mobile network modernization. The advanced technical and operational features of our new E-Band ultra high capacity system UltraLink™-FX80 cover all the current and future requirements of MTS transport network offering the highest capacities per link that are available in the market today. I am proud to say that we are in the unique position to offer to our customers the complete range of MW solutions PtP and PtMP starting from 6 GHz up to 80 GHz while being monitored by the same network Management Suite, uniMS™. In this way, Intracom Telecom can vertically respond to any type of wireless backhauling requirement related to 3G, LTE, LTE-A, Macro/ Micro Base stations and Small Cells.”

About Mobile TeleSystems PJSC (“MTS”)

Mobile TeleSystems PJSC (“MTS” – NYSE:MBT; MOEX:MTSS) is the leading telecommunications group in Russia, Central and Eastern Europe. We provide wireless Internet access and fixed voice, broadband and pay-TV to over 100 million customers who value high quality of service at a competitive price. Our wireless and fixed-line networks deliver best-in-class speeds and coverage throughout Russia, Ukraine, Armenia, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan and Belarus. To keep pace with evolving customer demand, we continue to grow through innovative products, investments in our market-leading retail platform, mobile payment services, e-commerce and IT solutions. MTS has been listed on the New York Stock Exchange since July 2000 and trades under the ticker MBT. The Company’s shares have been listed locally on the Moscow Exchange since November 2003 and trades under the symbol MTSS. For more information, please visit: www.mtsgsm.com

About Intracom Telecom

Intracom Telecom is a global telecommunication systems and solutions vendor operating for over 35 years in the market. The company innovates in the areas of small-cell backhaul, wireless transmission and broadband wireless access and has successfully deployed its industry leading point-to-point and point-to-multipoint packet radio systems worldwide. Moreover, Intracom Telecom offers a competitive portfolio of revenue-generating telco software solutions and a complete range of ICT services, focusing on big data analytics, converged networking and cloud computing for operators and private, public and government clouds. The company invests significantly in R&D developing cutting-edge products and integrated solutions that ensure customer satisfaction. Over 100 customers in more than 70 countries choose Intracom Telecom for its state-of-the-art technology. The company employs more than 1,900 people and operates subsidiaries in Europe, Russia and the CIS, the Middle East and Africa, Asia and North America. For more information, visit www.intracom-telecom.com

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