VivaCell-MTS subscribers can enjoy benefits of 3G roaming with 60 operators in 48 countries

YEREVAN, March 9, /ARKA/. VivaCell-MTS, a subsidiary of Mobile TeleSystems OJSC, announced the number of its roaming partners worldwide. Following the introduction of its 3G network in April 2009, the Company simultaneously also started providing 3G roaming service to enable its subscribers travelling abroad to use high-speed mobile Internet over 3G networks in host countries also.

As of today, VivaCell-MTS subscribers can enjoy access to 3G network services of 60 operators in 48 countries, provided they own a compatible 3G mobile phone. The Company plans expanding further the list of its 3G roaming partners in the near future.

Stable and affordable communication is everyone’s priority nowadays. And VivaCell-MTS strives to cope with the most innovative technologies to provide the subscribers with best quality services tailored to meet their individual needs in communication, including international roaming. In particular, provision of 3G roaming services to subscribers-travelers is an important milestone on VivaCell-MTS’ path to ensure the best possible experience of mobile communication for its subscribers. 

“An international Operator with an Armenian flavor, VivaCell-MTS has made international roaming one of its most important business lines. VivaCell-MTS subscribers can enjoy mobile communication not only in Armenia but through the whole world. The Company is expanding on daily basis the boundaries of data and voice roaming for its post-paid and prepaid customers by increasing the number of its international roaming partners. VivaCell-MTS is developing cooperation with operators in all continents, we mean connection everywhere for everyone,” said VivaCell-MTS General Manager. 

From the first day of its operation, VivaCell-MTS has significantly expanded the list of countries where its subscribers could roam, by bringing the total to 183 countries and 402 mobile operators (does not include the number of MTS Group roaming operators). In addition to that the Company achieved 79 CAMEL roaming partners in 51 countries and 111 GPRS roaming partners in 70 countries. In many countries roaming for VivaCell-MTS subscribers is provided by more than one mobile network. After full integration with MTS Group, VivaCell-MTS subscribers will also benefit from MTS Group’s large portfolio of roaming partners worldwide. 

The Company will continue to increase the list of countries where subscribers can use voice communication and modern mobile services, based on GPRS/EDGE and 3G technologies. 

Be ready for more! VivaCell-MTS... More than operator!

VivaCell-MTS (K-Telecom CJSC) is the leading Armenian mobile operator, providing a wide range of Voice and Data services. Since its launch on 1st July 2005, in a short period of time VivaCell-MTS has managed to build a nationwide network and a considerable customer base. VivaCell-MTS drives the development and offering of innovative mobile communications products, services and features in the Armenian mobile communications market. For more information, visit www.vivacell.am

Mobile TeleSystems OJSC (“MTS”) is the largest mobile phone operator in Russia and the CIS. Together with its subsidiaries, the Company services over 97.46 million subscribers. The regions of Russia, as well as Armenia, Belarus, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, and Uzbekistan, in which MTS and its associates and subsidiaries are licensed to provide GSM services, have a total population of more than 230 million. Since June 2000, MTS’ Level 3 ADRs have been listed on the New York Stock Exchange (ticker symbol MBT). -0-