Airtel-Vodafone Selects Portal Software's Infranet for GPRS and Value-Added Services; Tier-1 Spanish Mobile Operator With 7.3 Million Subscribers Implements Infranet.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers CUPERTINO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 21, 2001 Portal Software Portal Software was founded in 1985 as Portal Information Network, one of the first ISPs in the San Francisco Bay Area. It was founded by John Little. The company offered its own interface through modem access that featured Internet email. , Inc. (Nasdaq:PRSF PRSF Presidio of San Francisco (US National Park Service) PRSF Peoples Republic of San Francisco ) today announced that Infranet(R), Portal's real-time, convergent software platform, has been selected by Airtel-Vodafone, a leading provider of wireless communications wireless communications System using radio-frequency, infrared, microwave, or other types of electromagnetic or acoustic waves in place of wires, cables, or fibre optics to transmit signals or data. in Spain. The Infranet platform will enable Airtel-Vodafone to rate GPRS (General Packet Radio Service) The first high-speed digital data service provided by cellular carriers that used the GSM technology. GPRS added a packet-switched channel to GSM, which uses dedicated, circuit-switched channels for voice conversations. and value-added wireless services. Faced with the challenge of offering next-generation services and supporting rapidly changing business models, Airtel-Vodafone recognized the tremendous flexibility of Infranet. Airtel-Vodafone selected the scalable, off-the-shelf Infranet platform because of its capability of supporting transactional real-time GPRS as well as next generation services. "Portal is delighted to be working with Airtel-Vodafone, further extending the company's involvement with the Vodafone Group," commented Ian Perry, vice president, Portal Software EMEA (Europe, Middle East, Africa) Refers to that region of the world. For example, one might see products packaged differently for the UK, EMEA and Asia Pacific markets. . About Airtel Airtel-Vodafone is the second mobile wireless operator in Spain, belonging to Vodafone Group, world leader in mobile wireless with more than 83 million customers in 30 countries. About Portal Software, Inc. Portal Software develops customer management and billing software for communications and content service providers. Portal's real-time, convergent platform enables its customers to rapidly create, deploy, and bill for services with flexible business models. Portal's software is licensed by a majority of the world's largest communications providers to deliver voice, data, video, and content services across wireless, wireline, cable, and satellite networks. Customers include Vodafone, AOL (A division of Time Warner, Inc., New York, NY, www.aol.com) The world's largest online information service with access to the Internet, e-mail, chat rooms and a variety of databases and services. Time Warner, Deutsche Telekom, NTT NTT Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation NTT New Technology Telescope NTT National Technology Transfer, Inc NTT Name That Tune (TV game show) NTT National Tree Trust NTT Number Theoretic Transform , WorldCom, China Telecom, Reuters, Telstra, Sprint, China Mobile, Telenor Mobil, and France Telecom. Note to Editors: Infranet is a U.S. registered trademark, and Portal and the Portal logo are trademarks of Portal Software, Inc. All statements made in this press release are made only as of the date set forth at the beginning of this release. Portal undertakes no obligation to update the information in the event facts or circumstances subsequently change. |
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