Our full WiMax forum membership provides us with access to unabridged information about the WiMax systems market, to coordinate development with the demands of international standards amd to guarantee our customers full compatibility with devices from other vendors.

PROTEI continues to display its prowess as one of the leading telecommunications equipment suppliers, and customers can expect our wireless broadband equipment to be built to the same exacting standards as our other communications solutions.

At the ma in Russian telecom event “Expocomm-2006” PROTEI has presented its novelties for mobile operators and equipment for multiservice access networks. Specially for the exhibition PROTEI dated a presentation of the new product line for NGN and held a seminar "Pragmatical strategy of change to NGN".

The new NGN product line was presented under a trademark “iMAK” and has included the following systems: scalable softswitch, access equipment by analog two-wire lines (FXS, SHDSL, ADSL) for large points of access on the basis of mAccess.MAK and the small-scale solution based on mAccess.MTU.

For mobile operators PROTEI presented new solutions focused on roaming services. The key mobile novelty at “Expocomm-2006” became a platform for granting service "Local Number for Visitors" (LNV). Besides PROTEI presented the updated version of SMSC with number of innovative features ( tariffing of SMS in real time, sender’s location control at SMS registration, etc.).

On the 6-7th of June in Moscow will take place 4th international conference and exhibition GSM > 3G Russia-2006. PROTEI will become a participant of this the most important event for the Russian mobile area. The stand of our company number 22 will be located in the foyer on the first floor of hotel.

"Mobile solutions” is the priority direction of PROTEI developments, so visitors of our stand can receive all information about the whole range of PROTEI production for the mobile operators. During the exhibition will be carried out presentations of service platforms PROTEI. Using these platforms operators can grant such contemporary mobile services, as Messaging, Intelligent services and VAS, Customer Care and different roaming services.

The novelty of this year became system "Logic Line", which give to Operator an opportunity of granting new innovative service for private and corporate clients. The user makes public only one telephone number, but receives an analog of multichannel telephone. It makes possible to greatly increase a quantity of serviced calls. For using service “Logic Line” one virtual number from the numbering plan is given to customer. Depending on various conditions and parameters the call, which came to this virtual number, can be forwarded to any other numbers, which the customer assigned to this virtual number. Moreover numbers for forwarding can be the numbers of mobile or fixed networks.

PROTEI solutions for the mobile operators more than five years are used at existing networks in Russia and abroad, and our specialists at the stand will be glad to share with this experience with the visitors of the exhibition and conference.

DAKAR, West Africa - PROTEI participated in the GSM West Africa exhibition and conference (June, 20-21th 2006).

A Dakar (Republic of Senegal) service provider took delivery of an SMS televoting system and equipment for interaction with content providers.

PROTEI's participation at GSM West Africa in 2006 was a continuation of the company's presence in this area. The PROTEI stand featured the most interesting solutions for content and service providers and mobile operators. Information about PROTEI solutions was made available in English and French.

PROTEI systems were adapted to suit the local environment - online GUIs for administration and maintenance in French, remote system administration, unique service access algorithms and the capacity for flexible adaptation to varying performance and functionality requirements.

At its first GSM West Africa conference, PROTEI discussed many completed projects and found a number of business partners for new projects.

DUBAI - PROTEI invites its colleagues to the GSM > 3G World Series event - GSM Middle East and Gulf-2006 Conference and Exhibition, taking place at the Dubai Convention Centre, Dubai, UAE on 11-12 September 2006.

PROTEI experts will be at booth 46 to present the company's latest innovations for GSM networks.

The PRBT system was the first such installation for Petersburg-based PROTEI, and has proven the system's capabilities in a real network environment. Delivery and installation was carried out by PROTEI experts together with Estonian company Bamboo Group, which facilitated coordination and provided support throughout the process. All parties are satisfied with the results of the project and look forward to future cooperation.

GSM Africa-2006 (October, 19-20th, Cape Town). PROTEI will be exhibiting its latest solutions for content providers, service providers and mobile operators at stand D4 of GSM Africa.

Visitors can consult with leading specialists about the PROTEI product line and installation.

NOVOSIBIRSK, Russia - PROTEI has installed a system for the 112 emergency services. Three years ago PROTEI Call Center was installed in Novosibirsk for the police emergency services, '02'. Now it has been upgraded to cover the entire emergency network - police, ambulance, fire and gas services.

The new system has a unique functionality for Russia: the emergency call center operator can see detailed information about the location of the caller and the immediate surroundings. The system upgrade was carried out as a team effort between Megafon Novosibirsk (mobile operator), PROTEI (LBSE system and Call Center provider), Novosibirsk Geodesic Academy (GIS developer) and Areopag-Center .

PROTEI continues its active participation in the 3G GSM World forums with an appearance in Tunisia for the 3G North Africa conference and exhibition. Our specialists will be at stand 19 in the hall of Sheraton Tunis Hotel and Towers on the 8th and 9th of November.

One of our innovations at this exhibition will be a system for providing Virtual Home Number services. This allows mobile users to enjoy all the services and advantages of a mobile network at the price of a fixed-line network within a certain area (within the limits of one Cell ID), for example near their house or office.

Subscribers using the service are able to choose the most flexible and convenient tariff, while operators make their service offering more attractive and increase customer loyalty.

PROTEI is constantly developing new solutions for mobile and fixed-line operators and content and service providers. The launch of our latest product at 3G North Africa once again underlines our commitment to ongoing company development and to following client requirements.

Certificates ROSS RU.FK07.K00003 and ROSS RU.FK07.K00004 are effective from October 18 2006, covering the areas of design, development, production, repair and service of telecommunications and measuring equipment.

Our new international certification will come as no surprise to our clients, who have long known the irreproachable quality of PROTEI products and management systems.

MOBITEL and PROTEI will present recently developed solutions for Roaming, including GSM/WiFi, CAMEL and other roaming solutions.

We are happy to invite you to our stand and look forward to meeting you!

PROTEI CAMEL Gateway is the key element in a convergent billing platform installed in the TT Mobile network by PROTEI and partner company Peter Service.

With the introduction of convergent billing, TT Mobile has entered a new era of network services. All calls and SMS can now be billed in real time. In future, the boundary between prepaid and postpaid subscribers can be wholly removed and the range of services billed under the CAMEL Gateway system can be expanded.

The CAMEL Gateway system can be used for billing GPRS sessions and other data transfer services. It can also operate as a fully functional SCP: a platform for providing various additional services such as Virtual Number and Virtual Private Network.

PROTEI CAMEL Gateway is a field-proven solution notable for its outstanding reliability, highly flexible configuration and broad functionality. PROTEI CAMEL Gateway is already used by many operators in convergent billing platforms in Russia and abroad. In MegaFon's Moscow and Central networks alone, it serves over 5.5 million subscribers.

Horizontal scaling ensures reliability and allows the system to be easily expanded to match the growth of TT Mobile's network.

Missed Call Notification is already used in all MegaFon networks, and has come to be something of a trademark for the company. The system informs subscribers of missed calls - a service which has proven extremely popular.

MegaFon Tadjikistan is upholding the company tradition, which not only provides a useful service for subscribers but also makes good business sense: more than 10% of subscribers return missed calls on receipt of MCN notification, increasing the number of outgoing calls from the network.

TT Mobile (trading as MLT) is one of Tadjikistan's foremost market players in terms of network coverage and the range of services offered. Many of the services are provided using PROTEI equipment. The new CAMEL Gateway and Who Called systems complement a range of existing PROTEI installations, including SMS Center, Call Center, Voice Mail and several others.

ARCTEL is one of the leading telecommunications providers on the Moscow City and Moscow Region market, and is successfully expanding into other regions of the Russian Federation. To ensure successful development and to provide a wider range of services across the country, ARCTEL management decided to install a new service platform that would provide clients with access to a whole array of services from any city via a single calling card.

The best solution was tendered by Petersburg developer PROTEI. The tendered system's distributed architecture, roaming support for calling cards, wide range of intelligent (including some non-standard) services plus the solid reputation of PROTEI itself as a reliable and forward-looking partner made it a clear -cut choice.

A key feature of PROTEI's solution is its distributed architecture, with a central node in Moscow and regional stations throughout all the major cities of the country. In the long-term, using such a structure will enable ARCTEL to provide a very wide range of intelligent services across the whole of the Federation. The first stage of the project involved deploying the PROTEI platform in Moscow simultaneously with equipment in Khabarovsk, Krasnodar, Samara, Ekaterinburg and Saint Petersburg.

The list of services available to ARCTEL clients now includes service calling cards, Logic Line services (VPN, PRM, FRH), voice mail, automated information services, balance information, prepay cards and call center services. In addition, PROTEI engineers created an array of unique services specially for ARCTEL. Such a wide service offering will enable ARCTEL to reinforce its position on the communications market and lay down a formidable base for future expansion.

Carrying out such a large-scale project has further added to PROTEI engineers' experience in creating intelligent network projects. A similar project was successfully launched by PROTEI in August 2004 - a distributed intelligent platform for Kyrgyztelecom.

Both PROTEI and ARCTEL were thoroughly satisfied with the results of their joint efforts and plan to continue their cooperation in the coming year with a project to cover the remaining regions of Russia with an intelligent network.

PROTEI solutions are in hot demand among both mobile and fixed-line operators as versatile, reliable and highly profitable systems. Since the first deployment in 1999, more than 30 operators in Russia, the CIS and abroad have chosen the PROTEI Intelligent platform as a base to provide their services.

2006 has been an excellent year for us all, with many ambitious projects and installations and a lot of new developments.

We hope that 2007 will follow the same trend and bring our clients and partners success and great achievements in business.

With best wishes, The PROTEI team

The star of the show this year is set to be our WiFi/GSM Roaming system, which allows mobile operators to provide their subscribers with additional wireless broadband services.

Among the key features of the PROTEI WiFi/GSM gateway are its capacity for real-time authorization of subscribers with an external billing system, embedded system for generating WiFi network accounts and sending details via SMS, support for different tariff schemes, support for SMS roaming and transit plus the ability to integrate with any external access servers, gateways and other NGN elements.

The 3GSM World Congress provides PROTEI not only with an excellent arena in which to showcase its innovative solutions to the telecommunications industry, but also with a valuable opportunity to share experiences with existing and future clients and partners.

The successful tests will allow the operators of all sizes to extend their roaming services, and mobile users will also benefit from multi-media services when roaming.

Roaming Hub on the base of PROTEI Roaming Gateway was developed in direct response to a specific need among the operators who face complexity and expense in establishing and maintaining roaming agreements. The single contact point of the hub will enable operators to maintain the multilateral and shared roaming agreements streamlining the procedure.

WiFi/GSM Roaming system, which became the star of the previous show in Barcelona, is set to be the key innovative product at CeBIT-2007 from PROTEI. Using of the system allows mobile users to enjoy all the services and advantages of a mobile network and additional wireless broadband services as well.

For the first time PROTEI will present the NGN equipment for fixed line operators. PROTEI NGN line of equipment will let the operators make the first step towards introducing Triple Play - a new-generation service that allows the transfer of video, speech and data over a single connection.

PROTEI is constantly developing new solutions for mobile and fixed-line operators and content and service providers. Once again the launch of our product at CeBIT-2007 underlines our commitment to ongoing company development and to following client requirements.

The COSMOFON network was launched in July 2003 and provides its services all over Macedonia. Today, it is the fastest growing network in the country. The company’s philosophy of continual development and expansion of market presence demands the constant introduction of new services and modernization of existing services.

In October 2006, COSMOFON put out a tender for a new voice services platform. With its broad potential for creating voice services, flexible configuration and effective remote monitoring, the PROTEI Voice Services platform fitted the bill perfectly.

Another deciding factor in the decision was PROTEI’s flexibility and readiness to adapt the platform to the exact requirements of the operator and to develop new, unique services exclusively for COSMOFON.

The platform is currently providing services such as multi-level IVR voice menu for providing information and for ordering services, Logic Line for creating virtual call centers, outgoing call generation, collect call, televoting and many more unique voice services.

Even during deployment and testing, it became clear that the new services would be popular across Macedonia. Local television jumped at the call center service for use with reality shows - the major attraction being its ability to provide flexible schemes for processing calls coming in to the studio, allowing callers not only to have their say ‘on air’, but also to leave recorded messages in the system for later airing.

The project required close cooperation between PROTEI and COSMOFON, and both companies look forward to developing their partnership in the future. Success in the COSMOFON tender is yet another confident step into the European market and a clear demonstration of the technical excellence of PROTEI systems.

This year we will be exhibiting a complete range of products for mobile operators, including our latest developments - the WiFi/GSM Roaming platform and Home Zone Virtual Number server - along with many others. We will also be demonstrating our products for building NG and access networks, the iMAK equipment range.

On May 16th in pavilion 1, hall A of Expocenter there will be a conference entitled “The Russian Telecom Opportunity”, which will bring together leading Russian telecommunications specialists. PROTEI will be presenting a report, “WiFi-GSM roaming as the epitome of convergence” in the session “What does the mobile and wireless future have in store for us? 3G or WiMax?”.

PROTEI will be conducting a special seminar for exhibition participants entitled “The transition to NGN: Questions and Solutions” in pavilion 7 in the Panorama hall on May 6th from 10am to 1pm. The seminar, which aims to familiarize attendees with solutions for building NG multiservice networks, will include an opening statement from the directors of PROTEI and reports from leading specialists. A buffet lunch will be provided for attendees.

The conference, running on the 5^th and 6^th of June, will be dedicated to the achievements and developments in Russian and CIS wireless networks. As one of the leading Russian providers of solutions for mobile operators, PROTEI will be participating in this momentous event.

You will find us at stand 20 in the second-floor foyer of the Radisson SAS Slavyanskaya at 2, Europe Square, Moscow.

Our stand will mainly be focused on roaming solutions, such as the WiFi/GSM Roaming Platform, our Roaming Gateway and Local Number for Visitors system. Our representatives will also be demonstrating a wide range of messaging, IN & VAS and Customer Care products. Visitors can find out about these and other PROTEI solutions and receive consultation from leading company specialists.

In the Green hall of Congress-center in «Le Meridien President » hotel, stand 26, our experts will demonstrate wide range of solutions including platforms specially targeted to emerging telecom markets like West African market is.

The list of products being presented at the exhibition includes both carrier-class solutions for mobile operators (Roaming Gateway, VAS-solutions, Voice Portal, etc.) and platforms for content-and service-providers (IP-telephony gateways, Call-back platform, Mobile Portal, Voice-SMS solution).

Full information about company activities will be available, and each visitor will have an opportunity to get consultations both in English and French from leading company experts.

Last year's participation in a similar forum was a success for our company and led to conclusion of several partner agreements and contracts on delivery of Protei equipment.

At the forum "GSM West Africa" in 2007 we plan to expand cooperation with local operators and service-providers and present the most innovative solutions to regional telecommunication community.

PROTEI will be exhibiting its full range of solutions, including products specifically aimed at operators in fast-growing markets, at stand C22 in hall 3 of the Cape Town Convention Centre. Company specialists will be there to provide information about all PROTEI solutions in both of the event's official languages.

"This event is where experts and industry leaders get together to talk and really shape the future of mobile communications, and here in Cape Town we'll be discussing the outlook for development of mobile communications on the whole African continent. This is the second year we're taking part in the GSM 3G exhibition, and it's one of the most important events in the African telecommunications sector. PROTEI sees the African market as one of the most promising to this day." - Vice Director of PROTEI, Vladimir Freinkman, commenting on the company's participation in the GSM 3G forum.

Our specialists will be at stand 2E34 to present our latest achievements in the field of mobile technologies and to discuss any questions about deploying our solutions in mobile and content provider networks.

The GSMA Mobile World Congress provides PROTEI not only with an excellent arena in which to showcase its innovative solutions to the telecommunications industry, but also with a valuable opportunity to share experiences with existing and future clients and partners.

This year we will be drawing special attention to our expanding 3G line fast-developing range of solutions for MVNEs, so be sure to visit us at stand 2E34 and talk with us about what we can do for your mobile world.

PROTEI Ltd., a St. Petersburg based developer of solutions for mobile, fixed and NG networks, played an active role in the construction of Eventis Mobile´s network and provided a set of service platforms for the new operator.

PROTEI carried out installation, integration with the network infrastructure and billing system and subsequent launch of the SCP (CAMEL Gateway), SMS/USSD center, IVR-based self-service system, Voucher Management and Who Called systems.

Eventis Mobile is the third operator in Moldova, which has a fairly saturated market with a low concentration of high-return subscribers. This demanded a very careful and calculated approach to building the network and deploying additional services; the company needed economically effective solutions that could be launched immediately but that were also highly scalable to allow for future development without any major restructuring.

The solutions tendered by PROTEI Ltd. fitted Eventis Mobile´s requirements, while relevant experience undoubtedly also helped the decision-makers. The St. Petersburg developer has already kitted out several startup operators with VAS infrastructures and also has a broad history of working with network infrastructure and billing suppliers (Nokia Siemens Networks and Peter-Service), meaning that matters of integration posed no problems.

Even with the first stage completed, PROTEI´s work with Eventis Mobile is only just beginning. The new operator has a lot of development ahead; as its subscriber base grows and traffic increases, the range of added services will need to expand accordingly. PROTEI anticipates a long and rewarding partnership with Eventis, and looks forward to watching it grow from strength to strength.

One of the key elements of the system, deployed on the Providence Technologique network, was the PROTEI Intelligent Platform.

The platform, which provides real time billing, was perfectly adapted to the African telecoms market. Its ease of use, reliability and support for flexible tariff schemes made it an ideal choice for Yemba, especially in combination with a range of added services typical of regional market players, such as airtime transfer (transfer of funds between subscriber accounts) and balance notification by SMS.

In addition to the prepaid services, Yemba plans to use the platform to provide content delivery services.

The platform architecture allows integration with conventional mobile networks as well as with NG networks (the system includes PROTEI mGate.ITG VoIP gateways).

Providence Technologique plans aggressive marketing of its mobile services under the Yemba brand, with a target of 2 million subscribers by 2010. Yemba is the first MVNO in Cameroon and the second in the whole of Africa. Services are delivered via the Camtel CDMA network.

PROTEI is one of Russia's leading developers of telecommunications solutions for mobile and fixed networks. The Yemba system is PROTEI's third project on the African continent — the first two were carried out in 2006 for content providers in Senegal and Mauritania.

The conference and exhibition is the foremost event in the African telecommunications calendar. Already in its 11th year, the conference attracts more than 3500 participants and is well established as a unique platform for developing business contacts in the fast-growing African telecoms market.

PROTEI will be attending AfricaCom for the 3rd successive year, presenting products and solutions specially adapted to the African market. Aside from essential products for mobile and fixed networks, this year we will be showcasing our new solutions for virtual operators (MVNO) and service providers.

Our representatives will be happy to answer all your questions in both official languages of the event at stand C14 of the Cape Town Convention Centre, where you can find information about all of PROTEI’s products and solutions.