OREANDA-NEWS. December 21, 2009. JSC SITRONICS (SITRONICS or the “Group”) (LSE: SITR), a leading provider of telecommunications, information technology and microelectronic solutions in Russia and the CIS, with a growing presence in other EEMEA emerging markets, announced that it has launched a billing platform for pan-Indian telecoms operator Sistema Shyam TeleServices, which trades under the MTS-India brand.

The billing platform is based on FORIS OSS software, which includes CRM, Roaming and Interconnect Billing subsystems. It is supported by a hardware platform designed to serve 6 million subscribers. After being implemented in Mumbai and the state of Maharashtra, the new platform will be rolled out to other regions of the country.

The implementation of the new billing platform is a part of the USD  64 million agreement announced by SITRONICS in April 2009 to deliver, deploy and support CRM and billing systems for MTS-India over three years. This large project will see the delivery of a complex hardware and software platform providing automated settlements between subscribers and telecom operators.

SITRONICS will also deliver and install the FORIS Revenue Assurance platform and Fraud Management System for MTS-India in 2010. SITRONICS will replicate the billing platform across other Indian regions and extend the capacity of the hardware system to 16 million subscribers. The final stage of the project will see a further expansion of the system’s capacity to 26 million subscribers in 2011.

Pavel Pavlovsky, Head of SITRONICS Telecommunication Solutions Business Division, commented: “The launch of this billing platform in the Mumbai region is an important event for our relationship with MTS-India. I am confident that this advanced platform will help MTS-India both to strengthen its presence in Mumbai and to actively develop its business in other regions across India. Our FORIS solution is currently used to bill over 100 million customers by the world’s leading telecommunication companies”.

Rajeev Batra, Chief Information Officer of Sistema Shyam TeleServices Limited (SSTL) commented: “We are happy to be partnering with Sitronics on the development of an integrated billing solution using advanced technology based on FORIS OSS. We are committed to offering our subscribers the best technology with unparalleled world-class mobile high-speed data and voice services through extremely competitive tariff plans. We are delighted to begin the implementation of the project in Mumbai, the financial capital of India.”