OREANDA-NEWS. August 31, 2010. Bakcell, the first mobile operator of Azerbaijan, is expanding its GPRS-roaming coverage having recently signed GPRS-roaming agreements with 56 mobile operators. In 2010, the Company has increased the number of GPRS roaming partners in 2.5 times. Now, the Klass and Gold subscribers and Bakcell’s corporate customers can use mobile Internet through 56 partner mobile networks in the 43 countries of the world, reported the press-centre of Bakcell.

In order to activate GPRS roaming service in Azerbaijan, Internet and roaming should be activated on the phone before leaving the country. GPRS roaming can be activated even abroad, but roaming service for calls and SMS should be activated prior to departure.

In 2010, Bakcell also has increased the number of GSM voice roaming partners (phone calls and SMS). Now Bakcell has about 280 partners in 150 countries globally.