Elephant Talk Announces Execution of Contract with T-Mobile in the Netherlands, a Subsidiary of Deutsche Telekom AG
01 Octubre 2008 - 12:52PM
PR Newswire (US)
SCHIPHOL, Netherlands, Oct. 1 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Elephant
Talk Communications, Inc. (OTC:ETAK) (BULLETIN BOARD: ETAK) , an
international telecom and multimedia content distributor, today
announced the execution of a contract with T-Mobile Netherlands
B.V. to enable Mobile Virtual Network Operators (MVNOs) in the
country to operate voice and data services over the T-Mobile
Network. The agreement includes the deployment and operation of a
fully featured 2G and 3G network. Steven Van der Velden, CEO of
Elephant Talk, stated: "We are very proud because through this
agreement with T-Mobile, we are ready to immediately offer our
services as a full MVNE (Mobile Virtual Network Enabler) to the
MVNO market in The Netherlands. As a matter of fact, a first MVNO
has started their operations and several others are expected to
sign up in the near future. This represents a fundamental milestone
in our strategy to become a major player in the arena of the MVNO
Enabler market worldwide." "The extreme flexibility and the
comprehensiveness of our solution," said Steven Van der Velden,
"allows us to setup and launch a new MVNO project in a matter of
weeks, thus reducing considerably the barrier of entry for new
starters." Martin Zuurbier, CTO/COO of Elephant Talk, highlighted
the importance of providing MVNOs with a complete portfolio of
services "from Network to CRM and Billing, so that they can
concentrate on their core business of attracting and retaining new
subscribers in targeted segments of the market." "We are seeing new
and potentially market-altering business models that go much
further than traditional voice and messaging services," commented
Martin Zuurbier, "that take advantage of the most advanced Data and
Convergent Services. This trend is already visible in the Dutch
market, which is probably the most developed and competitive
marketplace in Europe. We expect that this tendency will continue
and spread globally as the market matures." "In other words,"
concluded Martin Zuurbier, "Elephant Talk integrates the necessary
Networks and IT technologies that provide the means for Convergent,
Personalized, Branded Services to MVNOs, by aggregating together a
mix of well-suited, customer-focused packages, thus maximizing the
Average Revenue per User (ARPU)." Additionally, Bart Weijermars,
Marketing Director of T-Mobile in The Netherlands commented: "In
order to be successful in markets such as Bank, Media, Ethnic,
Corporate or Communities, MVNOs realize that they have to offer
more than inexpensive voice services. To attract new customers and
to retain them, MVNOs need to offer an innovative package tailored
to their subscribers. With the use of the excellent 2G and 3G
T-Mobile network, we enable Elephant Talk to bring their customers
an integral set of services that provide them the means to succeed.
In return, we expect that our partnership with Elephant Talk will
generate additional traffic on our network." About Elephant Talk
Communications Elephant Talk Communications is positioning itself
as an international telecom operator and enabler/systems integrator
to the multimedia industry by facilitating the distribution of all
forms of content, as well as mobile and fixed-telecom services, to
global telecommunications consumers. The Company provides
traditional telecom services, media streaming, and distribution
services primarily to the business-to-business (B2B) community
within the telecommunications market. Elephant Talk is also a
systems integrator and developer for mobile telecom and content
distribution solutions; and, as a Mobile Virtual Network Enabler
(MVNE), the Company has positioned itself as the premier
outsourcing partner for both Mobile Network Operators (MNOs) as
well as for Mobile Virtual Network Operators (MVNOs). Elephant Talk
is positioning itself as the preferred MVNE partner of the larger,
global Mobile Operators and currently operates sophisticated
networks in over a dozen markets in Europe, Asia Pacific and the
Middle East. About T-Mobile Per July 1, 2008, T-Mobile Netherlands
BV realized a turnover of 863 million Euros. T-Mobile serves 5.3
million customers in The Netherlands (per July 1, 2008). T-Mobile
offers products and services for the consumer market as well as for
business users. In the Netherlands, T-Mobile owns a state of the
art mobile network for voice and data services as well as a fast
growing number of HotSpot locations where users have access to a
high speed mobile internet connection. T-Mobile Netherlands BV is
part of T-Mobile International, one of the world's leading
companies in mobile communications. T-Mobile, one of Deutsche
Telekom's operating units, concentrates on the most dynamic markets
in Europe and the United States. At the beginning of July 2008
nearly 125 million mobile customers were served by companies of the
Deutsche Telekom group. And all that over a common technology
platform based on GSM, the world's most successful digital wireless
standard. This also makes T-Mobile the only mobile communications
provider with a seamless transatlantic service. T-Mobile is also a
partner of FreeMove, an alliance formed by four of Europe's leading
mobile companies--Orange, TIM (Telecom Italia Mobile), T-Mobile and
TeliaSonera--to help their customers communicate as easily while
traveling abroad as they do at home. More information: T-Mobile
Netherlands Priscilla Tomasoa Spokesperson Phone: +31 6 1409 6666
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Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These
forward-looking statements are based on current expectations,
estimates and projections about the Company's industry,
management's beliefs and certain assumptions made by management.
Readers are cautioned that any such forward-looking statements are
not guarantees of future performance and are subject to certain
risks, uncertainties and assumptions that are difficult to predict.
Because such statements involve risks and uncertainties, the actual
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At the Company: Steven van der Velden + 31 20 653 59 16
http://www.elephanttalk.com/ Investor Relations: RedChip Companies
Inc. Jon Cunningham 1-800-REDCHIP (733-2447), Ext. 107
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Inc. CONTACT: Steven van der Velden of Elephant Talk
Communications, +31-20-653-59-16, ; Investor Relations, Jon
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