Blueslice Networks expands its growing market share into India

2008-07-24 18:50:53 - Blueslice's next generation Home Location Register will help ensure that VNL's WorldGSM™ solution can successfully provide end-to-end service for India's mobile operators.

Montreal, Canada / Haryana, India - July 24, 2008: Blueslice has announced that VNL has selected the Blueslice ngHLR 3000™ for its GSM solution.

Launched last week, telecom equipment vendor VNL has finally cracked the problem facing telephone operators in the developing world: How to provide affordable telephone services to vast rural communities - and still turn a profit? VNL's solar-powered WorldGSM™ system has been specifically designed to enable operators to provide affordable telephone services to low-ARPU, low-density communities around the world.

As the mission-critical function for subscriber profile management, Blueslice's Home Location Register offers scalability beyond the current market offerings. The ngHLR 3000™ is a compact, large capacity Home Location Register. With the highest subscriber density and unmatched scalability, up to 20 million subscribers per cabinet, service providers are able to grow their markets without investing in expensive legacy equipment. This small footprint significantly reduces OPEX costs.

'We are pleased to be working with VNL to reach this untapped market,' said Stephan Ouaknine, President and CEO of Blueslice Networks. 'The WorldGSM™ solution, which VNL has tested with our ngHLR 3000™, offers a profitable advantage to mobile operators extending into rural India. Millions will have the opportunity to become part of the global community, which otherwise would have been out of reach'.

'Blueslice's high density ngHLR 3000™ is a perfect fit with our low cost, low power, self-deploying and zero-maintenance WorldGSM™,' said Krishna Sirohi, CTO of VNL.

About VNL (www.vnl.in)
VNL has spent the last four years developing a solar-powered GSM system which is now being used to provide affordable mobile services to low-density, low-revenue users around the world.

The WorldGSM™ system is a complete GSM solution, and contains all necessary network elements (BTS, BSC, MSC).

VNL's equipment has been designed exclusively for rural and remote areas - not just adapted from traditional GSM systems built for urban markets in developed countries. Its business model has been created to address the issues of cost, power, minimal maintenance,
inhospitable terrain and poor roads common in all rural markets. Early adopter customers include Quippo, the largest independent tower company in India.

About Blueslice (www.blueslice.com)
Blueslice Networks is the leading provider of multi-profile subscriber management solutions for the Mobile, VoIP, FMC, and M2M markets. Blueslice solutions allow mobile service providers to control their principal asset, their subscriber base, while delivering innovative and differentiated services and significantly reducing operational costs. Now, end-users can access coherent communication services seamlessly over any type of access with a single subscription and set of preferences. The carrier-grade, open standard Converged Subscriber Platform 3000™ is the only converged HLR/AuC, HSS, SIP Application Server and AAA Server, which, together, enable universal mobility across all access networks.
Blueslice delivers solutions to the world's leading mobile service providers including wireless carriers, MVNOs, VoIP providers, and alternate carriers.


For more information, please contact:

Verena Garofalo
Public Relations Manager- Blueslice Networks, Inc.
Tel.: + 1-514-935-9700
@: verena@blueslice.com