Puerto Rican Network Orders Network Monitors

Tekelec has announced that MoviStar Puerto Rico, the Puerto Rican wireless operator managed by Telefonica Moviles has placed an order for the EAGLE 5 Signaling Application System (SAS) with Integrated Sentinel. The Tekelec solution will provide advanced network signaling capabilities and network surveillance.

Claudio Hidalgo, chief executive officer of MoviStar Puerto Rico, said, "With five other operators in Puerto Rico, we are challenged to adopt increasingly aggressive and innovative strategies to acquire new customers and deliver exceptional quality. We are relying on the EAGLE 5 SAS with Integrated Sentinel to provide us with the flexibility and reliability to maintain the highest levels of customer service while providing superior network surveillance capabilities. It is an added bonus that the system can scale easily to accommodate growth and will support a variety of applications."

Fred Lax, Tekelec president and CEO, added, "We are pleased to be working with MoviStar Puerto Rico in the expansion of its services and customer base. The region continues to create significant business and growth opportunities. Puerto Rico has one of the highest penetrations of mobile phone subscribers in the region and has sustained strong growth in the mobile base even during times of economic recession. Tekelec is providing an industry-leading solution to assist the operator in developing and managing programs to attain and retain subscribers. Our relationship with MoviStar Puerto Rico is a win-win situation."

Tekelec's EAGLE 5 SAS is a high-capacity, multi-protocol advanced signaling system. The EAGLE 5 SAS hosts a variety of applications from a single, high-performance platform, including SS7 signal transfer, number portability, signaling gateway, integrated services, and data acquisition."

Posted to the site on 27th August 2003