MTS Continues With Teleste to Expand Their Nationwide Digital TV Infrastructure

MTS Continues With Teleste to Expand Their Nationwide Digital TV Infrastructure

TURKU, Finland, September 6, 2012/PRNewswire-FirstCall/ --

- The largest Russian telecom operator strengthens it's digital TV service delivery
with Teleste



Teleste, a leading technology and engineering service provider of broadband video and
service platforms, and Mobile TeleSystems OJSC ("MTS"), the leading telecommunications
provider in Russia and the CIS, announced new supplemental deployments of Teleste Luminato
video headend platform and Teleste Broadcast Manager service management system to MTS
nationwide digital TV headend network.



Development of fixed broadband network and digital services is one of the core areas
MTS seeks to concentrate. The company has a goal to convert all its' networks in digital
format during 2012-2013 to enable operator's subscribers in all regions of Russia to use
advanced packages of TV channels, additional services and high definition content. In
order to meet the objective, MTS selected Teleste as a supplier of digital video headend
equipment last year and now, few months later, tens of headends are installed and serving
subscribers with high quality video content.



Due to reliable operation and easy and fast commissioning of the newly installed
headends, MTS is already now able and ready to move forward with of the digitalisation
program, and expand to new cities which will be also equipped with Teleste headend
platforms. Further, the existing Teleste headends will be supplemented with additional
Luminato equipment to enrich subscribers' service selection with tens of additional
channels.



"We are very pleased with the progress we have had and how our plans have realized.
The short timeframe from selecting Teleste as our provider to the situation where the new
services were available to subscribers in the planned extent has exceeded our
expectations. Our decision to carry out this project with Teleste has proved to be
successful. When deciding about expanding to new locations, we didn't hesitate to continue
with Teleste," states Boris Tomilin, the Chief of TV Division in Fixed Network Development
Department, MTS OJSC.



"We are impressed by the management and efficiency of MTS in implementing the
nationwide project is such a short time. And, it is great to notice that also we have been
able to fulfill the requirements set by MTS all the way from headend functionality to
installations and delivery times. The best indication of a satisfied customer, along with
positive feedback, is continuing projects. We are delighted to move forward with MTS and
do our utmost best to guarantee successful project," comments Jukka Rinnevaara, the
president and CEO of Teleste.



Mobile TeleSystems OJSC ("MTS") is the leading telecommunications group in Russia,
Eastern Europe and Central Asia, offering mobile and fixed voice, broadband, pay TV as
well as content and entertainment services in one of the world's fastest growing regions.
Including its subsidiaries, as of December 31, 2011, the Group serviced over 100 million
mobile subscribers in Russia, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, Armenia and Belarus, a region that
boasts a total population of more than 230 million. The Group's fixed business, as of
December 31, 2011, had a total of 11.433 million households passed, 2.152 million
broadband Internet and 2.987 million pay-TV subscribers.



MTS has been listed on the New York Stock Exchange since July 2000 and trades under
the ticker MBT. The Company's shares have been listed locally on Moscow Interbank Currency
Exchange (MICEX) since November 2003 under the symbol MTSI. Additional information about
the MTS Group can be found at http://www.mtsgsm.com.



Teleste is an international technology group founded in 1954, which is specialised in
broadband video and data communication systems and services. The group is active in two
business segments, Video and Broadband Solutions and Network Services; in both fields, we
are among the global leaders. Video is at the core of our business activities, with a
focus on the processing, transmission and management of video and data for operators and
public authorities who provide multiple video-related information, entertainment and
security services to end-users. Video and Broadband Solutions business segment has the
emphasis on product solutions for broadband access networks, video service platforms and
video surveillance applications. Network Services segment deliver comprehensive network
service solutions including new construction, rebuilding, upgrading, planning and
maintenance services of cable networks. In 2011 the group's net sales totalled EUR 183,6
million and the group employed 1319 persons at the year-end. The company has approximately
30 offices world-wide and over 90% of Teleste's net sales are generated outside Finland.
The company is listed on the NASDAQ OMX Helsinki Ltd. http://www.teleste.com for more
information.





Source: Teleste

More information: Valeria Kouzmenko, Press-secretary, Mobile TeleSystems OJSC ("MTS"), Tel +7(495)912-32-20
Mobile + 7(916)978-02-10, pr@mts.ru; Mirkka Lamppu
Manager, communications, Teleste Corporation, Tel +358-40-7488-719, Mirkka.lamppu@teleste.com



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