Bharti Telesoft’s Next Generation PreTUPS™ Embraced by 25 Telecom Operators across the Globe

Dubai (GSM>3G, Middle East & Gulf 2008), 15 December 2008: Bharti Telesoft, the leading provider of integrated VAS solutions for mobile operators in emerging markets, today announced that it has successfully deployed it’s next generation PreTUPS™ prepaid solution with 25 leading mobile operators across the globe, with the latest customer in Qatar.

Bharti Telesoft’s PreTUPS™ solution has received overwhelming acceptance from operators and subscribers in emerging markets, with millions of mobile prepaid subscribers now enjoying the ability to top up their accounts with any amount. Importantly, PreTUPS™ has played a critical role in extending mobile services to new market segments, with lower income groups able to afford use of mobile services thanks to the flexible denomination top-ups available via PreTUPS™.

“PreTUPS™ has proved a real force in prepaid mobile service extension in many emerging markets and we are thrilled to see PreTUPS™ now deployed by 25 operators globally. We continue to add new features to PreTUPS™ to further enhance the end user experience – and to support operators in their drive to streamline operations and improve performance,” explains Mao Mohapatra, CEO, Bharti Telesoft.

PreTUPS™ prepaid solution replaces scratch cards with flexible, electronic top-up denominations, enabling operators to vend prepaid airtime in electronic form over existing distribution channels. Operators enjoy a range of features that both simplify and speed up top-up distribution and benefit from complete transparency of prepaid transactions.

About Bharti Telesoft
Bharti Telesoft is the leading provider of integrated VAS solutions for mobile operators in emerging markets. Among the top 3 global providers of integrated VAS solutions in rapidly growing markets, Bharti Telesoft has deployed solutions for over 100 mobile operator customers in over 70 countries worldwide. Its solutions help power services to over 500 million mobile subscribers globally. With an extensive portfolio that easily integrates into the operator’s business environment and includes mobile music, banking, prepaid and messaging applications, Bharti Telesoft’s solutions reach one in three mobile phone users in the emerging markets of Asia, Africa and the Middle East. Bharti Telesoft is owned by Bharti Enterprises, one of India’s leading business groups, Sequoia Capital, a leading Venture Capital business whose interests make up 10% of the NASDAQ’s value and whose investments have included Apple, Oracle, Google, and YouTube, and Cisco, the world’s leading provider of network equipment and management for the Internet. For more information, please visit www.bhartitelesoft.com