ROSH HA'AYIN, Israel , Oct. 28, 2008 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- TTI Team Telecom International Ltd. (Nasdaq:TTIL) ("TTI Telecom"), a global supplier of Operations Support Systems (OSS) to communications service providers, announced today that it has been chosen by Pelephone, the leading 3G mobile service provider in Israel, to provide the Fault Management solution for the operator's UMTS network. The solution expands upon Pelephone's current OSS solution, also provided by TTI Telecom in 1996, which manages CDMA 1xRTT and EVDO based on Nortel and Motorola products.

The project commenced in early 2008, and two of the phases have already been delivered. It is expected to be completed by end of 2008. The project will allow Pelephone to utilize TTI Telecom's key modules from the Fault Management product line including Netrac FaM Cruiser, Correlation Engine and FaultPro to manage both UMTS and CDMA networks. In addition, the solution will incorporate Pelephone's network configuration information to allow schematic views and topology-based correlation.

Pelephone is the only mobile operator in Israel offering customers an advanced EVDO network based on CDMA digital technology. The company is about to launch a second network in early 2009 based on the Ericsson 3.75G HSDPA and HSUPA technology. The network will become operational across Israel from day one.

Commenting on the news, Tal Sharon, TTI Telecom's General Manager, Regional Business Unit Israel, said, "Many years of cooperation with Pelephone will now expand to cover its UMTS network in Israel. This contract continues our long term achievements in managing complex mobile networks, and we are confident in our ability to meet Pelephone's high expectations."

"The decision to choose TTI Telecom came after a thorough evaluation of other leading OSS vendors within the industry. Our goal is to achieve the optimum combination of mobile technologies, with minimum customer disruption, under the same cross-domain management platform. We count on TTI Telecom to help us achieve that goal," said Meir Aladgem, Director of Network Engineering at Pelephone. "The project will enable Pelephone to leverage Netrac's newest capabilities introduced for the UMTS domain to efficiently manage our current service offering."