Nuevatel VIVA Customers in Bolivia Can Now Recharge Usage on Mobile Phones with MoreMagic Solutions

More Frequent Recharges without a Scratch Card

La Paz, Bolivia, and Newton, MA, U.S. - May 6, 2008

Nuevatel PCS de Bolivia SA, (Nuevatel), a leading mobile communications provider in Bolivia, and MoreMagic Solutions, a leading mobile payments platform provider, announced today that Nuevatel, providing service under the brand name VIVA, is now offering electronic recharge for its customers throughout Bolivia. The MoreMagic MTopUp solution enables VIVA users to prepay for airtime and services easily, immediately, and in small or large increments, at VIVA stores, dealers or independent agents. Using a mobile handset, POS device, or web interface, the VIVA agent enters the customer's number, a pin code and the credit amount, and the mobile customer is immediately credited.

Nuevatel SA has been a leader in GSM deployment in Latin America, first launching commercial service in 2000 in La Paz, Cochabamba, and Santa Cruz, and now available throughout Bolivia as VIVA. The electronic recharge service allows VIVA users to make more calls and try out new services, by allowing payments in large or small denominations. Customers enjoy the availability and flexibility of the service, as well as its ease of use. Dealers and agents can make airtime available throughout the country without managing a physical scratch card inventory.

"Mobile phone penetration in Bolivia has grown tremendously, from 6% in 2000, to more than 35% today, yet an important untapped market still exists," said Freddy Maldonado, CEO of Nuevatel. "With the convenience of the MoreMagic MTopUp solution, more customers will use VIVA service, because of its flexibility to recharge in small or large amounts, and its availability throughout the country."

"Throughout Bolivia, VIVA customers are enjoying the ability to recharge their mobile phones electronically, without having to look for a new dealer," said Pankaj Gulati, chairman and CEO, MoreMagic Solutions. "Nuevatel is again demonstrating its technological leadership by improving mobile services in Bolivia, and MoreMagic looks forward to working with Nuevatel as we roll out an expanding array of new services."

About Nuevatel and VIVA

Nuevatel PCS De Bolivia SA, (Nuevatel), is a leading mobile communications provider in Bolivia, providing high-quality affordable wireless services under the VIVA brand name. Nuevatel is a subsidiary of Trilogy International Partners, LLC (Trilogy), based in Bellevue, Washington, which operates wireless communications companies in Bolivia, Haiti and the Dominican Republic. Nuevatel's local shareholder is Bolivian regional fixed line provider, Cooperative Mixta de Telecomunicaciones Cochabamba ("COMTECO").

About MoreMagic Solutions

With deployments in more than 30 countries worldwide, MoreMagic Solutions offers electronic payments platforms for mobile operators, content providers, distributors, and banks, enabling consumers to purchase goods and services on demand using a mobile phone or the web.  MoreMagic's high-throughput payment engine and pre-packaged applications enable customers to offer new revenue-generating services, including Mobile Payments, Mobile Banking, and Mobile Money Transfers.

Contact:

Diego Gutierrez
Nuevatel
+591 70610102
Diego.gutierrez@nuevatel.com
www.nuevatel.com

Carol J. Meier
MoreMagic Solutions
+1 617-244-1598 x128
cjmeier@moremagic.com
www.moremagic.com

 
 

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