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COMSTAR-UTS and TELECOM ITALIA SPARKLE sign international traffic transit contract

COMSTAR – United TeleSystems (COMSTAR-UTS, LSE: CMST), the leading provider of integrated telecommunication services in Russia and the CIS, and Telecom Italia Sparkle S.p.A., one of the major telecom operators in Europe, a member of Telecom Italia Group, announced today a contract to provide connectivity between their long-distance communication networks and deliver international voice transit service.

Telecom Italia looks for partners for Sparkle

With reference to the article published today in Il Sole 24 Ore, entitled "Telecom Italia looks for partners for Sparkle"

Sparkle moves Eastbound adding new IP POPs in Prague and Bratislava

Leveraging on its extensive proprietary fiber optic footprint, Sparkle adds two new IP Points of Presence in Prague and Bratislava to its worldwide top ranking Seabone Internet backbone.

Sparkle instrumental in making Italy the main Internet hub of Africa

According to TeleGeography's Global Internet Geography Research, Italy overtook the United Kingdom in 2008 as the top Internet hub for Africa. Today, Italy is in fact the major International Internet route supporting the IP traffic generated by Africa’s users.

Telecom Italia Sparkle and Bharti Telesoft MOU Announce Joint Launch of a New Prepaid Roaming Hub Solution for Mobile Operators

Telecom Italia Sparkle and Bharti Telesoft today announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to jointly work on the commercial launch of a new Prepaid Roaming Hub value added solution for mobile operators globally. The Prepaid Roaming Hub solution enables prepaid roamers to recharge their accounts while roaming on a third party operator’s network. According to VisionGain the market for roaming recharges is estimated to reach 410 million recharges by 2011, generating US$2 billion in revenues.