Eurotel Praha, spol. s r. o., the largest provider of voice and data wireless services in the Czech Republic, has announced that it has chosen NetSpira Networks to provide a new content-based charging system for its GPRS and HSCSD data services.

NetSpira's ECS platform (Enhanced Charging Solution) enablesmobile data network operators to identify the type of data messagebeing sent and received. This enables operators to adjust theircharging and service model to maximize revenues but at the same timedecrease costs for many customers.

By using NetSpira ECS, Eurotel will be able to introduceservice-differentiated charging for its Eurotel Live! WAP and videostreaming content, corporate e-mail and MMS services, as part of theirsingle APN implementation.

NetSpira ECS sits alongside the GPRS gateway support node or thePDSN in wireless networks and can support both post-paid and prepaidcustomers. It is also deployed and in commercial service in VodafoneSpain, Telefonica Moviles Espana and Optimus in Portugal. Along withother prominent GSM/GPRS and CDMA Operators in Americas and Asia Pac.

"We evaluated the main solutions in the market place and found theNetSpira Networks offering very effective and intelligently built,offering the flexibility we require to develop our mobile dataservices further. It fits in with our current infrastructure so noreplacements of existing technology are needed" said Michal Herman,acting CEO of Eurotel Praha, spol. s r. o.    NetSpira's Executive Vice President, Salim A. Mawji and CEO, JoseLopez, jointly commented: "Content-based charging is the way forwardfor all mobile data operators. Eurotel has joined our band of earlyadopter customers who are able to increase revenues whilst at the sametime pleasing customers who want flexible pricing packages".    The project will be carried out with the integration services andlocal support from Hewlett-Packard.