Argela

Argela is a Turkish-based multinational corporation that designs and sells networking, voice, and communications technology and services. Founded in 2004, acquired by Turk Telekom in 2007, and headquartered in Istanbul, Argela has branches in Sunnyvale and Ankara.

Argela Technologies
TypePrivate
IndustryTelecommunication
Small Cells
Network Performance Monitoring
Software Defined Networks
FoundedIstanbul, Turkey
2004
FounderBulent Kaytaz
HeadquartersİTÜ Ayazağa Kampüsü, Teknokent Arı 3 Binası, Kat:6 34469 Maslak Sarıyer
Istanbul, Turkey
Area served
Worldwide
ProductsSee products listing
Websitewww.argela.com

Argela's products include Femtocell, fixed-mobile convergence, IMS/IN Applications, service delivery framework, 3 screen TV services and performance monitoring tools[1]

Products

iTV

Argela's iTV is an Internet television service distributed via the Internet. It allows the users to choose the program or the TV show they want to watch from an archive (VoD, TSTV)or live from a channel directory. iTV is Future-safe as internet bandwidth tends to increase in the near future. Tivibu[2] is one of the field proven application which has attracted 110,000 users in first month [3] using Argela's iTV solution. iTV service won IP&TV industry award for Best IP TV, Hybrid or Connected TV Service Growth Achievement in 2011 by reaching 1 million subscribers in first year.[4]

Argela ADz-on advertising platform

Argela ADz-on consists of: ADz-on-Voice, ADz-on-Messaging, ADz-on-TV, ADz-on-Internet and ADz-on-VAS, Adz-on Ringback Tone Advertising.

Fixed-mobile convergence

Argela's fixed-mobile convergence solution offers an extensive set of SIP clients: Web, PC, iPhone/iPod, Windows Mobile, Symbian, Android and Blackberry. Tuitalk[5] is a free Voip client made by Argela. It allows users to call landlines and mobile phones via Wi-Fi. The application was released in 2008 for Windows and Mac OS X. WIROFON service won the CommsMEA “New Telecom Service of the Year” award [6] was also another application launched by Turk Telekom, later the software was also embedded in LG mobile devices. The campaign became a success with 20,000 device sales in only 2 weeks.[7]

SCP & IN Applications

Argela’a Service Control Platform (SCP)[8] is the platform where multiple IN services can be deployed, including ICS(Intra Call Service), Ring Back Tone (RBT), Mobile Virtual Private Network (MVPN), Anonymous Call Rejection (ACR), Smart Call Termination (SCT), Virtual Mobile Attendant (VMA).

IMS Applications

Argela's IMS Application portfolio[9] includes Multimedia Ring Back Tone (M-RBT), Sponsored Call (SPC), Collect Call Service (CCS), 3rdParty Call Control (3PCC), Virtual Subscription (VS) and Centralized Service Management Platform.

Service Delivery Framework

Argela's Service Delivery Framework(SDF) [10] based on Argela's Multiplay Service Delivery Platform(MSDP) promises rapid uptake of new services leading to ARPU & total revenue increase with automated service and partner management capabilities. Automated business processes reduce OPEX and re-use of infrastructure reduce CAPEX.

Performance monitoring tools

Argela's monitoring tool dedicated to Prepaid subscribers; Prepaid Watcher has mechanisms to watch over and measure operators pre-paid systems.

References
  1. http://www.argela.com/solutions.php
  2. http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/private/snapshot.asp?privcapId=39162496
  3. http://www.totaltele.com/view.aspx?ID=454396
  4. http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20110329005976/en/Tivibu-Wins-IPTV-Industry-Award
  5. http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20090217006381/en/Tuitalk-Launches-Service-Providing-Free-Mobile-Mobile
  6. http://www.techwatch.co.uk/2009/12/16/turk-telekom%E2%80%99s-wirofon-wins-%E2%80%9Cnew-telecom-service-of-the-year%E2%80%9D-award/
  7. http://www.euroinvestor.co.uk/news/story.aspx?id=10885091&bw=20100211005990
  8. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-07-07. Retrieved 2010-09-15.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  9. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-07-07. Retrieved 2010-09-15.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  10. http://news.thomasnet.com/companystory/AVEA-Boosts-Its-Services-Revenue-with-ARGELA-SDP-510338
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