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__ Virtual Voucher System allows a sales person processing. Immediately after the prepaid system
with a registered vending device to sell airtime has confirmed the account top-up, the customer
directly to the subscriber. The sales person simply and sales person both receive a confirmation of
initiates a convenient and menu driven recharge the transaction. This is realized via Direct SMS
request via USSD (Unstructured Supplementary delivery over the operators SS7 network, thus
Service Data) guaranteeing a fast transaction bypassing congested SMSCs.
manage monitor
activate/block
distributors dealer airtime
vending devices
and sales regions credit/debit limits
TIM Celular and is the fastest and most robust recharge system in the market Claro El Salvador and
Orga Systems provides outstanding ROI advantages and break-even after 6 months Orga Systems
TIM Ponto de Venda (PDV) is based on Orga Sys- TIM PDV uses standard GSM mobile handsets as
tems Virtual Voucher solution. It revolutionizes vending devices enabling a hierarchical network
the way prepaid services are sold in Brazil. TIM of distributors and retailers to sell prepaid top-ups.
PDV provides all functions needed by distributors Therefore TIM launched special PDV promotion
and resellers to sell and manage prepaid top-ups packs, including a TIM-branded PDV vending de-
in a fast and efficient way. The operator plans to vice to promote the new solution and to create
roll out 180.000 PDV vending devices and has additional brand recognition effects.
been very successful to actively manage new re-
charge strategies and to capitalize on the existing
Resellers can share vending devices and are sup-
distributor relations and sales networks.
ported by menu driven processes and individual
sales reporting functions. With the launch of TIM
Brazil has over 160 million mobile subscribers, the PDV, the operator achieved tremendous cost sa-
majority (80%) of them being prepaid customers. vings and recharge service improvements for its
In order to enable this important payment option customers and distribution partners.
TIM sells top-ups via a complex network of distri-
butors and thousands of resellers. Facing frequent
challenges and efforts related to voucher code
distribution and costly scratch card logistics TIM
decided to launch TIM PDV. Therefore a sophisti-
cated sales and distribution system was needed
that created a new win-win situation for TIM and
its distribution partners. At the same time it was
important to gain instant subscriber acceptance
and satisfaction.