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ACTIX: Mobilkom Austria selects Actix solutions for UMTS network


London UK, Jan 13, 2003 (M2 PRESSWIRE via COMTEX) -- Actix, the fast growing
mobile network performance optimization company, has announced that mobilkom
austria, Austria`s leading mobile network operator, is to use its Rollout
Verification Solution (RVS) and Accelerated Network Rollout (ANR) technology for
the analysis and optimisation of mobilkom austria`s recently announced UMTS
network.

mobilkom austria is one of the first European mobile operators to announce the
scheduled launch of its public UMTS network in 2003. The operator has
subsequently selected Actix` RVS and ANR solutions for the support of the
network optimisation strategy. Testing with Actix` solutions began in
mid-December 2002. The announcement comes at a time of rapidly increasing uptake
of Actix` wireless solutions by operators across Europe as they prepare their
mobile networks for the launch of next generation services.

mobilkom austria has been an Actix client for over three years, using Actix GSM
and GPRS verification and optimisation solutions. With its RVS and ANR
solutions, Actix will help mobilkom austria to overcome the current testing
problems caused by the lack of 3G handsets and to analyze the network
performance when logging test data on test phones in the early stage of network
development.

By combining the ANR and RVS technology, operators like mobilkom austria are
able to integrate handset data with scanner data to form a complete picture of
how their UMTS network will perform, allowing them to design and optimise their
networks for the future.

Fritz Klinger, Head of Division Operation and Maintenance, mobilkom austria
said: "We have chosen Actix solutions once again because they understand the
technical issues that mobile network operators face, and they have the solutions
to help us build and develop a mobile network that will deliver a reliable
service to our customers.

He added: "Quality of service will be fundamental to the successful uptake of
next generation services, and Actix` solutions are essential for the
optimisation of our network. By analysing and optimising our network now, we can
be confident of delivering a high quality service to our customers.

Actix` Chief Technology Officer, Jeff Atkins said: "Network analysis and
optimization are fundamental to ensuring that a mobile network is operating
efficiently and is capable of delivering the required levels of service. By
embodying the lessons learned in the optimization of CDMA - a technology that
has contributed significantly to the development of UMTS networks Actix`
solutions can help mobile operators to optimize their new networks at the
earliest possible stage.

With UMTS, larger amounts of data can be transmitted. Thanks to the greater
bandwidth of frequency channels (5 MHz instead of 200 kHz with GSM) the UMTS
radio network will enable multimedia applications. This means that with UMTS,
voice, data, text images, audio and video can be transmitted, leading to a
greater number of service that customers will be able to subscribe to.

However, in order for next generation services to succeed where previous
offerings have failed, it is imperative that operators can deliver service and
performance levels that are in keeping with a customer`s expectations for a
premium rate service. Actix solutions help operators to achieve this.

About Actix

Actix is a privately-held company, founded in 1991, which has established an
international reputation for developing market-leading performance optimization
and decision support solutions for all major digital and analogue mobile
cellular technologies. Actix has over 130 operator clients and over 2,000
engineers use its solutions in 20 countries.

Actix Solutions address a wide range of applications, including: performance
troubleshooting; problem diagnosis and analysis; verification; network
comparison for bench-marking, competitive analysis and accelerated rollout.

Actix Solutions analyse network performance data from all mobile technologies,
including: IS-136, GSM, iDEN, GPRS, TETRA, CDMA and WCDMA, addressing such
factors as: hand-over, coverage and capacity, frame error rates and dropped
calls, all of which can be monitored and displayed, along with other relevant
performance parameters.

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