News Release

Mobilkom Austria Selects QVoice Symphony for their Mobile Network Speech and Data Test System

Switzerland – November 2006 – The Major Austrian Telecoms Operator with 40 Percent Market Share Purchases Eight Ascom Systems.

Ascom QVoice, the renowned name in the world of mobile network testing and optimization, recently announced Mobilkom Austria's decision to install a total of eight QVoice Symphony systems. The purchase follows months of successful intense product field tests and in-depth evaluation of Ascom's support services.

"The QVoice Symphony has proven to be flexible, reliable and accurate," says Amedeo Ciaffone, Head of Optimization and Network Performance for Mobilkom Austria. "We have used the Ascom systems to carry out our speech and data measurement tasks for GSM, WCDMA and HSDPA tests and are very pleased with its performance."

"Since its release earlier this year orders for QVoice Symphony - appreciated for its unique flexibility, unprecedented processing power and virtually unlimited choice in user configuration - has exceeded even our expectations," confides Beat Gerber, General Manager of Mobile Test Solutions in Ascom. "We are proud of having Mobilkom Austria join the growing list of QVoice Symphony users which includes other prestigious European telecoms operator groups such as Orange and T-Mobile"

Mobilkom Austria is that country's largest mobile telephony providers, with a 40 percent market share and more than three million mobile customers. The operator maintains an advanced mobile networks, having launched the world's first-ever GPRS network and Europe's first national UMTS network. Its net profit in the first half of 2006 was in excess of 320 million Euros.