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Syniverse Technologies Expands GSM Operator Base With SmarTone and Peoples of Hong Kong

Posted on: Sunday, 25 September 2005, 21:00 CDT

News Summary: Syniverse signs GSM contracts in Asia Pacific with Peoples of Hong Kong and SmarTone, and renews contract with Vodafone KK in Tokyo

Syniverse Technologies (NYSE:SVR), a leading provider of mission-critical technology services to wireless telecommunications companies worldwide, today announced a series of new contracts and renewal business in the Asia Pacific region where the company has long held a leadership position in resolving the complexities associated with international roaming and advanced wireless services.

Syniverse signed a GSM SS7 Transport and Conversion contract with China Resources Peoples Telephone Company of Hong Kong and SmarTone-Vodaphone Mobile Communications of Hong Kong. This type of signaling transport, also known as SCCP gateway services, enables roaming on GSM networks worldwide and provides the network backbone for a variety of advanced intelligent network services and features such as call delivery, fraud control, local number portability and caller ID.

The company also renewed its contract for GSM SS7 Transport and Conversion contract with Vodafone KK in Tokyo.

"We continue to strengthen and expand our existing customer relationships in Asia Pacific as well as bring new customers on board," said Dennis Ng, vice president and managing director, Syniverse Asia Pacific. "Increased international trade in the region and the rapid growth of advanced services has made the wireless industry dependent on Syniverse's specialized expertise and innovations in resolving the complexities associated with international voice and data roaming. Ultimately, our services provide mobile subscribers with access to voice and data services anywhere in the world."

About Syniverse

Syniverse is a leading provider of mission-critical technology services to wireless telecommunications companies worldwide. Syniverse solutions simplify technology complexities by integrating disparate carriers' systems and networks in order to provide seamless global voice and data communications to wireless subscribers. Carriers leverage Syniverse's integrated suite of services to solve their most complex technology challenges and to facilitate the rapid deployment of next generation wireless services. Syniverse provides services to over 330 telecommunications carriers in approximately 44 countries, including the ten largest U.S. wireless carriers and six of the ten largest international wireless carriers. Headquartered in Tampa, Fla., U.S.A., Syniverse has offices in major cities throughout North America, The Netherlands and the United Kingdom and a global sales force in the United Kingdom, Luxembourg, Italy, China, Hong Kong, Brazil, Slovakia and India. For more information, visit http://www.syniverse.com.

Cautions about Forward-Looking Statements

This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These include, but are not limited to, statements regarding the Company's plans, intentions and expectations. Such statements are inherently subject to a variety of risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those projected. Given these concerns, investors and analysts should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements.

Source: Business Wire

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