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Mobile-8 Of Indonesia Deploys Comverse's Real-Time Converged Billing Solution, For Prepaid & Post-Paid Voice & Data Services

Posted on: Monday, 8 December 2003, 06:00 CST

WOODBURY, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 8, 2003--Comverse, a unit of Comverse Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ: CMVT), and the world's leading supplier of software and systems enabling network-based multimedia enhanced communications services, today announced that new Indonesian operator Mobile-8 has deployed its Real-Time Billing System as an end-to-end solution for converged billing in its network. The solution supports billing for prepaid and post-paid subscribers, and voice and data services, and Customer Relationship Management (CRM) in a CDMA 20001X network environment.

The Comverse solution represents a step forward in the delivery of real-time billing, with all service requests - calls, data services, etc. - being authorized in real-time to all subscribers. The Comverse system delivers real-time rating and charging, provides immediate service authorization, and offers instant access to subscriber usage information. The latest IS-826 Wireless Intelligent Network (WIN) technology is used to deliver these features in an efficient way. Comverse's data monitoring technology is used to enable real-time billing for wireless data services to both prepaid and post-paid subscribers.

"Comverse provided us with a comprehensive end-to-end solution to our voice and data billing needs, allowing us to concentrate on what we are suppose to- providing top quality services to our customers, whatever payment system they opt for," said BT Lim, President and CEO of Mobile-8 Telecom. "This state-of-the-art real-time billing system, together with fully integrated customer care software, will help position Mobile-8 as a new cellular player in the Indonesian mobile telephony market."

"As subscriber packages increase in complexity with the introduction of new data services, the importance of real-time billing in the network also increases. Real-time billing for all voice and data transactions, the authorization of every service request, the imposing of a credit limit on all accounts, and instant availability of usage information are essential in order for the revenue potential of new services to be realized fully and in a secure way," said Zeev Bregman, Chief Executive Officer of Comverse. "As a new company entering a fiercely competitive field, Mobile-8 needs a secure real-time service offering for integrated control and support of both its prepaid and post-paid subscriber operations."

About Mobile-8

PT Mobile-8 Telecom is a new cellular operator company that deploys Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA) 2000 1X and EV-DO in Indonesia. Mobile-8 uses 800 MHz frequency spectrum. Mobile-8 is headquartered in Jakarta. For further information, please visit www.mobile-8.com.

About Comverse

Comverse, a unit of Comverse Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ: CMVT), is the world's leading provider of software and systems enabling network-based multimedia enhanced communications services. More than 400 wireless and wireline telecommunications network operators, in more than 100 countries, have selected Comverse's enhanced services systems and software, which enable the provision of revenue-generating value-added services. These include call answering with one-touch call return, short messaging services, IP-based unified messaging (voice, fax, and email in a single mailbox), 2.5G/3G multimedia messaging (MMS), instant communications, wireless information and entertainment services, voice-controlled dialing, messaging and browsing, prepaid wireless services, and additional personal communication services. Other Comverse Technology business units include: Verint Systems, a leading provider of analytic solutions for communications interception, digital video security and surveillance, and enterprise business intelligence; and Ulticom, a leading provider of service enabling network software for wireless, wireline, and Internet communications. Comverse Technology is an S&P 500 and NASDAQ-100 Index company. For additional information, visit the Comverse web site at http://www.comverse.com.

All product and company names mentioned herein may be registered trademarks or trademarks of Comverse or the respective referenced company(s).

Note: This release may contain forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties. There can be no assurances that forward-looking statements will be achieved, and actual results could differ materially from forecasts and estimates. Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially include: changes in the demand for the company's products; changes in capital spending among the company's current and prospective customers; the risks associated with the sale of large, complex, high capacity systems and with new product introductions as well as the uncertainty of customer acceptance of these new or enhanced products from either the company or its competition; risks associated with rapidly changing technology and the ability of the company to introduce new products on a timely and cost-effective basis; risks associated with changes in the competitive or regulatory environment in which the company operates; risks associated with significant foreign operations and international sales and investment activities, including fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates, interest rates, and valuations of public and private equity; the volatility of macroeconomic and industry conditions and the international marketplace; risks associated with the company's ability to retain existing personnel and recruit and retain qualified personnel; and other risks described in filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. These risks and uncertainties, as well as others, are discussed in greater detail in the filings of the company with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including its most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and its subsequent Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q. These documents are available through the company, or through the SEC's Electronic Data Gathering Analysis and Retrieval system (EDGAR) at www.sec.gov. The company makes no commitment to revise or update any forward-looking statements in order to reflect events or circumstances after the date any such statement is made.

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