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NetCracker Shares Global Tier 1 Deployment Experiences at WiMAX World 2008

WALTHAM, MA — September 24, 2008 — NetCracker Technology’s Richard Lo, Vice President of Telecom Solutions, will share NetCracker’s Tier 1 Mobile Service Provider deployment experiences at WiMAX World taking place in Chicago on October 1–2, 2008. NetCracker is the leading provider of OSS solutions for Mobile, Fixed, and Cable Service Providers — helping them achieve increased efficiencies and deliver innovative new services quickly.

On October 1, in the panel “Strategies to Accelerate Adoption: The First Million Users”, Richard will provide insights into the WiMAX market, drawing on NetCracker’s worldwide deployment experience. Using case studies, he will explore the service delivery challenges faced by Communications Service Providers — as well as NetCracker’s proven approach to achieving successful implementations.

“With Over the Top (OTT) content providers fueling a demand for increased WiMAX capacity, Mobile Operators must ensure that their revenue gains exceed the cost of rolling out additional bandwidth,” said Richard. “To ensure profitability in the face of required bandwidth deployments, they must reduce the cost of operations, speed service delivery — and improve the customer experience.”

The Mobile Challenge
Complex services — especially rich-media content services like mobile TV — represent a significant opportunity for Mobile Operators to improve customer loyalty and increase the revenue they can derive from each customer. To monetize content services, Mobile Operators need to transform their OSS in order to deliver increasingly sophisticated services to a multitude of devices.

The greatest need is to transform the Service Layer, where OSS reside. Leading-edge Mobile Service Providers have embarked on OSS transformation projects to achieve:

• Systems Consolidation
• Integration With Legacy Systems
• QoS Management
• End-User Device Management
• Backhaul Management

Transformed OSS allow Mobile Service Providers to distinguish themselves in an increasingly crowded market.

The NetCracker Solution
NetCracker Technology enables Mobile Operators to deliver rapidly and manage effectively next-generation, converged services over 3G and WiMAX networks. NetCracker is the global leader in managing and delivering transformation projects for Mobile, Fixed, and Cable Service Providers. It has the largest number of Tier 1 transformation deployments worldwide — including successful implementations at France Telecom group, Sprint, MTS, UMC, and Bite. Leveraging the knowledge gained from these high-profile deployments makes NetCracker a valuable partner in Service Provider initiatives.

NetCracker’s ability to transform the Service Layer and manage Network and IT from a single platform allows Service Providers to speed the delivery of complex new services. Using NetCracker’s flexible and scalable solutions, leading Service Providers around the world have achieved rapid service delivery, created closer customer relationships, streamlined operations, and reduced service delivery costs.

To set up a meeting with Richard at WiMAX World, please contact Juliet Shavit at jshavit@smartmarkusa.com.

About NetCracker Technology

NetCracker Technology, a subsidiary of NEC Corporation, is the leading provider of Telecom Operations and Management Systems to Communications Service Providers worldwide. www.NetCracker.com.

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About NEC Corporation

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