mobilkom austria Chooses Redknee and Kapsch CarrierCom for 3G Location System

Vienna, Austria and Munich, Germany - mobilkom austria, the countrys leading mobile network operator, has chosen Redknee Inc. and Kapsch CarrierCom AG to deliver a location system based on 3GPP standards to support GSM and UMTS networks in Austria. Redknees Location System for GSM and UMTS networks will be distributed through Kapsch CarrierCom, and enables subscriber services to be linked with location-based services. Using Redknees Location System these 'location-aware subscriber services will be delivered across both 2G and 3G networks.

Vienna, Austria and Munich, Germany (PRWEB) July 21, 2003 - mobilkom austria, the countrys leading mobile network operator, has chosen Redknee Inc. and Kapsch CarrierCom AG to deliver a location system based on 3GPP standards to support GSM and UMTS networks in Austria. Redknees Location System for GSM and UMTS networks will be distributed through Kapsch CarrierCom, and enables subscriber services to be linked with location-based services. Using Redknees Location System these 'location-aware subscriber services will be delivered across both 2G and 3G networks.

We believe Redknees Location System will bring enhanced value to our 3G mobile multi-media services," stated Dipl.-Ing. Dr. Alexander Kuchar, Head of Mobile Service Network, mobilkom austria. We selected Redknee and Kapsch CarrierCom because together they have proven experience in deploying 2G and 3G mobile solutions."

Expanding 3G services with intelligent location capability is crucial for service success," stated Chris Newton-Smith, Managing Director, Redknee Europe. Redknees advanced location system easily integrates into customer networks, and enhances a broad portfolio of multi-media subscriber services."

Based on our know-how as system innovator we were looking for a flexible and standardized solution to fulfill mobilkom austrias needs. Thus, Redknee was the logical partner for Kapsch CarrierCom," explained Karl Kubiczek, Account Director Kapsch.

Redknees Location System supporting GSM and UMTS networks complies with industry-standard specifications of the Location Interoperability Forum. With a standards-compliant design, the Redknee solution significantly speeds up location application development and promotes application portability across networks.

About mobilkom austria

Mobilkom austria was founded in 1996, and since then has remained Telekom Austria Group's most successful venture. In the first quarter of 2003, mobilkom austria group counted 4,45 million customers and 3618 employees - bringing in revenue of 474,7 million EUR.

In the first quarter of 2003 also saw a EBITDA increase to 189,8 million EUR. mobilkom austria has passed another milestone - Europe`s first national UMTS network was launched on September 25, 2002 and the mobile communication of the third generation has started on April 14, 2003.

About Redknee:

Redknee products are deployed in over 20 networks around the world and support more than 70 million subscribers generating 10 million transactions per hour, making Redknee Inc the worldwide leader in Open Services Architecture (OSA) products for 2G, 2.5G and 3G mobile networks.

The Redknee Location System for GSM and UMTS networks is part of their broad portfolio of advanced mobile messaging, profiling, payment, and service control systems supplied to top-tier carriers worldwide.

Since 1999, Redknee has been profitable, experiencing 100% business growth year over year. Redknee was chosen as a winner of Deloitte and Touches 50 Best Managed companies in Canada, continuing on a path of profitable business growth and market expansion.

For more information, contact:
Redknee Inc
2560 Matheson Blvd East
Mississauga
Ontario Canada L4W 4Y9
Tel. +1 905 625 2622
Fax: +1 905 625 6485

Email pr@redknee.com
www.redknee.com

About Kapsch CarrierCom

Kapsch CarrierCom AG is part of the Kapsch Group and is the system innovator for communication technology solutions for operators of fixed, mobile and data networks. The company's know-how covers optical transmission equipment, radio relay systems, voice switching systems, GSM/GPRS/UMTS mobile networks and data equipment for ATM, frame relay and IP. Kapsch CarrierCom therefore covers the entire value added chain from consultation, design, development, installation and integration to the maintenance and operation of complete networks.

For more information, please contact:

Brigitte Herdlicka            Erich Braitner
Public Relations               Key Account Manager
Tel.: +43 (0)50811 2705            Tel.: +43 (0)50811 3935
E-Mail: brigitte.herdlicka@kapsch.net      E-Mail: erich.braitner@kapsch.net
www.kapschcarrier.com
www.kapsch.net