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Comverse Selected By Mexico's Leading Wireless Operator, Telcel, To Provide Short Message Service
URL(s): www.comverse.com
WOODBURY, N.Y, Oct. 3, 2001--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 Telcel, the leading wireless operator in
Mexico, has selected Comverse for its Intelligent Short Message Service Center (ISMSC).
Comverse's ISMSC is an open, ultra-high capacity short message service platform that provides
scalability, full IP connectivity, GPRS support and is well prepared for the migration to 3G. The ISMSC
open interface, Open.SMS, supports WML-based, interactive applications on any 2G SMS-capable
phones.
"Wireless carriers in Latin America are experiencing rapid growth. This subscriber growth represents an
excellent opportunity for Comverse," said Zeev Bregman, Chief Executive Officer of Comverse. "Our
agreement with Telcel demonstrates our commitment to the Latin American market in general and specifically
to Telcel's continued success."
About Telcel
Based in Mexico City, Mexico, Telcel is Mexico's leading wireless operator. The company has 10.5
million customers as of December 2000, a 70 percent market share and it is the only carrier with nationwide
coverage and automatic roaming. Operating since 1989, Telcel offers cellular service to nearly 100,000 cities
and towns throughout the country. Web site: www.telcel.com. Recently Telcel became part of America
Movil (BMV: AMX; NYSE: AMX; NASDAQ: AMOV) wireless holding group. Web site:
www.americamovil.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
375 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 including 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),
wireless instant messaging, wireless data and Internet-based services, voice-controlled dialing, messaging and
browsing, prepaid wireless services, and additional personal communication services. Other Comverse
Technology business units include: Comverse Infosys, a world leader in the development, manufacture and
marketing of intelligent digital voice, video and data recording and content management applications for the
security, surveillance, law enforcement and contact center markets; 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
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