The market leading radio network planning tool and ACP together for the first time

Leatherhead UK, 4 July 2012 - AIRCOM International, the leading independent network planning and optimisation solutions provider, has today announced the availability of Symena's Capesso™ for ASSET. Capesso™ offers several significant advantages over other ACP tools integrated with ASSET. These advantages include greater productivity delivered by the fastest algorithms, reliable convergence with automatic termination of processing runs, and the purpose built Capesso™ Inspector GIS for easy comparison of network configurations.

"We are very excited that Capesso™ is already available for our ASSET customers," said Stephen Bowker, CTO of AIRCOM. "This release is the first fruit of AIRCOM's acquisition of Symena in April this year. With the tight integration and calibration to ASSET users gain the benefits of high-speed advanced optimisation algorithms across all technologies in an easy to use, intuitive user interface. Adding Capesso™ to an ASSET deployment is sure to improve productivity and deliver optimal radio plans."

"Symena is the only developer of ACP algorithms where getting the best possible results in the shortest time is central to the business," said Dr Martin Toeltsch, CTO of Symena. "We have been investing in this technology for more than 10 years now and we will continue to invest. This release is all about delivering the benefits of Capesso™ to ASSET's users: the best results in the shortest time in a simple, easy-to-use, fully integrated package."

Capesso™ is already deployed with ASSET at a Tier 1 operator and available immediately.

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Key benefits of Capesso™ for ASSET:
Some of the key benefits of Capesso™ over alternatives for ASSET include:

• Tight integration of ASSET and Capesso™ from a vendor whose business is ACP

• Sophisticated mathematical optimisation algorithms of automatic network planning that have delivered measured improvements of more than 20% additional capacity in manually optimised networks

• The improved productivity from being able to run multiple cases quickly in minutes not hours

• Ease of use delivered by Capesso™ Inspector

• Can combine drive test data and mobile measurements into optimization

• Simultaneous joint planning across heterogeneous network components.

ABOUT AIRCOM
AIRCOM is an independent provider of network management tools and services. I-VIEW, our open, standards-based framework, allows mobile network operators to rapidly, efficiently and seamlessly plan, manage, configure and optimise their networks. AIRCOM's I-VIEW products enable operators to regain visibility and control of their entire network, enabling radical shifts in business dynamics to become more efficient, more agile and more profitable.

The market leader in the provision and deployment of network engineering tools, AIRCOM products are in use across 135+ countries by over half the world's mobile operators. Every day, the 20 top global operators depend upon AIRCOM's tools and consultants to improve network coverage and quality for more than 1.1 billion subscribers worldwide. Established for 15 years, we have built our reputation on creating and releasing additional value from within cellular networks.

With offices in 14 countries, we provide local and regional viewpoints and resource, as well as ensuring that our operator customers benefit from our global knowledge. By looking ahead of the market and sharing intelligence, we develop the skills and tools that network operators need to remain competitive, whatever the economic climate.

With over four million hours working on 3G networks alone, our expertise translates into direct and measurable cost savings for mobile operators. From initial consultancy through project implementation, using our staff, training yours, or sourcing expertise for you to take in-house, we are dedicated to maximising the performance of your network, and therefore your business.

www.aircominternational.com

ABOUT SYMENA
Symena's core competence is the development of algorithms to improve the operation of the air interface of cellular radio networks. Where to put base stations, which equipment to use, and how to adjust radio and network parameters under a variety of traffic conditions and other scenarios are the key questions Symena answers. Symena's knowledge and experience are delivered through our high performance software.

Symena's products are used around the world by leading operators, equipment manufacturers and service providers. Its most significant customers include Alcatel-Lucent, Ericsson, Telekom Austria, Bouygues Telecom and Vodafone.

Symena is a 2002 spin-off from the Mobile Communications Group of the Vienna University of Technology, Austria using work started in the mid-1990s. The Mobile Communications Group is a world-renowned centre of excellence in the study of mobile communications.

www.symena.com

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Susan Brady
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