mobilkom chooses Redknee
to deploy 3G multi media services

July 21, 2003 (Vienna, Austria and Munich, Germany) - mobilkom austria, the country’s 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.

Redknee’s 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 Redknee’s Location System these ‘location-aware’ subscriber services will be delivered across both 2G and 3G networks.

“We believe Redknee’s 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. “Redknee’s 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 austria’s needs. Thus, Redknee was the logical partner for Kapsch CarrierCom,” explained Karl Kubiczek, Account Director Kapsch.

Redknee’s 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 Redknee:
Redknee is a leading global provider of innovative communication software products, solutions and services. Redknee's award-winning solutions enable operators to monetize the lifetime value of each subscriber transaction while personalizing the subscriber experience to meet mainstream, niche and individual market segment requirements. Redknee's revenue generating solutions provide advanced converged billing, rating, charging and policy for voice, messaging and new generation data services to over 60 network operators in over 50 countries. Established in 1999, Redknee Solutions Inc.(RKN : AIM) is the parent of the wholly-owned operating subsidiary Redknee Inc. and its various subsidiaries. References to Redknee refer to the combined operations of those entities. For more information, visit http://www.redknee.com/.

About: mobilkom austria
mobilkom austria was founded in 1996 and since then has remained Telekom Austria Groups 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: 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 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.