June 7, 2010, Cairo – GENBAND, Inc., a leading developer of next-generation networking solutions and services, and Verscom Solutions, a leading next-generation solutions provider in EMEA, today announced that Ravi Gorur, GENBAND Vice President for Product Line Management, and Gurkan Ozturk, Verscom Executive Vice President for Global Sales and Marketing, will jointly deliver a presentation entitled ‘Management of Interconnection Complexity’ at 11:30 am on Tuesday, June 8 at Telecoms World North Africa 2010. The two executives will also participate in a panel session entitled ‘Fueling Service Innovation through NGN’ at 12:30 pm, Monday, June 7. Held at the Cairo, Egypt, Semiramis Intercontinental Hotel, Telecoms World North Africa brings together key decision makers of regional and international telecoms operators to discuss the current landscape, their growth strategies and how they will invest in their future.
“Service providers worldwide are facing tremendous expenditures to replace legacy voice architecture with next generation systems that reduce costs long term and deliver new applications and services,” said Mr. Gorur. “However, given the competitive environment, it is impractical from both a continuity of service and cost standpoint to change an entire network at once. We look forward to discussing breakthroughs in softswitching and packet line gateways that offer connectivity for the legacy digital loop carriers while placing certain Class 5 Line Frames under softswitch control for practical network migration that delivers NGN functionality.”

“Integrating both mobile and fixed technologies while enabling a framework for handling both VoIP-based and traditional TDM voice technologies is at the heart of network transformations around the world,” said Mr. Ozturk. “Telecoms World North Africa is the ideal industry setting to address the challenges, complexities and opportunities in managing network interconnections, including the unique regional specifications, standards and technologies required.”

In addition to speaking, GENBAND and Verscom will be exhibiting concrete solutions for Next Generation Network migration and network interconnection scenarios. GENBAND will demonstrate a comprehensive portfolio of products and solutions together with its strategic Master Reseller, Verscom Solutions, to address the challenges of affordable network migration. Through collaboration with tier 1 service provider customers, GENBAND and Verscom Solutions combine to bring together and harmonize global interconnect networks, delivering a truly global interconnect solution that is both cost-effective and easily manageable.

About GENBAND
GENBAND is a global leader of IP Switching solutions, helping fixed and mobile service providers around the world evolve communications networks through IP innovation. The company offers the industry’s most comprehensive, standards-based switching portfolio, with products deployed in over two-thirds of the world’s marquee service provider networks. Headquartered in Plano, Texas, GENBAND operates Centers of Excellence globally and serves customers and partners in more than 80 countries. To learn more, visit us on the web at www.genband.com.

About Verscom Solutions
Verscom Solutions is a leading next-generation solutions provider and IP services enabler that takes a pioneering approach to act as a strategic partner for Tier-n wireline and wireless carriers, network operators and service providers to build solid and cost-effective infrastructures and operations.

Its advanced carrier architecture solutions, comprehensive consulting, strategic outsourcing and knowledge services, and revenue-ready managed IP voice services are driving aggressive growth and turning market opportunity into service profitability for its clients across the emerging markets in EMEA. Using its first-hand knowledge of the regions in its operation base, Verscom Solutions has successfully deployed and managed various IMS-ready all-IP, fixed-mobile and multimedia networks with state-of-the-art VoIP/Pre-IMS services, localization and compliance. Verscom Solutions operates with its R&D, Sales and Operations HQ in Istanbul and sales offices in Dubai and London. For more information, please visit solutions.verscom.com

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Kim Lee                                    Frank Puglia
GENBAND Inc.                          GENBAND Inc.
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