Visit AePONA at 3GSM in Hall 1, stand B22

Belfast - 5 February 2004 - AePONA, the leading provider of Open Network Services solutions for global telecom operators, will demonstrate a new and innovative approach to rapidly develop and deploy telecom applications or services in a consistent, secure and reliable manner. It will also be providing an update on a series of new contract wins and strategic partnerships.

The products and solutions use the increasingly important OSA/parlay standards - a key part of 2, 2.5 and 3G architectures - to deliver on the benefits of open systems. This gives operators the power to manage their networks and applications within a standards-based, vendor-neutral framework. AePONA enables operators to build competitive advantage and increase profitable revenue by creating an innovative and flexible applications and services environment while ensuring the performance, reliability and security of the operator's network infrastructure.

The centrepiece of AePONA's Open Network Services framework is Causeway, the Network Operating System. Causeway is an OSA/Parlay based software platform that handles the interfaces to the network and presents a standardised interface to in-house and 3rd party application developers. This allows operators to seamlessly plug and play new applications and services, irrespective of the underlying infrastructure.

AePONA's Causeway delivers faster time-to-market by seamlessly converging the process of application development and network integration into a single, simplified approach.

The OSA/Parlay based Causeway product suite is already deployed in over 20 operator networks in Europe, Asia and the US, more than any other gateway vendor. It has proven interworking capability with more than 80% of global service and switching platforms and has achieved benchmark performance well in excess of market standards. AePONA complements this standards based, open approach by leveraging strategic relationships with the world's leading System Integrators and Platform Suppliers. This ensures that customers have the most comprehensive selection of sources for their Network Operating System solutions.

AePONA will also be presenting at the Parlay Developer's Forum at 3GSM on Tuesday 24 February. At the forum, industry leaders will cover the growing influence of Parlay/OSA for application developers, the market potential for telecom-enabled applications, current commercial applications, how to assure interoperability, availability of developers tools and support programmes.

About AePONA

AePONA is the leading provider of Open Network Services solutions for global telecom operators. Founded in 1995, AePONA is a rapidly growing organisation. The company raised 11.5 M Euro venture capital round in 2003. AePONA has offices in Belfast, Dublin and Guildford, England.

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