MACH, A Leading Provider of Switching Solutions for Mobile Communication in Hub Networks, Announces New Strategy

Luxembourg, October 15, 2009, MACH, a leading provider of solutions designed to simplify and speed up the creation and operation of the mobile communications supply chain, has announced a new strategy that will help the company expand its business across the wireless roaming and communications market, thereby Pave the way for further expansion into the mobile content and application market.

Introduction to MACH

MACH is a leading provider of hub-based switching solutions for mobile communications, interconnecting the global communications marketplace. MACH's solutions reduce time-to-market for operators and suppliers, optimize service delivery to mobile end users, and expedite the settlement of inter-operator financial liabilities.

MACH HUB-XC(R) uniquely combines comprehensive hub web applications and managed services, and connects providers of any type of mobile application through various technologies to jointly create, deliver and sell customer-centric mobile Business model. HUB-XC(R) connectivity to communication service providers touches every link in the mobile application value chain, enabling efficient processing of mobile communication, service confirmation, delivery and billing information, and settlement transactions.

MACH's solutions unite communications service providers to expand their service portfolios and broaden their reach. Connecting CSPs, these solutions are designed to enable reliable, seamless, cost-effective delivery of mobile services and enable CSPs to optimize performance while capitalizing on new market opportunities.

MACH is the largest provider of wireless roaming data and financial clearing solutions, with more than half of all roaming calls worldwide handled by MACH systems. Fifteen of the 24 members of the GSMA Executive Committee use MACH's clearing services.

MACH operates Link2One, the world's largest roaming hub for open connectivity. More than 60% of NRTRDE files are processed by MACH's NRTRDE network.

Established in 1987, MACH today also draws on the experience and expertise of market leaders such as Dan Net, Cibernet, End2End and PROGRATOR|gatetrade.

Headquartered in Luxembourg, with offices in 12 countries around the world, with more than 1,000 employees, MACH serves more than 650 mobile network operators, as well as technology providers, fixed network operators, app stores, SMS aggregators, and supply chain Manage clients and provide services in almost every country in the world.

At the GSMA BARG#74 event hosted by MACH in Copenhagen, the company expressed its determination to play a vital role in the execution and analysis of every transaction in the new "connected" world, enabling Communications Service Providers (CSPs) to ) to create, deliver and optimize customer-centric services and applications.

Lodewijk Cornelis, Chief Marketing Officer at MACH, said: "MACH will strive to be the leading global provider in all three areas of the mobile value chain - interconnectivity, interoperability and settlement - for every transaction in the connected world. We are well prepared. Our SMS service already interconnects carriers. Our Link2One hub, cross-standard roaming service and data cleansing enable interoperability, while our market-leading financial settlement service Carriers around the world provide clearing solutions."

CSPs are dealing with increasingly sophisticated mobile customers on the one hand, and dealing with more fragmentation and complexity on the supply side, on the other. The new generation of mobile customers often demand instant, low-cost and reliable communication solutions and require seamless, open and flexible access to the growing number of mobile network applications.

The rapid expansion of the number of suppliers (including network operators and Internet application providers), social networks, enterprise communication operations, creation and delivery of complex services, and more and more technical difficulties have also brought new challenges to the delivery of communication service provider business models. A further challenge came.

To meet the ever-increasing demands of this emerging market, communication service providers must create and develop sound partnership models to create innovative new applications and bring them to market. They must streamline business processes between suppliers to deliver services reliably, seamlessly and efficiently. In addition, they must optimize business performance by being first to market with opportunities and innovative delivery options.

MACH's new strategy is based on the industry's first hub-based switching solution for mobile communications -- the HUB-XC(R). HUB-XC(R) uniquely combines comprehensive hub web applications and managed services, and connects providers of any type of mobile application through various technologies to jointly create, deliver and sell customer-centric mobile business model.

It supports high-throughput transaction flow, which reduces time-to-market, improves service reliability, and reduces operating costs. Since MACH's hub network applications are central to the mobile value chain, providing many-to-many hub network interconnectivity, interoperability and settlement services over a single connection, they capture and analyze transaction data to provide real-time Insights that ultimately drive business optimization.

Angela Stainthorpe, Senior Analyst, Informa Telecoms & Media said: "The hub network architecture announced today by MACH will play a key role in supporting existing business models and driving innovation in the mobile market. By enabling interconnection and co-operation, and being able to settle inter-operator debt, MACH will build on its core expertise in improving the mobile user experience while increasing market efficiencies."

HUB-XC(R) now provides hub network applications for business processes including roaming, SMS communications, business intelligence, partner management, testing, clearing and settlement, revenue assurance, and network interconnection.

Guy Dubois, President and CEO of MACH, said: "MACH's long history of supporting mobile operator businesses provides the basis for the strategy we are announcing today. For the first time, our hub-based switching solution enables all types of Providers provide a path to innovative, customer-centric business concepts that remove complexity so suppliers can continue to delight their customers."

Mr. Dubois continued: "By bringing suppliers together, this approach allows them to create new services and bring them to market quickly. Suppliers can also optimize the delivery of these services because they are interconnected." Customer experience. This approach also enables suppliers to discover new business opportunities and seize them while ensuring revenue and maximizing profitability. Whether it is for MACH or the entire mobile market, today is a sign The beginning of an exciting future."

MACH is the world's largest provider of clearing and settlement solutions, serving 650 customers with market-leading roaming, SMS, content and interconnection services. MACH has processed most of the world's roaming service bills, as well as most of the world's NRTRDE documents. MACH's Link2One roaming hub is the world's largest fully operational roaming hub with global coverage.