Bayly Communications Completes $6 Million Overlay Project With Rogers AT&T Wireless.

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TORONTO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 4, 2002

Bayly Communications Inc., (www.bayly.com), a leading manufacturer of network access and transmission products for worldwide telecommunications markets, is completing the second phase of an 18-month GSM overlay project with Rogers AT&T Wireless (www.rogers.com). Rogers AT&T Wireless completed the roll out of its leading edge GSM/GPRS network to more than 93 per cent of the Canadian population in May 2002.

"We have worked closely with Rogers AT&T Wireless' engineering team over these several months to provide our OMNIFlex digital cross-connect units for its national GSM overlay," says Bayly's President Bruce Friendship. "Having a solid understanding of their network design and engineering challenges, we played a multifaceted technical, advisory, procurement and supply role en route to deploying our optimization solution in record time."

During the engineering design phase, Rogers AT&T Wireless recognized changes to their backhaul network would be required to support the additional bandwidth requirements of the GSM base stations. Bayly's engineering group consulted with the Rogers AT&T Wireless team to define technical requirements, deployment time targets and address unique issues such as packaging and connectorization. Rogers AT&T Wireless chose OMNIFlex to groom and aggregate circuits, perform line code conversion to support legacy equipment and to optimize existing bandwidth. As a result, the GSM network was built without increasing the bandwidth of the existing backhaul network.

OMNIFlex is a TDM access platform combining T1 digital cross-connect switching, CSU/DSU functionality, data multiplexing and voice compression into a compact, highly integrated package. OMNIFlex is ideally suited to edge-of-network grooming and optimization applications. Wireless carriers appreciate OMNIFlex for its small size, low power consumption, front access and temperature hardening. OMNIFlex is ideal for installation in all base station cabinets.

"Over the years, Rogers needed to save money and expand services," adds Friendship. "Today, they truly consider us an extension of their engineering team. Relying on us for their edge-of-network optimization strategy demonstrates the confidence they have in our engineering experience and our products."

"We chose Bayly Communications because of the Company's responsiveness, product reliability and solid technical expertise," says Bob Berner, Executive Vice President and Chief Technology Officer. "Bayly Communications was able to customize its OMNIFlex solution by adding features and capabilities that created added efficiencies to our GSM overlay."

Bayly Communications partnered with Rogers AT&T Wireless in the mid-80s to build Rogers AT&T Wireless' analogue wireless network using the OMNIPlexer multiplex equipment. The two companies worked together again in between 1990 and 1995 on the Rogers AT&T Wireless PCS overlay which used the OMNIBranch digital cross-connect switch.

For more than 25 years, Bayly has produced T1 and E1 digital multiplexers (OMNIPlexer) to help telecom network operators worldwide optimize transmission of voice and data services. Bayly's product line has recently expanded to include OMNIFlex and OMNIBranch edge-of-network T1 and E1 access platforms.

About Bayly Communications Inc.

Located in Toronto, Bayly Communications Inc., (www.bayly.com) has produced T1 and E1 digital multiplexers (OMNIPlexer) to help telecom network operators worldwide reduce their costs. Its product line has recently expanded to include digital cross-connect switches in intelligent CSUs and base-station access platforms (OMNIBranch and OMNIFlex). Bayly's products integrate voice, data and image traffic for transmission over TDM (Time Division Multiplexing) radio and optical fibre facilities. Due to evolving network needs and technologies, Bayly is now offering packetized data transmission capability. Bayly markets its products through a network of sales representatives, system integrators and original equipment manufacturers (OEM's). These sales channels provide representation in 24 countries and have resulted in products installed in over 53 countries.

About Rogers AT&T Wireless

Rogers Wireless Inc. operates under the co-brand Rogers AT&T Wireless and has offices in Canadian cities from coast to coast. Rogers AT&T Wireless is Canada's leading wireless communications service provider, offering a complete range of wireless solutions including Digital PCS, cellular, advanced wireless data services and one and two-way messaging services to a total of more than 3.5 million customers across the country. Rogers Wireless Inc. trades under the stock symbols: TSE: RCM.B; NYSE: RCN. The Company is approximately 56% owned by Rogers Communications Inc. and approximately one-third owned by AT&T Wireless Services, Inc.

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