CELCORE DEPLOYS GSM SYSTEM IN AFRICA; Kingdom of Swaziland receives its first cellular service.

MEMPHIS, Tenn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 19, 1997--Celcore announced today that it has signed an agreement with Development Ventures International (DVI) to deploy its GSM system in the Kingdom of Swaziland. Swaziland is an independent country located in southeastern Africa. The Celcore system is the first cellular service available in the country.

DVI holds a provisional license to operate the system from the Swaziland Posts and Telecommunications Corporation. DVI started operation of the system for a trial period which commenced service today at the Sixth Annual All African Telecommunications, Information and Broadcasting Conference -- AFCOM `97. AFCOM `97 is being held from May 19th through May 23rd in Mbabane, Swaziland.

DVI has contracted with Celcore to supply a complete GSM system comprised of the Celcore GSM GlobalSwitch and three GSM GlobalCell base stations. The Celcore GSM system is built upon a technology breakthrough that combines the standard GSM components into a single, small, easy to install equipment rack. The system is designed specifically for low traffic density applications in emerging markets such as Swaziland.

"We are tremendously excited by the opportunity presented us by Celcore to deploy their GSM system," said Dr. Raymond Akwule, Chairman of DVI. "The Celcore approach to GSM system design makes their equipment ideal for our application in Swaziland. We anticipate its successful demonstration during AFCOM `97 and during the trial period," he added.

DVI is a US-based telecommunications project oriented company. The company has formed corporate alliances with several major technology and finance companies to provide appropriate telecommunications technology solutions to African countries. DVI holds licenses and is in process of implementing low cost telecommunications services in several African countries.

"We are very pleased to with work with DVI to deploy the first cellular system in Swaziland," said Bob Goodman, Celcore Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. "The Celcore system represents a dramatic departure from conventional GSM architecture. It is designed to provide cost effective GSM service in low-traffic density markets where a traditional GSM system is cost prohibitive. The installation in Swaziland is an excellent opportunity which demonstrates and validates the effectiveness of our system."

Celcore is a privately-held company based in Memphis, Tennessee, U.S.A., with regional offices in the U.S., Canada, Singapore, Beijing, and Bangalore, India. Founded in 1992, Celcore develops and markets cellular infrastructure equipment worldwide. Based on a distributed client-server architecture, Celcore's portfolio of AMPS, GSM, and Wireless Local Loop products are designed for cost-effective deployment in low-traffic density markets. Celcore cellular systems are deployed in North America, Africa, Eastern Europe and Asia/Pacific.

For additional information on Celcore and Celcore products, visit the Celcore website at http://www.celcore.com .

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