Cellcom Selects Comverse Multimedia Messaging Service Center -- MMSC.

Business Editors/High-Tech Writers

3GSM World Congress 2003

CANNES, France--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 18, 2003

Comverse, a unit of Comverse Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ: CMVT), and the world's leading supplier of software and systems enabling network-based multimedia enhanced communications services, announced that Cellcom, Israel's largest cellular operator with 2.4 million subscribers, has selected Comverse's Multimedia Messaging Service Center (MMSC) to enable MMS multimedia messaging service throughout the Cellcom network. MMS multimedia messaging service will be demonstrated at the Comverse booth (C24) at the 3GSM World Congress in Cannes, France, February 17-21, 2003.

MMS users can send and receive multimedia messages with rich image, audio, video and text elements. In addition to person-to-person messaging, Comverse's MMSC Version 2.0's application-to-person messaging capabilities pave the way for visually compelling content applications that can further drive MMS usage. Quick deployment of new applications and services is made possible by extensible Messaging Framework (XMF), a flexible MMSC architecture that enables easy modification of system behavior to accommodate operator requirements and preferences.

"Comverse's solution is in line with Cellcom's strategic plans to launch advanced multi-media services, based on its GPRS network," said Dr. Yitzhak Peterburg Chief Executive Officer at Cellcom. "It has the flexibility that meets our specific and demanding requirements for advanced media."

Zeev Bregman, Chief Executive Officer of Comverse, noted, "Our customers are our best sales representatives. While it is important that our technologically and functionally advanced MMSC with extensible Messaging Framework (XMF) and advanced transcoding capabilities exceeds standards and transcends basic requirements, customer satisfaction proves to be equally important and one of our most valuable assets."

Important MMSC elements to be deployed at Cellcom include the MMBox, a multimedia network-based personal storage box, the Multimedia Album, which makes attractive rich media elements easily available for messaging, and enhanced OA&M (Operations, Administration and Maintenance) capabilities.

About Comverse MMSC

Comverse Multimedia Message Service Center (MMSC) is a scalable telco-grade system, fully compliant with 3GPP MMS standards, for person-to-person as well as application-to-person messaging of rich multimedia content. Built on the eXtensible Messaging Framework (XMF) and based on components of the Comverse InSight Platform, the Comverse MMSC delivers advanced features and functionality on a configurable, open and flexible platform. Comverse MMSC has advanced transcoding capabilities and rules-based XMF to deliver superior MMS terminal interoperability. Successfully deployed commercially throughout the world, Comverse MMSC is the choice of more and more discerning service providers.

About Cellcom

With Strong local and international backing, Cellcom was established in the mid 90's as Israel's second wireless operator. Since then Cellcom has grown into Israel's largest wireless operator, with over 2.4 million subscribers, enjoying coverage all over Israel, 360 sales offices and 30 service centers nationwide, benefiting from an infrastructure investment of more than $1 billion.

About Comverse

Comverse, a unit of Comverse Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ: CMVT), is the world's leading provider of software and systems enabling network-based multimedia enhanced communications services. More than 400 wireless and wireline telecommunications network operators in more than 100 countries have selected Comverse's enhanced services systems and software, which enable the provision of revenue-generating value-added services including call answering with one-touch call return, short messaging services, IP-based unified messaging (voice, fax, and email in a single mailbox), 2.5G/3G multimedia messaging (MMS), instant communications, wireless information and entertainment services, voice-controlled dialing, messaging and browsing, prepaid wireless services, and additional personal communication services. Other Comverse Technology business units include: Verint Systems, a leading provider of analytic solutions for communications interception, digital video security and surveillance, and enterprise business intelligence; and Ulticom, a leading provider of service enabling network software for wireless, wireline, and Internet communications. Comverse Technology is an S&P 500 and NASDAQ-100 Index company. For additional information, visit the Comverse web site at http://www.comverse.com.

All product and company names mentioned herein may be registered trademarks or trademarks of Comverse or the respective referenced company(s).

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