Coherent Networks Inc. Introduces Signaling Network Protocol Monitoring Tool to North American Carriers.

Business/Technology Editors

WESTFORD, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 29, 2001

- prOceSS7 Probe To Provide Real Time Data to Wireless and Wireline

Carriers for Increased Revenue Opportunities and Network Traffic

Quality Control -

After successful implementation by over 50 carriers in Europe and South America, Coherent Networks Inc. today announced the North American availability of prOceSS7, a signaling protocol monitoring tool that captures real time traffic patterns of wireline, wireless and intelligent networks. Coherent Networks will demonstrate prOceSS7's capabilities at SUPERCOMM in Atlanta, June 4-8, 2001 in Booth #673. prOceSS7 is currently utilized by premier service providers such as British Telecommunications, COLT Telecom, France Telecom, and Deutsche Telecom.

"Across Europe and South America we have been able to help carriers extract an exhaustive view of how their customers are using their networks," said Mike Howard, president of Coherent Networks. "This has proved invaluable as they monitor interconnected traffic for service level agreements, improve customer care, provide real time answer seizure ratio and utilize customer data for marketing purposes. We are looking to do the same for the North American market."

With a solid, referenceable customer base, Coherent Networks will extend the reach of prOceSS7 to include North American carriers who are struggling with the common issue of how to maximize current subscribers as the optimal source of revenue.

Based on Coherent Networks' SuperCDR (call detail record) technology, prOceSS7 exploits the data richness of a variety of different networks such as SS7, GPRS, sigtran, and SIP and captures real time data on how customers are using a carriers' network in a user-friendly format. Carriers can then use this data to increase their revenues per subscriber by:

-- Reducing revenue lost unnecessarily;

-- Implementing real-time QoS and service level agreement

management initiatives;

-- Targeting market segments with increased precision; and

-- Rapidly delivering new revenue generating services.

"There is a tremendous push right now for technology that can facilitate carriers with billing reconciliation, fraud detection and intercarrier billing mediation," said Michael Allen, senior OSS analyst at Aberdeen Group. "Monitoring the signaling network in real time to capture call detail information, as Coherent Networks' prOceSS7 probe does, means that carriers can move swiftly to resolve these issues."

About Coherent Networks International

Coherent Networks International provides next-generation Operations Support Systems (OSS), Value-Added Services (VAS), and a broad range of professional services for telecommunications and energy companies on a worldwide basis.

Coherent Networks Inc. pioneered the deployment of real-time call detail record capture and mobile messaging for the telecommunications industry. The company also builds and installs network measurement and monitoring systems used for performance testing, traffic and service quality management. With over 30 years experience in telecommunications test systems, the Company currently employs over 200 employees, largely comprised of engineers and highly-skilled telecommunications technicians. Coherent Networks' client base includes more than 60 network operators and 15 telecom equipment manufacturers worldwide.

The privately held company has received venture capital funding from BancBoston Capital, GMT Communications Partners, St. Paul Ventures, The Beacon Group Focus Value Fund and Jafco.

For more information on Coherent Networks, please go to www.coherentnetworks.com or call [phone].