MTN South Africa Selects Comverse Multimedia Messaging Service Center -MMSC-; High Performance Cited in Selection of MMSC 2.2 with MMBox.

Business Editors/High-Tech Writers

WOODBURY, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 21, 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, today announced that MTN, South Africa's second largest cellular operator with nearly five million subscribers, has selected Comverse's Multimedia Messaging Service Center 2.2 (MMSC) to enable MMS service.

Comverse MMSC 2.2 enhances the multimedia user experience, with interoperability between MMS handsets of varying multimedia display capabilities, achieved through its carrier-grade, dedicated external transcoding server, which optimizes multimedia content transfer and display. Additional MMSC 2.2 features include:

-- MMBox for advanced multimedia network-based personal storage,

with a variety of visual and audio clips for creative

messaging use. The MMBox will be closely integrated with the

MTN Web portal for integrated MMS/Web user access.

-- Enhanced OMAP (Operations, Maintenance, Administration &

Provisioning) capabilities, such as administration facilities

and advanced statistics and reporting.

-- Application-to-person messaging capabilities for visually

compelling content applications that further drive MMS usage,

including multimedia infotainment delivery (news flashes,

sports, fan clubs, etc), multimedia greetings ("M-cards"),

interactive multimedia games, and community applications such

as matchmaking and dating.

-- eXtensible Messaging Framework (XMF) for easy accommodation of

operator preferences and short time-to-market for new

services.

"MTN is passionate about enhancing the lives of its consumers and is committed to offering innovative products and services. Our goal is to give our subscribers quality and value: the best possible multimedia messaging experience at a reasonable cost. Comverse's MMSC makes this possible -- its high performance solution meets our needs far into the future, yet keeps our capital and operating expenses low. We view MMS as a key driver in the growth of data traffic -- our consumers will be attracted by the fun of MMS as well as by the business possibilities of MMS applications over the coming years," said Sifiso Dabengwa, Managing Director, MTN South Africa "Our decision was also influenced by consistently positive operator references attesting to the Comverse MMSC's proven track record and to Comverse's ongoing commitment, as a leading messaging company, to MMS excellence."

Stuart Eveleigh, General Manager of Comverse Africa said, "We look forward to broadening our relationship with MTN, a leader in Africa, and we are glad that they have joined the many other operators who have selected the Comverse MMSC as their MMS platform."

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 advanced transcoding capabilities and rules-based XMF deliver superior MMS terminal interoperability. Successfully deployed commercially throughout the world, Comverse MMSC is the choice of more and more discerning service providers.

About MTN

Launched in 1994, the MTN Group (formerly M-Cell) is a leading provider of cellular and communications services in Africa. The Group encompasses MTN South Africa, MTN International and its Strategic Investments division, which hosts Orbicom, Airborn and MTN Network Solutions. The MTN Group has almost seven million subscribers across the continent where it provides cellular, satellite and Internet access services to 12 African countries. The Group has invested in six GSM cellular networks in Africa, including South Africa, Swaziland, Rwanda, Uganda, Cameroon and Nigeria.

MTN was the first cellular operator in South Africa to launch exciting new technologies such as MTNdataLIVE (GPRS), which provides a continuous Internet connection and offers significantly faster data transference speeds. This continues a process begun in October 2000, when MTN launched MTNdataFAST (HSCSD), which enables data transference at speeds 300% faster than any other current cellular technology in Africa. MTN views data communications as the major growth area into the future.

For more information please visit www.mtngroup.com.

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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