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Singapore Appoints Syniverse as Sole Provider of National Number Portability.


Syniverse Will Be Licensed to Develop and Administer a Centralized Database as Well as Establish Service Agreements with All Singapore Operators

TAMPA, Fla. -- Syniverse Technologies (NYSE NYSE

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: SVR Noun 1. SVR - Russia's intelligence service responsible for foreign operations, intelligence-gathering and analysis, and the exchange of intelligence information; collaborates with other countries to oppose proliferation of weapons of mass destruction, terrorism and ), a leading provider of technology and business solutions for the global telecommunications industry, announced today that Infocomm Development Authority of Singapore The Infocomm Development Authority of Singapore (Abbreviation: IDA; Chinese: 新加坡资讯通信发展管理局; Malay: Penguasa Pembangunan Infokom Singapura  (IDA Ida (ē`dä), city (1990 pop. 91,859), Nagano prefecture, central Honshu, Japan, on the Tenryu River. It is an agricultural market and railway junction. ) has appointed Syniverse as the country's only number portability See NP.  centralized database administrator. Syniverse will be awarded the license to provide number portability solutions to Singapore's telecommunications operators, and will establish number portability service agreements with all of Singapore's telecom providers.

The license will allow Syniverse, as an operator-neutral third party, to administer the database and provide number portability services to operators for seven years.

The number portability database will facilitate the seamless transfer of telephone numbers when subscribers wish to keep their numbers but change service providers between two mobile operators. Also included in the license is the right to provide number portability services to fixed-line operators and others, such as VoIP and wireless broadband High-speed wireless transmission of data. What is "high" speed is always a changing number. Wireless systems are typically slower than land-based, wireline networks. In the past, wireless broadband started at 250 Kbps, whereas land-based broadband was generally considered to start at T1  operators, should the need arise. Singapore Computer Systems (SCS), a Singapore-based information and communications technology Noun 1. communications technology - the activity of designing and constructing and maintaining communication systems
engineering, technology - the practical application of science to commerce or industry
 service provider, will provide local support for Syniverse's number portability solution.

Singapore's new centralized database is expected to be in place by the second quarter of 2008, at which time service providers will be expected to meet the IDA's new number portability regulations. According to according to
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 the IDA, Singapore's operators serve more than six million subscribers.

"Singapore has one of the most sophisticated telecommunications systems in Asia, and Syniverse is honored to have been chosen by the IDA to provide its telecom operators with even more robust local number portability "LNP" redirects here. For the airport in Virginia with that IATA code, see Lonesome Pine Airport. For the compound InP, see Indium phosphide.

Local number portability, (LNP) for fixed lines, and full mobile number portability
 services than are already available," said Tony Holcombe, President and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. , Syniverse. "Syniverse has an excellent track record over many years in building and maintaining sophisticated systems that interconnect different service providers' networks, and we look forward to providing Singapore's telecom industry with a solution that will be efficient and cost-effective for the operators as well as beneficial for their subscribers."

Raymond Cheung, Executive Vice President and CEO-Asia Pacific, Syniverse, said the license award from Singapore strengthens Syniverse's position as a global leader in end-to-end number portability solutions.

"We already provide number portability services to many operators around the globe, including most mobile operators in the United States; all mobile operators in Canada and the United Kingdom; and select operators in Hong Kong, Taiwan and Macau. We continue to strive to expand Syniverse's footprint in this area as more and more countries require their telecommunications providers to implement number portability solutions," said Cheung.

Singapore was one of the first countries to implement number portability in 1997 and is respected as a leader in providing this valuable service to subscribers. The move to a centralized database solution further demonstrates Singapore's leadership in providing leading-edge telecommunication services to subscribers across the industry.

About Syniverse

Syniverse Technologies (NYSE:SVR) solutions allow more than 350 communications companies in over 50 countries to provide seamless mobile services by making it possible for disparate technologies and standards to interoperate. Syniverse's flexibility and customer focus permit its customers to quickly react to market changes and demands, enabling the delivery of everything from voice calls to sophisticated data and video services wherever and whenever subscribers need them. Celebrating its 20th anniversary in 2007, Syniverse is headquartered in Tampa, Florida, U.S.A., and has offices in major cities around the globe. Syniverse is ISO (1) See ISO speed.

(2) (International Organization for Standardization, Geneva, Switzerland, www.iso.ch) An organization that sets international standards, founded in 1946. The U.S. member body is ANSI.
 9001:2000 certified and TL 9000 approved, adhering to the principles of customer focus and quality improvement practices. More information is available at www.syniverse.com.
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