TELUS Selects Spirent(R) Communications for Triple Play Service Assurance.

Leading Canadian Operator to Use Spirent's Triple Play Solutions to Ensure Subscriber QoE

SUNNYVALE, Calif. -- Spirent Communications (NYSE:SPM) (LSE:SPT), a global provider of performance analysis and service management solutions, today announced that it has signed a major contract with TELUS, a leading provider of data, IP and wireless solutions in Canada, to provide triple play service assurance solutions. The contract provides TELUS with critical tools to ensure the quality of experience (QoE) of its triple play service customers.

"We chose Spirent Communications to give us insight into the QoE of our IPTV customers," said Fauzia Lalani, vice president of National Services Fulfillment for TELUS. "To cost-effectively deliver triple play services, and maximize the increased revenue potential, we need a partner like Spirent who can help TELUS support the scalability of triple play services across our network."

Spirent's SmartSight solution, including SmartSight Central Operational System and IPMax probes, will be deployed throughout TELUS' network. These systems will provide critical visibility into customers' QoE. SmartSight will enable TELUS to emulate the service quality on the customer's line prior to installation, thereby reducing overall installation time. TELUS' adoption of Spirent's next generation service assurance technologies will also contribute to world class operational excellence, cost savings and revenue assurance. This is achieved by Spirent's ability to automatically troubleshoot and rapidly diagnose complex service problems.

"We are pleased to be working with TELUS for this large-scale deployment of triple play service assurance solutions and applaud their choice to put customers' quality of experience first and foremost," said William Burns, president of Service Assurance for Spirent Communications. "Spirent's service assurance solutions allow service providers to deliver triple play services and still have the necessary service quality visibility to meet the high expectations of IPTV subscribers."

As the demand for triple play services accelerates, service providers are challenged with launching service offerings quickly without sacrificing quality. Spirent continues to meet the challenges of this dynamic market by providing solutions that enable our customers to deploy next-generation services and ensure the quality of subscribers' experience. Spirent's IPMax and SmartSight Central provide state-of-the-art IP service measurement, expert engines, and automated diagnosis of IP service issues. These solutions enhance operators' ability to troubleshoot and resolve complex IP troubles quickly, cost effectively and accurately.

About Spirent Communications

Spirent Communications, www.spirent.com, is a global provider of integrated performance analysis and service assurance systems that enable the development and deployment of next-generation networking technology such as Internet telephony, broadband services, 3G wireless, global navigation satellite systems, and network security equipment. Spirent Communications' solutions are used by more than 1,700 customers in 30 countries, including the world's largest equipment manufacturers, service providers, enterprises and governments. Based in Sunnyvale, CA, Spirent Communications has 1,800 employees worldwide. Spirent Communications plc Ordinary shares are traded on the London Stock Exchange (ticker: SPT) and on the New York Stock Exchange (ticker: SPM; CUSIP number: 84856M209) in the form of American Depositary Shares ("ADS"), represented by American Depositary Receipts, with one ADS representing four Ordinary shares. Spirent Communications' sales to the United States government are made through Spirent Federal Systems Inc., www.spirentfederal.com.

About TELUS

TELUS (TSX:T) (TSX:T.A) (NYSE:TU) is a leading national telecommunications company in Canada, with $8.5 billion of annual revenue and 10.5 million customer connections including 4.9 million wireless subscribers, 4.6 million wireline network access lines and 1.1 million Internet subscribers. TELUS provides a wide range of communications products and services including data, Internet protocol (IP), voice, entertainment and video. Committed to being Canada's premier corporate citizen, over the last five years TELUS has contributed more than $62 million to charitable and non-profit organizations, and has established seven TELUS Community Boards across Canada to lead its local philanthropic initiatives. For more information about TELUS, please visit telus.com.

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