VIENNA, May 16 /PRNewswire/ --     The upcoming European 2008 Football Championship puts high demands on
telecommunication networks. Usage peaks during the games and the
concentration of large number of subscribers in and around the stadiums and
fan areas require an infrastructure optimised for the event. Kapsch's
DataXtender system provides invaluable support to mobilkom austria. As
official provider of telecommunications for the European 2008 Football
Championship, mobilkom austria relies on DataXtender, which Kapsch developed
in-house, together with ftw. (Telecommunications Research Center Vienna).
mobilkom austria will use DataXtender to monitor and analyse data traffic
usage during the European Football Championship. This highly innovative
system from Kapsch can also be seen at TM Forum Management World 2008
(20.-22.May 2008, Nice) at the Kapsch stand (#64). As one of the largest
European Systems Integrators of voice and data products for mobile- and fixed
networks, Kapsch will present DataXtender's newest features.

DataXtender is a powerful Business Intelligence Tool, which collects and
processes data from a wide range of network elements. It has been in use at
mobilkom austria since 2004 as an analysis tool for GPRS and UMTS traffic in
its data network. "DataXtender continuously supplies various departments with
overviews of the network itself and its usage, enabling staff to react
quickly to changes in the system and to optimize the services we offer.
That's extremely important - especially in situations like the European 2008
Football Championship, when an exceptionally high number of people
simultaneously call or use our data services," explains Dr. Alexander Kuchar,
Mobile Service Network Director at mobilkom austria. DataXtender delivers
valuable basic information from GSM, GPRS and UMTS networks in real-time.
Kapsch's in-house development supplies Operations and Service Management
departments of network operators with data about network load, network
performance, or frequency of occurrence of certain errors. Up to 95% of the
data generated in the network can be collected, deciphered and processed.

Detailed information about the cost effectiveness of services

DataXtender provides far more precise, and much more significant,
information and results about network load and performance, irrespective of
the type of service, than other, competitive products making such claims.
Therefore the cost effectiveness and the error frequency of individual
services can be accurately analysed. "Many Austrian and international
customers will be looking up data on the internet during the football
matches. DataXtender includes patented technology from Kapsch, which helps
mobilkom austria to efficiently monitor and manage the resulting data
streams," explains Kurt Plattner, Member of the Board at Kapsch CarrierCom.

DataXtender also provides profitability analyses of new services. There
is multifaceted information, such as the acceptance of newly launched
services, or data collected helping to predict usage patterns of future
products. Valuable information for enhancements and/or changes necessary in
the network infrastructure can be extracted. This in turn provides the basis
for every infrastructure expansion and financial planning.

Kapsch at the Management World 2008

DataXtender can be seen in action at our stand #64 at the Management
World 2008 from the 20th - 22nd of May 2008 in Nice. Experts from Kapsch are
present at this worldwide leading event for management systems for
telecommunication at the stand. In addition, representatives from mobilkom
austria will also be available, to provide information about their everyday
experiences using DataXtender in their own network.

Further information:
http://www.tmforum.org/events/ManagementWorld2008/4807/home.html

mobilkom austria is the leading mobile network operator in Austria, with
over 4 million customers and a market share of 40,3%. The company is located
in Vienna and earned EUR 1.6 billion in revenue during the fiscal year 2007.
Innovation leadership from mobilkom austria is further exemplified with its
worldwide premiere of the first GPRS launch in August 2000, its launch of the
first commercial UMTS network in Europe in April 2003, as well as the
launching HSDPA in the UMTS network as first in the world in January 2006,
and HSUPA in February 2007.

mobilkom austria's success goes beyond Austria's borders: mobilkom
austria, Vipnet in Croatia, Si.mobil in Slovenia, Mobitel in Bulgaria,
mobilkom Liechtenstein, Vip mobile in Serbia, Vip operation in Mecedonia and
MDC in Belerus all belong to the mobilkom austria group.
http://www.mobilkomaustria.com

About Kapsch CarrierCom:

Kapsch CarrierCom AG is one of Austria's leaders in telecommunication
solutions for fixed and mobile network operators. Kapsch CarrierCom covers
all fields: from analysis, consultancy, design, product development,
integration, installation and training to maintenance and operation of
complete networks. For more information visit our website:
http://www.kapschcarrier.com

For further enquries:
    
    Werner Reiter,
    Spokesperson,
    mobilkom austria AG,
    Tel: +43-664-331-2720,
    E-Mail: w.reiter@mobilkom.at .
    
    For further information please contact:
    
    Anne L. Scherf,
    Product Marketing,
    Kapsch CarrierCom AG,
    Tel.: +43(0)50811-3217,
    E-Mail: anne.scherf@kapsch.net ;
    
    Hans-Georg Mayer,
    PR & Communications,
    Kapsch CarrierCom AG,
    Tel.: +43(0)50811-3664,
    E-Mail: hans-georg.mayer@kapsch.net .
    
    http://www.kapschcarrier.com 
    http://www.kapsch.net