11th Oct 2006 07:01
Spirent Communications PLC11 October 2006 SPIRENT COMMUNICATIONS PLC THIRD QUARTER CONTRACT WINS SUMMARY London, UK - 11 October 2006: Spirent Communications plc ("Spirent" "theCompany" or "the Group") (LSE: SPT; NYSE: SPM), a leading communicationstechnology company, is today highlighting some key contracts won by itscommunications businesses during the third quarter and previously announced bythem during the period. The full text of the press releases is available at www.spirent.com Clients include: • O2 Germany • Siemens Networks • China Academy of Telecommunication Research O2 Germany, a leading provider of mobile services, has chosen SwissQual's newhigh-end Diversity platform to meet their GSM/UMTS & HSDPA wireless benchmarkingneeds. The contract marks a significant step in Spirent's growth in the wirelessmarket and signals O2 Germany's commitment to providing best-in-class customerexperience throughout all four of its service regions. The Diversity contractenables O2 to standardise on SwissQual equipment as part of a harmonisationproject to streamline the number of different vendors for this type of equipment. Siemens Networks, one of the world's largest telecommunication vendors, haschosen SwissQual's QualiPoc system to monitor network performance. SiemensNetworks offers a wide range of professional services such as monitoring andbenchmarking of mobile network performance, vendor independently. SwissQual'ssystem provides a powerful and economical drive test solution that will serve asthe foundation for Siemens' new network quality testing and benchmark service. Septentrio, a leading European designer and manufacturer of navigationreceivers, has selected Spirent to provide Galileo Radio Frequency ("RF")Constellation Simulators. Spirent's RF Constellation Simulators generaterepresentative Galileo signals in the laboratory to stimulate receivers,enabling characterisation, optimisation and performance validation. DLR (German Aerospace Centre), selected Spirent for delivery of advanced GPS(Global Positioning System)/Galileo test systems. DLR will be using Spirentsolutions in the context of the EU & FP6 funded project "Airborne New andAdvanced Satellite Techniques and Technologies in a System Integrated Approach"("ANASTASIA"). China Academy of Telecommunication Research ("CATR"), of the Ministry ofInformation Industry ("MII") has selected Spirent for large-scale testing of10-Gigabit core routers. Spirent test solutions will enable CATR to test theperformance of core routers under high-capacity configurations and extremenetworks conditions found in real-world operations. GENBAND, has chosen Spirent's Abacus 5000 as one of its primary IP Telephonyperformance assessment tools. GENBAND is a leading provider of IMS-basedtelecommunications applications and infrastructure products. Spirent's Abacusplatform gives GENBAND a wide set of testing capabilities combined with asuperior technical support team. Tiscali Netherlands, has selected Spirent TestCenterTM to ensureinteroperability of its multi-vendor equipment in its core and access networks.Spirent TestCenter will enable Tiscali Netherlands to test current and futureequipment as it upgrades its network to meet future customer demand and to caterfor bandwidth-hungry services such as IPTV. Anders Gustafsson, Chief Executive, commented: "We are pleased with these new wins as they demonstrate the quality of our newlyacquired products, such as SwissQual's Diversity platform, as well as our strongpositioning in key markets such as GPS and IP Telephony and key geographies,such as Europe and China." - ends - Enquiries Spirent Communications plc +44 (0)1293 767676Anders Gustafsson, Chief Executive Eric Hutchinson, Chief Financial Officer Smithfield Reg Hoare/Libby Young +44 (0)20 7360 4900 Photography is available from UPPA (Universal Pictorial Press & Agency) - www.uppa.co.uk or tel: +44 (0)20 7421 6000 About Spirent Communications plc Spirent Communications plc is a leading communications technology companyfocused on delivering innovative systems and services to meet the needs ofcustomers worldwide. We are a global provider of performance analysis andservice assurance solutions that enable the development and deployment ofnext-generation networking technologies such as broadband services, Internettelephony, 3G wireless and web applications and security testing. The Systemsgroup develops power control systems for specialist electrical vehicles in themobility and industrial markets. Further information about SpirentCommunications plc can be found at www.spirent.com. Spirent Communications plc Ordinary shares are traded on the London StockExchange (ticker: SPT) and on the New York Stock Exchange (ticker: SPM; CUSIPnumber: 84856M209) in the form of American Depositary Shares ("ADS"),represented by American Depositary Receipts, with one ADS representing fourOrdinary shares. Spirent and the Spirent logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of SpirentCommunications plc. All other trademarks or registered trademarks mentionedherein are held by their respective companies. 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