Singapore Appoints Syniverse as Sole Provider of National Number Portability

  
    
  
  
    
      Syniverse 
      Technologies (NYSE: SVR), a leading provider of technology and 
      business solutions for the global telecommunications industry, announced 
      today that Infocomm 
      Development Authority of Singapore (IDA) has appointed Syniverse as 
      the country’s only number portability 
      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 
      operators, should the need arise. Singapore 
      Computer Systems (SCS), a Singapore-based information and 
      communications technology 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 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 services than are already available,” 
      said Tony Holcombe, President and CEO, 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 
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      of customer focus and quality improvement practices. More information is 
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