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TSI and Telenor Form GRX Peering Agreement

Posted: 1/21/2002

Posted By:	techFlorida.com		Contact:	Helen Harris
Phone:	813-273-3939		Email:	hharris@tsiconnections.com

TAMPA, Fla. & OSLO, Norway--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 21, 2002--TSI Telecommunication Services Inc. (TSI) and Telenor Global Services (TGS) today announced that they have formed an agreement to offer roaming between the companies' networks using the Amsterdam Internet Exchange (AMS-IX) as a common peering point.

General Packet Radio Service (GPRS) Roaming Exchange (GRX) is a centralized IP routing network that interconnects GPRS networks and enables global roaming coverage. GPRS roaming is necessary for smooth transition to 3G wireless technologies.

"Instead of operators connecting and managing innumerable links with each other, this interconnection provides a hub," said Michael O'Brien, TSI vice president of marketing.

"Through the connection with TSI, operators can link to many GRXs and be connected to a global network. It greatly simplifies global roaming from both a technical and business perspective and gives subscribers seamless wireless access to applications while roaming. We're looking forward to making several more announcements of this type in the coming weeks."

"As GRX-providers, we are pleased to enable our customers to reach a large number of roaming partners worldwide. With this inter-GRX agreement, TGS can offer our mobile operator customers coverage in the U.S. and in Hong Kong, and TSI will have coverage in Europe, as well as North America and Asia Pacific," said Terje Haufmann, TGS product director.

"This is an important step in establishing a global roaming network for GPRS and UMTS services, parallel to the network for voice and SMS services that we have today. It is also of great importance that this peering agreement include security procedures, which is an essential issue in the GPRS roaming service."

About TSI
TSI Telecommunication Services (TSI) is a global supplier of interoperability solutions to more than 300 telecommunications operators throughout North America, Latin America, Asia Pacific and Europe. TSI delivers state-of-the-art technical and business solutions that simplify the complex challenges of a rapidly evolving, highly competitive industry.

Products include inter-standard wireless roaming and Internet solutions, SS7 intelligent network services, fraud and carrier access billing solutions and many other service bureau applications. TSI is based in Tampa. For more information, visit www.tsiconnections.com.

About Telenor Global Services
Telenor Global Services (TGS) provides international wholesale services to telecom operators and mobile operators throughout the world. TGS offers a broad mobile product portfolio including international voice termination, with A-number delivery to major destinations, GSM Roaming services and GRX solutions.

The company had a turnover of more than NOK 1.9 billion (U.S. $220 million) last year. TGS is a part of the Telenor group. For more information, see www.telenorglobal.com.

Telenor ASA is an international provider of high-quality telecommunications, data and media communication services, with a particularly strong focus on mobile, Internet and broadband services. With headquarters in Oslo, the company is present in more than 30 countries, with revenues of NOK 37.6 billion (U.S. $4.3 billion) in 2000.

Internationally, Telenor continues to target investments within mobile, Internet, TV-distribution and satellite communications, constantly providing its worldwide customers with leading-edge solutions at competitive prices. Telenor ASA is listed on the Oslo Stock Exchange (TEL) and Nasdaq in New York (TELN).

Note to Editors: GPRS (General Packet Radio Service) is a crucial stage in the development of GSM networks toward third-generation services. GPRS enables packet-switched data transmission and the use of Internet protocol (IP) between a GPRS terminal and an external data network, such as the Internet, in existing GSM networks.

GRX (GPRS Roaming Exchange) is a centralized IP routing network for interconnecting GPRS networks. GRX is specified in the IR.34 recommendations laid down by the International Roaming Expert Group (IREG).

CONTACT: TSI Telecommunication Services Inc., Tampa
Helen Harris, 813/273-3939
hharris@tsiconnections.com
or
Telenor Global Services AS
Kirsten Bruheim, +47 22 77 83 39
kirsten.bruheim@telenor.com

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