Quantum Leap in the Financial Year 2008 Following debitel Consolidation

BUEDELSDORF, Germany - The Acquisition of the Debitel Group has Resulted in the Biggest
Network-Independent Telecommunications Provider for Mobile Communications
and Fixed-Line Products

Nokia Invests in Obopay

REDWOOD CITY, California - Global leader’s support represents mobile payments milestone

Obopay, Inc., the pioneering service provider for payments via mobile
phones, today announced an investment from Nokia, the world leader in mobile
communications. This investment is a resounding endorsement for Obopay’s
ongoing innovation in mobile money technology.

Ascom Announces the Acquisition of TEMS From Ericsson - Creating a Global Leader in Mobile Network Testing

ZURICH - Ascom has signed a binding agreement to purchase TEMS, a test business,
from Ericsson for a total consideration of CHF 190 million in cash (on a debt
and cash-free basis).

BATS Goes Live With AboveNet

LONDON - Pan-European Trading Platform Partners With AboveNet for Fast,
Secure Connectivity in the UK

NTT Com to Launch Premium Data Center in Vietnam

TOKYO - NTT Communications Corporation (NTT Com) announced on March 16 that
Global Data Services JSC (GDS), its joint venture with Vietnam Posts &
Telecommunications Group (VNPT), the largest telecom in Vietnam, will open a
Tier 3-equivalent premium data center in Hanoi on April 12, 2009.

Project Management Institute’s Global Congress 2009-EMEA to Be Held In Amsterdam

AMSTERDAM - World’s leader in project management research and career building meets
on 18-20 May 2009