NEWPORT NETWORKS BRINGS NEXT GENERATION SESSION CONTROLLER FOR MOBILE NETWORKS TO 3GSM CANNES

Cannes, France: 14 February 2005: Newport Networks (LSE-NNG) the developer of carrier-class IP Session Controllers will be illustrating how it enables the profitable delivery of next generation mobile services at the 3GSM World Congress in Cannes this week.

The Newport Networks 1460 is a vital element in the new breed of Internet Protocol based infrastructure networks. Newport's deep packet processing capability offers Connect, Control and Charge features which ensure reliable and consistent networking while reducing costs and accelerating the introduction of new applications and services.

In a White Paper entitled "Session Controllers and 3GPP" published to coincide with 3GSM, Newport's technology team explore the role of session controller technology and its relationship to the IP Multimedia Subsystem (IMS). It reveals how session controller technology is an essential network component in the evolution from 2/ 2.5G networks to 3G and an all IP infrastructure.

Of special interest to mobile operators, this White Paper is also of relevance to fixed operators moving towards end-to-end IP networks as they consider solutions for effective interconnection arrangements.

It explains in detail:

• How the 1460 supports Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) the Third Generation Partnership Project's signalling protocol of choice.
  
• The implications raised by the progressive deployment of Universal Mobile Telephone System (UMTS) Release 5 based architectures, and in particular how inter-connect from mobile to mobile and mobile to fixed line networks requires session border controller technology.
  
• How the 1460 will provide functions which are vital for effective interconnection, including:

  Bandwidth management Limitation of Denial of Service attacks

  IPv4 to IPv6 conversion Protocol inter-working

About Newport Networks

Newport Networks Group PLC, listed on the Alternative Investment Market of the London Stock Exchange in May 2004, has designed and developed the 1460 session controller to solve existing commercial and technical problems in the provision of Voice over IP (VoIP) and Multimedia over IP (MoIP) services. The 1460 session controller addresses the key service delivery issues of quality and security, enabling service providers to create new revenue streams from VoIP and MoIP while controlling the cost of delivery. Based in the UK and North America, Newport Networks has an experienced team headed by Chairman Terry Matthews and CEO John Everard. The team has a proven track record of identifying new service provider network technologies, developing products and managing the growth of international businesses.