September 21, 2011

Syniverse Speeds International Roaming Reach for India’s Aircel

Momentum accelerates with addition of Aircel to Syniverse’s growing roster of GSM roaming customers in India

TAMPA, Fla. – Sept. 21, 2011 – With the mobile market in India poised for unprecedented growth, Syniverse has been selected by Aircel to provide roaming business management services that will rapidly increase the operator’s reach across that country and around the world. This significant customer acquisition exemplifies Syniverse’s growing momentum in the Indian roaming market.

Via Syniverse’s GAIN Roaming Business Management Services, Aircel will receive roaming management assistance from Syniverse roaming experts – a global group with more than 20 years experience making roaming work for operators across the globe. The Syniverse solution will speed roaming time to market and increase operational efficiencies for Aircel by streamlining management of the operator’s roaming agreements and developing specialized roaming skills and knowledge among its in-house team.

“A complete international roaming and data experience for our customers is imperative for Aircel, particularly in a rapidly evolving mobile market,” said Mr. Gurdeep Singh, COO, Aircel. “With Syniverse, we are able to give our customers the reach they need as we continue to roll out innovative new services moving forward.”

Ranging from remote consulting to enabling an entire roaming department, the Syniverse GAIN solution offers a full spectrum of roaming management services that can be tailored to each customer’s unique needs. The result is an ideal solution to help an operator of any size, in any market, quickly expand its roaming reach.

Aircel is one of the latest additions to Syniverse’s growing customer roster in India, and President and CEO Jeff Gordon said he envisions ongoing growth in the region as mobile continues to proliferate.

“The Indian market is fiercely competitive, and we are deeply committed to making mobile work for operators across the region, regardless of size or technology,” Gordon said. “Whether helping mobile operators make the transition to 3G and beyond or implementing mobile number portability, our in-region teams understand the needs of the region and have a strong vision for its future mobile growth.”

About Syniverse

Syniverse makes mobile work for more than 900 mobile operators, cable and Internet providers, and enterprises in over 160 countries. With unmatched expertise and more than 20 years simplifying the complexities of roaming, messaging and networking, Syniverse serves as the force at the center of the mobile communications universe, keeping people connected today and forging new connections for tomorrow. Nobody knows mobile like Syniverse. For more information, visit www.syniverse.com, follow Syniverse on Twitter or find Syniverse on Facebook.

About Aircel

Aircel, is a joint venture between Maxis Communications Berhad, a leading regional telecommunications group based out of Malaysia and Sindya Securities & Investments Private Limited. It is now India’s fifth largest and fastest growing GSM mobile service provider with a subscriber base of over 58 million. It is the market leader in Tamil Nadu, Assam, North-East and Chennai. . Aircel is a Pan India operator with a presence across 23 circles. Aircel won 3G spectrum in 13 circles and BWA spectrum in 8 circles. Aircel has successfully launched 3G services in 13 circles across India, the fastest 3G roll out ever in the Indian Telecom Space. Aircel has positioned itself as a data led telecom player and has addressed the multi-functionality of a mobile phone in many innovative ways which are Industry firsts, be it the Aircel Pocket Internet, the first social networking mobile INQ on Aircel, Aircel Apollo Mobile Health Care, Blyk on Aircel an enriching engagement for the Youth and very recently the first telecom player to introduce Facebook Voice Updates on Aircel.www.aircel.com.

For more information:

Bobby Eagle

Syniverse Public Relations

+1 813.637.5050

bobby.eagle@syniverse.com