Cerillion Supports Launch of First Live HSDPA Network




London, UK, -/November 1, 2005 - Wi-Fi Technology News/- Convergent billing specialist, Cerillion Technologies, today announced it has completed implementation of its mediation solution in support of Manx Telecom's new High Speed Downlink Packet Access (HSDPA) network. Cerillion Mediator was implemented on time and to budget, and integrated with the existing Cerillion CRM & Billing solution, enabling Manx Telecom to be the first operator in the world offering commercial HSDPA services.

"As our strategic partner for business support systems, Cerillion were the natural choice to support our HSDPA launch", commented Chris Hall, Managing Director, Manx Telecom. "Our strong working relationship means that we have a trusted partner who can be relied upon to support our key business goals."

"Mediation and billing are vital components enabling the commercial launch of HSDPA services", added Tom Meageen, Commercial Programme Manager for HSDPA at Manx Telecom. "Cerillion have proven once again that they understand our business, supporting our tight launch timescales and delivering a cost effective solution in this crucial project for Manx Telecom and O2."

About Cerillion Technologies
Based in Central London, and with offices in the US and Singapore, Cerillion Technologies provides carrier grade CRM & Billing, Interconnect and Mediation solutions to fixed, mobile, IP and convergent telecom operators worldwide. Cerillion was formed in October 1999 through the Management Buyout of the in-house Customer Care and Billing product division of Logica, which had been supporting operators' needs since 1992.

The Cerillion system is a bundled component solution suite supporting any deployment model: as an end-to-end pre-integrated business support system, from customer through to network interaction; in a mixed deployment, where selected modules may be replaced by 3rd party applications; or in a pure best-of-breed solution. The system is also fully operational as a complete managed service solution.

Cerillion solutions deliver the business agility needed to respond quickly and effectively in a highly competitive environment.

For further information please contact:
Dominic Smith +44 207 927 6000 Cerillion Technologies, 15 Adeline Place, London WC1B 3AJ, UK http://www.cerillion.com

About Manx Telecom
Manx Telecom is the Isle of Man`s telecommunications provider, offering world class fixed line and mobile telephony services, closely integrated with the UK telephone number range. Manx Telecom`s ISP, Manxnet, offers a full range of Internet services and a portfolio of quality hosting products and services.

Manx Telecom has earned a reputation for being at the leading edge of telecommunications development. The company has invested over ?50 million over the last five years in the Island`s telecommunications infrastructure and is committed to a further ?30 million investment over the next three years.

Manx Telecom was one of the first companies in the world to offer broadband ADSL services to its customers and, in December 2001, became the first telecommunications operator in Europe to launch a live 3G network.

The telephony and Internet services provided by Manx Telecom on the Island are backed up by highly resilient `self-healing` fibre and microwave links between the Isle of Man and the UK and Ireland.