Syniverse DataNet Selected by NTT DoCoMo for Roaming Fraud Protection

Business Wire, June 4, 2008

Japan's Largest Mobile Operator Chooses GSMA-Award Winning Technology

TAMPA, Fla. -- Syniverse DataNet, an award-winning anti-fraud solution from Syniverse Technologies (NYSE:SVR), has been selected by NTT DoCoMo to protect that operator's network against the growing worldwide risk of roaming fraud. Syniverse is a leading provider of technology and business solutions for the global telecommunications industry.

Syniverse DataNet - recently awarded the Best Roaming Product by the GSM Association (GSMA) at Mobile World Congress 2008 - will allow NTT DoCoMo, one of the world's leading mobile communications companies, to minimize its roaming fraud in conformance with the GSMA's new Near Real Time Roaming Data Exchange (NRTRDE) standards.

The GSMA has requested its global membership to adopt NRTRDE as the next generation of fraud prevention no later than October 2008. Syniverse DataNet provides roaming fraud protection by ensuring that roaming data records used to spot fraudulent behavior are exchanged between home and visited operator partners as rapidly as possible. NRTRDE supersedes the existing and now-outmoded High Usage Record (HUR) system currently used by operators. Adoption of NRTRDE as the new standard is expected to reduce the incidence of roaming fraud by up to 90 percent.

"As the largest mobile communication provider in Japan, it is important to ensure the best possible roaming services are available for our customers and operator roaming partners," said Koichi Izawa, Director for NTT DoCoMo's Global Service Department. "We also chose the Syniverse DataNet NRTRDE solution because of Syniverse's good industry reputation as a trusted service provider, a quality we expect from those with whom we do business."

Raymond Cheung, Executive Vice President and CEO for Syniverse AP, said he is honored that NTT DoCoMo chose Syniverse's solution.

"NTT DoCoMo's decision is further proof that operators are taking the threat of fraud seriously and are protecting themselves ahead of the GSMA's deadline," he said. "We believe that Syniverse DataNet is the best way for NTT DoCoMo to protect itself, its roaming partners and its more than 53 million subscribers."

To date, Syniverse has more than 65 contracts worldwide for Syniverse DataNet. This new NTT DoCoMo contract is the first within the Conexus group, Asia's largest alliance of mobile operators.

Syniverse DataNet has been developed to exceed the standards specified by the GSMA's NRTRDE initiative, giving operators immediate access to the critical information needed to combat roaming fraud and reducing data record exchange times from 36 to 4 hours or less.

Syniverse works closely with the GSMA in a number of capacities. Syniverse chairs both the GSMA Transferred Account Data Interchange Group (TADIG), which is responsible for NRTRDE technical specifications, and the NRTRDE Interworking Group (NRTIG), which is responsible for NRTRDE interworking procedures between vendors. The company also is a member of the NRTRDE Steering Committee, which is responsible for the overall commercial and technical guidance on NRTRDE, and is the official author and editor of TD.35, TD.63 and TD.64, key technical specifications that ensure NRTRDE data can be quickly and easily actioned by operators eager to reduce fraud.

About Syniverse

Syniverse Technologies (NYSE:SVR) solutions allow more than 500 communications companies in over 100 countries to provide seamless mobile services by making it possible for disparate technologies and standards to interoperate. Syniverse's flexibility and customer focus permit its customers to quickly react to market changes and demands, enabling the delivery of everything from voice calls to sophisticated data and video services wherever and whenever subscribers need them. Celebrating its 20th anniversary in 2007, Syniverse is headquartered in Tampa, Florida, U.S.A., and has offices in major cities around the globe. Syniverse is ISO 9001:2000 certified and TL 9000 approved, adhering to the principles of customer focus and quality improvement practices. More information is available at www.syniverse.com.