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NEWS 2006

[09/26/2006]

TeliaSonera Selects Kineto Wireless For UMA Service Deployment

Kineto Wireless, Inc., the key innovator and leading supplier of Unlicensed Mobile Access (UMA) technology, announced today that TeliaSonera, a leading telecommunications company in the Nordic and Baltic regions, has selected the company's UMA technology as the platform to deliver its innovative "Home Free" cellular/Wi-Fi service offering, the first of its kind in the world.

Kineto Wireless' technology is used within the UMA Network Controllers (UNC) deployed by TeliaSonera that enable seamless handover between the GSM network and Wi-Fi access points. In addition, Kineto's technology is integrated with the Philips Nexperia platform into the Samsung P200, the industry's first commercially available UMA handset and the initial handset available for the Home Free service.

"Kineto has been a key partner in helping TeliaSonera be the first operator in the world to offer a dual-mode cellular/Wi-Fi service based on UMA technology," said Peter Bredgaard, vice president of business development with TeliaSonera. "Now, our customers can make calls at lower rates when at home and use their standard mobile service outside the home. With Kineto's technology, we're able to offer a service that is the future of mobile usage."

"With their UMA-enabled Home Free service, TeliaSonera is able to deliver a compelling fixed-mobile substitution service while leveraging the broadband IP network to lower costs and benefit its customers," said Rick Gilbert, president and CEO of Kineto Wireless. "Those benefits are key drivers for operators deploying UMA worldwide."

About UMA Technology

Unlicensed Mobile Access (UMA) technology is the 3GPP global standard for mobile/Wi-Fi convergence. UMA technology enables access to mobile voice, data, and IMS services over IP broadband access and unlicensed spectrum technologies such as Wi-Fi. By deploying UMA technology, service providers can enable subscribers to roam and hand over between cellular networks and public and private WLANs using dual-mode mobile handsets. With UMA, subscribers receive a consistent user experience for their mobile voice, data, and IMS services as they transition between networks. Leading operators around the world have embraced UMA technology as part of a fixed-mobile convergence strategy, including Telecom Italia, France Telecom/Orange, British Telecom, and TeliaSonera.

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About Kineto Wireless

Kineto Wireless is the key innovator and leading supplier of Unlicensed Mobile Access (UMA) Technology, the 3GPP standard for mobile/Wi-Fi convergence. Mobile operators around the globe are selecting UMA to offer subscribers seamless, high-performance mobile voice, data, and IMS experiences on both cellular and Wi-Fi networks. As the leading provider of UMA Technology, Kineto supplies core network solutions through OEM partnerships with major network infrastructure providers, and also provides UMA-compliant software, development tools and support services to mobile silicon/stack suppliers, mobile handset developers, and broadband terminal adapter/wireless access point vendors. To date, five leading mobile and integrated operators around the world have committed to deploying UMA services based on Kineto's core network solution. The company's visionary UMA technology was awarded the 2006 CTIA Wireless Emerging Technologies Award. For more information, please visit www.kineto.com.

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