MTN Cameroon Selects InfoVista to Consolidate Performance Management of Next-Generation Network

PARIS & HERNDON, Va.--(Business Wire)--
InfoVista (Euronext IFV-FR0004031649), global leader of proactive service
assurance software solutions, today announced MTN Cameroon, the leading service
provider in Cameroon`s mobile telephony market, has chosen to deploy InfoVista`s
VistaInsight for Networks and Mobile Knowledge Pack add-on module for end-to-end
management of mobile data services to optimize the performance of its
next-generation network.

"VistaInsight for Networks goes beyond simple performance management. It gives
us overarching visibility of all of our network`s key performance indicators,"
said Aline Flore Jounewe Koumessi, IP network planning manager for MTN Cameroon.
"This invaluable information allows us to adapt network capacity to the ever
growing bandwidth requirements of our services and foresee potential performance
issues. All of this takes place on a single platform, which streamlines data
from a highly heterogeneous technological environment."

To ensure the quality of its service through truly proactive performance
management, MTN Cameroon-the Cameroonian entity of the South-African MTN Group,
the leading provider of telecommunication services in Africa-has opted for
VistaInsight for Networks and the Mobile Knowledge Pack to replace various tools
currently in use across different network domains. The company needed a solution
that would provide an end-to-end overview of its service performance and empower
it to improve reliability through targeted, proactive troubleshooting of
potential performance issues. A critical factor in MTN Cameroon`s decision to go
with VistaInsight for Networks was the solution`s capacity to handle the
different technologies currently implemented, as well as equipment from multiple
network vendors.

"The African telecommunications market is undergoing sweeping changes and
experiencing huge expansion with significant growth potential. By deploying a
next-generation network and embracing a performance management solution that is
already used by major service providers around the globe, MTN Cameroon is poised
to get the most out of the technology," said Roland Rodrigues, vice president of
InfoVista operations in Europe, the Middle East, and Africa. "Our partnership
with MTN Cameroon, added to the success we have enjoyed with other major players
in Africa, the Middle East, and Eastern Europe, validates our strategy for
growth in emerging countries."

MTN Group has operations in 21 countries and more than 80 million subscribers.
MTN Cameroon, Cameroon`s leading service provider with more than 50 percent
market share, has invested about $420 million to date to develop its
next-generation network, designed for across-the-board delivery of all
services-including fixed network services, mobile voice and data services, and
high speed Internet services-to its entire customer base, ranging from
enterprise customers to the general public.

About InfoVista

InfoVista enables managed service providers, mobile operators, broadband
operators and enterprise IT organizations to ensure the availability and quality
of the services they deliver at the lowest possible cost, empowering these
organizations to successfully make the transformation from infrastructure
providers to service providers. Our customers rely on InfoVista`s proven
solutions for service and infrastructure performance management to successfully
launch new and high performance services, foresee potential service issues
before they impact end users, reduce customer churn, and invest appropriately.
Sample customers include Bell Canada, Bharti, BNP Paribas, Cable & Wireless,
Citigroup, Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA), Deutsche Telekom, Fidelity
Investments, JP Morgan Chase, KPN International, SFR, SingTel, T-Mobile,
Telefonica, and Telstra. InfoVista is traded on the Euronext Paris
(FR0004031649) and can be found online at www.infovista.com.

Erin Hable
Account Executive
Sterling Kilgore, Inc.
(630) 964-8500 ext. 222
ehable@sterlingkilgore.com
or
Europe, Middle East & Africa
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Hotwire PR France
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