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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE


NetMate to Ease the Migration to 2.5G and 3G Wireless Networks

Simultaneously plans interoperable hybrid 2G, 2.5G, and 3G networks

Hull, Canada, December 12, 2001 - Network Planning Systems (NPS), today
announced the worldwide availability of the

Next Generation Wireless enabled version of the popular NetMate Network
Design & Optimization Suite. This represents

the first major upgrade since NPS acquired the NetMate rights from Nortel
Networks last year.

NetMate for Wireless is a comprehensive, vendor-agnostic suite of tools that
addresses the entire fixed line portion

of the wireless network, from the BTS/Node-B's to the PSTN and internet
backbone. Its comprehensive capabilities are

highlighted by:


* multi-vendor equipment modeling
* market demand forecasting
* flexible services modeling
* homing & traffic routing
* trunk topology & dimensioning
* transport & optical planning
* equipment provisioning
* detailed financial analysis
* comprehensive visualization and reporting


The NetMate Suite provides integrated design and optimization capability for
both packet data and traditional voice

traffic and easily interfaces to complementary systems such as RF/radio
network planning systems. It is highly

configurable by the Network Planner and is compatible with all major
wireless standards including: WCDMA/UMTS,

cdma2000, GSM, CDMA, and TDMA.

Wireless Network Operators around the globe can now benefit from:
* significantly reduced capital and operating costs through more efficient
network design and roll-out
* greater visibility and control over network evolution, performance,
quality-of-service, and reliability
* superior network agility to react to changes in core assumptions about the
network and its business environment



"Next generation wireless technologies have dramatically increased the
planning challenges; both the technological

complexity of packet-based services, and the inherent difficulty evolving
through multiple generations. NetMate

enables Wireless Network Operators to quickly and effectively cut through
the complexity and pinpoint the most

efficient network solution." said Ian Easson, President & CEO of NPS, in
making today's announcement. "We expect

NetMate to play a major role in reducing both CapEx and ongoing OpEx
requirements. Based on our years of experience,

we believe it is realistic for many Wireless Operators to look for 10% or
even greater savings."


About Network Planning Systems
Network Planning Systems is an emerging leader in state-of-the-art software
tools for network design, optimization,

and evolution planning. NPS' core value proposition is to enable Network
Operators to: reduce their Total Cost of

Network Ownership; maximize their network performance; plan and deploy their
networks more quickly; and optimize

their network evolution.

NPS' planning tools are used by major Network Operators, Network Equipment
Vendors, and Network Planning Consulting

organizations around the world to build, expand, and/or redeploy network
assets in the most cost effective and

flexible manner, optimized against their specific business objectives.  NPS
is based Canada's Ottawa-Hull National

Capital Region, recognized globally as "Silicon Valley North" for its
reputation as an entrepreneurial telecom and

software development hotbed.

Additional information is available at www.NetPlanSys.com or by contacting
NPS at info@NetPlanSys.com.