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<p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="">Press Release</span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="">Nairobi</span></b><b style=""><span style="">, Kenya</span></b><b style=""><span style=""> – August 25, 2010</span></b></p>
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<p class="Default"><u><span style="">Safaricom personalizes mobile service</span></u><u><span style="font-size: 11pt;"></span></u></p>
<p class="Default"><u><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Implements
Nokia Siemens Networks’ subscriber data management platform </span></u></p>
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<p class="Default"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: windowtext;">Leading Kenyan telecoms operator Safaricom
will soon be able to offer new, personalized services to its subscribers. </span></p>
<p class="Default"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: windowtext;"> </span></p>
<p class="Default"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: windowtext;">The operator is </span><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: windowtext;">deploying Nokia Siemens Networks’ Subscriber Data
Management (SDM) platform to pull together subscriber data that currently
resides on multiple databases. The platform will allow Safaricom to gain better
insight into the needs and likes of its customers and offer targeted services.
The deployment is part of Safaricom’s transition to </span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: windowtext;">an all-IP
network.</span></p>
<p class="Default"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: windowtext;"> </span></p>
<p class="Default"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: windowtext;">“We want customers that stay with us because we offer the specific
services they love,” said </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: windowtext;">John Barorot</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: windowtext;">, chief technology officer, Safaricom. “Nokia Siemens
Networks’ subscriber data management platform helps us understand the needs and
demands of our subscribers. This enables us to provide<span class="apple-style-span"> more customized and secure services and that makes for
happier customers.”</span></span><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);"> </span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">“A central, unified data base allows secure, seamless
data management for services and applications,” added Manfred Egger, head of
Safaricom customer team, Nokia Siemens Networks. “By bringing together
subscriber data, Safaricom will obtain insight into its subscribers’ behavior
and be able to offer<span class="apple-style-span"> customized services that meet
their varied interests.” </span></span></p>
<p class="Default"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Nokia Siemens Networks will supply its subscriber
data management solution, including the One-NDS real-time subscriber data
repository, to consolidate subscriber data from multiple applications. The
consolidation </span><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">is far more efficient than
managing multiple databases for different applications, including Home Location
Register (HLR), </span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Home Subscriber Server (HSS) and converged
Data Authentication</span><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">, and </span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;">provides
a converged platform that makes it easier to create and deliver new services. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Nokia Siemens Networks will also enhance Safaricom’s
network management system to enable better monitoring and optimization of its
network.</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;">
Integration and consulting services will be provided to ensure a smooth
implementation.</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;"> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);"></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;">About Safaricom</span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;">Formed at the turn of the decade following
the liberalization of Kenya’s telecoms sector as a joint venture between global
leader Vodafone of the UK and the government of Kenya, Safaricom has firmly
established its credentials as a regional leader, spawning a virtual telecoms
revolution in Kenya.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;"><span style=""> </span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;">Growing from its cradle in mobile voice
services, Safaricom is a total telecoms company. </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="DE">The firm, which
has a subscriber base of over 16 million, offers all telecoms services under
one roof: mobile and fixed voice and data services on a variety of platforms:
Kenya’s widest and only 3G network; a growing fibre optic cable footprint and
its most expansive WIMAX presence. </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;">For more
details please go to: </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="DE"><a href="http://www.safaricom.co.ke/"><span style="" lang="EN-US">http://www.safaricom.co.ke/</span></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">About<span style=""> </span>Nokia Siemens Networks</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Nokia
Siemens Networks is a leading global enabler of telecommunications services.
With its focus on innovation and sustainability, the company provides a
complete portfolio of mobile, fixed and converged network technology, as well
as professional services including consultancy and systems integration,
deployment, maintenance and managed services. It is one of the largest
telecommunications hardware, software and professional services companies in
the world. Operating in 150 countries, its headquarters are in Espoo, Finland. <a href="http://www.nokiasiemensnetworks.com/">www.nokiasiemensnetworks.com</a></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style="font-size: 9pt;">Talk about Nokia Siemens Networks’ news at <a href="http://blogs.nokiasiemensnetworks.com/">http://blogs.nokiasiemensnetworks.com</a>
and find out if your country is exploiting the full potential of connectivity
at <a href="http://connectivityscorecard.org/">http://connectivityscorecard.org</a></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Media
Enquiries</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Nokia
Siemens Networks</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Nada
Chammas</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Media
Relations, Middle East and Africa</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="FR">Phone: +971 4 4460213</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="FR">e-mail: <a href="mailto:nada.chammas@nsn.com">nada.chammas@nsn.com</a> </span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Media Relations</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Phone: +358 7180
31451</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;">e-mail: <a href="mailto:mediarelations@nsn.com">mediarelations@nsn.com</a><span style=""> </span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Safaricom</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Washington
Akumu</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Public
Relations & Sponsorship Manager</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="FR">Phone: +254 724 509 033</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">e-mail:
</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="FR"><a href="mailto:pr@safaricom.co.ke"><span style="" lang="EN-US">pr@safaricom.co.ke</span></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> </span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Notes to editors: </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">*After the data consolidation, Nokia Siemens
Networks will substitute the existing HLRs with new data-less NT-HLR frontends.
Further, data-less network applications such as Home Subscriber Server (HSS),
Equipment Identification Register (EIR), Mobile Number Portability (server)
(MNP) and Authentication, Authorization and Accounting (server) (AAA) will
follow soon.</span><span style="font-size: 10pt;"></span></p>
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