3G Solutions Provider Acquired

US : Actix has acquired Radioplan GmbH, a Dresden based provider of automated network optimization software with customers in Europe, USA and Asia. The combined products and services of Radioplan and Actix will provide mobile operators and their network equipment vendors with a comprehensive solution for performance optimization that will enable significant cost reduction in the deployment and operation of today's 3G networks.

Commenting on the acquisition, Actix CEO Dave Wilkinson said: "Actix and Radioplan products are a natural fit; like us, Radioplan automates key wireless engineering processes to realize potentially huge reductions in the cost of engineering wireless networks. Radioplan's Dresden headquarters also gives Actix a new base in Continental Europe and a highly-skilled engineering team in the strategically important German market."

Johannes Huebner, CEO of Radioplan added: "The growing complexity of wireless technologies requires a great deal of know-how and technical resource. With a combined, 130-strong development team Actix and Radioplan can continue to create solutions that offer wireless operators very substantial business benefits in terms of operational efficiency, subscriber satisfaction and enhanced earnings potential. And with offices in the UK, Germany, Sweden, US, Hong Kong, India, China and Japan we are even better placed to provide our customers with the support that they have come to expect."

Actix is a privately held company backed by Summit Partners, a leading private equity firm. Radioplan is financed by private capital from its directors and founders and some public venture funding. The terms of the acquisition have not been disclosed.

About Radioplan

Established in 2000, Radioplan is a vendor independent solutions provider, offering integrated software systems and services for wireless network operators, system manufacturers, and service providers. With customers in more than 16 countries on four continents and partnerships with large cellular network operators, system vendors, and planning tool suppliers, Radioplan products are applied worldwide for 2G/2.5G/3G network validation and optimization as well as in 4G system design. For more information see www.radioplan.com

About Actix

Founded in 1991, Actix is the international market-leader in Wireless Performance Engineering software. Actix solutions address two of the biggest issues facing wireless operators today: the need to squeeze more out of their existing network investments and the race to generate significant new revenue from wireless data services.

Actix Intelligent Performance Engineering solutions enable wireless operators and manufacturers to optimize network performance, enhance service quality and gain detailed awareness of the customer experience. The company's vendor-independent solutions analyze data from all major wireless vendors and technologies, from 2G to 3G.

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