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Nextel Brazil selects LHS’ BSCS iX Release 2 to optimize its billing processes

Frankfurt/Main – July 31, 2008 – LHS, a leading provider of telecom billing and customer care systems across the wireless, wireline, and IP telecom markets worldwide, today announced that Nextel Telecomunicações Ltda has chosen LHS’ customer care system BSCS iX Release 2 for the rating and billing of its services, including the NPX version for provisioning. The Brazilian affiliate of NII Holdings offers telecommunication services throughout the country, primarily to business customers. It has been a BSCS customer since the late 1990’s, running its billing processes on version 5. The new contract will move the company’s operation to BSCS iX Release 2, the latest version of the internationally successful system by LHS. The upgrade will be implemented by LHS as the prime system integrator. The project has already commenced and is expected to be completed in Q3, 2009.

“After having evaluated several vendors and reviewing our situation in detail, we reached the conclusion that BSCS iX Release 2 was the best option to enhance the support of our growing business,” said Dushyant Gandhi, Chief Technology Officer and Vice President of Nextel Telecomunicações Ltda. “In addition, this choice is consistent with that of other Nextel companies in Latin America, allowing us, for example, to utilize some of the features previously developed for our affiliates in Mexico and Peru. At the same time, the local support by LHS’ America headquarters located in Brazil was another key factor in favor of this decision,” he added.

The new contract strengthens the cooperation between LHS and the Nextel companies located throughout Latin America.

“We are delighted to be able to enhance our long-term business relationship and strengthen the mutual trust between LHS and Nextel in Brazil,” said Wolfgang Kroh, Chairman of the Management Board of LHS Aktiengesellschaft. “With our engineering center in Sao Paulo we have a very strong support proposition for the Brazilian BSS market that will serve Nextel not only in Brazil but in surrounding nations as well,” he concluded.

About LHS

LHS is a leading independent software vendor (ISV) of billing and customer care systems in the telecom industry. The company's award-winning solutions are used by the world's leading network and virtual operators, to generate and manage consistent revenue streams. LHS Business Support Systems offer full convergence on various levels, supporting the complete range of business models both across the mix of fixed and mobile services, as well as prepaid and postpaid services.

LHS builds innovative systems that enable our customers to introduce new services fast, helping drive revenues up, while keeping operational costs to a minimum.

LHS’ headquarters are located in Frankfurt, Germany, with main offices in Brazil, France, Malaysia, and the UAE. LHS Aktiengesellschaft as the Group’s Holding company is a public company listed on the Frankfurter Stock Exchange (LHS400).

For more information, please visit www.lhsgroup.com

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