Synacom Announces A New RoamFree® Gateway II Product Line for ANSI-41/GSM Roaming in Small Markets

May 9, 2002

San Jose, California - Synacom Technology, Inc. announced today that it will offer a RoamFree® Gateway II product line available in the third quarter of 2002. This new RFGII product is targeted for small GSM or TDMA carriers in the Americas (North America and Latin America regions) who may be interested in providing cross technology roaming with a GAIT phone. The RFGII consists of three products: RFG10 for GSM to ANSI-41 Roaming, RFG20 for ANSI-41 to GSM roaming and RFG30 for bi-directional roaming.

The RoamFree™ Gateway is designed to enable seamless roaming between GSM networks and ANSI-41 networks. Since 1997, Synacom's RoamFree™ Gateways have been installed in many major carriers in the Americas and Asia. The RFG product supports uni-directional as well as bi-directional roaming between GSM and ANSI-41 (CDMA or TDMA) Networks.

The new RFG product is designed to meet the technical and business needs of small carriers in the Americas who may need to provide roaming services between GSM and TDMA networks with a GAIT phone. Orders for RFGII can be placed immediately.

"Synacom's strategy is to provide wireless products for the introduction of new services," said Ming J. Lee, president and CEO of Synacom. "We will continue to enhance our RoamFree™ Gateway to support our customer's needs."

Synacom Technology, Inc. (http://www.synacom.com), headquartered in San Jose, California, designs, develops and delivers roaming, fraud prevention and provisioning products to wireless service providers worldwide. Synacom is also developing an IP product that will bridge the gap between mobile communication and the Internet.

Trademarks: RoamFree™is a trademark of Synacom Technology, Inc.