Toronto, Ontario | April 10, 2006 — NewStep Networks, Inc. today announced that it will demonstrate seamless Voice Call Continuity between cellular and Wi-Fi networks, and between mobile and fixed phones at NCTA-The National Show in Atlanta at the Georgia World Congress Center, April 9-11, 2006

At the show, NewStep Networks will outline how cable service providers can combine their investment in voice networks with the latest capabilities of mobile networks and devices in order to bring differentiated fixed-mobile services to market quickly. NewStep's solutions can be tailored to fit the needs of cable service providers, especially with regards to high-value bundled services that incorporate mobile capabilities.

The demonstrations will show NewStep's standards-compliant Voice Call Continuity solution, Mobile Call Handoff, which allows subscribers to make and receive calls on dual-mode cellular/Wi-Fi phones, with seamless handover between cellular and Wi-Fi networks without any interruption in the voice call. The solution can be deployed within the cable network, and inter-operate with CDMA, GSM, UMTS, or any other mobile access technology.

NewStep will also demonstrate their ability to pickup incoming mobile calls on a number of devices, including hard, soft, IP and TDM phones, and to move ongoing calls from any device to another, all while keeping the conversation going. These Mobile Call Pickup capabilities can be deployed today, using existing mobile handsets without any client software, and complement NewStep's ability to deliver single number, extension dialing, and single voicemail across existing mobile and broadband networks.

"NewStep Networks is keenly aware of the needs of cable service providers to capitalize on their broadband network investments, and to differentiate their service offerings against traditional fixed operators," said Neil Baimel, president and CEO for NewStep Networks. "With the growth in mobile phone usage among consumers and business customers, being able to bring new services like single number reach and seamless cellular / Wi-Fi mobility, will help cable providers generate a quicker ROI on their voice networks."

NewStep Networks will be located at booth #3450 for the duration of NCTA-The National Show from April 9-11, 2006.

NewStep Networks Solutions
NewStep Networks' solutions include six software products that fixed, mobile and cable network operators can use to create sticky, profit-boosting service bundles:

• Mobile Call Handoff - Provides seamless handoff and voice call continuity across Wi-Fi and cellular networks.
• Mobile Call Pickup - Allows subscribers to easily move incoming and ongoing cellular calls to desktop, home and softphones across IP and TDM networks.
• Mobile Call Extension - Extends traditional PBX and Centrex features to today's mobile phones, delivering a consistent calling experience to business people no matter where they are.
• Automatic Call Reconnect - Improves the quality of service for cellular subscribers by reconnecting mobile phone calls after they pass through poor coverage areas such as tunnels and elevators.
• Mobile Call Director - Integrates with leading enterprise communications platforms such as Microsoft LCS to give business users complete, consistent and flexible control over all their incoming and outgoing phone calls in mobile and fixed domains.
• Optimal Call Routing - Provides policy-based intelligent routing for roaming calls that deliver significant cost savings compared to traditional call routing.
• Based on patented NewStep Networks technology, these solutions operate at the signaling layer, facilitating integration with legacy
• TDM/SS7 networks, IP/SIP networks, popular enterprise communication software and IP PBX implementations. NewStep Networks product architecture complies with the standards for Voice Call Continuity, allowing for deployment within an IMS environment, but can also be configured to deliver the same capabilities in non-IMS networks. The integrated session-based billing supports detailed tracking of calls as they move from one network to another, making it easier for service providers to reconcile and charge for usage across multiple networks.

About NewStep Networks
Networks' NewStep Networks develops, sells and supports fixed-mobile convergence applications based on its patented CSN platform. Focused on the mobilization of business telephony services, NewStep Networks is the only vendor that delivers applications which bring the benefits of fixed-mobile convergence to the hybrid TDM/IP world of today, and migrate compatibly to the all-IP world of tomorrow. Anchored by the patented CSN service architecture, NewStep Networks' telephony solutions are currently deployed in large service provider networks driving millions of calls per day. For more information, visit www.newstep.com.

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