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Mentum Launches Next Generation Microwave and Wireless Backhaul Engineering Software

Mentum Ellipse 7 Provides Network Operators with Leading-Edge Engineering and Backhaul Optimization Capabilities

PARIS, FRANCE— MARCH 16, 2010 - Mentum®, the industry’s leading wireless access and backhaul network planning and optimization company, announced today the release of Mentum Ellipse 7.

Mentum Ellipse® is a software application for dimensioning, planning and optimization of microwave links and wireless backhaul networks that enables mobile network operators to accurately predict and address challenges associated with the growth of data services and the evolution to next generation networks.

The latest software release of the popular Mentum Ellipse platform takes advantage of the most advanced software technologies available and adds new analysis capabilities and user-friendly features enabling operators to efficiently engineer and manage large-scale wireless backhaul networks. Mentum Ellipse 7 can run stand-alone or fully integrated within the network planning tool, Mentum Planet, and it uses a future-proof .NET platform which provides scalability and ease-of-use.

“Operators adding new coverage, increasing capacity or migrating to an all-IP backhaul network, need accurate planning and optimization software. Mentum Ellipse 7 offers both engineering and optimization capabilities, which is critical for wireless operators dealing with rapid increases in carried data,” commented Bernard Breton, Chief Operating and Strategy Officer at Mentum. “This product is well positioned to support enterprise environments in which customers require flexible deployment options and workflows that increase operational efficiency.”

Mentum Ellipse 7.0 is the first of a series of releases that will enable Mentum to migrate its large Mentum Ellipse 6.x customer base to the new platform. Demonstrations will take place in booth 6442 at CTIA Wireless 2010, March 23-25 in Las Vegas.

About Mentum
Mentum provides industry-leading software and service solutions that allow wireless operators, equipment vendors and consultants to efficiently plan and optimize wireless access as well as backhaul networks, plan coverage expansions and launch new broadband wireless networks. Its advanced software solutions, including Mentum Planet, Mentum Ellipse, Mentum Fusion along with tailored Mentum Geodata, enable operators to maximize their investment, increase revenue, improve profitability and accelerate time to market. Through the company's global presence and focused business approach, it helps more than 250 customers in 90 countries define their wireless networks. Mentum is a privately held company headquartered in Paris, with offices in Dallas, Ottawa, Hong Kong and Tokyo. Visit www.mentum.com for more information.

Contacts:
Bernard Breton, COO & CSO
+1 819 483-7016
bernard.breton@mentum.com

Cara Mormino, RocketCreative
+1 602 885-3389
cara@rocketcreative.com

Mentum Paris
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www.mentum.com

Mentum Ottawa
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