TELUS Turns to DigitalRoute for Efficient Mediation

STOCKHOLM, March 21, 2012 /PRNewswire/ --

DigitalRoute, a leading provider of mediation solutions for the communications industry, today announced that its MediationZone product has been deployed by Canadian telecommunications provider TELUS.

TELUS set out to replace its existing mediation platforms in order to reduce costs for processing usage data across the company's multiple business support systems (BSS). DigitalRoute was selected after a thorough evaluation of the available mediation technologies on the market.

MediationZone is now in live operation at TELUS, providing an integration layer between the mobile core network and the BSS. The deployment is one of the first steps in a comprehensive replacement program. TELUS is now looking to further enhance cost performance by expanding the use of MediationZone to replace its other mediation systems over time.

"MediationZone has reduced our total cost of ownership for mediation, and it also provides the ability to reduce the overall load on our business support systems," said James Ritchie, vice-president of consumer development and support at TELUS. "With its implementation, we are able to efficiently meet our expanding mediation needs, the result of continuous growth in mobile data."

"We are extremely pleased to work with TELUS and look forward to supporting the next steps in the mediation replacement program," said Jan Karlsson, CEO at DigitalRoute. "DigitalRoute is established in the market for providing the most sophisticated and cost-efficient mediation technology. Our pure focus on mediation and our commitment to our customers has earned us the trust of the world's leading service providers."

About DigitalRoute

DigitalRoute® is an independent software vendor delivering market-leading mediation and integration solutions to the global telecommunications and data communications industry. DigitalRoute simplifies service providers' data infrastructure, centralizing integration of IT and communication networks. DigitalRoute technology for mediation, data integration and policy control is deployed for 240 customers worldwide. For more information, visit http://www.digitalroute.com

About TELUS

TELUS (TSX: T, T.A; NYSE: TU) is a leading national telecommunications company in Canada, with $10.4 billion of annual revenue and 12.7 million customer connections including 7.3 million wireless subscribers, 3.6 million wireline network access lines and 1.3 million Internet subscribers and more than 500,000 TELUS TV customers. Led since 2000 by President and CEO Darren Entwistle, TELUS provides a wide range of communications products and services including wireless, data, Internet protocol (IP), voice, television, entertainment and video.

In support of our philosophy to give where we live, TELUS, our team members and retirees have contributed more than $260 million to charitable and not-for-profit organizations and volunteered 4.2 million hours of service to local communities since 2000. Eleven TELUS Community Boards across Canada lead TELUS' local philanthropic initiatives. TELUS was honoured to be named the most outstanding philanthropic corporation globally for 2010 by the Association of Fundraising Professionals, becoming the first Canadian company to receive this prestigious international recognition.

For more information about TELUS, please visit telus.com.

DigitalRoute and MediationZone are registered trademarks of DigitalRoute. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.

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