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Actix research shows bridging big gaps in mobile subscriber experience will take more than small cells
•    Mobile data sessions to increase tenfold by 2015
•    Small cell solutions to increase network complexity by a factor of 50
•    Geo-located subscriber analytics critical for defining new network infrastructure

London, May 15 2013 – As smartphone ownership climbs from half of the current subscriber population in mature markets to more than 80% by 2015, mobile networks face a tenfold increase in data session demand according to Actix.

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Just how much do you know about what your smartphone is doing?
Actix study reveals subscribers initiate less than 30% of data sessions and don’t notice 80% of failed data connections

London, 20 March 2013 – By studying real-world data from eight network operators across four continents, Actix has found that on average only 30% of data sessions are user initiated – and the majority of failed data sessions happen without the user even noticing.

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New social media analytics from Actix enables operators to identify and target new revenue opportunities
ActixOne update allows operators to track social media data beyond their networks for a complete customer experience picture

London, 21st February 2013 – Actix, the world leader in mobile network analytics and optimization, has integrated live social media sources into the ActixOne platform, enabling mobile operators to identify new revenue opportunities in untapped areas of demand and target these with pinpoint precision.

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Actix report reveals the current ‘state’ of the mobile network and shows the impact of people, places and devices
•    Less than 30% of mobile data sessions are user initiated
•    Only 5% of locations are responsible for half of network traffic
•    Smartphones released in 2012 generate 2.5 times more traffic per subscriber than smartphones released in 2009
•    LTE delivers on early performance claims but on lightly loaded networks
•    If Blackberry users switched to Apple or Android, mobile traffic would increase by 20%

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Sales of Actix RAN Analytics and Optimization platform increase by 30%
Starts new fiscal year with 40% increase in backlog      
   
London, 8 February, 2013 – Actix has announced record orders for its RAN analytics and optimization platform, known as ActixOne, for the fiscal year that ended on January 31st, 2013.   Global demand for the company's Customer Experience Analytics (CEA) solution was the basis for the strong performance.

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Huawei adds Actix Customer Experience Analytics to its Smartcare SEQ solution 
Integration validates Actix CEA as best-in-class

London, 5 February, 2013 – Actix, the leader in mobile network analytics and optimization solutions, today announced that Huawei, a leading global information and communication technology (ICT) solution provider, has selected Actix’s Customer Experience Analytics (CEA) solution to form a key part of its Smartcare SEQ platform.

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Actix to unveil breakthrough in RAN analytics and optimization at Mobile World Congress 2013

London, UK – 21st January 2013 – Actix, the world leader in mobile network analytics and optimization, will unveil a substantial new upgrade to its Actix Customer Experience Analytics solution on stand 6A71 at this year’s Mobile World Congress. The enhancement will mark a breakthrough in RAN analytics, providing operators with new customer insights to ensure the accurate geo-targeting of new capacity and effective optimization.

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Actix announces 100th LTE customer 
Latest customer secures 50% market share for the network analytics and optimization specialist

London, UK – 16th January 2013 – Over 100 of the world’s mobile operators, network equipment providers, outsourcers and handset/chipset manufacturers now rely on Actix for the rollout of LTE. The milestone sees Actix with approximately 50 per cent share of the LTE rollout acceptance market. 

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Radio Access Network intelligence key to mobile operator success in 2013, predicts Actix

London, January 8 2013 – The most successful mobile operators in 2013 will be those that make the best use of the insights provided by their Radio Access Network (RAN) predicts network analytics specialist Actix. As a result, engineering departments will play a pivotal role in shaping the mobile industry in 2013, unlocking the value of geo-located network, subscriber and competitive intelligence to provide data that will transform sales, marketing and customer care.

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TIM Brasil selects ActixOne to drive improvements in network quality and efficiency
Move continues Actix growth in Latin American market

London, December 11, 2012 – Actix, the leader in mobile network analytics and optimization solutions, has today announced that TIM Brasil, the Brazilian subsidiary of Telecom Italia Mobile, has deployed its ActixOne solution. The agreement reflects Actix’s continued growth in Latin America and follows the announcement of record sales in the region earlier this year. 

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Surge in small cells adoption will transform mobile infrastructures by 2015
Cell density will increase six fold, Actix predicts

London, November 29th, 2012 – The number of cells required to meet the capacity demands of just one square kilometre of a busy city centre will increase to more than 40 by 2015, according to Actix, which predicts a radical and rapid change in mobile infrastructures to meet soaring data demand.

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Record Q3 orders see Actix celebrate its 50th ActixOne customer
Demand for geo-location capabilities establishes ActixOne as the preferred analytics platform for operators and vendors worldwide

London, November 13, 2012 – Actix, the leader in mobile network analytics and optimization solutions, today announced record-breaking orders in its third fiscal quarter ending October 31, 2012.

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Mobile network complexity set to peak in 2013
HetNet ready ActixOne platform enables operators to converge LTE, small cells, 2G and 3G networks

London, October 31 2012 – The biggest challenge facing mobile operators in 2013 will be surviving the complexity of their networks, as exponential growth in data demand drives the deployment of LTE and small cells to bolster existing 2G and 3G networks, according to Actix.

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Actix announces expansion and record sales in Latin America
Demand for network acceptance, customer experience analytics and network optimization at an all-time high

London, UK 26 July 2012: Actix, the world leader in mobile network analytics and optimization, today announces record sales for the 12 months to June 2012 in Latin America.  As a result of this success and to meet increasing demand, Actix has doubled the number of its staff in the region.

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Olympics set to offer preview of 2013 mobile data landscape

London, July 23 2012 – The dramatic increase in demand on mobile networks during the Olympics will offer operators a startling preview of the mobile data landscape that is set to evolve in just 12 months, according to new insight from Actix.

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Actix brings small cell management and tracking to mobile networks
Actix tracks small cells, performance and coverage

London, June 22 2012 – Actix has launched small cell analytics allowing operators to prioritise small cell rollouts, understand small cell performance and measure the impact on their macro networks.

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Actix finds 75% of subscribers can’t get the data speeds they want at peak times
Demand at transport hubs generates 100 times more load resulting in chronic RAN congestion

London, June 11 2012 – Three quarters of mobile subscribers are unable to get the data speeds they want during peak times in busy locations, a study from Actix has found.

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Actix’s LTE Solution Wins at Telecoms.com LTE Awards 2012

London, UK. 24 May 2012: Actix, the world leader in mobile network analytics and optimization, has won a Telecoms.com LTE Award 2012 for its LTE Network Acceptance solution.

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Actix secures landmark 60th LTE customer
Actix mobile network analytics and optimization software deployed on over half of worldwide LTE networks
 
London, UK. May 16 2012: Actix, the world leader in mobile network analytics and optimization, announced it has secured its 60th customer for its LTE Network Acceptance solution.   As the pace of LTE rollouts increases Actix is already supporting most of Europe, Asia and North America’s early deployments.

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Actix study into iPad and smartphone usage on 3G networks reveals the way we use mobile devices is changing
-    Mobile phones are not mobile - majority of smartphones and iPads are used indoors
-    iPads account for 4 times more traffic than an average 3G device

 
London, April 30, 2012 – The vast majority of mobile traffic from smartphones and tablets comes from indoor usage, a study from Actix has found. By analyzing data from a live 3G network in a major city, the mobile network analytics and optimization specialist has found that only 5% of iPads are used outdoors and whilst iPads account for just 1% of data sessions, they use four times more data than an average 3G device.

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New Actix customer experience analytics delivers actionable intelligence for mobile operators
Customer Experience Analytics provides a subscribers view of the performance in the Radio Access Network (RAN)

London, UK. February 22 2012: Actix has today released Customer Experience Analytics (CEA), a new addition to the ActixOne platform’s suite of solutions that allows mobile network operators to see exactly which subscribers are being negatively impacted by the RAN’s performance, their location and the device they’re using. This information, along with additional business data such as billing records to determine which customers are VIPs, customer complaint records and other data sources, can be combined into a single view, giving the operator meaningful insight into each customer’s experience.

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Actix announces highest ever revenues
Record year sees revenues grow by 29%

London, February 13, 2012 - Actix, a leader in mobile network analytics and optimization solutions, today announced record-breaking revenue levels for its fiscal year ending January 31, 2012. During the year, Actix revenues grew 29% resulting in total revenues of over $52M as the number of active customers surpassed 400. In addition, the company’s profit increased by 35%, cash increased over 20% and more than 50 new employees were added to the company’s roster, bringing the total to over 250.

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Actix announces highest ever revenues
Record year sees revenues grow by 29%

London, February 13, 2012 - Actix, a leader in mobile network analytics and optimization solutions, today announced record-breaking revenue levels for its fiscal year ending January 31, 2012. During the year, Actix revenues grew 29% resulting in total revenues of over $52M as the number of active customers surpassed 400. In addition, the company’s profit increased by 35%, cash increased over 20% and more than 50 new employees were added to the company’s roster, bringing the total to over 250.

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Tier-1 Middle East mobile operator selects Actix to streamline optimization
Actix’s solution will enable the operator to improve customer experience whilst increasing operational efficiency.

London, 20th September, 2011 - Actix, a leader in mobile network analytics and optimization solutions, announced that a tier-1 Middle East operator is deploying Actix’s Network Optimization solution. The Actix solution will automatically combine multi-vendor, multi-technology network data with geo-located customer experience data. It will replace fragmented tools and scripts to provide a single unified view of the network. This will make establishing both network and customer experience KPIs a straightforward process, allowing the operator to focus activities on areas that will have the greatest impact on both the network and customer.
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Tier-1 US Mobile network operator to deploy Actix LTE Network Acceptance Solution
Multi-million dollar solution supports nationwide rollout of 4G LTE network

London, 6th September, 2011 - Actix, a leader in mobile network analytics and optimization solutions, announced that a tier-1 US operator is deploying Actix’s LTE Network Acceptance solution. The Actix solution will enable the operator to analyse at a detailed technical level, the quality of the network being installed by the network equipment provider.
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Tier-1 European Mobile Network Operator Deploys Actix Network Acceptance Solution
Operator Selects the Actix Solution to Support a Combined RAN Swap and LTE Rollout

London 17th May 2011 – Actix, a leader in Mobile Network Analytics and Optimization, announced that a tier-1 European operator is deploying the Actix Network Acceptance solution.  The solution supports a 3-year project to modernize the operator’s mobile broadband offering through a combined RAN Swap and LTE rollout impacting over 65,000 sites.
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Mobile Network Analytics and Optimization Leader, Actix, Announces             FY 2011 Results
Strong Growth Driven by Surging Sales of ActixOne Mobile Network Optimization Platform

London, 11 FEB 2011 - Actix, a leader in Mobile Network Analytics and Optimization, announces that the company has achieved strong revenue growth and profitability for its fiscal year 2011, ending January 31, 2011. Actix achieved revenue of £25M, representing double-digit growth over the previous year, while also more than tripling EBITDA based on unaudited results. Actix is privately held with headquarters in the UK.
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ActixOne Optimization Platform Deployed to 6 of Top 10 Mobile Network Operators Worldwide
Data Network Congestion and Quality Challenges Driving Rapid Adoption of ActixOne

Reston VA, 6 JAN 2011 - Actix, a leader in Mobile Network Analytics and Optimization, announces that the company's ActixOne Optimization Platform has now been deployed to 6 of the top 10 mobile network operators worldwide. The top 10 list is based on reported subscribers and includes: China Mobile, Vodafone, Telefónica, América Móvil, Bharti Airtel, Telenor, Orange, T-Mobile, TeliaSonera and China Unicom.
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Actix announces new solution for optimizing HSPA+ networks
Multi-source, network-wide data analytics enable breakthrough ability to optimize the performance and capacity of mobile data networks

London, 12 OCT 2010 - Actix, a leader in Mobile Network Analytics, has released a new HSPA+ Optimization solution to aid operators in optimizing the performance and capacity of new HSPA+ network upgrades. The new solution is available on the most recent release of Actix’optimization platform, ActixOne.
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Actix announces new software to accelerate LTE rollouts
Actix Analyzer and ActixOne products support LTE deployment activity

London, 16 May 2010 - Actix, the leader in Technology Rollout solutions for the Radio Access Network (RAN), is pleased to announce comprehensive support for LTE devices across its Actix Analyzer and ActixOne products in support of LTE rollouts. Actix Analyzer is desktop software for RAN engineers, which automates network acceptance tasks essential to LTE network rollout. ActixOne is server software for automating a standardized network acceptance process across regional or national engineering teams.
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Actix to Supply Centralized LTE SON System to NEC
First announcement of commercial deployment of an LTE C-SON system worldwide

London & Tokyo, 2 February 2010 – Actix, a leader in radio network status management and optimization, has announced that it has signed a major contract to provide centralized Self-Organizing Network (SON) technology for next generation LTE mobile networks to NEC Corporation (NEC), a world leading vendor of LTE systems. The agreement covers the delivery of an operational centralized SON solution for global operators deploying NEC LTE networks.
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Actix creates Centre of Excellence for Self-Optimizing Networks
Engineering experts in the field of automatic optimization to drive SON innovation for the global market

London, 27 January 2010 – Network optimization specialist Actix today announced the establishment of a Self-Optimizing Networks (SON) Centre of Excellence in Dresden, Germany. Actix’ Dresden unit, which has traditionally been the centre for all automatic optimization research and development for Actix and which is closely linked to a number of advanced radio optimization research groups, has already been designing and building multi-technology SON systems for some time.
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Actix Appoints New CEO
Experienced telecoms industry CEO Bill McHale to lead continued expansion and growth

London, 4 January 2010 – Actix, the recognized leader in Self-Optimizing Network (SON) technologies, today announced the appointment of Bill McHale as Chief Executive Officer.

Already a non-executive director at Actix since May 2007, Bill McHale has successfully led management teams of software companies in the United States and Europe for more than 15 years before joining Argo Global Capital, a venture capital company that specializes in telecoms, wireless, and internet technologies, as a partner in January 2006. While at Argo, Bill served on the board of directors of SurfKitchen Inc., uReach Technologies Inc., PhyFlex Inc., and Sylantro Inc., as well as playing an advisory role in many other Argo investments.
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