T-Mobile will cover thirty towns with UMTS

• T-Mobile will radically expand its UMTS network coverage this summer
• T-Mobile is currently testing the HSPA+ technology with speeds of up to 21 Mbps
• The GSM network upgrade has brought higher transmission speeds and new functions

Prague, 17 June 2010 - T-Mobile is continuing to invest heavily in technologies this year. The company's GSM network upgrade, which took 18 months, was completed last week. The operator is currently focusing on the rapid expansion of 3G services, which will be available in Brno and Plzeň by the end of June. Network coverage will also be significantly expanded in Prague. By the end of the summer, most regional towns will be covered as well.

"Last week we finished the overall upgrade of our GSM network. All our customers everywhere in the Czech Republic will feel the change. They will get a higher-quality connection, better coverage in problematic areas and much higher transmission speeds thanks to the EDGE technology used within the entire T-Mobile network," says Frank Meywerk, T-Mobile technology director.

Mr. Meywerk's statement is confirmed by an independent assessment carried out by 3P Consulting, a company which regularly assesses the quality of all GSM networks in the Czech Republic. 3P Consulting assessed T-Mobile as the best provider of voice and data services in the second half of last year, i.e. when only half of the GSM network upgrade had been completed. A total of 4,514 base stations and 112 controllers were replaced during the upgrade. The new transmitters are approximately 45% more energy efficient.

Big 3G bang started
The availability of 3G in Prague will significantly increase in the next two weeks and the UMTS network will be rolled out in Brno and Plzeň. This summer 3G services will be extended to České Budějovice, Olomouc, Pardubice, Ústí nad Labem, Hradec Králové, Liberec, Ostrava and Karlovy Vary. The next thirty major towns in the Czech Republic and their close surroundings will follow by the end of this year. T-Mobile reckons that 3G network coverage will be made available to the residents of 500 towns and cities in 2011-2012.

In addition, T-Mobile is currently testing the HSPA+ technology included in the UMTS 3GPP Release 7 specification, which offers maximum theoretical transmission speeds of up to 21 Mbps. This technology represents a further significant increase of transmission speed as well as a further increase of response time during the loading of web pages. The first commercially available end-user devices supporting the HSPA+ technology are now on the market. If internal tests prove the expected increase of the real transmission speed, T-Mobile can present this technology to its customers within a few months.

T-Mobile Czech Republic, a member of the international telecommunications group Deutsche Telekom, has almost 6.2 million customers, the number-one operator in the Czech market. T-Mobile is an integrated operator: in addition to telecommunications services, it offers comprehensive ICT solutions not only for companies, but also for other organizations and individuals. It provides outstanding services in the high-speed network, which was proved repeatedly by benchmark testing performed by umlaut (former P3) with Best-in-Test seal.

T-Mobile Czech Republic places emphasis on taking a responsible approach to the environment and society. It adheres to fair business practices, helps beneficial applications and services to see the light of day, supports non-profit organizations, small businesses and individuals, and lends a helping hand whenever crisis situations arise. The company’s employees serve as volunteers in many places across the entire Czech Republic.

More information about the company is available at www.t-mobile.cz, www.t-press.cz (the portal for journalists) and www.t-mobile.cz/pomahame (information on the company’s CSR activities).

Contact details of the press unit: press@t-press.cz.