SCOPE Press Release

Huawei joins the SCOPE Alliance

Huawei joins the SCOPE Alliance an association of the worlds’ leading NEPs adding to SCOPE’s global perspective and reach.

Piscataway, NJ - May 10, 2006 -The SCOPE Alliance, an association of leading Network Equipment Providers, today announced that Huawei of the Peoples Republic of China (PRC) has joined the alliance committing to support SCOPEs mission of enabling and promoting the availability and interoperability of open carrier grade base platforms based on commercial off the shelf building blocks,.

“Having Huawei, join the SCOPE Alliance increases the impact of the alliance in that it will more closely reflects the perspective of all markets. It clearly demonstrates that SCOPE as an organization represents NEPs worldwide” said Chris Wardale of NEC and SCOPE board member.

“Huawei is pleased to be joining the other leading NEPs in the SCOPE alliance to enable and promote open specifications and a common approach to base platforms used in creating Network Elements, this type of co-operation enables all of us to focus our resources on bringing maximum value to our customers” said Wang Bingfu GM of Huawei Research Department.

About Huawei Huawei is a leader in providing next generation telecommunications networks for operators around the world. The company is committed to providing innovative and customized products, services and solutions to create long-term value and potential growth for its customers. For more information visit http://www.huawei.com/about/AboutIndex.do.

About SCOPE Alliance
The SCOPE Alliance is an association of Network Equipment Providers aimed at accelerating the deployment of Carrier Grade Base Platforms for service provider applications. Its mission is to enable and promote the availability of open Carrier Grade Base Platforms based on Commercial Off The Shelf (COTS) hardware & software building blocks, and to promote interoperability to better serve Service Providers and consumers.

For more information about the SCOPE Alliance, visit: www.SCOPE-Alliance.org.