“HAF Partners will build on the continued success of HAF Consulting, which has developed a reputation as one of the top TMT consulting boutiques,” stated Managing Partner, HAF Limited, David Dockter. “Clients have continuously requested that we step beyond our traditional consulting role the last few years.  We believe that we have come up with a better way to solve their problems and help them capture opportunity: HAF Partners.” 

Bill Loughman, CEO HAF Partners, stated, “The value creation hypothesis is rather simple: a well-tested leadership team is a critical component in capturing and unlocking shareholder value. Instead of wasting time and money trying to find, secure and wait for a team to gel, HAF Partners will provide teams for investors or operators that can gain traction from day one.” 

HAF Partners is a team of senior TMT professionals with a track record of success demonstrated over the last two decades in over forty countries. The team began working together in 1995 providing leadership to international wireless operators in Europe, Asia, Africa and America’s pursuing licenses, starting GSM companies and optimizing existing investments. Since then, the team has held senior management positions at numerous companies assisting with all stages of shareholder value creation and realization. 

HAF Partners’ leadership team brings 100+ years plus of successful telecommunications management experience, including David Dockter, Bill Loughman, Dino Onofrio, and Jon Short. 

HAF Partners will serve a variety of clients, including private equity firms, hedge funds, LBOs and TMT operators and investors and target start-ups, turnarounds, optimization, roll-ups and wind-downs.

For further details see www.hafpartners.com

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Announcement of MTS India on Wireless Federation website – January 2009

CDB is the largest of China’s so-called “policy banks”, raising money through bond sales and then lending to companies and projects in-line with China’ s macroeconomic policies. At the end of 2006, CDB had more than $330bn in assets.

Play has attracted approximately 1.4m customers since starting operations 16 months ago, rapidly becoming a major factor in the country’s mobile telecom market. Huawei, the Chinese telecommunications equipment maker, has been engaged as the primary supplier of Play’s mobile network infrastructure, highlighting its increasing success in securing contracts in Europe.

“Our demonstrated success at providing a full range of network improvement and auditing services for wireless operators generates significant shareholder value for our clients,” said David Dockter, Managing Partner, HAF Consulting, “…and given the tremendous and accelerating demand for these services, we are very pleased and honored to play an important role assisting our clients throughout emerging markets.”

“Our commitment and successful experience in Poland again underscores the value we bring to our
customers, through our collaborative approach in dealing with complex day to day challenges and
opportunities.”

“TMT Investors continue to closely monitor their portfolios and best in class wireless operators are fanatically concerned with the level of service and functionality their networks provide. Given HAF Consulting’sreputation for operational experience and acknowledged relationships with well respected institutional investors, such as China Development Bank, hedge funds, investment banks and private equity groups, webelieve we are uniquely positioned to continue to assist both TMT investors and wireless operators. The expansion of this CDB/Play engagement is clearly indicative of our demonstrated strength in the marketplace,” concluded Jon Short, Managing Partner, HAF Consulting.

The expansion of the HAF’s technical advisory role in Poland builds upon significant recent engagements including assistance with privatization of wireless operators in the Middle East, network improvement and auditing work in the Central and Eastern European market and strategic marketing and financial consultancies for various hedge fund and private equity clients.

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The strategic alliance will capitalise on our extensive collective experience and complimentary skills,
products and services. HAF and Coleago have successfully served clients on a wide range of major
telecommunications projects. HAF and Coleago follow a similar approach to serving clients; both
companies offer dependable, practical, specialist consulting and training services to the
telecommunications, media and technology sectors (TMT). A dedicated team of highly skilled,
experienced and responsive industry professionals comprise the leadership of each organisation.

Clients engage HAF and Coleago because:

• We Provide Proven and Experienced Senior Professionals: In contrast to larger consulting firms, the combined HAF and Coleago consulting team comprises only highly skilled and experienced industry professionals, typically with 15 years experience in the sector. We do not employ any junior or support staff.
• We Offer Dedicated Service: As small, specialist firms, Coleago and HAF provide unrivalled personal service; a principal manages all projects and clients receive partner level consulting expertise throughout an assignment.
• We Develop Customized Solutions: We recognise that all businesses are different and provide tailored solutions to meet specific client needs. We respond to client needs in a flexible, practical and cost effective manner.

Existing clients of both firms will benefit immediately from an expanded product offering and a
larger pool of talented resources.

About Coleago Consulting Ltd

Coleago is a highly specialised management consulting and training firm serving the needs of the
telecommunications, media and technology sectors. Coleago consists of a dedicated team of highly
skilled and experienced industry professionals. Coleago’s skills are concentrated in the areas of
strategic and business planning, market research and forecasting, business modelling, regulatory
advice, network design and performance improvement, training, licence bids, and due diligence. The
firm was set up by Stefan Zehle and Graham Friend in 2001. Clients include Orange, Ofcom, Qtel,
Motorola, Vodafone, Wataniya, MTN, Telecom Malagasy, O2, Telkomsel, Idea Cellular and many
others. For further information about Coleago please visit www.coleago.com or call Stefan Zehle on
+44 7974 356 258 or Graham Friend on + 44 7973 315 434.

About HAF Consulting Ltd

HAF Consulting is a telecommunications, media and technology (TMT) consulting services boutique
serving some of the largest network operators, vendors and private equity clients in the world.
Founded in 1997, HAF was sold to o2 wireless solutions in December 2000 and “re-purchased” in
June of 2002. Since then, the principles have significantly expanded the business, positioning it to
assist TMT clients almost anywhere on almost any opportunity. For further information about HAF
please visit www.hafconsulting.com or call Jon Short on +44 7802 361 583 or David Dockter on +1
(612) 987 7774.

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