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OptiCon Systems, Inc. : OptiCon (OPCN) Continues Its Expansion Into the South African Telecommunications Market

^{Published on 2009-05-08 13:29:53, Last Modified on 2009-11-02 11:36:14 - Market Wire}
 

ST. PETERSBURG, FL--(Marketwire - May 8, 2009) - OptiCon Systems, Inc. (OTCBB: [ OPCN ]) announced today that the Company has signed an Exclusive Agency Agreement with Mfumo Networking Solutions of South Africa to represent OptiCon Systems in South Africa by providing the Company's customers with data services, relative to the installation of the OptiCon Fiber Management Software, including mapping and monitoring the Customers' network systems, and providing all other professional services relating to the use of the Company's software. As part of the Agreement, Mfumo Networking is committed to making a substantial investment in the infrastructure, including facilities, equipment, personnel, and marketing, to build the largest network operating centers in the African Continent for OptiCon. The term of the contract is for 24 months, renewable for additional 12-month periods. The estimated revenue generated from this contract throughout its initial term should add $8M-$12M to our gross revenue number.

Mfumo Networking has grown to become one of the country's premier IT companies and a pioneer of sustainable information technology solutions for South African Businesses competing in the global arena. Mfumo Networking's excellent relationships with local municipalities and governmental agencies will be an asset in expanding OptiCon' s market strategies into these areas.

Although South Africa has seen a double digit growth over the past 2 years in voice and data demand, it is considered by most standards the tip of the iceberg in terms of anticipated demand for voice and data services. Currently, South Africa is aggressively working on fiber infrastructure to comply with the need for global communications as the country readies for the World Cup Soccer Tournament in 2010. The country has yet to begin fiber optic penetration into the private sector, and has had limited penetration into the Governmental and business sectors. Private and governmental investment into South African fiber network market is expected to grow ten-fold over the next 3-5 years.

In addition, the national government, major cities and municipalities are committed to expanding fiber optic coverage to office buildings, schools and outlying areas, and continue to award major contracts for the installation of fiber optic lines throughout the country. The first installation of the Company's software will be done for the Ekurhuleni municipality, the largest in South Africa, and thought to be the only municipality in the world that owns its own fiber optic network. The local municipalities and national government are committed to fiber optic connectivity throughout the country.

"This Agreement with Mfumo will provide OptiCon a physical presence and a major competitive advantage in South Africa with a great opportunity to deploy our Fiber Optic Management System to all government agencies at a time when the government is deploying nationwide fiber optic systems, and are in dire need to maintain critical networks up and running with as little interruption as possible; OptiCon provides the solution to their needs. Mfumo's expertise and knowledge in the South Africa Telecomm market and business relationships built over the years provide OptiCon a platform for expansion not only in South Africa but to the surrounding countries in southern Africa. Through this agreement, South Africa will have the most cutting-edge fiber optic network management system and Network Operating Center to manage those networks in the market today," stated Sam Talari, Chairman of OptiCon Systems, Inc.

About OptiCon Systems

OptiCon Systems, Inc. provides Wireline, Wireless and fiber optics network management solutions offering proprietary state-of-the-art software, professional services and integrated systems. OptiCon Systems have been in use by companies seeking the best solution in managing their networks for the past 10 years. The company's software solutions automate all aspects of the physical and logical layer management, fault detection and delivery of information. The scalability of the software systems permits the Company to target large communications and telecom companies servicing millions of global customers to medium-sized companies managing a single facility. Besides OptiCon Network Manager (ONMS), the company will soon offer PowerCon Energy Systems (PES) that is designed to manage large power networks and facilities for power and alternative energy companies globally. The PES/ONMS isolates (power/fiber) cable cuts, breaks, and faults, and service degradation and other power and optical events to within plus or minus five feet of the event, and produces a global positioning system location for the outage to an approximate five foot section of cable.

For more information, please visit [ www.opticonsystemsinc.com ].

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