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Somera Expands Repair Capabilities in South America DALLAS, May 11 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Somera Communications (NASDAQ:SMRA), a global provider of telecommunications asset management services, announced the expansion of its repair capabilities in South America. The company's operation will be located in Argentina and will support telecommunications service providers in the Southern Cone region. "For years, Somera has been helping service providers in South America extend the life of their legacy networks at the lowest cost and greatest return," said David W. Heard, President and CEO of Somera. "Our customers continue to struggle to find ways to save money and are interested in alternative sources for repair services. We have found that manufacturers are increasingly focused on the development and deployment of new technologies and are dedicating fewer resources to support mature networks. Yet, service providers still have a significant customer base being supported on legacy systems. With Somera RepairPLUS, we can repair mature technologies for customers that simply cannot afford to wait for a replacement part to keep their networks up-and-running." Added Adrian Tylim, Director of Latin America Sales for Somera, "Our in-region presence should enable us to provide the rapid turnaround times and cost savings necessary to grow the market opportunities in the Southern Cone. To execute our repair strategy, we are partnering with an agent that has established relationships with key service providers in that region and existing capabilities that we can build upon." The Somera RepairPLUS program offers multi-vendor, one-stop shop solutions that can deliver turnaround times that are typically two to five times faster than traditional manufacturer repair services at average per incident price savings of 35%. The company's capabilities provide service providers with cost effective in-region repair for legacy equipment in key product areas including CDMA, TDMA, GSM, AMPS, Data, and Microwave. Somera also offers Advance Exchange Services that can reduce turn time to three days and reduce the quantity of spares the customer must maintain. Service providers interested in Somera RepairPLUS in Latin America are encouraged to contact Adrian Tylim at . About Somera Somera launched its family of Lifecycle Management Services in 2004 in response to an industry-wide need for telecom asset management to optimize return on assets. Somera's product offerings enable service providers to generate greater value from legacy assets in the form of lower operating costs, longer product life, higher productivity, and real measurable capital savings. With Somera LifecyclePLUS, customers can outsource elements of network operations, logistics, and technical service. Somera RecoveryPLUS(TM) is a program approach to deliver documented savings and expense relief by recovering hidden value in current underutilized assets and inventories. Somera RepairPLUS provides comprehensive support for wireless, wireline, and data products at significant savings and reduced cycle times. These services are in addition to Somera's traditional Brokerage business that provides immediate availability of quality, warranted new and refurbished equipment at savings of 25 to 60%. Founded in 1995, Somera has developed an impressive base of over 1,100 customers worldwide, including the industry leaders from each segment of the telecommunications market. Visit Somera on the web at http://www.somera.com/. This news release contains forward-looking statements as that term is defined in Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, including those regarding the terms and conditions of the contract with the agent in Argentina, the size of the market opportunity in the Southern Cone region, and Somera's ability to execute on its RepairPLUS strategy. Forward-looking statements involve a number of risks and uncertainties including, but not limited to, general economic conditions particularly affecting the telecommunications industry; capital equipment spending levels in the telecommunications industry, including the risk of continued customer spending delays associated with carrier consolidation; the impact of competition in the market for supplying equipment to telecommunications operators; the risk of potential shortage of product supply; Somera's ability to build its RepairPLUS services capabilities, and Somera's ability to execute on the terms and conditions of the agreement; the agent's ability to execute on the terms and conditions of the agreement, and other factors fully described in the company's reports to the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), including but not limited to, the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December, 31, 2004, and Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q. Actual results may differ materially from the statements contained in this new release. The company does not undertake to update any forward-looking statements that may be made by or on behalf of the company. Copies of Somera's SEC filings may be obtained by contacting Investor Relations, Somera Communications, at 1-805-681-3322. DATASOURCE: Somera Communications CONTACT: Kelly Delany, Director, Communications of Somera Communications, +1-805-681-3322, Web site: http://www.somera.com/

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