X-TEL Welcomes Partner in United Kingdom and Eire, Trend Communications, Ltd, to its Global Reseller Network

LOMBARD, IL. – December 20, 2004 – X-TEL Communications, Inc.,a leading provider of engineering test systems and services for the wireless industry, announced a partnership with an established test equipment company in the UK and Eire. Trend Communications, Ltd. will provide sales and service for X-TEL’s complete line of GSM/GPRS/EDGE and UMTS productl.

"X-TEL's launch of the industry's first real time autonomous UMTS testing system will increase the productivity and profits of wireless operators. Our relationship with Trend will provide X-TEL's latest technology to English and Irish operators with world class local customer support." said David Neumann, Vice President of Sales and Marketing. "We look forward to a long and mutually beneficial relationship."

"The X-TEL portfolio of drive test and analysis tools enhances further Trend's test solutions to the UK and Eire market. As a leading supplier of protocol analysis and transmission test tools to service providers and manufacturers, the addition of the X-TEL product portfolio gives Trend the ability to provide end to end test solutions to the mobile market, to support the further deployment of GSM,GPRS\EDGE and 3G in UK and Eire." said Martin Causer, UK Country Manager. "We welcome X-TEL into our Mobile Solutions portfolio."

About X-TEL Communications, Inc.
As a leading provider of engineering test systems and services for the wireless industry, X-TEL Communications, Inc., has built its reputation on an unsurpassable product line and incomparable customer service. X-TEL's products and services are used by some of the largest companies in the wireless communications industry. Information about X-TEL can be found on the Web at http://www.x-tel.com

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X-TEL Communications, Inc.
+1 (630) 705-9090
info@x-tel.com

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