Comptel - Company Announcement

Comptel reduces its net sales and operating result outlook for 2012

Comptel Corporation           Stock Exchange Release, 3 January 2013 at 9.30 am



Comptel lowers its earlier net sales and operating result guidance for 2012.
Due to the impairment loss and one-off items, operating result is estimated to
remain negative. Excluding one-off items Comptel forecasts it will post an
operating loss for 2012. Net sales are estimated to grow approximately 5 to 7
per cent from 2011. Operating result for the fourth quarter is forecasted to be
positive and the trend is expected to continue during 2013. 

According to earlier guidance, net sales were expected to grow approximately 10
per cent from the previous year in 2012. Following the impairment loss,
operating result was estimated to remain negative and operating profit
excluding one-off items to represent 0 to 5 per cent of net sales. 

Comptel will publish its full year guidance for 2013 together with its 2012
financial statements on 13 February 2013. 


COMPTEL CORPORATION
Juhani Hintikka
President and CEO

For further information please contact:
Juhani Hintikka, President and CEO, tel. +358 9 700 1131

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Since 1986, Comptel has helped more than 280 service providers across 85
countries meet over one billion subscribers' communications and infotainment
needs. Comptel's solutions are built on an event - analysis - action strategic
framework that leverages the company's strengths in event data processing and
advanced predictive analytics to enable real-time action. Comptel's service
fulfillment, mediation, charging and policy control, and predictive social
analytics products with implementation and professional services enable service
providers to enhance customer engagement and, in turn, create revenue, reduce
costs and lessen churn. Comptel has a global team of nearly 700 professionals,
and net sales were EUR 77 million in 2011. For more information, visit
www.comptel.com