In recognition of the important role that Kyocera Wireless partner XLE has played in the development and increasing success of Kyocera Wireless as a leading CDMA handset maker, the company is saluting XLE on the 5th year anniversary of its work together.

XL Energy was instrumental in developing the original countrywide distribution framework for Kyocera Wireless and is now responsible for sales in the open market for the southern and western regions. Kyocera Wireless also credits XL Energy with helping set up its initial national sales support network. Now run by Kyocera Wireless directly, the company has 240 service centers with 155 more slated for the end of 2006.

XLE also assembles Kyocera Wireless products in India, providing a key component to Kyocera Wireless' ability to offer an end-to-end solution -- from design to delivery -- one of the only CDMA manufacturers in India to offer this capability. The company's special state-of -the art SKD facility in Cherlapally, Hyderabad -- built specifically for Kyocera -- has the capacity to assemble 10,000 handsets per day, greatly contributing to the nearly 2 million units Kyocera has delivered to the Indian market to date.

"From the dedication that XLE has shown in helping us build and expand our network of sales and distribution to the initiative they've shown by establishing an assembly plant just for Kyocera Wireless, they've always been truly committed to our business in India," said Patrick Costello, International Sales Manager for Kyocera Wireless, of which Kyocera Wireless India is a division.

"It is extremely important to us that XLE be recognized for the significant role they have played and continue to play in the success of our business as we celebrate five years of working together. We're proud of our collaboration and excited at the continued opportunities we see as we work to make Kyocera one of the top CDMA brands in the market," added Mr. Costello.

"XLE seized the opportunity to tie-up with Kyocera five years back and it was one of the better decisions we have made as a company," said Dinesh Kumar, CEO and Managing Director of XLE. "We are behind the growth of the Kyocera brand 100% and will always put our best foot forward to ensure that Kyocera Wireless becomes one of the most successful CDMA brands in this country.

"The support that XLE has provided Kyocera over the last five years has helped Kyocera provide full support to its carriers, while helping ensure customer satisfaction to end-users. Some of those contributions include:

• The design and set up of the state-of-the-art SKD manufacturing plant at its factory in Cherlapalli, Hyderabad - with capacity of about 10K handsets per day
  
• The organization and set up of Kyocera's first national after-sales support system which it ran for two years,
  
• The assembly and supply of nearly 2 Million Kyocera handsets to Tata, BSNL and MTNL
  
• The provision of Technical & Engineering support to ensure testing and approval of products for with Tata and Reliance
  
• Acting as operator interface for providing tender wins to and gaining product approvals from BSNL and MTNL

XL Telecom & Energy Ltd (XLTL) is a fast growing, established, profit making company engaged in the two principal areas of business namely Telecom and Energy. XLTL is a professionally managed company and is headed by a first generation entrepreneur.

XLTL is a Rs 300+ crores revenue (2004-05), ISO 9001, company engaged in manufacturing telecom equipment, largely CDMA fixed wireless phones & mobile handsets, SMPS power systems and cable accessories. XLTL is a dedicated supplier of these telecom products to telecom operators and service providers like TATA, Reliance, BSNL, MTNL and international clients like MTML and Telelinks as well as network integrators like Nortel and Ericsson. XLTL has active technical collaborations with leading multinational companies including Kyocera Wireless Corp for the assembly & sale of CDMA mobile handsets, Axesstel Inc. for the assembly, manufacture & sale of fixed wireless handsets and Corning Cable Systems for the manufacture and sale of cable accessories.

Kyocera Wireless Corp. is a leading supplier of innovative, feature-rich CDMA wireless devices and accessories for customers worldwide. The company is a wholly owned subsidiary of Kyocera International Inc., which acquired QUALCOMM Incorporated's CDMA consumer wireless phone business in February 2000. Based in San Diego, the company is ISO-14001 and ISO-9001 certified and has won city, state and federal awards for its environmentally friendly manufacturing and recycling practices.