?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.


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Juhani Hintikka
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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.www.comptel.com

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