Advance Fiber Optics to Integrate NAVTEQ Maps

Map Data to Be Used in OSPInSight Network Management Solutions

CHICAGO, March 20 -- NAVTEQ , a leading global provider of digital map data for GIS, location-based solutions and vehicle navigation, is providing its map data to Advance Fiber Optics for integration with its industry leading network management solutions. Advance Fiber Optics' OSPInSight software is used by telecommunication, cable and utility companies to evaluate market expansion opportunities, reduce service restoration time and costs, identify network asset availability, and maximize asset use and income.

Advance Fiber Optics, Inc. is an industry leader in network management solutions for the communications and entertainment services industries providing everything from software and data conversion, to field installation services. Advance Fiber Optics will integrate NAVTEQ(R) maps with its OSPInSight Network Management Solutions for the telecommunications, cable and utilities industries. Under this new agreement, NAVTEQ will deliver quarterly updates of its map database to Advance Fiber Optics, for integration and deployment with its network management solutions.

NAVTEQ employs one of the industry's most comprehensive development and quality control programs for the highest levels of quality and precision. Executed by a team of over 550 field researchers, the NAVTEQ database includes detailed attributes from turn restrictions and relative road crossing heights to road segment access restrictions, one-way streets and speed categories to help optimize routing. Additionally, NAVTEQ maps include Points of Interest including restaurants, hospitals, shopping centers and leisure facilities, making it easier to locate and route to many different destinations. Both NAVTEQ and Advance Fiber Optics will be exhibiting at TelecomNext 2006 in Las Vegas, March 21-22, 2006. NAVTEQ will be demonstrating its products in Booth #2439 and Advance Fiber Optics will be in Booth #316.

"Our customer's decisions on where to expand new services, and how to operate and effectively manage their network infrastructure will be enhanced by the quality and accuracy of the NAVTEQ database," comments Randy Anderson, Vice President, Advance Fiber Optics. "Our customer's are driven by return on investment and combining the NAVTEQ database with our OSPInSight software provides a cost-effective integrated network management solution."

"This agreement provides Advanced Fiber Optics with quality commercial digital map data for integration with its industry leading network management solutions software. It also supports NAVTEQ's corporate expansion into the telecommunications, cable and utilities industries," comments Roy Kolstad, VP and General Manager - Business Solutions and Government, NAVTEQ.

About Advance Fiber Optics

AFO (Advance Fiber Optics, Inc.) is a single source for three critical solutions in the network build, documentation and maintenance process. These solutions are the leading network management software OSPInSight, data services and field services. AFO can install your network, document the installation, convert any existing data into an OSPInSight database, provide you with the software to view and edit your data and even maintain your physical network and network database thereafter.

About NAVTEQ

NAVTEQ is a leading provider of comprehensive digital map information for automotive navigation systems, mobile navigation devices, Internet-based mapping applications, and government and business solutions. NAVTEQ creates the digital maps and map content that power navigation and location-based services solutions around the world. The Chicago-based company was founded in 1985 and has approximately 1,900 employees located in 131 offices in 23 countries.

NAVTEQ is a trademark in the U.S. and other countries.