18th October 2007 : Leadcom voted "AIM International Company of the Year for 2007"




Main Web Site : http://www.leadcom-is.com/

Investor Relations Email : investorsinfo@leadcom-is.com

LOL, I know that feeling too.......... :)

Leadcom Integrated Solutions Ltd 4th April 2007


Document Notification

- Pursuant to Rule 20 of the AIM Rules, copies of the notice convening the
Annual General Meeting of the Company, to be held on 10 May 2007, are available
free of charge at

http://www.leadcom-is.com/integratedSolutions/Investors/1/9/664.aspx.


Leadcom's Annual Report for 2006 is also available free of charge at

http://www.leadcom-is.com/integratedSolutions//1/30/746.aspx.

For further information, please contact:
Ron Belkine, Legal Counsel & Company Secretary
Tel +972 9 7690120

As we know, India is going to be a massive market, once the wheels start moving.........



http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/News/News_By_Industry/Telecom/Mobile_operators_plan_to_invest_20_bn_in_2_years/articleshow/1840247.cms


Mobile operators plan to invest $20 bn in 2 years

PTI[ SUNDAY, APRIL 01, 2007 11:35:50 AM]

NEW DELHI: Indian cellular operators have lined up investments of about $20 billion over the next two years to bring over 80 per cent of the population under mobile coverage.

The planned investment for the next couple of years is 50 per cent higher than what has been invested in the last 12 years.

Sniffing huge potential in the mobile penetration and coverage area of networks, service providers are planning capital expenditure to the tune of $10 billion each in fiscal 2008 and 2009, analysts at Macquarie Research said.

Given such huge capex plans, the population coverage of mobile services would exceed 80 per cent in the next two years, while providing a much-needed thrust to wireless penetration, the analysts wrote in a research note to its institutional clients.

However, the huge expenditure plans are unlikely to eat into the coffers of the companies, as mobile revenues would keep pace with the massive industry capex, the analysts said.

The combined revenue of all operators from their mobile businesses would more than double to 33.1 billion dollars by 2010, from about $12.8 billion in 2006.

Total revenue of all telecom operators is also set to nearly double to $43.6 billion in four years, from $22.5 billion last year. The revenue share of mobile business would rise to 76 per cent in the same period, from 57 per cent currently.

India, which is adding over six million mobile subscribers every month, had recently surpassed Russia to become the third largest mobile market in the world after China and the US.

The experts believe there is huge growth opportunity in rural areas, where penetration is just about one per cent, while significant growth prospects also remain in urban areas, where penetration is currently 40 per cent.

About 68 per cent of the population lives in rural areas but wireless penetration is a meagre one per cent.

Compared with urban mobile coverage at about 40 per cent, there is a huge potential to increase rural penetration in the country. Low cost handsets, coupled with lower delivery cost of wireless services would drive the market in 2007, the report said.

Most mobile operators in India will gain from the increased mobile penetration and their subscriber base would grow at a faster pace in the next three years.

The total mobile subscriber base in the country is likely to reach 425 million by March 2010 with Bharti Airtel (GSM) and Reliance (CDMA and GSM) emerging as the top two mobile operators in terms of number of subscribers.

Cost of entry level mobile handsets has also come down drastically in the last three years to $23 from $90 and is likely to further come down to $20 by the end of 2007.

Leadcom to Deliver Samsung Ubigate iBG Series throughout Leadcom's Subsidiaries

April 10, 2007, Hod Hasharon, Israel -

Leadcom Integrated Solutions Ltd. ('Leadcom' or 'the Company'), (AIM: LEAD), a leading international provider of innovative telecommunication solutions, announced today it has entered an agreement with Samsung Electronics, a global leader in telecommunication systems and handsets, to resell the Ubigate iBG Series, a single converged network platform for enterprise branch office and small-and-medium business customers. The product family will be offered to customers in select Europe, Middle East, and Africa (EMEA) markets.

The Samsung Ubigate Series converges routing, switching, Voice over Internet Protocol and integrated security services into a single, easy-to-manage device. This comprehensive approach means customers can simultaneously reduce capital costs, such as space, power, cooling, cabling and telephony, and improve network performance and security.

Leadcom is delighted to cooperate with Samsung in offering our customers innovative converged solutions to ensure they receive the very best return on their investment, said Dr. Yoel Bar Gil, Leadcom's chief technology officer. This partnership expands the market reach of a mature and proven solution implemented with an unsurpassed commitment to quality and service. The Samsung Ubigate solution will enhance our existing network infrastructure offering. We are excited about this cooperation.

Partnerships with a leading solutions provider like Leadcom will allow us to successfully expand our enterprise network presence in EMEA, said Youngsoo Ryu, senior vice president of the Enterprise Network division at Samsung. The performance, functionality and features of the Ubigate combined with Leadcoms superior network management and service capabilities mean enterprise customers now have a compelling, dependable alternative to serve their networking needs.

Leadcom Integrated Solutions Ltd. is an international leader in the provisioning, implementation and management of telecommunications network deployment services and solutions for global telecom vendors, operators and major enterprises. Leadcom employs nearly 1,200 professionals and operates in over 40 countries, with regional headquarters in the Americas, Europe, Asia and Africa.

About Samsung Electronics
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. is a global leader in semiconductor, telecommunication, digital media and digital convergence technologies with 2004 parent company sales of US$55.2 billion and net income of US$10.3 billion. Employing approximately 113,600 people in over 90 offices in 48 countries, the company consists of five main business units: Digital Appliance Business, Digital Media Business, LCD Business, Semiconductor Business and Telecommunication Network Business. Recognized as one of the fastest growing brands, Samsung Electronics is a leading producer of digital TVs, memory chips, mobile phones and TFT-LCDs. For more information, please visit the web site, http://www.samsung.com.

About Leadcom
Leadcom, established in 1982, is an international leader in innovative telecommunications solutions. Incorporated in Israel, Leadcom was admitted to Londons AIM market in April 2005.

Partnering with the global equipment vendors via its activities in over 40 countries throughout the Americas, Europe, Africa and Asia, Leadcom delivers services in the supply, implementation and management of telecommunications network services and solutions.

PP ..... you're doing a grand marketing and PR job fro these guys .... just wish the market would take note .... lol!

LOL.......we still have ALTI offloading their clients..........so the market will stay "muzzled".

Q1 update is due anytime now, and this should have a strong run into the interims in Q3......just a case of a little bit mooooorrrre patience :)

Leadcom Integrated Solutions Ltd
Leadcom Trading Update for the First Quarter of 2007; Strong Start of Year

Leadcom Integrated Solutions Ltd. ('Leadcom' or 'the Company'), (AIM: LEAD), a
leading international provider of innovative telecommunication solutions, is
pleased to provide the following trading update.

Continuing Leadcom's strong performance in 2006, the Company is pleased to
announce that it has made a strong start to the year, with good trading across
the Company. Revenues for Q1 2007 are approximately US$38 million, up from US$31
million in Q1 2006.

The Normalized Profit before Tax ('NPBT') margin remains at the level achieved
in 2006.

The net cash position at the end of Q1 2007 has improved by approximately US$1
million, compared to the position at the end of 2006. This is a result of a
positive cash flow from operations, offset by investments in fixed assets. These
developments are in line with our prior estimates for the year.

Orders and frame agreements for the remainder of 2007, stand at approximately
US$125 million, in addition to the revenues booked in the first quarter. The
Company continues to expect turnover in 2007 to be at least US$180 million.
Combined with significant pipeline and progress made in new territories, this
provides further confidence in the Company's prospects for 2007 and beyond.

Nice :)

Lucrative new contracts are in the pipeline for Leadcom. I just got back from Israel - can't say any more! I'm going 'inside' for some dinner.

The pipeline contains over 600m $ of potential orders, and growing all the time, so you certainly are correct ben.

I also know some biggies are in process, so lets just sit back and enjoy them when they get signed.

Nice 400K buy at 55p near the end to clear the L2 offer side. The buyer is still keenly taking out the seller, started at 53.5p levels, now buying chunks at 55p levels, so hopefully we will see 56p and 57p soon, and the moment the seller is clear, we should get a decent jump upwards, hopefully !! :)

Finally, the light at the end of the BSNL tunnel comes into view. We should now in the coming months see some decent contract wins come through.


http://www.hindustantimes.com/StoryPage/StoryPage.aspx?id=a6d98701-32fa-4a54-be4a-995f17322e74&


Decks cleared for BSNL to place orders for GSM expansion (New Delhi, April 16, 2007)


BSNL will now be able to place orders for its over Rs 20,000 crore mobile telephony expansion plan as Motorola, which had challenged its disqualification in the tendering process in the Delhi High Court, has withdrawn the case.

On October 9, Motorola filed a petition in Delhi High Court challenging its disqualification in the 45.5 million lines tender. Due to the court case, BSNL was unable to place any order during the pendency of the petition.

Motorola in a statement said "in view of the tremendous growth taking place in the telecom sector in the country and BSNL's petition of capacity constraints to have its share in this expansion, Motorola has decided to withdraw the case filed in the Delhi High Court".

The US-based company, however, clarified that withdrawal of petition didn't reflect any change in their original position saying "withdrawal of case by Motorola in no way reflects any change in the company's original position that its bid was in compliance with the tender condition".

The Delhi High Court on Monday dismissed Motorola's application as withdrawn. The award, to add 45 million lines in its GSM network, which had gone to Ericsson and Nokia will now be implemented with the withdrawal of this petition.

Ericsson, which was the lowest bidder, would get 60 per cent of the 45.5 million lines, while the second lowest bidder, Nokia, would get the remaining share of the north east and west zone.

Motorola had earlier challenged the award of the contract to Ericsson saying it was the lowest bidder and BSNL had wrongfully disqualified it on the technical evaluation ground.

Thanks for that PP, a good morning so far, all blue.
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BSNL order could be doubled in size according to the report below.........ooooo......thats a nice though. If they did double it, it would then be larger than the proposed Reliance Indian order (due this year and said to be worth over 10 billion dollars) :)

http://www.cellular-news.com/story/23165.php

India BSNL To Award GSM Expansion Contract In 2 Weeks - Executive

NEW DELHI -(Dow Jones)- India's telecommunications operator Bharat Sanchar Nigam (BSNL) will award a contract for 45.5 million GSM lines in the next two weeks, a senior BSNL executive said Monday.

"We will award the contract in the next two weeks...lots of details have to be worked out," S. D. Saxena, BSNL's director, finance, told reporters after U.S telephone equipment provider Motorola withdrew a petition challenging its disqualification from the tender process.

Saxena said the size of the contract can be doubled if required.

In 2006, Ericsson had emerged as the lowest bidder for a BSNL tender for laying 45.5 million lines. Nokia was the second lowest bidder. Saxena said all BSNL expansion programs will be awarded to the two lowest bidders in the next two years.

Saxena said the bid value is estimated at $100-$150 per line.

BSNL order could be doubled in size according to the report below.........ooooo......thats a nice though. If they did double it, it would then be larger than the proposed Reliance Indian order (due this year and said to be worth over 10 billion dollars) :)

http://www.cellular-news.com/story/23165.php

India BSNL To Award GSM Expansion Contract In 2 Weeks - Executive

NEW DELHI -(Dow Jones)- India's telecommunications operator Bharat Sanchar Nigam (BSNL) will award a contract for 45.5 million GSM lines in the next two weeks, a senior BSNL executive said Monday.

"We will award the contract in the next two weeks...lots of details have to be worked out," S. D. Saxena, BSNL's director, finance, told reporters after U.S telephone equipment provider Motorola withdrew a petition challenging its disqualification from the tender process.

Saxena said the size of the contract can be doubled if required.

In 2006, Ericsson had emerged as the lowest bidder for a BSNL tender for laying 45.5 million lines. Nokia was the second lowest bidder. Saxena said all BSNL expansion programs will be awarded to the two lowest bidders in the next two years.

Saxena said the bid value is estimated at $100-$150 per line.

Looks like our patience is finally bearing fruit. :-)

This all looks very promising, it would be foolish not to keep an eye on the sp's progress, but LEAD may well be the type of share to lock away for a year or two, does anyone else share this view.
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I've had it locked away already for a year ;) LOL

Seriously, yes, lock it away. We should see very strong growth in the coming two years, a move to a full London listing, and not on AIM anymore, a dual listing on the TASE (meaning you can ISA Leadcom) and all that jazzzz.

So I would agree, yes, lock it away for a couple of years, big things ahead.

I imagine Panmure's initial coverage would be more positive now, no reason to delay that further.
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http://www.ciol.com/content/news/Deals/2007/107041601.asp


Ericsson, Nokia to get $5 bln BSNL contract

Bids for the 45.5 million GSM lines contract were ordered by a court to be put on hold after Motorola, which did not figure among the winners, challenged the BSNL in October

Monday, April 16, 2007

By Unni Krishnan

NEW DELHI: Telecom majors Ericsson and Nokia are set to grab a $5 billion contract from Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd. (BSNL) after Motorola decided to withdraw a legal challenge, a BSNL official said on Monday.

Bids for the 45.5 million GSM lines contract were ordered by a court to be put on hold after Motorola, which did not figure among the winners, challenged the BSNL in October.

"As things stand now, Ericsson gets 60 percent and Nokia the rest based on the bids," an official at state-owned BSNL, who did not wish to be identified, told Reuters.

"We will take about 10 days to tie up the loose ends and place the equipment order to the companies."

The official did not give bid details, but a source had told Reuters in October the firm's bid was at $107 per line, valuing Ericsson's share of the tender at $2.92 billion.

India is the world's fastest growing mobile services market, boosted by call tariffs of as low as 2 U.S. cents a minute. It has a total of nearly 121.4 million GSM users after adding 6.1 million new users in March.

Motorola said on Monday it was withdrawing its case against the award and looked forward to its continued partnership with BSNL, India's third-largest cellular operator.

The U.S. firm said the withdrawal did not reflect any change from its stand on the tender award.

"In view of the tremendous telecom growth taking place in the country and BSNL's petition of capacity constraints to have its share in this expansion, Motorola has decided to withdraw the case filed in the Delhi High Court," the firm said.

Over the past one year BSNL, also India's top telecoms firm by sales, has been facing a critical shortage of GSM equipment that has resulted in it ceding market share to larger rivals Bharti Airtel Ltd. and Reliance Communications Ltd.

BSNL's networks are present in 21 of the 23 circles or zones making up the domestic telecoms sector. Its smaller state-run sibling, Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Ltd., is in the remaining two -- Mumbai and Delhi.

Reliance and Bharti have a nationwide presence.

The BSNL official said nearly half the new equipment was earmarked for rural areas, where nearly two-thirds of India's 1.1 billion people live and where networks need improvement.

India's cellular services remain largely city-centric more than a decade after their launch but carriers are now furiously expanding into vast swathes of rural India.

The five equipment vendors that had submitted technical bids were Nokia, Ericsson, Siemens, Motorola and ZTE Corp. Three of those were shortlisted for financial bids, with Motorola and ZTE not meeting criteria.