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Tuesday, June 19 2012 - 23:00
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Allot MobileTrends Charging Shows 33% of Operators Delivering Mobile Cloud Services
HOD HASHARON, Israel, June 19, /PRNewswire-AsiaNet/ --

    
                     Content Partnerships and Revenue Sharing on the Rise

    Allot Communications Ltd [http://www.allot.com ]. (NASDAQ: ALLT 
[http://www.irconnect.com/allt/pages/stock-quote.html ]), a leading supplier of 
service optimization and revenue generation solutions for fixed and mobile 
broadband service providers worldwide, announced today that its Q2, 2012 Allot 
MobileTrends Charging Report [ 
http://www.allot.com/MobileTrendsChargingReportQ2_2012.html?campid=701D0000000lNnv 
] shows that 33% of operators are leveraging revenue sharing models and 
partnerships with cloud-based content providers such as Spotify to deliver 
mobile cloud services. The second bi-annual Allot MobileTrends Charging Report 
is based on publicly available data, collected during Q2, 2012 from over 100 
mobile operators worldwide.

    Allot MobileTrends Charging Report Q2, 2012 - Key Findings:
    
    - 46% of operators offer Value-based plans, with services such as parental
      control or music streaming
    - LTE operators have embraced Value-based pricing in a similar manner as 
      the 3G Operators
    - Operators cloud is on the rise with 33% offering cloud-based services 
      through partners such as Rhapsody, Spotify and Deezer
    - 32% of operators charge for WiFi access (offload). The challenge for 
      operators is to incorporate offloaded traffic into their policy control 
      architecture
    - The number or operators charging for tethering almost doubled over the 
      past nine months from 15% to 29%, marking a rise in operator efforts to
      closely monitor and monetize the interminable surge in data consumption


    Since the previous Allot MobileTrends Charging Report (Q3, 2011), the 
introduction of intelligent Value-based service plans across mobile networks 
has become more wide spread. Application-based plans, multi-device plans, 
time-shifting and parental control plans are becoming more common. Operators 
are also starting to recoup their losses on previously unbillable usage 
patterns. 32% of operators now offer paid WiFi access. The challenge for 
operators is to incorporate offloaded traffic into their existing policy 
control and charging architecture.

     Comparing 3G and LTE pricing, the percentage of operators offering 
Value-based plans is identical. Despite the increased capacity available on LTE 
networks, it appears that operators are careful not to run into the congestion 
and declining ARPU issues now faced in 3G environments. Instead, they are 
building Value-based policy enforcement into their LTE networks from the get go.

    "LTE is expanding the scope for value-based pricing innovation over 3G," 
said Monica Paolini, PhD, Founder and President of Senza Fili Consulting, "We 
will see even more pricing choice offered to LTE subscribers over time, as 
subscribers increasingly expect their broadband plan to reflect their 
preferences with regards to content, usage and services that are valuable to 
them, and give them the flexibility to make the choices that work best for 
them."

    "Working with some of the world's largest operators, we found the need for 
pricing innovation to be a cross-regional requirement," said Andrei Elefant, 
Allot's Vice President of Marketing. "We are currently helping our customers to 
evolve their data charging, focusing on providing consumers with more choice 
and operators with unique service differentiation."

    The full Q2, 2012 Allot MobileTrends Charging Report (complete with 
graphics) can be found on:

    
http://www.allot.com/MobileTrendsChargingReportQ2_2012.html?campid=701D0000000lNnv


    About Allot Communications

    Allot Communications Ltd. (NASDAQ: ALLT) is a leading provider of 
intelligent solutions to optimize and monetize over-the-top traffic in fixed 
and mobile broadband networks and in large enterprises worldwide. Allot's 
scalable, carrier-grade solutions leverage dynamic actionable recognition 
technology 
[http://www.allot.com/Dynamic_Actionable_Recognition_Technology.html ] (DART) 
to provide traffic analytics, policy enforcement and video optimization. Allot 
enables value-based services and charging models that are vital for network 
operators to deliver a consistently great user experience, contain costs and 
maximize revenues from network usage. For more information, please visit 
http://www.allot.com .

    Safe Harbor Statement

    Information provided in this press release may contain statements relating 
to current expectations, estimates, forecasts and projections about future 
events that are "forward-looking statements" as defined in the Private 
Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements 
generally relate to the company's plans, objectives and expectations for future 
operations. These forward-looking statements are based upon management's 
current estimates and projections of future results or trends. Actual future 
results may differ materially from those projected as a result of certain risks 
and uncertainties. These factors include, but are not limited to: changes in 
general economic and business conditions and, specifically, a decline in demand 
for the company's products; the company's inability to develop and introduce 
new technologies, products and applications; loss of market; and other factors 
discussed under the heading "Risk Factors" in the company's annual report on 
Form 20-F filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. These 
forward-looking statements are made only as of the date hereof, and the company 
undertakes no obligation to update or revise the forward-looking statements,
whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

    
    Allot Communications Contacts:
    Jonathon Gordon
    Director of Marketing
    Allot Communications
    Tel: +972-9-7628423
    jgordon@allot.com

    PR Contact
    Justine Schneider
    Calysto Communications
    Tel: +1-404-266-2060 x507
    jschneider@calysto.com

    Source: Allot Communications Ltd.
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