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TelstraClear SELECTS BROADSOFT and CISCO SOLUTION FOR DEPLOYMENT IN NEW ZEALAND

Joint Solution Completes Only Converged Trans-Tasman Voice and Data Offering for the Enterprise

GAITHERSBURG, MD, June 30, 2003 -- BroadSoft® Inc., the leading provider of hosted communications platforms, today announced that TelstraClear, one of the largest full-service telecommunications companies in New Zealand, will use BroadSoft's BroadWorks® platform and Cisco infrastructure to provide converged voice and data services to the New Zealand market.

TelstraClear will soon offer the only converged Trans-Tasman carrier-class voice and data service. For example, customers will be able to use simplified private dialing plans whether in Auckland or Sydney. They will also gain access to a range of productivity-enhancing applications that cannot be matched by the current incumbent provider. TelstraClear will begin deploying the BroadSoft and Cisco solution this calendar year. This joint solution will be delivered through a partnership with Dimension Data Australia and Datacraft Asia, a member of the worldwide Dimension Data Group.

"TelstraClear conducted an extensive lab evaluation to determine the platform most effective and reliable in meeting the requirements of the New Zealand market," said TelstraClear Group Product Manager Voice Solutions Rod Grieve. "The BroadSoft and Cisco solution was superior to alternative offerings in terms of breadth of applications, as well as speed and cost of deployment."

"BroadSoft has a demonstrated track record of success with large carriers in the Asia-Pacific region and we expect BroadWorks will have a powerful efficiency and cost-savings impact in the New Zealand market," said Michael Tessler, president and CEO of BroadSoft. "The BroadSoft and Cisco relationship has created a formidable offering, particularly in the areas of back-office integration and product feature availability."

With the addition of TelstraClear, BroadSoft and Cisco now have over 20 joint customers worldwide. The two companies have collaborated to provide sales and marketing support, including pricing, packaging and go-to-market strategy recommendations to their shared carrier customers. This joint solution consists of BroadSoft providing the platform for IP Centrex applications and Cisco delivering the voice and data infrastructure including IP phones, routers and media gateways.

"The BroadSoft and Cisco solution provides TelstraClear with a competitve IP Centrex offering that will provide a point of differentiation to both TelstraClear and its customers," said David Barker, Cisco Country Manager, New Zealand . "We're pleased that carriers in the region are deploying this joint solution to effectively meet their end users' requirements for unsurpassed call features," said Barker.

BroadWorks provides a comprehensive range of applications including IP Centrex, Hosted PBX, and Voice VPN. BroadWorks is uniquely capable of providing these applications with the reliability, redundancy, scalability, and regulatory capabilities required to deliver carrier-class service. BroadWorks enables service providers to increase top-line revenues by offering enhanced services to enterprise customers. BroadWorks also reduces operational expenditures by empowering enterprises to manage their own moves, adds and changes via the patented CommPilot™ Web portal. The open, standards-based environment of BroadWorks provides maximum flexibility for service providers to customize their offering.

ABOUT TelstraClear Limited
TelstraClear is New Zealand's second largest full service communications company, providing innovative market leading products, services and customer focus to the business, government, wholesale and residential sectors. TelstraClear offers real choice in the local and national market and seamless services to trans-Tasman customers and the rest of the world.

ABOUT BROADSOFT
BroadSoft is the leading provider of hosted communications platforms, holding the largest market share in the Hosted PBX and IP Centrex space with the most announced customers. Recognized worldwide, BroadSoft has recently expanded its global customer base to include Telstra, the incumbent carrier in Australia. BroadSoft also closed its third round of $32.5 million in funding in September 2002, raising a total of $60 million to date from leading venture capitalists and was recently named to Boardwatch's list of The Top 10 Private Companies. The company's flagship product, BroadWorks, provides a comprehensive range of applications including Hosted PBX, IP Centrex, and Voice VPN. Leading telecommunications industry publications, such as Communications Solutions, Internet Telephony and Network Magazine, have recognized BroadWorks as "Product of the Year". BroadSoft is located near Washington, D.C., in Gaithersburg, Maryland, and maintains a research and development facility in Montreal, Canada. Additional information can be found at www.broadsoft.com.

For further information contact:

BroadSoft:
Hilary Tomasson
+ (240) 364-5147
htomasson@broadsoft.com

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