
| ALL TODAY'S PRESS RELEASES SEE BELOW |
| 3G Billing Contract Extension |
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16th May 2003 |
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Fueled by consumer demand for high-speed Internet access and an increasingly mobile workforce and lifestyle, Monet Mobile Networks provides high-speed, wireless Internet access for laptop, desktop and handheld PCs. The company has used Info Directions' web-based CostGuard ASP system to bill real-time wireless data usage since 2001. Today, Monet offers high-speed, mobile access to the complete Internet, enabling ubiquitous access to e-mail, contact and calendar information, the ability to download large file attachments, streaming video, multimedia, position location services, live chat and secure access to corporate intranets and databases - all for a flat monthly fee. "As we've grown and expanded service throughout the Midwest, our ability to maintain quality customer care and execute seamless billing operations has been critical to our success," said Peter Salazar, vice president of IT for Monet Mobile Networks. "Initially, Info Directions' expertise made it an obvious choice for the rapid deployment we needed. Now, as we continue to build out our CDMA 2000 EV-DO network, we value the many benefits that Info Directions brings to us from a bottom-line business perspective." "We are pleased to continue our partnership with Monet Mobile Networks as it capitalizes on the vast potential of Internet-based services in the wireless market," said Donald Culeton, president of Info Directions. "Monet Mobile Networks is a leader in the industry because it understands how wireless broadband can be leveraged to help consumers enjoy better quality of life--the company has mastered both the science of technology and the art of service. We look forward to Monet Mobile Networks Renews Contract supporting Monet Mobile Networks' efforts to revolutionize the way residential customers and business users connect to and use the Internet." About Monet Mobile Networks Inc.: Headquartered in Kirkland, Wash., Monet Mobile Networks, Incorporated, the nation's only true 3G-service provider, was founded by telecommunications industry veterans in 1999. Monet is a wireless Internet service provider, offering users high-speed, mobile access to the complete Internet, e-mail, corporate intranet applications, data and customer support. Monet was recently recognized by Wireless Week and wireless industry analyst Andrew Seybold as one of the nation's most innovative and visionary carriers. The company's investors include Mayfield, Soros Private Equity Partners, QUALCOMM, LG Electronics, Intel Capital and Hook Partners. For more information, please call 1.866.286.6638 or visit www.monetmobile.com. About Info Directions, Inc.: Info Directions is a software engineering company that designs, hosts and installs net-centric billing, rating, order management, workflow and selling solutions for the most ambitious communications providers in the industry. Info Directions' benchmark CostGuard(R) line of installed and ASP products delivers convergent, web-enabled solutions to ICPs, wireless operators, ASPs, CLECs and ISPs offering local, long distance, broadband, content, data, IP, ASP usage, VoIP, utility, frame relay, wireless and xDSL services. Recognized as one of Inc. Magazine's fastest growing companies in 2000, Info Directions is a Microsoft Certified Solution Provider and a member of the MSDN ISV Program. |
| TODAY'S
PRESS RELEASES |
Ericsson
and mmO2 have signed a pan-European frame agreement for the supply of
the microwave solution MINI-LINK. The agreement covers all subsidiaries
within the mmO2 group. |
Reuters
: Japan's top mobile phone operator, NTT DoCoMo Inc, said on Thursday
it expected six million users for its high-speed third-generation (3G)
service by March 2005, up from a forecasted 1.46 million users by March
2004. |
Info
Directions announced a contract extension with Monet Mobile Networks,
the nation's only true 3G wireless Internet service provider. Monet Mobile
Networks will continue using Info Directions' CostGuard(R) ASP to manage
its back office billing and customer care needs. |
STMicroelectronics,
Texas Instruments Incorporated and Nokia announced that TI and ST will
offer ICs, based on technology developed jointly with Nokia that together
compose standard CDMA chipsets. The chipset ICs will be marketed by ST
and TI to handset manufacturers worldwide for cdma2000 1X and 1xEV-DV
(1x Evolution for Data and Voice) mobile Internet handsets. |
Exide
Technologies secured a new contract agreement with 3G Infrastructure Services
AB (3GIS) to supply batteries for the Swedish 3G/Universal Mobile Telecommunications
System (UMTS). |
Picsel
Technologies, a pioneering provider of embedded software, today announced
that the world's leading mobile communications company, NTT DoCoMo, Inc.
has licensed Picsel Browser(TM) for their self branded sigmarionIII handheld
device, manufactured by NEC. |
Hutchison
Whampoa in Hong Kong ( headquarters for Hutchison 3G ( 3 ) ) is setting
up a huge 3G call centre in India. A new company has been set-up - Hutchison
TeleServices INDIA. |
Artesia
Technologies announced the deployment of its TEAMS digital asset management
solution by BBC Technology for 3, Hutchison 3G's new UK service. |
Exide
Technologies secured a new contract agreement with 3G Infrastructure Services
AB (3GIS) to supply batteries for the Swedish 3G/Universal Mobile Telecommunications
System (UMTS). |
AMDAT
Mobile Inc., a global leader in wireless entertainment, announced today
that it is acquiring Hexacto Games Inc., a leading provider of games for
Palm, Pocket PC and next-generation 3G phone platforms. |
Pannon
GSM Telecoms conducted Hungary's first public EDGE call by a mobile operator,
the first such call to be announced in Europe. The call was made using
Nokia's solution for EDGE technology |
Picsel
Technologies, a pioneering provider of embedded software, today announced
that the world's leading mobile communications company, NTT DoCoMo, Inc.
has licensed Picsel Browser(TM) for their self branded sigmarionIII handheld
device, manufactured by NEC. |
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