Mobile Tornado Regulatory News (MBT)

28 Mar 2007 07:04

Mobile Tornado Group PLC28 March 2007 For Immediate Release 28 March 2007 Mobile Tornado Group plc ("Mobile Tornado") Revol Wireless Selects Mobile Tornado's Push-To-Talk Platform Offers customer presence-based messaging including text messages and pictures Mobile Tornado, one of the leading providers of convergent, presence-basedinstant communications, today announced that its Instant Communications platformhas been selected by Revol Wireless to be made available to it customers. Byintegrating Mobile Tornado's breakthrough technology platform, Revol can offerusers Push-To-Talk (PTT) on its CDMA network. This enables Revol to meet theneeds of customers who demand instant PTT style communications bundled with thestrong Unlimited Anytime Minute option. Through Mobile Tornado's solution, Revol is able to provide many of itscustomers with an intuitive PTT option directly to their existing handsets. Thisallows these customers to add PTT without any additional investment inequipment. "Mobile Tornado offers an intuitive solution that requires minimal networkresources and maximizes our customers' value," said Rocky Crossland, Presidentand CEO of Revol Wireless. "We evaluated several PTT solutions, and MobileTornado was selected because of the ease of deployment and the opportunity foruse on existing handsets. Mobile Tornado enables us to give our users cuttingedge services to enhance their mobile experience, and gives us a tremendouscompetitive advantage." Revol offers an alternative to traditional wireless service by offering planswith unlimited calling that don't require credit approval. Revol's simple,affordable approach to mobile phone service enhances today's mobile lifestyle byoffering its customers a high-quality, all-digital wireless network for aflat-rate. "Revol and Mobile Tornado both offer products that go beyond the existingofferings in the market," said David Parry Vice President of Worldwide Sales atMobile Tornado. "Revol offers a unique approach to wireless that is not limitedby the usual service provider business, and we are happy to be a part of therevolution in mobile communications." For further information please contact: Mobile Tornado Group plcJeremy Fenn, Chief Financial Officer Tel: +44 (0)1423 511900David Parry, VP of Worldwide Sales Buchanan Communications Tel: +44 (0)20 7466 5000James Strong About Mobile TornadoMobile Tornado extends "push-to-talk" technology beyond just voice. With itspatented IP-based 'IPRS' platform, service providers can provide users withunique presence based push-to-talk along with many other revenue generatingservices such as: presence-based Instant Messaging; text messaging; pictures;real-time streaming video or any other data content. All of which areinteroperable between any enabled mobile device, fixed handset or desktop PC,and on any network infrastructure. Leading mobile operators and enterprises worldwide currently use Mobile Tornadosolutions through infrastructure vendors such as Nortel, alongside key channeland managed services partners in the Americas, EMEA and Asia Pacific. For moreinformation on Mobile Tornado, please visit www.mobiletornado.com. About RevolCleveland Unlimited, Inc. dba Revol (CUI) is a privately-held telecommunicationscompany with headquarters in Independence, Ohio. CUI, along with its affiliate,CSM Wireless, LLC, offers and provides its unlimited, flat-rate wireless servicein Cleveland, Canton, Youngstown, Toledo, and Columbus, Ohio and in Indianapolis,Indiana. Revol is a cutting-edge brand aimed at enhancing today's mobilelifestyle by offering a simple, affordable mobile phone service to customersthat includes unlimited voice service, and unlimited text and picture messagingover a high-quality, all-digital wireless network for a flat rate withoutrequiring long-term contracts. The service targets customers long under-servedby traditional communications companies. In addition, Revol provides a varietyof feature-rich mobile applications such as ring tones and mobile gaming. Formore information on Revol, please visit www.revol.us. This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange