New Agreement

5 Dec 2007 07:01

Mobile Tornado Group PLC05 December 2007 Mobile Tornado Group plc ("Mobile Tornado" or "the Company") MOBILE TORNADO SELECTED BY ERICSSON HONG KONG TO DELIVER ITS PUSH TO TALK SOLUTION TO COMPANHIA DE TELECOMUNICA ES DE MACAU S.A.R.L. Mobile Tornado, one of the world leaders in the development and deployment ofconvergent instant communication applications has announced today its agreementwith Ericsson Hong Kong to deliver its Push to Talk ('PTT') solution toCompanhia de Telecommunicacoes de Macau S.A.R.L. ("CTM Macau"). Mobile Tornadowill provide its complete network infrastructure to launch this new service. The PTT service will be targeted at business users who require fast and constantcommunication links with work teams. The solution will allow the establishmentof half-duplex voice links where one person speaks and the other listens, eitherin a group or one to one, with the push of a button. The Mobile Tornado solutionalso possesses enhanced 'Presence' capability, allowing users to know theircontacts' availability status thus facilitating more efficient and effectivecommunication between users. Jeremy Fenn, Managing Director at Mobile Tornado said: "We are delighted to announce this agreement with Ericsson Hong Kong and CTMMacau. CTM Macau is a world-class telecommunications company that is playing amajor role in the ongoing development of Macau's infrastructure. Theintroduction of PTT services in Macau offers CTM Macau cutting edge technologyto put them in line with the world leaders in the telecommunication industry. Iam certain that CTM Macau's corporate clients will appreciate the additionalfunctionality that PTT gives its users resulting in more efficient and effectivecommunication between groups of users. Macau's numerous casinos andentertainment establishments have already expressed great interest in the systemwhich will enable them to link security and maintenance teams with theoperations centres.' For further details please contact: Mobile Tornado Group plcJeremy Fenn, Chief Financial Officer Tel: +44 (0) 7734 475888 Blue Oar Securities PlcRomil Patel / Rhod Cruwys Tel: +44 (0)20 7448 4400 Buchanan CommunicationsCharles Ryland / James Strong Tel: +44 (0)20 7466 5000 About Mobile Tornado Group Plc Mobile Tornado is a leading provider of instant communication solutions tomobile operators and enterprises throughout the world. The proprietary IPRS ('Internet Protocol Radio Service') technology platform, powers communicationsessions which can instantaneously transmit voice, text or other data, and videoclips with an easy-to-use, one-click, "push-to" button on the mobile phone. "Push-To" sessions can occur in one-to-one, one-to-many, mobile-to-PC andPC-to-mobile modes without any range limitation worldwide. The technologyprovides a real-time presence function to ensure that users are able to seeinstantly whether their contacts are online allowing for more efficient andeffective communication. Next generation services such as Push to Video and theintegration of popular Instant Messaging engines such as MSN and ICQ aredesigned to attract the ever expanding and technology aware youth audience.Mobile Tornado offers software licences and services to mobile operators andenterprises worldwide through a number of distribution partners. More information about Mobile Tornado is available at www.mobiletornado.com About CTM Macau CTM Macau is a joint venture between Cable and Wireless PLC (51%), PortugalTelecom International (28%), CITIC Pacific (20%) and the Macau SAR Government(1%). More information about CTM Macau is available www.ctm.net This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange