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Telecom One chooses First Hop WAP Gateway
for advanced WAP and J2ME downloads
The messaging management company First Hop and the UK-based telecom operator Telecom One today announced that Telecom One has chosen First Hop WAP GatewayTM to deliver advanced WAP and wireless JavaTM content such as games, polyphonic ringtones, and other downloads.
Telecom One uses First Hop WAP Gateway to offer its customers advanced WAP and J2ME content such as games and downloads that enable users to personalise their mobile phone with, for example, polyphonic ringtones and animated screensavers. Most operators currently do not support the functionality required for these types of downloads.
"First Hop WAP Gateway met our demands to the fullest, allowing us to expand our service offering in a very tight schedule. We value the high quality of First Hop's software and their ability to deliver a uniquely complete solution that brings us immediate business benefits. With the latest technology in place, we can now offer our customers a wide variety of advanced content", says Patrick Naughton, the Managing Director of Telecom One.
"We are proud that a company like Telecom One, famous for its exceptional growth and high technology standards, is using First Hop technology for its WAP services. Their decision to choose us can certainly be regarded as a further affirmation of the unparalleled quality and business benefits of our WAP offering", asserts Thomas Dahlblom, EMEA Sales Director of First Hop.
First Hop WAP Gateway is a secure, scalable, high-availability solution for MMS and Java downloads over WAP with a future-proof architecture that maximises ROI (Return on Investment). The product enables the delivery of MMS and J2ME content to all types of terminals from all types of download platforms, using straightforward and easy interfaces for integration with messaging centres as well as management and billing systems.
About Telecom One
Launched in 1997, Telecom One offers a range of marketing numbers and digital content, including mobile gaming. Telecom One hosts and delivers a variety of mobile services and content, and supports SMS billing across all four UK mobile operators' networks. These services are delivered either direct to the consumer or via Telecom One's marketing partners which can brand these services to their own particular requirements.
Telecom One is also a fully licensed public telephone operator (PTO) and a RIPE ISP. It can intelligently route any type of UK, European or US number to organisations and call centres, anywhere in the world. It currently has over 19,000 lines capacity and runs over 1 million UK numbers. Based in London, Telecom One was listed the 12th fastest growing UK technology company in The Sunday Times Tech Track 100, October 2002.
About First Hop
First Hop provides scalable messaging management and wireless connectivity products for mobile operators and service providers. A proven leader in multi-vendor messaging solutions, First Hop generates immediate business benefits and provides a clear evolution path to future technologies. Founded in 1997, the company is headquartered in Helsinki with additional locations in Singapore, Spain, and the UK. For further information, please visit www.firsthop.com.
Contact First Hop:
Heli Harri, Communications Manager
Mobile +358 40 718 4799
Fax +358 10 286 6450
E-mail: heli.harri@firsthop.com
Contact Telecom One:
Claire Sumner, Johnson King PR
Tel: +44 (0)20 7357 7799
E-mail: claires@johnsonking.co.uk
Anders Holst, Telecom One
Tel: +44 (0)20 7748 1203
E-mail: anders.holst@telecom1.com
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