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TSI AND TELEMETRIX INC.
PARTNER FOR CONTENT SOLUTIONS
News Summary: TSI and Telemetrix Inc. partner to bring an end-to-end business and technical solution to content providers and mobile operators, paving the way for increased content delivery via SMS and equitable revenue sharing.
Company Contacts:
Michael J. Tracy, CEO
Telemetrix Inc.
(308) 436-4090
michael.tracy@tlxt.net
Helen Harris
TSI Telecommunication Services Inc.
(813) 273-3939
hharris@tsiconnections.com
TSI AND TELEMETRIX INC.
PARTNER FOR CONTENT SOLUTIONS
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
News Summary: TSI and Telemetrix Inc. partner to bring an end-to-end business and technical solution to content providers and mobile operators, paving the way for increased content delivery via SMS and equitable revenue sharing.
Tampa, FL -- Feb. 7, 2003 -- Telemetrix (OTC BB: TLXT) and TSI Telecommunication Services Inc. (TSI), a global communications technology company, today announced an agreement between the two companies that combines TSIs interoperability expertise with Telemetrixs connectivity to wireless operators to profitably deliver valuable content to subscribers via short message service (SMS). Telemetrix Inc. is a GSM PCS licensee operating in BTA-411 in western Nebraska and is a leading telemetry technology developer with patents for M2M SMS data and content.
Under the Telemetrix-TSI agreement, content such as ringtones, logos, pictures, greetings and sports scores will be delivered to wireless subscribers via TSIs Message Manager service, using Telemetrix connectivity to operators throughout North America. Message Manager is part of TSIs suite of Mobile Data Solutions, which includes clearing and settlement of mobile data events, SMS, GRX packet data network services and a data marketplace. The suite of services is designed to simplify business relationships and technical operations for operators and content providers, ultimately enabling profitable delivery of mobile data services to subscribers worldwide.
The delivery of valuable content to wireless subscribers promises to be a significant revenue opportunity for North American wireless operators, but operators have been hesitant to open their networks, and content providers need support for future content development," said Michael Tracy, Telemetrix president and CEO. Telemetrixs agreement with a highly trusted company such as TSI brings a new level of comfort to operators and creates an opportunity to encourage more development from content providers, setting the stage for SMS to take off in North America as it has in Europe."
Michael OBrien, TSI vice president - marketing, said U.S. consumers already buy more than 50,000 ring tones each day for about $1 per ring tone. Predictions are that in 2003, ring tones will become the leading content delivered over wireless devices, amounting to $50 million per year for the industry. This agreement gives wireless operators and content providers the tools necessary to take advantage of the tremendous market opportunity that SMS content delivery presents."
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About Telemetrix Inc. (OTC BB: TLXT)
Telemetrix Inc. has developed the Telemetrix e-Telemetry DataTM System that uses the GSM wireless network for telemetry data. Telemetrix is a licensed and authorized PCS network operator. Content can also be delivered as short messages via a PCS communication system provider. The patented system can be used on any network technology standard including GSM, TDMA or CDMA without any reduction in overall network system capacity. Telemetrix Inc. in headquartered in Gering, Nebraska. For more information, visit (www.tlxt.net).
About TSI
TSI Telecommunication Services Inc. (TSI) is a global communications technology company specializing in innovative business and network engineering solutions that manage and interconnect voice and data systems in 26 countries throughout North America, Central and Latin America, Asia Pacific and Europe. TSI provides technology interoperability, network services and call processing to more than 250 mobile operators, wireline carriers, emerging telecom market entrants and business customers. Products include SS7 intelligent network solutions, clearing and settlement services, voice and data roaming facilitation, fraud management, revenue enhancement solutions and more than 25 other integrated services. TSI is a privately owned corporation headquartered in Tampa, Fla., U.S.A., with offices in major cities throughout the United States and offices in London, Luxembourg, Beijing and Hong Kong. For more information, visit www.tsiconnections.com.
CUSIP: 87287VAB8; Bloomberg Tickers: TSITEL (Bond) 32497Z (Equity).
Cautions about Forward Looking Statements
This press release contains forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These include, but are not limited to, statements regarding the Company's plans, intentions and expectations. Such statements are inherently subject to a variety of risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those projected. Given these concerns, investors and analysts should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements.
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