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WirelessDevNet.com Press Release
Swisscom Mobile selects End2End’s Managed Service Solutions to power Vodafone live! in Switzerland
Swisscom Mobile, the leading provider of mobile communications services in Switzerland, and End2End, Europe’s leading managed service provider for mobile data services, today announced that Swisscom Mobile has selected End2End’s Managed Service Solutions to power its Vodafone live! content downloads.
End2End’s managed service Content Download Solution is being used to deliver all Vodafone live! content downloads in Switzerland. The solution is already powering content downloads in over 20 countries, including existing Vodafone live! services in countries such as Egypt and the United Kingdom.
The Vodafone live! content, which includes polyphonic ringtones, logos, colour wallpapers, and Java games, is aggregated jointly by End2End and Swisscom Mobile. Swisscom Mobile subscribers are able to browse and purchase content via SMS, WAP and Web, which is then delivered to their handsets.
“End2End has established itself as the leading provider of Managed Service Solutions, as well as a strong partner for the Vodafone Group, which is why we selected End2End as a partner for our download solution,” said Felix Kamer, Project Manager, Swisscom Mobile.
“Swisscom Mobile is one of the leading European operators in terms of data services,” said Soren Ravn, CEO, End2End. “We are excited to continue expanding our presence within the Vodafone Group through the successful delivery of our market-proven Managed Service Solutions to Swisscom Mobile, which further demonstrates the capabilities of our solutions and services concept.”
Swisscom Mobile launched Vodafone live! on November 13, 2003, which makes Switzerland the 14th country to launch Vodafone live! since October 2002. As of the end of October 2003, Vodafone live! had over three million subscribers.
About Swisscom Mobile AG
Swisscom Mobile is the clear number one in the Swiss mobile communications market with a market share of around 66%. In 2002 Swisscom Mobile generated revenues of CHF 4,11 billion. The company has about 3.6 million NATEL® customers. Since 1 April 2001 Swisscom Mobile has been a public limited company in which Swisscom Ltd has a 75% shareholding. The British Vodafone Group, global market leader in mobile communications, has entered into a strategic partnership with Swisscom Mobile taking a 25% holding. The NATEL® network (GSM900 and GSM1800) supports all new technologies such as HSCSD, GPRS and has been expanded with Public Wireless LAN in popular places. With 99% coverage it is Switzerland's best mobile network. It is also the only one to provide access to more than 340 mobile networks worldwide in more than 160 countries. www.swisscom-mobile.ch
About End2End
End2End is Europe's leading managed service provider for mobile data services. End2End operates a unique carrier-grade service delivery infrastructure from which it delivers third-party developed software solutions as managed services, as well as Technology Hosting and Outsourcing Services, to operators, portals, handset manufacturers and other companies.
End2End's highly secure and scalable service delivery infrastructure, combined with an extensive network of best-of-breed partners, enables End2End's customers to source feature rich solutions with a shorter time-to-revenue, faster ROI and lower Total Cost of Ownership than in-house solutions. End2End's customers include leading mobile operators such as Vodafone, Orange, Proximus and SONOFON, as well as handset manufacturers such as Nokia Mobile Phones. For more information about End2End, please visit www.end2endmobile.com.
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