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WirelessDevNet.com Press Release
AirIQ Announces Agreement with Cingular Wireless for Digital Location-Based Services
TORONTO, ONTARIO--
Strong GSM/GPRS Coverage Supports Aggressive United States Subscriber
Acquisition
AirIQ Inc. (TSX:IQ), a leader in Global Wireless Security through Telematics
services, announces the launch of its digital wireless solution for
location-based services, enabled by a data resale agreement with Cingular
Wireless, the largest wireless carrier in the United States. Certain versions
of AirIQ products and services are available now with all further terrestrial
products to be available by the start of 2006 on the Cingular nationwide(1)
GSM/GPRS network, which is available in 13,000 cities and towns and along
nearly 40,000 miles of major highways in the U.S.. AirIQ clients will benefit
from the ability to send and receive more information, measured in both
frequency and volume.
"GSM technology enhances the Company's location-based services across all
markets and geographies, and positions the AirIQ services for aggressive
international expansion in both the vehicular and personal tracking markets,"
explains Donald Simmonds, President and CEO of AirIQ. "The agreement with
Cingular adds the GSM platform in the United States, in addition to our
previously announced deployment plans in Mexico. Cingular's digital service
will support our aggressive subscriber acquisition plans and we look forward to
the mutual benefits arising from such a strong alliance for years to come."
"All of the required engineering, testing and GSM regulatory certifications
have been completed and AirIQ's digital solution is working well," says Dan
Seto, Vice President, Technology Planning for AirIQ. "Cingular offers a
powerful wireless service to business and consumer sectors, making it a perfect
fit with our strategic technology initiatives."
General Packet Radio Services (GPRS) enables the data component of GSM. GPRS
offers reliable connectivity with efficiency, making GSM suitable for
Telematics services. GPRS enabled networks offer 'always-on', higher capacity,
Internet-based content and packet-based data services, making it ideal for
AirIQ's customers with larger messaging needs.
About AirIQ
AirIQ trades on the Toronto Stock Exchange under the symbol IQ. A leader in
Global Wireless Security, AirIQ is headquartered in Pickering, near Toronto,
Canada, with offices in Lake Forest and San Diego, California, U.S.A. The
Company operates as a wireless Internet applications service provider
specializing in Telematics. Telematics is the name given to information and
control messages sent wirelessly to and from vehicles and vessels. AirIQ's
services are offered to five primary markets: Commercial Fleets; Consumer;
Vehicle Finance; Indirect Distribution; and Marine Fleets. AirIQ gives vehicle
and vessel owners the abilities to manage and protect their mobile assets.
AirIQ's services include: vehicle locating, boundary notification, automated
inventory, maintenance reminders, security alerts, vehicle disabling,
unauthorized movement alerts and many more features. For additional information
on AirIQ, its products and services, please visit the Company's website at
www.airiq.com.
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