Al Majaz successfully launches the AlJazeera Mobile Service worldwide using Swapcom technology

Lyon-France/Doha-Qatar February 14, 2004 - Al Majaz Telecom Technology, a company in Qatar a leader in wireless technologies, has selected Swapcom France, a renowned supplier of software for mobile devices, the deployment of the news from Al Jazeera Mobile service. This service enables mobile users worldwide to receive the latest news updates directly on your mobile phone via SMS and soon MMS, WAP, voice messages, etc. mobile information delivery to end-users is proving to be one of the most popular value added mobile services worldwide over the world. Users enjoy regular updates of your chosen service (PUSH), or may request information directly from the phone as and when they want (pull), and are willing to pay for it. In fact, revenues from wireless data services is expected to grow to $ 1.5 million in 2005 to U.S. $ 7.2 million in 2008 (Alexander Resources). However, to achieve this income, service providers and mobile operators must first overcome many obstacles. These include the need to improve billing models for rapid deployment of new services, and frequent updates of content and distribution using multiple media. Direct connection to the networks of mobile content distribution and billing is also the key to maximize revenue and reduce costs. To overcome these obstacles, Al Majaz Telecom has selected Swapcom Multimedia Mobile Information Portal (MMIP), an all-in-alarm and a platform for the transmission of one that is directly connected to mobile networks. Thanks MMIP, and with additional support through Mobile Multimedia Gateway (MMG), Al Majaz can format and distribute within seconds, the same content (including images, sounds, and soon the videos) to distribute thousands of devices using all available means of notification. Users are billed directly on their phone bills in the networks of partners, or your credit card and elsewhere. With this platform, public AlJazeera is now able to access AlJazeera Mobile News anytime, anywhere. Can receive the latest Breaking News, or news (politics, finance, sports), both in English and Arabic. You can define your own filters in the content, define how and where they want it delivered at different times of day. To illustrate this success since its launch in October 2003, AlJazeera Mobile plays an increasingly successful, with a monthly average increase of 20% solution. โ € œSwapcom allows AlJazeera distribute premium content via SMS, MMS, WAP and voice messages quickly. With MMIP, we are able to connect directly to mobile networks, the definition of specific billing models for each operator, and multimedia formats as and when what we need. This is the key to always implement the latest updates to the latest content โ €, said Mr. Mohammed Al Obaidly, CEO of Al Majaz. โ € œSwapcom and Al Majaz Telecom have teamed up to advanced technology for the deployment of mobile services AlJazeera. Swapcom is significant for being the first to provide such multimedia platform that connects to the TV and the mobile world โ € said Jean-Marc Truong, CEO Swapcom. Swapcom Multimedia Mobile Information Portal will be officially unveiled at the 3GSM World Congress in Cannes, France (Hall 3, Stand H23).