airG and Fastlink Jordan Announce Licensing of SMS Community
First Worldwide SMS Chat Community Available in the Middle East
VANCOUVER, B.C. - July 2003 - airG , the fastest growing global player in mobile entertainment products announced today an agreement with Jordan mobile operator Fastlink to license its global SMS community 'Mon Ami'.
"airG 's extensive experience and proven track record in the mobile community market is key to creating a compelling and commercially viable service for Fastlink Jordan," comments Frederick Ghahramani, Director. "One of the key benefits of Mon Ami is its use of SMS, a ubiquitous and intuitive messaging channel, that enables Virgin Mobile subscribers to interact anytime and anyplace they choose."
Ghahramani adds, "airG is looking forward to building a relationship with Fastlink and growing the scope of its entertainment and messaging services, and enable it to acquire new customers and increase ARPU (average revenue per user)."
Mon Ami is a wireless application that can be launched on SMS. Users pay per message to chat with people around the world. Through a daily text message users will be introduced to a new friend from somewhere in the world.
The launch of Mon Ami through Fastlink Jordan represents the first launch of a worldwide SMS chat community in the Middle East region.
About airG
airG powers mobile communities and wireless social networking. The company’s products and services have a proven track record of increasing customer affinity for leading mobile operators and media companies globally including Sprint Nextel, Cingular, Virgin Mobile, Orange and MTV Asia. airG ’s mobile community has more than seven million registered users worldwide and is available on more than 85 mobile operators. Based in Vancouver, Canada, the company also has offices in the UK and Australia. www.airg.com
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