airG Makes Turnkey Java Store Available to Mobile Network Operators Globally
Downloadable Java Games Are Key to the Commercial Viability of Mobile Data Services
VANCOUVER, B.C. - October 2004 - airG, the fastest growing global player in mobile entertainment products announced today it will be making its Java Store available to mobile carriers. When coupled with airG's extensive catalogue of over 600 games, Java Store delivers a turnkey solution for providing the latest downloadable gaming content to mobile customers.
""airG's scaleable, fully supported Java catalogue includes over 600 mobile entertainment applications and we are delighted to open up the mobile entertainment services market for mobile carriers, by enabling them to acquire new customers and extend their service offering to existing subscribers," says Frederick Ghahramani, Director. "Tempting applications that are easy to use and attractively priced create critical mass and new revenue opportunities for mobile operators." "
The airG Java Store can support a multitude of billing and provisioning options including SMS ordering, IDRS and WAP store. It also supports massively successful multiplayer games.
Java refers to enhanced games that can be updated frequently, downloaded over the air and stored locally in the handset to use wherever, whenever. It brings true gaming look and feel to the mobile phone, with full colour, motion and rich story lines, and is the first true representation of early console style gaming on the mobile handset.
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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