Aicent and SK Telecom Sign First 3G Roaming Service Contract in Korea
San Jose, CA, March 11, 2004 - Aicent, Inc. announced today that it has entered into a commercial 3G Roaming eXchange (3GRX) service contract with SK Telecom (NYSE: SKM), the largest mobile operator in South Korea. The Aicent 3GRX service enables SK Telecom to provide data roaming services to their mobile users traveling abroad, and allows foreign travelers in South Korea to enjoy the data services provided by their home operators, all without changing their handsets.SK Telecom is one of the world's most successful mobile operators at penetrating the mobile data market with advanced data applications and mobile content. However, until the recent launch of the W-CDMA by SK Telecom, GSM operators, who collectively serve more than 70% of worldwide mobile subscribers, could not offer a data roaming service with SK Telecom without having their customers switch handsets. This was due to the incompatibility between the CDMA and GSM technologies. Aicent, as the 3GRX provider, will enable automatic data roaming between SK Telecom W-CDMA and worldwide GSM operators."As a front runner in the Korean and global mobile communications industry, SK Telecom aims to lead in the advanced development of next-generation mobile data services," said Mr. Hak Hee Lee, General Manager of SK Telecom's Global Roaming Team. "Our W-CDMA roaming through Aicent 3GRX is an important milestone on our path to offer automatic roaming with GSM operators.""We are very pleased to provide the 3GRX service to SK Telecom," said Lynn Liu, Aicent's President and CEO. "Our 3GRX contract with SK Telecom is a significant step to expand Aicent's 3GRX footprint into Korea. We look forward to the day when mobile users can roam freely worldwide, regardless of the technology adopted by their operators."
About SK Telecom
SK Telecom is Korea's leading provider of information and communications services spanning Mobile Services, E-Commerce, Overseas Operations and Subsidiaries. SK Telecom's SPEED 011, Korea's leading cellular service brand, Nate wireless Internet service and multimedia service, which offers VOD (Video On Demand) and AOD (Audio On Demand) for CDMA 2000 mobile phone users, are providing unrestricted access to communication anytime, and anyplace. SK Telecom already has established a presence in China, Northeast Asia and Southeast Asia. The company, which has extensive experience and technology related to first-generation analogue and second-generation CDMA wireless communications, is leading the race to develop the third-generation IMT-2000 system and services. For details, please visit www.sktelecom.com.
About Aicent
Aicent, headquartered in San Jose, California, is a leading provider of mobile data network services and solutions for global mobile operators. Aicent operates one of world's largest GRX networks with direct connections to approximately 30 operators, collectively serving more than 250 million mobile users. Aicent also has established extensive peering arrangements, providing seamless roaming capabilities to reach nearly all GPRS/3G operators around the world. In addition to data roaming, Aicent also operates one of world's first and largest inter-operator MMS exchanges, and provides mobile messaging delivery and other value added services across all types of 2.5G/3G mobile networks. Please visit Aicent website at www.aicent.com.
Contact Information:
Shu Gan
Aicent, Inc.
Tel: +1 (408) 324 1830
E-mail: shu.gan@aicent.com
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