Revol Wireless Contract
Mobile Tornado Group PLC
28 March 2007
For Immediate Release 28 March 2007
Mobile Tornado Group plc
('Mobile Tornado')
Revol Wireless Selects Mobile Tornado's Push-To-Talk Platform
Offers customer presence-based messaging including text messages and pictures
Mobile Tornado, one of the leading providers of convergent, presence-based
instant communications, today announced that its Instant Communications platform
has been selected by Revol Wireless to be made available to it customers. By
integrating Mobile Tornado's breakthrough technology platform, Revol can offer
users Push-To-Talk (PTT) on its CDMA network. This enables Revol to meet the
needs of customers who demand instant PTT style communications bundled with the
strong Unlimited Anytime Minute option.
Through Mobile Tornado's solution, Revol is able to provide many of its
customers with an intuitive PTT option directly to their existing handsets. This
allows these customers to add PTT without any additional investment in
equipment.
'Mobile Tornado offers an intuitive solution that requires minimal network
resources and maximizes our customers' value,' said Rocky Crossland, President
and CEO of Revol Wireless. 'We evaluated several PTT solutions, and Mobile
Tornado was selected because of the ease of deployment and the opportunity for
use on existing handsets. Mobile Tornado enables us to give our users cutting
edge services to enhance their mobile experience, and gives us a tremendous
competitive advantage.'
Revol offers an alternative to traditional wireless service by offering plans
with unlimited calling that don't require credit approval. Revol's simple,
affordable approach to mobile phone service enhances today's mobile lifestyle by
offering its customers a high-quality, all-digital wireless network for a
flat-rate.
'Revol and Mobile Tornado both offer products that go beyond the existing
offerings in the market,' said David Parry Vice President of Worldwide Sales at
Mobile Tornado. 'Revol offers a unique approach to wireless that is not limited
by the usual service provider business, and we are happy to be a part of the
revolution in mobile communications.'
For further information please contact:
Mobile Tornado Group plc
Jeremy Fenn, Chief Financial Officer Tel: +44 (0)1423 511900
David Parry, VP of Worldwide Sales
Buchanan Communications Tel: +44 (0)20 7466 5000
James Strong
About Mobile Tornado
Mobile Tornado extends 'push-to-talk' technology beyond just voice. With its
patented IP-based 'IPRS' platform, service providers can provide users with
unique presence based push-to-talk along with many other revenue generating
services such as: presence-based Instant Messaging; text messaging; pictures;
real-time streaming video or any other data content. All of which are
interoperable between any enabled mobile device, fixed handset or desktop PC,
and on any network infrastructure.
Leading mobile operators and enterprises worldwide currently use Mobile Tornado
solutions through infrastructure vendors such as Nortel, alongside key channel
and managed services partners in the Americas, EMEA and Asia Pacific. For more
information on Mobile Tornado, please visit www.mobiletornado.com.
About Revol
Cleveland Unlimited, Inc. dba Revol (CUI) is a privately-held telecommunications
company with headquarters in Independence, Ohio. CUI, along with its affiliate,
CSM Wireless, LLC, offers and provides its unlimited, flat-rate wireless service
in Cleveland, Canton, Youngstown, Toledo, and Columbus, Ohio and in Indianapolis,
Indiana. Revol is a cutting-edge brand aimed at enhancing today's mobile
lifestyle by offering a simple, affordable mobile phone service to customers
that includes unlimited voice service, and unlimited text and picture messaging
over a high-quality, all-digital wireless network for a flat rate without
requiring long-term contracts. The service targets customers long under-served
by traditional communications companies. In addition, Revol provides a variety
of feature-rich mobile applications such as ring tones and mobile gaming. For
more information on Revol, please visit www.revol.us.
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