Trading update

RNS Number : 8952K

Mobile Tornado Group PLC

02 August 2013

 



2 August 2013

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Mobile Tornado Group plc

("Mobile Tornado" or the "Company")

Trading update

Mobile Tornado (AIM: MBT), the Instant Communications services provider for mobile devices, is pleased to announce that the encouraging momentum detailed in the Company's final results for the year ended 31 December 2012, announced on 18 April 2013, has continued in the first half of the current financial year with trading remaining in line with the Board's expectations for the full year.

Recurring license fee revenues have continued to grow, showing a 27 per cent. improvement on the comparative period in the prior year and a current monthly run rate 34 per cent. ahead of that at the year ended 31 December 2012.

The Board anticipates commercial launch of Instant Communication platforms with certain operators in South America and Europe during the second half of the current financial year. Platform trials with operators across North America, Africa, Europe and Asia have proved encouraging and in the second half of the current financial year, we will look to make further progress towards commercial launch with operators in these geographies.

As at 30 June 2013, the Company had net debt of £3.6 million (as at 31 December 2012: £3.3 million).

Enquiries:

Mobile Tornado Group plc		www.mobiletornado.com
Jeremy Fenn, Chief Executive		[phone]
Investec Bank plc (Nominated Adviser & Broker)		[phone]
Andrew Pinder, Dominic Emery, Carlton Nelson, Sebastian Lawrence
Walbrook PR Ltd	[phone] or [e-mail]
Paul McManus		[phone]
Paul Cornelius		[phone]

About Mobile Tornado Group Plc (www.mobiletornado.com)

Mobile Tornado Group PLC (AIM: MBT) specialises in the provision of Instant Communications services for mobile devices, with a focus on enterprise workforce management. The Company's main applications comprise Instant Talk, Instant Locate, Instant Alert & Instant Message and are geared towards improving a business's productivity and performance by enabling organisations and workers to connect one-to-one or one-to-many at the touch of a button.

By equipping their workforce with conventional mobile handsets and Mobile Tornado's Instant Communication services, a company can communicate with one or many employees simultaneously, monitor employee locations, and immediately be alerted of major issues. At the touch of a button, they can communicate with employees more efficiently and cost-effectively than would be possible with traditional mobile services or other Private Mobile Radio (PMR) solutions.

Mobile Tornado's patented Internet Protocol Radio Service (IPRS™) technology has been successfully deployed on networks around the world. The suite of IP-based, OMA standards-compliant services provide instantaneous, 'always-on', bandwidth-efficient communications across a range of mobile networks and devices, including compatibility with forthcoming LTE (Long Term Evolution) 4G mobile networks. Both technical and cost performance is superior to many competing services and technologies, with proven success in the current marketplace.

 

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