Leuven, 21 June 2006 – NETSIZE, The global leader for enabling mobile business and entertainment solutions today announces that Etri Mobile has selected them for delivering World Cup Mobile Alerts to fans in Australia.
Belgium based Etri Mobile provides mobile information services based on SMS and MMS solutions. For the World Cup Soccer championship Etri Mobile has launched their WC2006 alert service in Australia to offer soccer fans ‘down under’ a great way to stay up-to-date with the latest soccer scores.
“When the World Cup starts everyone seems to be in the frenzy of wanting to know what the latest results are or how well their team has done, no matter where you are or whatever the time. We as a company have provided mobile information services for some time and understand the importance of receiving time-sensitive information”, say Vincent Parisis, CEO of Etri Mobile. “We selected Netsize as our mobile solutions partner due to their international experience and extensive knowledge of delivering global services.”
“The World Cup championship is by far the biggest event on everyone’s agenda. Etri’s goal alert service is the way to stay in touch with the World Cup, especially for the millions of fans across the globe”, says Ali Fenwick, Marketing & Communications Manager Benelux at Netsize. “We are confident that Etri’s sports alerts services will prove to be a huge success in Australia, catering to the needs of football fans following the World Cup. Our global mobile solutions provide customers with a fast route-to-market, no matter the proximity between their home country and the destination where the service is being delivered”.
Netsize has more than 8 years of experience in developing, implementing and managing effective and attractive mobile entertainment solutions. The company has realised more than 200 mobile internet sites and numerous mobile services globally. Thanks to Netsize’s premium coverage in 32 countries and its extensive knowledge of mobile services deployment, hosting and content management, Netsize provides a turn key solution to content providers, service providers, media and brand names to generate revenues and increase brand awareness.
About ETRI Mobile ETRI Mobile Services is a global enterprise focussing on the multiple mobile content needs of a broad range of end-users. ETRI Mobile provides one-stop-shopping solutions for global business-to-business and business-to-consumer markets.
ETRI Mobile expertise covers content creation, content aggregation, content compatibility solutions, marketing solutions and research & development.
ETRI Mobile is represented in Brussels, London, Paris, Madrid, Kuwait, Dubai, Hong Kong and Sydney.
About Netsize The Netsize Group is a global leader for mobile business and entertainment solutions. Netsize enables global wireless solutions for enterprises and merchants who want to benefit from the mobile channel by delivering services aimed at generating revenues, improving business efficiency and proactively managing relationships with their customers through personalised interaction. Netsize offers merchants end-to-end wireless solutions to communicate with, deliver content to and manage transactions with over 1.1 billion mobile subscribers globally.
With its bi-directional messaging network connectivity covering over 350 mobile operators in 160 countries and premium billing access to over 100 mobile operators in 32 countries, Netsize offers customers a single interface to deliver wireless solutions, bill for content and manage services on an global scale. Netsize can bill and manage transactions using multiple technologies including Premium SMS, WAP, web, micro payments and m-wallet solutions.
Netsize products and services include a Global Mobile Billing Service, Messaging Platforms, Mobile Marketing Solutions, Content Management Platforms, Mobile Portal Design, Machine2Machine Messaging Solutions, Wireless Telematics Platforms, Mobile CRM Solutions, Hosting, Service Management, Professional Services and Consulting.
Netsize was awarded the Deloitte Technology Fast 50 award for the 3rd consecutive year in 2005, as the fastest growing company in France and the 4th fastest growing technology company across the entire EMEA region. Founded in 1998, Netsize employs 200 professionals who serve more than 1000 customers.
For further information, please contact:
Ali Fenwick
Marketing & Communication Manager Benelux, Netsize
afenwick@netsize.com +31 10 2663300
Vincent Parisis
CEO ETRI Mobile
vincent.parisis@etri.be +3292251652