Wavecom-Powered Mobilelink Service Wins Hong Kong ICT Awards
14 April 2009 - 7:00AM
Business Wire
Regulatory News:
Wavecom (Paris:AVM) (NASDAQ:WVCM) is pleased to announce that
MobileLink service, a brand new outdoor support and care service
providing 24 hours a day support to senior citizens, won four
titles in the Hong Kong ICT Awards 2008. The ceremony was held at
the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre in February
2009.
MobileLink Service is supported by a one-button MobileLink
Device, which is developed by mSolution Consultants Limited. The
device is equipped with a Wavecom Q24 Wireless CPU� providing
GSM/GPRS communication. By using the CSL Limited GSM mobile
network, the MobileLink Device can provide 24 hours a day
connection to a Senior Citizen Home Safety Association (SCHSA) call
centre. Users can easily seek assistance by simply pressing the one
and only button and contact the call centre. In case they are lost
or have an accident, their approximate locations and whereabouts
can be tracked to provide a good reference for finding them.
The Hong Kong ICT Awards aim at building a large scale and
internationally recognized branding of ICT awards of Hong Kong
under a collaborative effort amongst the industry, the academia and
the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region. The
Awards comprise eight categories and the MobileLink Service
received 4 awards for outstanding achievement in ICT: the Best
Ubiquitous Networking Grand Award, Best Ubiquitous Networking
(Mobile Enterprise Solution) Gold Award, Best Ubiquitous Networking
(Mobile Infotainment Application) Silver Award and Best Lifestyle
(Social Life & Community Stream) Silver Award.
�Congratulations to mSolution, CSL and SCHSA for receiving these
prestigious awards. We are proud of being part of this innovative
product and encourage the initiative to use wireless technologies
to provide care and support to people who need it,� said Didier
Dutronc, President of Wavecom Asia Pacific Limited.
�It�s our honour to receive these awards. I would like to thank
all for the joint efforts with Wavecom, CSL and SCHSA� said Dr.
Andrew Lai, Director, mSolution Consultants Limited. �We are aware
that a greying population is becoming a universal trend, and our
MobileLink service can help senior citizens to maintain an
independent and secure life.�
About mSolution Consultants Limited
mSolution was founded in 2004 in Hong Kong by experts in mobile
communication business with over 10 years� research and hands on
experiences. Their mission is to provide professional consultancy
services and customized mobile data solutions to address daily
business needs of their clients. Their clients are mainly
telecommunication operators, government departments and large
corporations.
Wavecom � the wireless M2M experts
Wavecom is a leading provider of embedded wireless technology
for M2M (machine-to-machine) communication. We provide a range of
GSM/GPRS, CDMA, EDGE and 3G Wireless CPUs; programmable processors
which also act as wireless modules or wireless modems. These are
backed by a C and Lua-based cellular wireless software suite which
includes a real-time operating system (RTOS), a software
development environment based on Eclipse�, and several Plug-Ins
(GPS, TCP/IP, security, Bluetooth�, Lua script and more). We also
offer a wide range of professional and operated services. Our
solutions are used for automotive telematics, smart metering, fleet
management, GSM/GPS/satellite tracking, wireless alarms, wireless
POS (point of sales), WLL (fixed voice), remote monitoring and many
other M2M applications.
Wavecom is headquartered near Paris, France and is publicly
traded on Euronext Paris (Eurolist) in France and on the NASDAQ
(WVCM) exchange in the U.S. Wavecom is majority-owned by Sierra
Wireless Inc. (NASDAQ: SWIR - TSX: SW). For more information,
please visit http://www.wavecom.com.
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