Cellular South Signs Mobile Data Contract with TSI.Business Editors CTIA (1) See CompTIA. (2) (Cellular Telecommunications & Internet Association, Washington, DC, www.ctia.org, www.wow-com.com) A membership organization founded in 1984 that is involved with regulatory and public affairs issues in the wireless industry. Wireless IT and Entertainment 2003 LAS VEGAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 22, 2003 News Summary: TSI TSI Total Solar Irradiance (sum solar light in energy per unit of time) TSI Trading Standards Institute (UK) TSI Transportation Safety Institute (US DOT) to drive premium Ogangi and Downplay content to Cellular South text messaging Sending short messages to a smartphone, pager, PDA or other handheld device. Text messaging implies sending short messages generally no more than a couple of hundred characters in length. subscribers. TSI Telecommunication Services Inc. (TSI) (www.tsiconnections.com), a global communications technology Noun 1. communications technology - the activity of designing and constructing and maintaining communication systems engineering, technology - the practical application of science to commerce or industry company, announced today it has secured a contract with Cellular South to provide Content Delivery Gateway service that enables premium content to be delivered to subscribers. The contract encompasses TSI's Event Manager rating, clearing and settlement services; premium mobile content developed by two members of TSI's DataMarketplace -- Ogangi and Downplay. Cellular South has wireless licenses for five southeastern states covering a population of 5.8 million. "Wireless operators and content providers are new business partners who need to negotiate and manage business and technical agreements," said Ed Evans, TSI CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. . "The combination of our relationships with high-value content developers and our interoperability expertise brings wireless operators, media and sports companies a trusted third party In cryptography, a trusted third party (TTP) is an entity which facilitates interactions between two parties who both trust the third party; they use this trust to secure their own interactions. TTPs are common in cryptographic protocols, for example, a certificate authority (CA). , single point of contact for driving content to subscribers efficiently and profitably." Ogangi to Deliver Local Content Cellular South branded service, FanStat(R), will be delivered to Cellular South subscribers via TSI's centralized content delivery gateway. Ogangi's SMS-based Mobile Information Platform and its Mobile Interactive Media and Sports solution will supply content from colleges and universities throughout Cellular South's region. "TSI is a recognized and trusted solutions provider throughout the global wireless market," said Oscar Anzola, Ogangi president. "Scalability and reliability are attributes of every service we offer to our customers, and as the mobile data market continues its rapid growth, we are confident our partnership with TSI will prove to be a true asset in Ogangi's continued expansion." "We're committed to making our region the best in the country for wireless phone service," said Jana Long, Cellular South director of marketing. "With enhanced text messaging services like FanStat, weather, stock quotes and other personalized content, our subscribers have the information they want at their fingertips "Fingertips" is a 1963 number-one hit single recorded live by "Little" Stevie Wonder for Motown's Tamla label. Wonder's first hit single, "Fingertips" was the first live, non-studio recording to reach number-one on the Billboard Pop Singles chart in the United States. . They can depend on receiving scheduled or on-demand alerts on their Cellular South wireless phone. Offering our subscribers this type of localized, premium mobile content gives us competitive differentiation in our markets, made possible by TSI's end-to-end solution (jargon) end-to-end solution - (E2ES) A term that suggests that the supplier of an application program or system will provide all the hardware and/or software components and resouces to meet the customer's requirement and no other supplier need be involved. Compare: turn-key solution. ." Downplay to Supply Ring Tones Downplay (formerly Jippii), the global leader in wireless entertainment solutions, is providing its consumer portal featuring ring tones delivered to Cellular South subscribers through TSI's content gateway. "Downplay brings a wealth of experience in the area of entertainment-oriented content to Cellular South," said Downplay CEO Jason Penkethman. "We are one of the first companies in the world to develop downloadable content for mobile phones. We are pleased to add TSI and Cellular South to our more than 60 global partnerships." About TSI TSI is a global communications technology company specializing in innovative business and network engineering solutions that manage and interconnect voice and data systems in 30 countries throughout North America North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. , Central and Latin America Latin America, the Spanish-speaking, Portuguese-speaking, and French-speaking countries (except Canada) of North America, South America, Central America, and the West Indies. , Asia Pacific and Europe. TSI provides technology interoperability, network services and call processing In telecommunication, the term call processing has the following meanings:
An increase in revenues, especially by way of increased taxes. Revenue enhancement includes reducing taxpayer deductions and eliminating tax credits. solutions and more than 25 other integrated services In computer networking, IntServ or integrated services is an architecture that specifies the elements to guarantee quality of service (QoS) on networks. IntServ can for example be used to allow video and sound to reach the receiver without interruption. . TSI is a privately owned corporation headquartered in Tampa, Fla., U.S.A., with offices in major cities throughout the United States and offices in The Netherlands, London, Luxembourg, Beijing and Hong Kong. For more information, visit www.tsiconnections.com. CUSIP CUSIP See: Committee on Uniform Securities Identification Procedures CUSIP See Committee on Uniform Securities Identification Procedures. : 87287VAB VAB abbr. voice answer back 8 Bloomberg Tickers: TSITEL (Bond) 32497Z (Equity) About Cellular South Cellular South, headquartered in Jackson, Mississippi, is one of the nation's largest privately held wireless providers and licensed to provide wireless service in five southeastern states including Mississippi, the Alabama Gulf Coast, the Florida Panhandle, Southwest Tennessee and West Arkansas, totaling a population of more than five million. For more information, contact Cellular South at 1-877-CSOUTH1 or visit cellularsouth.com. About Ogangi Ogangi Corporation is a content and software technology innovator in the field of mobile data services. Currently processing over two million mobile data transactions a month through its platform, Ogangi's turnkey solutions enable mobile operators to generate incremental revenues, while increasing service differentiation and subscriber loyalty. Ogangi provides businesses with low cost solutions that transform mobile operator's networks, and subscriber's mobile devices, into an interactive media platform. Ogangi is a privately owned corporation headquartered in Miami, FL, U.S.A. For more information, visit www.ogangi.com. About Downplay Downplay, Inc., is a global wireless applications service provider and content enabler focused on downloadable entertainment products with a market presence in over 20 countries in Europe (under the Jippii brand) and the Americas. Downplay provides wireless entertainment products and services to both consumer and business customers. Cautions about Forward Looking Statements This press release contains "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (PSLRA) implemented several significant substantive changes affecting certain cases brought under the federal securities laws, including changes related to pleading, discovery, liability, class representation and awards fees and of 1995. These include, but are not limited to, statements regarding TSI's plans, intentions and expectations. Such statements are inherently subject to a variety of risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those projected. Given these concerns, investors and analysts should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements. |
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