Telenor Satellite Services and Addvalue Technologies Sign Satellite Airtime Agreement; Companies to Bundle Broadband Global Area Network (BGAN) Equipment and Satellite Capacity to Promote Sales of New Service.OSLO, Norway & ROCKVILLE, Md. -- Telenor Satellite Services, a subsidiary of Telenor of Norway (Oslo Stock Exchange Oslo Stock Exchange An exchange founded in 1819 and trading stocks, bonds, and stock options that is considered the options market of Norway. : TEL TEL Telephone TEL Telegram TEL Telugu (langauge) TEL Terrorist Exclusion List TEL Technology-Enhanced Learning TEL Transporter-Erector-Launcher TEL Tetra-Ethyl Lead TEL Team Deutsche Telekom and NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on :TELN), and Addvalue Technologies Ltd, today signed a comprehensive BGAN (Broadband Global Area Network) A mobile satellite network service launched in 2005 from Inmarsat plc that allows users around the world to connect to the Internet or a corporate network. satellite airtime agreement that will enable the two companies to bundle Addvalue's SABRE 1 BGAN terminal with Telenor airtime. The signing is the first step in implementing the Telenor-Addvalue strategic business agreement which was announced in February 2006. (See Telenor Satellite Services - Addvalue Announce Strategic Business Alliance Press Release, dated February 9, 2006.) "Addvalue is very pleased to enter into this BGAN airtime agreement as the first step in implementing our strategic business agreement with Telenor Satellite Services," said Dr. Colin Chan, chairman and 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. of Addvalue. "This pact will not only provide Addvalue with a new revenue stream but also the market strength and flexibility we need to build long-term relationships with our customers and solidifies Addvalue's market position as a 'one-stop-shop' for BGAN equipment, airtime, service and support." "Telenor is confident that this agreement will stimulate interest and lead to market growth of our BGAN services throughout Asia and globally," said Morten Tengs, chief executive officer of Telenor Satellite Services. "Telenor has been at the 'front of the line' in ordering BGAN terminals from multiple manufacturers to provide customers the right fit of BGAN services and equipment to meet their specific needs. Combining the strengths and features of Addvalue's SABRE I BGAN terminal with Telenor's exclusive Terralink(TM) IP Networking Platform and global points of presence provides BGAN users the widest range of service connection options, increased levels of security, and cost-efficient, high-quality communications service." In addition to the BGAN airtime agreement signed today, Telenor and Addvalue will work to further develop joint sales, marketing, and engineering support services support services Psychology Non-health care-related ancillary services–eg, transportation, financial aid, support groups, homemaker services, respite services, and other services for Addvalue's BGAN-related offerings throughout Asia and globally. Efforts in this area were first announced in late 2004 when Addvalue appointed Telenor's wholly-owned subsidiary, GMPCS GMPCS Global Mobile Personal Communications by Satellite GMPCS Global Mobile Personal Communications Services GMPCS General Mobile Personal Communications System Personal Communications of Pompano Beach, Florida Pompano Beach is a city in Broward County, Florida, along the coast of the Atlantic Ocean just to the north of Fort Lauderdale. The Nearby Hillsboro Inlet forms part of the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway. As of 2006, the U.S. as a Master Distributor for Addvalue BGAN terminals. BGAN is the world's first global, mobile satellite service to provide voice and IP-based broadband service simultaneously. Commercial BGAN service was launch throughout Asia, Africa, Europe and the Middle East in December 2005 with commercial service anticipated to begin in the Americas in mid-April 2006. |
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