(19 December 2005) Bridge Mobile Alliance is pleased to announce its latest technology associate member, LogicaCMG. The addition of LogicaCMG brings the alliance’s total membership base from sixteen to seventeen, which includes global technology players such as Axalto, Gemplus, Ericsson, Hewlett Packard, Motorola, Nokia and QUALCOMM and ZTE. "With the extension of the alliance community, member operators will be able to partner with global technology players to pioneer the development of Asian-centric mobile technologies and services. This will lead to the creation of more seamless and innovative mobile services for our 70 million subscribers across Asia Pacific," said Dr Patrick Sim, CEO of Bridge Mobile. "I’m pleased to welcome LogicaCMG to this alliance, and look forward to tapping its expertise in rolling out mobile solutions customised to the Asian mobile markets." Boudewijn Pesch, managing director, of LogicaCMG global telecoms in Southeast Asia and Greater China, added: "The Bridge Mobile Alliance provides all eight member operators a universal platform to seamlessly integrate and deploy innovative mobile offerings. We recognise the need for operators to identify and secure new revenue streams, and are excited at the prospect of supporting these alliance members with mobile applications and systems integration expertise to make these innovative solutions a reality." LogicaCMG was previously selected to set up part of Bridge Mobile’s core infrastructure with a Common Access Gateway and a Wholesale Billing and Settlement System, as well as in enabling the initial service offering of Bridge Prepaid. Bridge Prepaid enables the alliance member operators’ pre-paid subscribers, for the first time, to conveniently and quickly top-up their pre-paid account while roaming in any of the member countries. Recently LogicaCMG had provided its systems integration expertise to support Bridge Mobile’s roll-out of the World Cyber Games (WCG) Mobile Asian Championship. For more information, please contact: Bridge Mobile Other Media Contacts LogicaCMG, Global Telecoms Asia Established in November 2004, Bridge Mobile Alliance is Asia Pacific’s largest mobile alliance group. The alliance is a current partnership of eight leading mobile operators in Asia Pacific, namely, Airtel (India), CSL (Hong Kong), Globe Telecom (Philippines), Maxis (Malaysia), SingTel Mobile (Singapore), SingTel Optus (Australia), Taiwan Mobile (Taiwan) and Telkomsel (Indonesia). Bridge Mobile Alliance operates through a Singapore-incorporated joint venture company, Bridge Mobile Pte Ltd. Bridge Mobile Alliance offers significant commercial benefits and economies of scale to alliance members. Through close collaboration, alliance members can leverage on collective capabilities and best practices to develop relevant, cutting-edge mobile technologies for the Asia Pacific market. Bridge Mobile Alliance will invest up to US$40 million over the next three years to build and establish a shared regional mobile infrastructure, and to deliver a wider suite of regional mobile services. More importantly, Bridge Mobile Alliance is focused on creating a consistent delivery of mobile services across the region, thereby offering customers a seamless experience beyond borders. About LogicaCMG LogicaCMG is a major international force in IT services and wireless telecoms. It provides management and IT consultancy, systems integration and outsourcing services to clients across diverse markets including telecoms, financial services, energy and utilities, industry, distribution and transport and the public sector. The company employs around 21,000 staff in offices across 35 countries and has more than 40 years of experience in IT services. Headquartered in Europe, LogicaCMG is listed on both the London and Amsterdam stock exchanges (LSE: LOG; Euronext: LOG). More information is available from www.logicacmg.com |
