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KODIAK NETWORKS AND TCL & ALCATEL MOBILE PHONES ANNOUNCE JOINT MARKETING AGREEMENT FOR GSM PHONES
Partnership Broadens Subscriber Choice of GSM Handsets with Kodiak
Advanced Voice Services Technology
San Ramon, CA – November 16, 2004 – Kodiak Networks, the leading provider of advanced wireless voice systems, and TCL & Alcatel Mobile Phones, a leading handset manufacturer, today announced a global licensing and marketing agreement to develop GSM phones. The handsets will be based on Kodiak’s advanced wireless system technology, which enables a suite of premium, instant voice services, including push-to-talk (PTT).
Under this strategic licensing agreement, the two companies will jointly market PTT handsets with Kodiak client software to GSM network operators worldwide. TCL & Alcatel Mobile Phones plans to develop a broad range of Kodiak-enabled phones to meet all market requirements. Initial production will include a series of mid-range phones which will be announced later this year.
“This agreement with Kodiak Networks complements our business strategy for TCL & Alcatel Mobile Phones,” said Alain Lejeune, VP Operations.“We intend to expand market coverage around the globe, leveraging TCL Mobile’s low-cost production base and Alcatel’s brand equity, as well as increase the pace of product rollouts. Kodiak-enabled GSM phones will allow us to meet the increasing subscriber demand for PTT handsets in China, Europe and other regions.”
“The global strength of TCL & Alcatel Mobile Phones will provide significant opportunities for expanding usage of Kodiak-enabled phones,” said Bruce Lawler, vice president of business development, Kodiak Networks. “This agreement affords both of our organizations the ability to market differentiated handsets that enable advanced voice services for end users.”
“There are more than one billion GSM customers around the world, which makes this an attractive market for PTT-enabled GSM handsets,” said Andrew Seybold, principal analyst, Outlook4Mobility. “This agreement leverages the assets of both organizations including Kodiak’s advanced handset technology and the enormous production and distribution capabilities of TCL & Alcatel Mobile Phones.”
About Kodiak Networks
Kodiak Networks (www.kodiaknetworks.com) is the leading advanced wireless systems innovator for network operators worldwide. The Kodiak Real-Time Exchange™ (RTX) System is a technology breakthrough, enabling operators to deliver premium, integrated wireless voice services to their customers. With the industry’s best performance, fastest speed and lowest latency, the Kodiak RTX enables a new category of Advanced Voices Services, including instant availability, instant voice calling, group conferencing and real-time voice messaging. The standards-based, all-IP, packet-switched Kodiak RTX System can be incorporated into any existing cellular network, enabling carriers to increase their profit and customer retention, and attract new customers without costly upgrades to network infrastructure.
Kodiak Networks offers both GSM and CDMA instant voice systems that can be easily scaled from independent operators to multinational carriers. In partnership with Orange, the Kodiak client is available on handsets provided by Nokia, TCL & Alcatel Mobile Phones, LG, PalmOne and Sagem. Kodiak has relationships with several other global providers of handset technology and has numerous patents pending in the areas of high-speed packet-switching, signaling and call control. Headquartered in northern California, Kodiak is a global organization, with facilities in Dallas, Texas; Bangalore, India; Swindon, United Kingdom; and Beijing, China.
About TCL & Alcatel Mobile Phones
TCL & Alcatel Mobile Phones Limited, established as a joint-venture with TCL Communication Technology Holdings Limited and Alcatel, is a global player in the mobile handset industry. With over 700 employees located in France, China and Mexico, TCL & Alcatel Mobile Phones designs, develops and distributes mobile phones under the Alcatel brand in more than 80 countries. The joint venture will meet mobile phone users' needs with a wide range of handsets incorporating the latest technology combined with ease-of-use. For more information, visit Alcatel mobile phones on the Internet: http://www.my-onetouch.com.
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