Phone.com, Inc. (Nasdaq:PHCM), a leading provider of Internet software, applications and services, today announced that Orange Communications S.A., Switzerland will be implementing the Phone.com™ UP.Link™ WAP Gateway to provide Internet access for its customers. Orange Communications S.A. is Phone.com's second customer in Switzerland.

The new Orange Communications S.A. wireless Internet service will be accessed through mobile phones equipped with a WAP-compatible microbrowser, such as the Phone.com UP.Browser® microbrowser. The combination of microbrowser technology and the Phone.com UP.Link WAP Gateway will allow Orange Communications S.A. customers real-time access to a wide variety of Internet-based content. Users will be able to send and receive emails, check stock prices, weather reports and even cinema listings anywhere and anytime through their mobile handsets.

"We have selected Phone.com as the supplier of WAP technology because of its established reputation, understanding of the global wireless Internet marketplace, and proven quality of its technology," said Therese Wenger, spokeswoman for Orange Communications S.A. "The incorporation of Phone.com's wireless Internet technology into Orange Communications S.A.'s network will enable us to bring the best of wireless Internet services to our customers."

"We are delighted that Orange Communications S.A. has chosen Phone.com to provide its mobile Internet software," said Mike Mulica, senior vice president Worldwide Sales, Consulting and Support for Phone.com. "The move demonstrates Phone.com’s increased success in Europe and continuing commitment in our mission to enable strategic and trend-setting wireless carriers in key markets around the globe."

The Wireless Application Protocol (WAP) is an open, global specification that empowers mobile users with wireless devices to easily access and interact with information and services available through the Internet. The UP.Link Server Suite offers GSM network operators a complete WAP-based solution to enable their subscribers to gain access to Internet-based content and applications. The Phone.com UP.Link Server Suite is in its fourth generation, providing a scalable and robust implementation of the WAP protocol. Since 1997, Phone.com's solutions have been licensed to 77 network operators worldwide.

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