Phone.com, Inc. (Nasdaq: PHCM), and Taiwan Cellular Corp., (TCC) Taiwan's second largest GSM carrier, today announced that TCC has commercially licensed the Phone.com™ UP.Link™ Server Suite Wireless Application Protocol (WAP) Gateway. TCC, formerly known as Pacific Cellular Corp., will become the first carrier to offer wireless Internet services throughout Taiwan, Asia's fastest growing wireless market . The UP.Link Server Suite offers wireless network operators such as TCC, a complete WAP-based solution to enable their subscribers to gain access to Internet-based content and applications. As a proven and scaleable WAP gateway, the UP.Link Server Suite supports any wireless phone equipped with a WAP 1.1 -compliant micro browser, such as the Phone.com UP.Browser™.
"The Internet is at the core of new services that TCC is committed to offering our 2.4 million customers," said R. Wang, Vice-President at TCC. "Phone.com's WAP-compatible platform will allow TCC to continue to set the standard within Taiwan's wireless market by providing leading edge wireless services to our subscribers."
The UP.Link Server Suite provides for the delivery of WML content to any WAP handset, and backward compatibility with existing HDML content for these handsets, giving network operators the ability to support the broadest selection of wireless Internet applications available. The UP.Link Server Suite also enables interactive information services and applications, including Email, Visual Voicemail™, Personal Organizer and Electronic Customer Care. Since 1997, Phone.com's solutions have been licensed to over 44 of the network operators worldwide.
"The Internet is providing a seemingly endless well of service options for both our carrier customers globally and their customers," said Kemal Pehlivan, Director of Sales and Business Development Asia Pacific for Phone.com. "Our agreement with TCC positions the most widely adopted WAP solution firmly within one of Asia's fastest growing markets and sets the stage for a successful expansion into greater China."
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