Hutchison 3G Launches Austria's First 3G Videomail Service With LogicaCMG's uONE(TM) Solution
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AMSTERDAM, November 16/ -- Hutchison 3G Austria (H3G) today announced that it will launch the first mobile Videomail service in Austria one month ahead of Christmas, just in time to send festive video-greeting to friends and relatives. The service is facilitated by LogicaCMG's uOne(TM) solution. H3G's 266,000 subscribers across the country will now have access to this exciting mobile service.
The solution uses integrated messaging technology to ensure high quality
Videomail services by using GPRS, UMTS or Multimedia Messaging Services (MMS)
for guaranteed delivery even in the most remote areas of the country. The
Videomail roll out, under its consumer brand `3', is expected to help the
company to remain Austria's UMTS market leader, whilst continuing to drive
high average revenue per user (ARPU) from mobile data services
Videomail is the enriched multimedia version of traditional
voicemail, taking advantage of the enhanced capabilities of 3G networks. With
LogicaCMG's uOne platform, when a call is unanswered, the caller receives a
personalised video greeting from the recipient followed by the option to
record a video message in return. The recipient has the option of retrieving
the new videomail message through a video call to their mailbox or accessing
it via MMS, e-mail or a web browser.
For the first time, 3Customers in Austria can also select from a range of
Videomail greetings recorded by well-known celebrities. H3G is the first
operator to introduce the popular celebrity voicemail greeting and takes this
service to the next level by introducing rich video greetings of chosen
celebrities accessible through their web portal.
Berthold Thoma, 3CEO in Austria, said: "Our longstanding relationship
with LogicaCMG, as well as its track record and expertise in mobile
messaging, has made it possible for us to extend our services within the
Austrian market with another innovative messaging product. Leveraging its
experience of working with over 300 of the world's leading operators,
LogicaCMG gives us the breadth and depth of technological expertise we need
to offer service excellence to our customers."
Chris McDermott, CEO of LogicaCMG global telecoms, said: "The uOne
platform is the ideal solution for innovative operators like H3G, who want to
offer their customers the latest in mobile technology. As a global leader in
the telecoms industry, delivering solutions that serve more than 800 million
active mobile phone subscribers worldwide, LogicaCMG has the mobile messaging
expertise that H3G needs to ensure best-in-class service offerings to
customers."
LogicaCMG's uOne solution is an Internet protocol (IP)-centric platform
that enables the deployment of multimedia convergent services efficiently and
cost effectively. Built on an email-centric architecture with wireline,
wireless and/or broadband service delivery capabilities, it offers a wide
range of convergent services, ranging from unified messaging and voicemail
services, to advance Videomail services while delivering cost-effective
voicemail and e-mail.
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 logicacmg.com.
About H3G
Hutchison 3G Austria is a wholly owned subsidiary of Hutchison Whampoa
Limited ("HWL"). Based in Hong Kong, HWL has been granted an UMTS license in
November 2000 to operate third generation mobile services in Austria. In May
2003, Hutchison 3G Austria launched the first purely mobile multimedia in the
Austrian market under the brand "3" and has already acquired the status of
UMTS market leader with a total of 266,000 customers (as of 25th August
2005). 3 is a convergence of telecommunication, internet and classic media,
providing innovative multimedia products and services for mobile usage (e.g.
video call, video clips, etc.) and conventional mobile communication services
(e.g. voice calls, SMS, MMS).
Source: LogicaCMG Plc
Press contacts, Susan Dempsey, Marketing Manager, EMEA, LogicaCMG global telecoms, Tel: +353-1-819-3706, Email: Susan.Dempsey@logicacmg.com; Maritheres Paul, Spokeswoman of the Company, Head of Corporate Communications, Hutchison 3G Austria GmbH, Tel.: +43(0)50660-33700, 3Mobile: +43(0)660-3773773, Fax: +43(0)50660-10200, Email: maritheres.paul@drei.com, or Katy Ludditt/Shahlia Rogers, Band & Brown Communications, Tel: +44(0)207-419-7000, Email: katy.ludditt@bbpr.com/shahlia@bbpr.com
