Info2cell.com, has in collaboration with leading regional telecom operators in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Syria, Oman, Egypt, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Qatar and Bahrain, launched its World Cup 2002 Short Message Service (SMS) alerts in English and Arabic to provide sports enthusiasts with updated scores and news of World Cup 2002. More than 120,000 users in eight countries have subscribed to the service.
This facility, which is available for the entire duration of the World Cup, allows mobile phone subscribers to get SMS flashes of the latest news, match schedules, team standings, match results of all games, live reports and a free team logo, which can be downloaded on the handset.
The World Cup 2002 mobile alert service will enable subscribers to receive customizable end of match result, World Cup news and updated live scores from the World Cup stadiums. Info2cell.com has launched a regional website to provide a listing of the countries where the World Cup 2002 SMS service has been launched and provides details on how to subscribe in each of the respective countries.
Subscribers to the World Cup 2002 SMS service will receive a confirmation message in SMS format. Once registered to the service, the users will also automatically be subscribed to the default channels, which provides them the choice of keeping the current settings.
Info2cell.com, the region's first wireless information service provider was established in 1998, to fulfill the need for wireless value added services. In 2000, Info2cellI.com reengineered and redesigned its core business to become effectively the first Wireless Application Service Provider (W-ASP) in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region.
Info2cell.com’s tie-up with Acotel the leading Italian web wireless application service provider, has given it access to Europe’s latest leading Wireless Application Service Provider (WASP) technology. The company headquarters are now located in the heart of the Middle-East technology hub at Dubai Internet City (DIC). The primary development center is in Amman Jordan, and editorial offices are located in Amman, Beirut, Cairo and Ramallah in Palestine. — (menareport.com)
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