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iCELL Network Wireless@SG subscribers to enjoy free international Wi-Fi Internet roaming
Collaboration with NetRoam will give access at its hotspots in Hong Kong, Malaysia, and the Philippines
SINGAPORE - June 18, 2008
iCELL Network, a Wireless@SG provider and one of Singapore's leading providers of wireless hotspot networks, today announced that their subscribers will soon be able to use their Wireless@SG accounts to seamlessly roam at Wi-Fi hotspots outside Singapore using NetRoam, a global Wi-Fi roaming service. The collaboration with NetRoam allows iCELL to extend their broadband access coverage for their users beyond Singapore. This enables Wireless@SG subscribers of iCELL to roam and gain Internet access at any NetRoam member hotspot around the world.
To promote this new value-added service, iCELL subscribers who have signed up for a Wireless@SG account will be offered free Wi-Fi roaming access at key destinations around the Asia Pacific region – Hong Kong, Malaysia and the Philippines. The membership subscription is free.
Mr Ken Chua, Chief Executive Officer, iCELL Network, said: "We are constantly looking for ways to enhance the overall Internet experience for our Wireless@SG users. Hence, as an enhancement and value-added service to these users, iCELL is pleased to extend our current Wi-Fi coverage beyond Singapore through our partnership with NetRoam."
"The ability to connect to the Internet anytime and anywhere is what our users want. We are therefore delighted to offer to our users the ease and convenience of Wi-Fi roaming with the NetRoam service."
Mr Leonard Chong, CEO of NetPower International, the provider of the NetRoam service, said: "Wireless mobility has made a fundamental change in the Internet landscape. As users exercise their new found mobility, they will demand for continuity of Internet services. NetRoam provides that continuity since no one service provider can provide ubiquitous coverage and service".
The key advantage of NetRoam is it provides a convenient way to log on to the Internet without requiring any additional software to be preloaded onto the computer. And users will be able to gain Internet access at any NetRoam member hotspot around the world using their iCELL Wireless@SG account. This translates to giving true mobility and access to an ever increasing footprint as NetRoam grows its network coverage through new partnerships with Wi-Fi hotspot operators everywhere.
About iCELL Network
iCELL Network Pte Ltd is the Wireless ISP division of the NEAT Technology Group and one of the leading IT solution providers in Singapore. iCELL Network is one of Singapore's pioneers in the field of Wi-Fi hotspot networks. The company has installed hundreds of WLAN's all over Singapore and now operates a third of Singapore public hotspots. With more experience in the field than any other company in Singapore, iCELL intends to take Wi-Fi from limited indoor locations for public surfing to outdoor applications with wider reach and higher bandwidth. Recently appointed by InfoComm Development Authority (IDA) of Singapore as one of three service providers for Wireless@SG Network to roll out wireless broadband Internet in public locations throughout Singapore, the company also develops infrastructure for educational institutions, corporations and consumers. As of end November 2006, Keppel T&T, a member of Keppel Corp invested and purchased 30 per cent of shareholding into iCELL Network Pte Ltd.
About NetRoam
NetRoam is a completely neutral interconnection and clearinghouse solution that allows roaming across multiple wireless Internet networks. The solution manages the complex billing, clearing and settlement of transactions between ISPs when providing public access roaming. The NetRoam service allows users to roam across a myriad of wireless Internet networks and receive a single consolidated bill from their chosen service provider, regardless of the number of networks through which they have accessed data from.
The NetRoam service is provided by NetPower International Pte Ltd, a SPRING SEEDS Capital* funded company incorporated in Singapore.
* SPRING SEEDS Capital is a subsidiary of SPRING Singapore.