Sun Cellular, Philippines selects ACL's unique Wireless Instant Messaging solution
October 22, 2003

ACL WIM to provide new communication channels to Sun Cellular subscribers

New Delhi, India, October 22, 2003: ACL Wireless Limited, Asia's leading provider of Wireless Instant Messaging solution to mobile operators and service providers, has recently entered the World's biggest market for wireless communications, Philippines, by forging a tie-up up with Sun Cellular, the country's latest mobile operator. Under this alliance, Sun Cellular will offer real - time Instant Messaging experience to its mobile subscribers by deploying ACL Wireless Instant Messenger (ACL WIM v3.0), on its cellular network.

"We constantly develop services to provide better & enhanced user experience to our customers that will somehow help make their lives more convenient. The adoption of ACL WIM that empowers the user with a real time messaging experience is a step in this direction," says Charles A. Lim, Business Unit Head of Digitel GSM.

The WIM, as the service is called, allows Sun Cellular subscribers to find new friends, establish instant chat with friends with email Ids, enter interest based chatrooms, manage their own presence and get online with their buddies on PC's or mobile through MSN, ICQ and Yahoo! Messenger services. Currently, the application is available via SMS & PC.

Added Julian Vincent, Director, ACL Wireless Ltd., "Our innovative and consumer-centric application has been successfully tested and commercially deployed on 15 mobile operators in Asia. It has been our endeavor to constantly innovate and utilize emerging wireless technologies to provide users a superior messaging experience, and in turn enable operators to leverage their network resources to generate more revenues."

Packaged with fun and excitement, the WIM empowers the users to send messages anytime, anywhere and with anyone in the world, providing global reach for friends & ubiquitous access to the service. Its simple and user-friendly interface provides the users new and unique messaging experience.

About Sun Cellular

Sun Cellular is the GSM service offering of Digitel Mobile Phil. Inc. Sun Cellular operates in Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao with nationwide coverage from Day 1 of launch. Sun Cellular provides technologically advanced services, which includes voice, SMS and multi-media services.

About ACL Wireless

ACL Wireless Limited is the leading provider of a unique, consumer-centric, wireless instant messaging application to mobile operators across Asia. Founded in early 2000, ACL operates from its wireless research and development center in India with its Asia Pacific sales office in Malaysia. ACL has successfully marketed its flagship product ACL Wireless Instant Messenger (WIM) to 15 leading mobile operators in Asia, whose combined subscriber base exceeds 45 million.