ACL Wireless Introduces Mobile Messenger On All Airtel Circles
April 25, 2003

Get set to experience the coolest way to chat with your friends and enjoy an unlimited package of fun, frolic and excitement on Airtel network.

Seeing the tremendous response to Airtel Messenger in Delhi, Airtel has launched the Wireless Instant Messaging service across the nation. ACL Wireless is empowering this application through ACL WIM, the innovative and consumer-centric killer application. The service enables mobile users to chat in real time with friends on PCs or mobile phones, anywhere in the world. Users can search for new friends, exchange instant text and even chat with their yahoo, msn & icq buddies.

According to Mr. Rohit Bhatia Head Product Development of Airtel, "We have always tried to provide the very best of service to our customers which has been appreciated by them at every stage. Airtel Messenger is another such service that has garnered huge popularity and interest in a short span of its launch in Delhi. Seeing this, we have decided to make it accessible to our subscribers in all the circles."

According to Sanjay Goyal, CEO, ACL Wireless, "This real-time Instant Messaging service will empower the Airtel subscriber to enjoy seamless connectivity for online chat from a mobile phone. It would enable the user to message anytime, from anywhere, and with anyone in the world, opening several new communication channels and enabling eternal connectivity with his/her family and friends."

With mobile messenger the customers will now have a wider choice in terms of chatting with their friends, who are online with different online messenger services. For example, if the user logs in with his/her MSN ID and password, all his MSN friends can see him as online and chat with him/her.

To get oneself registered with Airtel Messenger, the customer has to simply download Airtel Messenger from the Airtel services. He can then search for profiles matching his criteria, identify his friends and make new friends for chatting. The service also allows the customer to see his/her online friends and get alerts from them even when he is offline. In case the customer does not want to reveal his identity, he still has an option to exchange messages with other users.

About Airtel

Airtel is a brand of Bharti Cellular Ltd. A consortium of giants in the telecommunication business. Airtel is the leading mobile operator in India with a subscriber base of more than 3.2 million. Airtel has redefined the business through marketing innovations, continuous technological up gradation of the network, introduction of new generation value added services and the highest standard of customer care. It has been immeasurably strengthened by its partnership with British Telecom U.K. and Telecom Italia of Italy. AirTel services are in technical alliance with Ericsson, has provided AirTel subscribers with a truly world class network.

About ACL Wireless Limited

ACL's mission is to become Asia's leading developer and provider of a wireless instant messaging and presence application to mobile operators. Founded in early 2000, with its headquarters in India and a sales office in Malaysia, the 40-member strong ACL team comprises of entrepreneurs, telecom and software experts. ACL has successfully marketed its flagship product ACL WIM to seven leading mobile operators in Asia, whose combined subscriber base exceeds ten million. Several other leading operators, with over twenty million subscribers, have evaluated ACL WIM successfully and are considering service offer to their subscribers. ACL's further plans include accessing markets in Europe, the Middle East and Africa, thereby establishing a global presence.