Brasil Telecom GSM selects ACL’s unique Wireless Instant Messaging solution
ACL to provide new communication channel to Brasil Telecom GSM subscribers
November 22, 2004

New Delhi, India, November 22, 2004 - Brasil Telecom, one of the largest telecommunications operators in Brazil has just launched its cellular network along with ACL's Wireless Instant Messenger (WIM) service. Brasil Telecom GSM has introduced the ACL WIB IM Client, which is available to its subscribers in Portuguese at a rate of USD0.05 per message sent. This application is based on ACL's latest offering for Wireless Instant Messaging and is packed with popular features such as login to Yahoo, MSN, ICQ messenger services and Friend finder.

For Brasil Telecom GSM's subscribers, the service is available via interactive menus on the SIM card. The menus, managed by the SmartTrust WIB™ - a SIM-based client allowing the remote configuration of device and SIM settings -, deliver extreme ease-of-use and remove the need for users to open a browser or remember short codes. Mobile solutions provider SmartTrust was selected earlier in the year to provide the infrastructure for the development and launch of such SIM-based services. ACL's Wireless Instant Messenger can be found on Brasil Telecom GSM SIMs at: Menu BrT GSM > Comunidades > Messenger.

"With the launch of this application, we are offering subscribers more features from the phone menu. The application enables the subscriber to chat in real time with friends on mobile phones or PCs, anywhere in the world. Subscribers can add new friends; exchange instant text; quick search for new friends and view their profiles; they can also access intuitive buddy list. This innovative value-added mobile service combines quality, speed and a 'user friendly' experience to help us achieve our target to secure 1.7 million subscribers by December 2005”, said Ricardo Sacramento, President, Brasil Telecom GSM.

Mr. Julian Vincent, Co-Founder & Business Development Director, ACL Wireless Limited said, "We are happy to deploy the Portuguese version of ACL WIB IM Client, which has been customized to suite the local market and to deliver the best IM experience to the end-users. An unique application that addresses all the key challenges and provides users with a superior messaging experience, and in turn enables operators to leverage their network resources to generate more revenues."

About Brasil Telecom:

Brasil Telecom provides local wireline services and national long distance services as a concessionary in region II, which includes the Brazilian states of Acre, Rondonia, Mato Grosso, Mato Grosso do Sul, Tocantins, Goias, Santa Catarina, Parana, and Rio Grande do Sul, as well as the Federal District. The company has also authorization to provide those services in the remaining Brazilian regions (regions I and III), as well as international long distance services all over the country.

Brasil Telecom also provides mobile telephony as well as network, data transmission and other value-added services in region II. Brasil Telecom provides data center services through its Cyber Data Centers located in São Paulo , Brasília, Porto Alegre and Curitiba , offering telecommunications and information technology solutions with high performance and infrastructure availability.

Brasil Telecom has 10.7 million lines installed and 296,000 public phones. For more information, visit www.brasiltelecom.com.br .

About ACL Wireless

ACL Wireless Limited is the leading provider of Real-Time Wireless Messaging services to mobile operators, service providers and enterprises. A pioneer in the wireless instant messaging space, ACL was the first company in Asia and one of the first in the World to successfully conceptualize, develop and commercially launch a wireless instant messaging service. Among its customers are world’s 21 leading mobile operators in 11 countries whose combined subscriber base exceeds 50 million. ACL’s wireless instant messaging solution has witnessed significant consumer adoption on commercially launched networks in Asia Pacific, Central & South America, Middle East and India. Over the years, ACL has maintained this lead by constantly innovating and utilizing emerging wireless technologies to provide end-users with a superior real-time messaging experience.

Founded in early 2000, ACL Wireless today operates from its state-of-the-art wireless software research & development center in India, with regional offices based in Dubai, Beijing and Kuala Lumpur.