Hutchison CAT Adopts Critical Path’s Consumer Mobile Email Solutions for Subscribers in Thailand

Tuesday, 05 January 2010 00:00

Hutchison CAT Adopts Critical Path’s Consumer Mobile Email Solutions for Subscribers in Thailand

Critical Path’s Mobile Email solution powers consumer mobile email for Thailand subscribers

Bangkok, THAILAND – January 7, 2010 – Critical Path, Inc, a leading provider of messaging software and services, today announced that Hutchison CAT has adopted Critical Path's Mobile Email solution for its subscribers.

Hutchison CAT Wireless MultiMedia Ltd (Hutchison CAT), is a joint venture company of CAT Telecom, a communication and telecommunication service provider in Thailand and Hutchison Telecommunications International Limited, a leading global telecom company focussed on growth in the dynamic markets of its Indonesia, Vietnam, Sri Lanka, Israel and Thailand operations. Hutchison CAT has been awarded the contract to provide marketing services for CDMA service in Thailand under the “Hutch” brand.

It is predicted that over the next few years, a majority of new mobile users will come from emerging markets. Operators and device manufacturers are increasingly looking to these markets to fuel future growth. The development of very low cost handsets and devices as well as easy to use applications and services targeted at the mass market are critical to achieving this goal.

Critical Path’s Mobile Email is a push-mail solution from the Memova® suite of applications and services. Mobile Email works on virtually any mobile phone and does not require installation of any software. The solution offers protection against spam and gives consumers complete control over their email experience. For example, users can create “black lists” and “white lists” – the ability to block email from certain senders and, alternatively, define an allow list of senders such as friends, family, professional contacts.

Critical Path’s Mobile Email solution positions Hutchison CAT well for capitalizing on the strong growth potential in the Thai market. "Our customers are asking for new ways to stay connected without the high costs associated with traditional enterprise solutions. Designed specifically for consumers, Critical Path’s Mobile Email enables us to deliver the innovative services and features our subscribers demand at a price they can afford," said Thiraphant Sirisoonthornphibul, Vice President of Product and Service Development Department of Hutchison CAT. "We see Critical Path’s solution as a key element in our market strategy and expect it to drive both rapid adoption of mobile email and increased revenues."

Mobile Email works with almost any standards-based email service, enabling subscribers to mobilize one or more of their existing email accounts. In addition, they can easily send and receive multimedia content on their phones.

"We are pleased and excited that one of Thailand’s leading operators has selected Critical Path’s Mobile Email solution," said Desra Ghazfan, Director – South East Asia Region, Critical Path. "We have quite a bit of experience working with operators in emerging markets throughout Asia, the Middle East and Latin America. Because it is often much more affordable to own a cell phone rather than a computer in these areas, there are very high mobile penetration rates, accompanied by a growing demand for converged services. Critical Path’s Mobile Email solution meets this need with an easy and affordable solution giving mobile email access to all users."

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About Hutchison Telecommunications International Limited

Hutchison Telecommunications International Limited (‘Hutchison Telecom’ or ‘the Group’) is a leading global provider of telecommunications services. The Group currently offers mobile and fixed-line telecommunication services in Hong Kong and Israel, and operates mobile telecommunications services in Macau, Indonesia, Vietnam, Sri Lanka and Thailand. It was the first provider of 3G mobile services in Hong Kong and Israel and operates brands including “3”, “Hutch” and “Orange”. Hutchison Telecom is a subsidiary of the Hong Kong-based Hutchison Whampoa Group. For more information about Hutchison Telecom, see www.thil.com.

About Hutchison CAT Wireless MultiMedia Ltd

Hutchison CAT Wireless MultiMedia Ltd. is a joint venture between CAT Telecom Public Company Limited and Hutchison Wireless MultiMedia Holdings Limited. The company has been awarded the contract to provide marketing services for the high speed CDMA2000 1X technology. These services include voice and state-of-the-art wireless multimedia applications under the Hutch brand name. The company is committed to offering subscribers in Thailand the first and finest end-to-end designed wireless multimedia service.

About Critical Path, Inc.

Critical Path’s Memova® suite of applications and services are chosen by leading service providers and enterprises around the world to enable millions of people to communicate, connect, share and organize while providing industry-leading safety and assurance.

With offices around the globe, Critical Path supports companies with their deployments of Memova solutions to drive revenue, boost loyalty, streamline operations and reduce costs. More information is available at www.criticalpath.net.

Note to Editors:

Critical Path, the Critical Path logo, Messages that Matter, The World is Mobile, AppLink, Memova and the Memova logo are the trademarks of Critical Path, Inc., registered in various jurisdictions. All other trademarks are the property of their respective holders.

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Critical Path, Inc.

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Hutchison CAT Wireless Multimedia (Hutch)

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