Mr. Alieu Conteh Agrees To Advise Mobile-XL
November 5, 2008
LOS ANGELES, November 5, 2008 - Mobile-XL has today announced that Mr. Alieu Conteh, Chairman of Vodacom Congo, has agreed to join the Board of Advisors of Mobile-XL.
According to Conteh, "I am excited to serve as an advisor for this young, yet well positioned, company. With this very qualified management team and the XLBrowser, a truly revolutionary product, Mobile-XL is poised to be the next great success story in mobile for our emerging economies. Technology, innovation and passion are what our markets need the most and Mobile-XL simply brings all three of these attributes as a core component of their focus and strategy."
Guy Kamgaing-Kouam, CEO of Mobile-XL commented, "From his impressive background and achievements, Mr. Alieu Conteh brings an unprecedented wealth of experience not only in the mobile space but most importantly on how to successfully do business in challenging emerging economies. Our company has a tremendous potential to do something unique and we are all fortunate to welcome on our board a man such as Mr. Conteh who can provide guidance, experience and insight on multiple levels."
Born in Gambia, Mr. Alieu B. Conteh is Chairman of VODACOM Congo. For the past decade, Mr. Alieu B. Conteh has been involved with the implementation of the Congolese Wireless Network, the first GSM network in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), today a 49% shareholder of VODACOM CONGO. To date, Vodacom Congo is ensuring full coverage of the DRC territory with 600 towns and cities, more than 3,800,000 subscribers (Post paid and Prepaid), 387 Post Paid Roaming Agreements and 79 Prepaid Roaming Agreements with several operators spread out worldwide, 750 permanent employees, 5,000 contracting employees.
About Mobile-XL: Mobile-XL is a California-based technology company focused on building value added services to mobile users worldwide. Mobile-XL's mission is to connect families, friends, communities and businesses by harnessing ubiquitous SMS technology. Mobile-XL products are revolutionary in offering connectivity and informational tools to areas with limited or expensive internet access. Mobile-XL allows mobile phone users to text message, chat, and access internet-based information from virtually anywhere. The company has a solid team of IT specialists including developers; computer science professionals; and network and systems engineers, most of which have come from developing countries.
Mobile-XL's XLBrowser is a revolutionary mobile phone application that utilizes SMS to provide instant access to global and local information to anyone, anywhere, using almost any mobile phone. The XLBrowser's intuitive interface allows a user to easily select and instantly receive up-to-the-minute information, news, sports, finance, entertainment, games, music and much more - all with minimal effort and instant results. The XLBrowser is a passport that opens up a world of information, particularly valuable for users in areas with limited, unreliable, or expensive internet or WAP technologies.
For more information, please visit www.mobile-xl.com.