NeuStar, Inc. (NYSE: NSR) today announced that Hutchison Telecommunications (Hong Kong) Limited (“Hutchison Telecom Hong Kong”), the leading 3G mobile operator in Hong Kong, has partnered with NeuStar to create a messaging service that gives users access to Windows Live Messenger, Yahoo! Messenger and 3 Community from one central application on the mobile phone. Hutchison Telecom Hong Kong operates this leading edge mobile service under the brand “3.”
Having successfully worked with NeuStar to launch 3 Hong Kong’s mobile IM services, Hutchison Telecom Hong Kong has once again turned to NeuStar’s industry expertise and leading market solutions to integrate messaging services into one easy-to-use client that enables users to switch seamlessly between messaging services to keep in touch with friends and colleagues who use different IM platforms.
The integrated software client is available for free download on the company’s mobile portal “Planet 3” (http://mobile.three.com.hk), and is available for dozens of the most popular mobile phones on the market.
“The success we have experienced with mobile Instant Messaging to date has encouraged us to develop new services and better ways to integrate messaging into people’s lives,” said Amy Lung, chief operating officer – Mobile at Hutchison Telecom Hong Kong. “NeuStar has been our trusted partner of choice in delivering simple and effective new messaging services to our customers. The ability to customize several messaging platforms offers users a memorable and personal application that we believe will be hugely popular.”
“Our relationship with Hutchison Telecom Hong Kong has been a successful one, and we are pleased that our relationship has been further enhanced by this new initiative,” added Allen Scott, general manager of NeuStar Next Generation Messaging (NGM). “Hutchison Telecom Hong Kong is one of the most innovative operators in Asia, and as they begin to offer an increased level of personalization and convenience to their customers, I am certain they will receive tremendous positive response.”
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About NeuStar, Inc. and NeuStar Next Generation Messaging
NeuStar, Inc. (NYSE: NSR) is a provider of clearinghouse and directory services to the global communications and Internet industry. In November 2006, NeuStar created its Next Generation Messaging Services by acquiring Followap Inc., a leading global provider of instant messaging, presence and interconnect services. Mobile network operators around the world trust NeuStar to enable real-time communications using presence information.
NeuStar, Inc. is headquartered in the United States, with subsidiary offices in Europe and Asia. For more information, please visit www.neustar.biz and www.neustar.biz/ngm.
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