E-Plus and ZTE Strengthen Partnership

E-Plus and ZTE Strengthen Partnership

9 September, 2011, Berlin, Germany – ZTE Corporation (“ZTE”) (H share stock code: 0763.HK / A share stock code: 000063.SZ), a publicly listed global provider of telecommunications equipment and network solutions, will today meet with senior executives from the E-Plus Group, at the BASE media meeting in Berlin, to confirm the expansion of its mobile devices’ portfolio in the German market.

Since 2010, ZTE and E-Plus, one of the largest operators on the German mobile telecommunications market, have been collaborating on the expansion of E-Plus’ broadband network. Following the successful launch of the ‘BASE Lutea’ smartphone and the ‘BASE Tab’ in the German market, E-Plus will introduce mobile devices designed by ZTE to enable subscribers to take advantage of the data services offered by its advanced mobile data network.

“Our partnership with ZTE has seen an impressive level of commitment from the entire team, helping us to push our services forward and expand our data network,” said Thorsten Dirks, CEO of E-Plus Group. “Due to the rapid implementation of ZTE’s 3G network technology, E-Plus and KPN have been able to offer broadband network services to more than 500,000 subscribers each week. The basic service provision required for each subscriber is constantly evolving in response to the mobile data services offered over the HSPA+ network. By expanding our partnership, E-Plus customers will enjoy further benefits from the advanced devices and network services offered.”

"ZTE continuously strives to provide high quality products and excellent services, and aims to become E-Plus’ most reliable and long-term partner,” said Shi Lirong, President and CEO of ZTE Corporation. “Through our focus on convergence, innovation and green technology, we aim to provide E-Plus and KPN with the most technologically advanced and economically valuable solutions. We are proud and honoured to be chosen as a strategic partner by E-Plus and KPN.”

The BASE media meeting will see over 500 top decision-makers from media, economics, politics as well as personalities from the worlds of sport, art and culture come together to celebrate the successful partnership between the two companies.

Qualcomm Appoints New Head of European Business Operations

SAN DIEGO – September 06, 2011 – Qualcomm Incorporated (NASDAQ: QCOM) today announced that Dr. Anastassia Lauterbach has joined the Company as Qualcomm’s senior vice president of Global Business Operations (GBO) Europe. With broad responsibility for Qualcomm’s European initiatives, Dr. Lauterbach will oversee the Company’s business interests across the continent, as well as drive its growing operations in Eastern Europe. Dr. Lauterbach will report to Jing Wang, executive vice president and president of Global Business Operations. Enrico Salvatori, senior vice president and president of QCT Europe, will continue to lead QCT operations in Europe.

“Europe continues to be a growing and dynamic region for mobile broadband, with a myriad of new opportunities for Qualcomm in Eastern Europe,” said Jing Wang. “Anastassia’s experience and leadership will be invaluable as we expand Qualcomm’s efforts to make mobile broadband services more available and affordable in Eastern Europe and across the continent.”

Dr. Lauterbach joins Qualcomm from Deutsche Telekom in Bonn, Germany where she most recently served as senior vice president of business development and investments, and as member of Deutsche Telekom’s Executive Technology and Innovations Board. Her previous positions there include acting chief products and innovation officer, and executive vice president of group strategy at T-Mobile International. Prior to Deutsche Telekom, Anastassia spent 10 years in various operational and strategic roles at Daimler, McKinsey and Munich Reinsurance Company. Anastassia holds a PhD from Bonn University.

Bitbop Germany Launches On-Demand Mobile Video Service at the International Consumer Electronics Fair

Bitbop Germany Launches On-Demand Mobile Video Service at the International Consumer Electronics Fair

Subscription service delivers commercial-free TV content on-demand to personal computers, tablets and mobile devices

VP of Marketing Reid Genauer to present Bitbop Germany at the IFA-Media Week “Content Crossroads: Intersection of TV, Time and Me” panel

International Consumer Electronics Fair, Berlin, Germany, September 2, 2011- Jesta Digital, a leading global provider of next generation entertainment content and services for the digital consumer, today announced the official launch of Bitbop Germany www.bitbop.de at the International Consumer Electronics Fair (IFA) in Berlin. With access to over 3,000 world-class German and American TV programs, consumers can now experience high-quality, commercial-free mobile entertainment across numerous devices and all major operating systems including Apple iPhone and iPad IOS, Android, and via the Internet.

Chris Hoerenz, Chief Marketing Officer, Jesta Digital said: “The convergence of TV, the Web, smartphones and tablets has long been a topic of discussion at IFA and we are excited to announce the launch of Bitbop Germany here today. Consumers now expect to watch their favorite programs when they want and where they want on the device of their choice. Bitbop Germany answers that demand with a fairly priced, high-quality mobile entertainment service that finally gives consumers the ability to stream and download television programs across a variety of devices.”

Following its successful beta launch in May, Bitbop Germany now offers a wide selection of great programming from over 15 networks including ProSieben Group, HBO, ARD Video, ZDF Enterprises and MTV Networks Germany. Subscribers can download or stream popular shows like “Stromberg," Sony Pictures’ “Damages,” “Breaking Bad” and “The Tudors,” “Anna und die Liebe“ and “Die Wochenshow”and HBO’s “Sex in the City,” “The Sopranos” and “Entourage.” Exclusive to Bitbop Germany, “Entourage” will be available to subscribers in its original English version. Bitbop Germany will continually expand its TV program offerings and plans to offer movies in the future.

Presenting Bitbop Germany at the IFA-Media Week, Reid Genauer, VP Marketing said: “We are proud to work with this great group of content providers and to help define the new and diverse ways that popular entertainment can be viewed and enjoyed. Bitbop Germany gives consumers the ability to create a fully customized TV viewing experience. By combining intuitive content discovery tools with the flexibility of watching from home or on the go, the service meets the demands of today’s digital entertainment consumer. “

Vodafone Showcases Mobile Clicks 2011 Finalists - Vodafone

Vodafone Showcases Mobile Clicks 2011 Finalists

Vodafone today unveiled the seven mobile internet start-ups that have reached the final of the Vodafone Mobile Clicks 2011 competition.

They are:

Germany - Wunderlist is the first cross platform task management app that supports over-the-air sync and unlimited sharing completely for free.

Netherlands - Skylines offers a search platform for real-time images. Combining data from social media sites like Instagram, and Yfrog Twitpic, Skylines indexes over one million photos a day.

Portugal - Hole19 is a complete mobile and web performance optimization platform for golfers, connecting them to golf instructors and golf courses.

Republic of Ireland - HeyStaks is a social search service that plugs in to Google, Bing, and Yahoo! to bring you more relevant results as you search.

Spain - Frogtek is an app that allows shopkeepers in the developing world to set up a financial system to run their business easily and quickly.

Turkey - BillGastro offers restaurant owners an affordable point of sale solution for a unique mobile restaurant app for their customers to reserve tables, to order food online and post news and events easily.

UK - ParcelGenie is the world’s first Instant Gift Messaging service that makes sending real gifts to friends and family almost as simple as sending an email or a text message.

“We are always excited to see the tremendous innovation coming through our Vodafone Mobile Clicks competition each year. It’s the perfect launch pad for start-ups, but it’s always challenging to pick winners because we receive so many superb entries. Through both rounds, our country winners demonstrated not only creativity and innovation, but also the value-add to customers, which really made them stand out from the competition. We’re delighted to have them all on board and we look forward to seeing what they bring to the table in this final stage” said Lee Epting, Director of Content Services at Vodafone Group.

Discussions Re Wind Hellas - Vodafone

Discussions Re Wind Hellas - Vodafone

Vodafone Group confirms that it has entered into discussions with Largo Limited to explore a potential business combination between Vodafone Greece and Wind Hellas. Discussions are at an early stage and there is no certainty as to whether an agreement will be reached.