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Wmode's ACE Announces Partnership with KPN Group Belgium (BASE)
CALGARY, ALBERTA, Feb 26, 2013 (MARKETWIRE via COMTEX) --
Wmode is pleased to announce the launch of its Affiliate Commerce
Exchange (ACE) service with KPN Group Belgium/BASE. Integrated with
the KPN GB network, ACE will provide 3rd party app stores and digital
services providers with a powerful solution that will allow the
subscribers of the different brands of KPN Group Belgium to put
charges on their mobile account.
ACE will enable KPN GB to offer its customers carrier checkout and
supports an integrated charge authorization model for other 3rd party
billing partners. Furthermore, the solution also offers partners a
powerful set of API's for access control, subscriptions and event-
based billing features. KPN GB, best known by his main brand BASE, is
the mobile challenger of the Belgian market and is continuously
looking for improvement and innovations for its customers.
Utilizing the outsourced services of Wmode, BASE can now confidently
push into the app store and value added services space with the
backing of a fully integrated and secure payment and charging
infrastructure. With BASE's ability to grow its Third Party Services
billing capabilities, it can look forward to opening its network to
third-party service providers offering digital content, through a
single point of billing integration.
Speaking to the Wmode Partnership with KPN GB, Tom Beaman, SVP of
Sales and Marketing at Wmode noted, "With a comprehensive payment
system like ACE, KPN GB is now equipped with an industry leading
solution that will see benefits for their subscribers by offering
easy access to third party app services."
Commenting on the deal, Jos Donvil, CEO of BASE said, "Through this
partnership, BASE continues its role as mobile challenger by offering
real value and added services for its customers and for Service
providers, an easy access via an API to our billing platform. We can
now offer an easy solution for customers who want to access
applications and digital services by just clicking on 'pay via my
mobile provider' and the price of their order will appear on their
next mobile invoice."
As leaders in the billing and payments space, Wmode caters to service
providers, app providers and content providers with their
comprehensive suite of technologies.
Notes to Editors:
About Wmode
Powering connected devices - connecting people, connecting
technology, connecting business
Wmode operates a comprehensive suite of managed services providing
mobile operators and the app economy with the recruitment,
development, management, discovery, delivery and payment of mobile
apps, content, and consumer services. The company's inclusive suite
of products includes Ingage, Affiliate Commerce Exchange, AppCarousel
and Velocity. Wmode has been providing professional services to large
telecommunication and enterprise companies in the areas of mobile
software development since 2001.
Recently, Wmode was recognized as one of the Top 100 Mobile companies
by AlwaysOn and also as one of the fastest growing companies in North
America on Deloitte's 2010 Technology Fast 500(TM). Founded in 2000,
Wmode is a privately held company headquartered in Calgary, Canada
with offices in Toronto and San Francisco. www.wmode.com
About KPN Group Belgium/BASE
KPN Group Belgium is the third largest mobile operator in Belgium,
known as an innovator and challenger in the telecom market. KPN Group
Belgium is a 100% subsidiary of KPN N.V. The company KPN Group
Belgium operates in digital TV, internet and fixed lines via the
brand SNOW, and in mobile telephony primarily via the brands BASE and
BASE Business. At the end of September 2012, KPN Group Belgium had a
wireless service revenues market share around 20%. In 2012, KPN had a
turnover of EUR 804 million in Belgium with an EBITDA of EUR 272
million and amounted 896 employees. The company's headquarters are in
Brussels; it positions itself alone and with partners as an innovator
in products and services via a segmented, multi-brand approach which
it offers online, via its captive stores BASE & ALLO telecom and
through indirect channels. www.base.be
Contacts:
Media Contacts:
Wmode Inc.
Tom Beaman
+1 416.617.0506
tom.beaman@wmode.com
www.wmode.com
SOURCE: Wmode Inc. and KPN Group Belgium (BASE)
mailto:tom.beaman@wmode.com
http://www.wmode.com
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