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Hop-on Unveils Its US$39 Carrier Grade Wi-Fi PhoneIRVINE, California, May 23 /PRNewswire/ -- - Total Billing and Security Enablement Solution HOP-ON, INC. (OTC Bulletin Board: HPNN) today announced the debut of its HOP1502 Wi-Fi IP phone that together with its software solution unchains users from their fixed phone lines, allowing them to make secure calls from anywhere there is a Wi-Fi hot spot - at home, at work, around town; in airports, coffee shops, & hotels and even internationally. The HOP1502 handset provides all the features and functionality of a VoIP terminal adapter but has the advantage of enabling users to talk from any available public or private Wi-Fi access point. Hop-on's Wi-Fi handset features a small form factor similar to today's mobile phones and it supports a wide variety of VoIP features and functions, based on the Session Initiation Protocol (SIP). Service providers can offer high-value call features, such as three-way calling, call waiting, call forwarding and more based on the capabilities of their call servers. The HOP1502 also enables voice processes, including comfort noise generation, voice activity detection, and echo cancellation, as well as IP protocol features such as Real-Time Transfer Protocol (RTP), Session Description Protocol, Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP), and Virtual SIM (VSIM). For more information on Hop-on's Wi-Fi phone, please visit http://www.hop-on.com or contact [email protected]. According to market research firm Instat, "The number of mobile/WLAN (VOIP) subscribers is to reach over 256 million worldwide by 2009. By 2009, the numbers of subscribers using WLAN for voice is expected to exceed those using WLAN for data only." "Hop-on believes that the features and price point of the HOP1502 Wi-Fi IP handset will be challenging to the Industry," said Samuel Demissie, President of Hop-on. "Wi-Fi phones have not yet been deployed in quantity by carriers due to security challenges such as fraud, theft of call information, passwords and the lack of 911 Emergency Service." In response to this, Hop-on working together with industry leading security partners, has developed a total solution package for carriers and hotspot owners, which enables seamless authentication and billing enablement for the carrier. Utilizing the Virtual SIM (VSIM) patented software technology, which replicates the same benefits of GSM/CDMA security and authentication in Wi-Fi phones, Hop-on has now substantially reduced the security and billing challenges faced by carriers. Solution highlights: - Handset Identification: The VSIM solution enables, as its primary value, non-ambiguous identification of a "handset", protecting it against impersonation, anti-replay and fraud. The unbreakable VSIM scheme allows Service Providers to address the more challenging and demanding security needs related to mobile VoIP terminals to operate on a public infrastructure. - Managing user access rights: VSIM exchanges allow for the transport of dynamically updated information regarding user access rights. This feature, which does not require a tight synchronization with billing systems, provides a complementary security level regarding subscriber consumption. - Usage monitoring: VSIM billing ticket management monitors access and services usage. It provides an additional level of information derived from connection monitoring, that can serve to crosscheck or increase existing billing system accuracy. - Encryption: VSIM provides an encryption mechanism for the media flow itself, applicable to voice, data or video streams on the handset. About HOP-ON, INC. HOP-ON (OTC: HPNN) develops and markets wireless phones and accessories as well as wireless surveillance systems. Its product line includes the next generation CDMA2000 handsets designed by its Dallas R&D team as well as GSM/WIFI handsets. Hop-on targets its phones to both emerging market carriers and other domestic carriers and resellers needing an entry level priced phone. In addition, Hop-on offers a line of innovative and attractively priced wireless accessories for both Hop-on phones and other leading manufacturers as well as affordable, wireless surveillance systems. Hop-on is also known for developing the world's first disposable cell phone. It was an IS-95 CDMA phone that was sold to consumers with prepaid airtime and included the capability to add on additional minutes. For more information, visit http://www.Hop-on.com . CONTACTS: David Pasquale, +1-646-536-7006 or Abbas Qasim, +1-646-536-7014 Both with The Ruth Group, www.TheRuthGroup.com This news release includes forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, regarding, among other things, the Company's business and financial plans, strategies and prospects. Although the Company believes that its plans, intentions and expectations reflected in or suggested by these forward-looking statements are reasonable, it cannot provide assurance that it will achieve or realize these plans, intentions or expectations. Forward-looking statements are inherently subject to risks, uncertainties and assumptions. Many of the forward-looking statements contained in this news release may be identified by the use of forward-looking words such as: believe, expect, anticipate, should, planned, will, may, intend, estimated, and potential, among others. Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from the forward-looking statements made in this news release include market conditions and those set forth in any reports or documents that the Company may file from time to time with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission. All forward-looking statements attributable to the company or a person acting on its behalf are expressly qualified in their entirety by this cautionary language. Web site: http://www.hop-on.com http://www.TheRuthGroup.com Hop-on Inc. David Pasquale, +1-646-536-7006, or Abbas Qasim, +1-646-536-7014, both with The Ruth Group, for Hop-on, Inc. |