Globe7 HK, a digital voice provider, will be working on a Hong Kong government-sponsored wireless project to provide mobile phone service with its Globe7@mobile service throughout the region from WiFi (
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"We are excited to be working with Globe7 for our Ubiquitous City - Hong Kong Project. Globe7@mobile is user-friendly with comprehensive infotainment features for mobile devices," said Anthony Tang, director of the Hong Kong Wireless Development Center. "It enables users to communicate with friends at anytime, anywhere, and in a wide variety of ways including voice, text message, and handwriting and in multiple languages."
The Hong Kong Wireless Development Center provides end-to-end infrastructural support to wireless application development in Hong Kong. The support ranges from information, consultancy, development, and deployment to product dissemination.
Based in Cyberport, Globe7 has developed comprehensive digital voice applications and has been downloaded over 45 million times by Internet users globally.
Leveraging the new service, Globe7@mobile, users can make phone calls over the Internet from wireless hotspots. They can enjoy value-added features as well including infotainment videos, real-time news, instant messaging with handwriting capability and banner advertising to generate business opportunities.
"We're honored to have Globe7@Mobile selected as Hong Kong's digital voice provider," said Clayton Haswell, president and CEO of Globe7. "We believe this is a truly innovative application that will help the Ubiquitous City Project be a great success and a step forward in digital communication."
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