MIAMI LAKES, Fla., Jan. 18, 2006 (PRIMEZONE) -- Calypso Wireless, Inc. (Pink Sheets:CLYW), a leader in advanced wireless telecommunications technology, announced today that it has received a purchase order for US$23.3 million dollars from Centconet SA, for the delivery of the Calypso C1250i Dual Mode Wi-Fi-GSM-GPRS VoIP cellular phone, which runs on a Intel PXA series application processor and Microsoft WinCE 5.0 operating system, and the Calypso C750 Wi-Fi phone.
"Centconet has decided to launch the Calypso Wireless C1250i dual mode cellular phones and C750 Wi-Fi phones. We have placed a purchase order with Calypso Wireless for US$23.3 million to purchase 35,000 Calypso C1250i Wi-Fi-GSM-GPRS VoIP cellular phones and 45,000 Calypso C750 Wi-Fi phones,", says J. Poincot, General Manager of Centconet SA.
"To offer this new technology and service to mobile users, Centconet will be using Cisco Systems Aironet Wi-Fi Access Point and gateway controllers and Nokia routers. Mobile users will be able to seamlessly switch from a conventional cellular tower to a Wi-Fi Access Point and save money when making a VoIP call using Skype", further adds Poincot.
"With an estimated 800 million cellular phones to be sold worldwide in 2005 (estimated by Frost & Sullivan), this order is an forward step of Calypso entering the mobile market with the ASNAP(tm) patented technology (U.S. Patent No. 6,680,923)," says Alfredo Sarrazin, Vice President of Sales of Calypso Wireless Inc.
"The Calypso C1250i offer new functionalities and services for mobile users like Skype calling functionality. Mobile users will be able to make a long distance call with the Calypso C1250i to any Skype PC user or any telephone," also says Sarrazin.
About Calypso Wireless, Inc.
Calypso Wireless is the company behind the ASNAP(tm) technology for which it was granted U.S. Patent No. 6,680,923 titled "Communication system and method" (http://www.uspto.gov search U.S. patent number 6,680,923), which covers the seamless roaming of voice, video and data between Wide Area Network access points, such as cellular towers (GSM/GPRS/EDGE, CDMA, WCMDA, etc.) and short-range Internet access points (such as Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, etc.).
Calypso's patented ASNAP(tm) technology will enable cellular phones to automatically detect any available Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) and then seamlessly switch between the signals of a standard cellular link tower and an available short-range broadband network such as cable or DSL with Wi-Fi, accelerating wireless broadband deployment, thereby creating a platform for revenue sharing between the synergistic companies and increased revenues for them by delivering new added services. It could also provide significant savings to mobile carriers in additional frequency spectrum and infrastructure equipment by offloading capacity to the Wireless Local Area Networks (WLAN) and IP networks while providing additional sources of revenue. The integration of ASNAP(tm) technology will enable greatly enhanced services such as broadband connectivity, real time two way video conferencing, VoIP and network-based gaming applications via Calypso cellular phones, PDA's (Personal Digital Assistance) or any mobile devise powered with the company's ASNAP(tm) technology. The patent has also given Calypso the rights to offer license agreements to major mobile and ISP carriers as well as to cellular phone manufacturers and OEM's. Calypso has also built upon its patented ASNAP(tm) technology to create a new technology that could provide 'the' solution that allows satellite radio signals from carriers such as XM Satellite Radio and Sirius Satellite Radio to be readily received by all types of mobile wireless devices, thus generating a new potential revenue stream for both the satellite radio companies and the companies supplying service to mobile phones and devices and the manufacturers and retailers of those devices, as well for the licensing of this technology by Calypso.
Calypso Wireless is a publicly traded company headquartered in Miami Lakes, FL. Its common stock trades under the ticker symbol CLYW. For more information about Calypso Wireless and its products and services, please visit the company's Web site at http://www.calypsowireless.com.
About Centconet SA.
Centconet is a wireless and fixed Internet service provider in South America. The Company provides the last mile using WiMax and Wi-Fi wireless coverage. They provide VoIP (Voice over Internet Protocol) to fix and wireless customers. For more information about Centconet SA. and its products and services, please visit the company's Web site at http://www.centconet.com/pagina.php?pagina=principal
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