LAGUNA NIGUEL, Calif., July 25, 2005 (PRIMEZONE) -- Bitfone Corporation (www.bitfone.com), the pioneer and patent holder of firmware over-the-air (FOTA) update technology for mobile phones, today announced that TCL Mobile, one of the largest mobile phone manufacturers in China, will use Bitfone's full device management client suite to enable FOTA and diagnostics capabilities in their mobile handsets.
TCL Mobile selected Bitfone as their device management supplier due to Bitfone's extensive device integration experience, end-to-end deployment experience with the leading wireless operators, and demonstrated support for industry standards, such as those defined by the Open Mobile Alliance Device Management (OMA-DM) working group. TCL Mobile will embed Bitfone's mProve client for FOTA, Bitfone's SmartCare client for device profiling and diagnostics, and Bitfone's MVA client for OMA-DM configuration and management.
"During the initial handset integration, Bitfone was highly responsive and easy to work with," said Wang Kailong, Deputy General Manager of TCL Mobile Communication Co., Ltd and the CTO of TCL Mobile Communication. "We were very impressed with the functionality and performance of Bitfone's client technology, as well as the expertise of their staff, which gave us the confidence to enter a commercial partnership with Bitfone."
"Bitfone is strongly committed to the China market, as demonstrated by our recently expanded development center in Beijing," said Frank Fu, vice president of Bitfone Asia-Pacific. "As one of the leading Chinese mobile device companies, TCL has abundant research and development strength, and remarkable foresight and planning regarding their products and services. We are honored to be selected by TCL as their device management partner, and confident that Bitfone will provide the best technology and service to TCL in support of CMCC's device management project and future opportunities for partnership."
About TCL Communication Technology Holdings Limited
TCL Mobile Communication Co., Ltd was set up in March 1999,and is committed to the R&D, manufacture, sales and service of mobile information terminal products. TCL Mobile is the second backbone industry company among all members of TCL Holdings Co., Ltd, a famous household electronics enterprise in China. The company is also one of Chinese mobile phone manufactures getting great support from the State Development Planning Commission and the Ministry of Information Industry. For further information on TCL Mobile, please visit www.tclmobile.com.cn.
About Bitfone Corporation
Bitfone Corporation is the pioneer and patent holder of firmware over-the-air (FOTA) upgrade technology for mobile phones, used by the largest device and chipset manufacturers in the world, including Motorola, LGE, Sony Ericsson, QUALCOMM and UTStarcom. Bitfone's mProve, MVP and SmartCare solutions allow wireless network operators to diagnose, service and enhance mobile devices while in the subscribers' hands. Bitfone's customers gain business agility, operational efficiency, and control over device launches and maintenance, resulting in dramatic cost savings, new revenue opportunities and increased subscriber satisfaction. Bitfone is a private company headquartered in Laguna Niguel, California, with offices in Canada, China, Japan, Korea, and the U.K. For more information, visit www.bitfone.com.