HiQ loads Sweden's largest wireless network with games

HiQ loads Sweden's largest wireless network with games

GothNet AB recently launched ´Gothenburg Wireless ´, one of Sweden's largest
public WiFi networks. The network provides people living in and visiting
Gothenburg with access to wireless broadband surfing and comes loaded with the
free mobile game “Gothenburg Quiz” that was developed by HiQ Göteborg.


“We hope that the new ‘Gothenburg Wireless' network will improve mobility and
acessibility for residents of Gothenburg, students and tourists. We will be
Sweden's largest wireless non-advertising financed broadband network and the
content will gradually be expanded using service providers as well as community
and tourist information.  We hope we will have many returning users and believe
that games in particular are an important ingredient for attracting users. The
“Gothenburg Quiz” game is included in the network from the start. It is a mobile
game developed by HiQ in an exemplary way,” says GothNet's Managing Director
Mats Devert. 

“We have developed two games for GothNet, one of which - the quiz - is included
from the start.  The game, which is played entirely online, has been developed
for Flash-based PC and Mac computers as well as for the iPhone and iPod Touch.
We have concentrated on creating user-friendly, entertaining, engaging games.
You can either play against yourself or find other players on the network to
compete against,” says  Jerker Lindsten, Managing Director of HiQ Göteborg. ”We
are particularly pleased that the game is being included in conjunction with the
Gothenburg City Race and the STCC competitions on 5-6 June, since HiQ is
involved with one of the STCC teams. We are now keeping our fingers crossed for
lots of wins, both on the road and on the wireless network!”

Initially, Gothenburg city centre and its events areas - covering Avenyn,
Liseberg, Ullevi, the Swedish Exhibition & Congress Centre and Scandinavium -
will be equipped with the city's new wireless broadband network. In the longer
term coverage will also be extended to other areas of Gothenburg.

About GothNet AB
GothNet is a subsidiary of Göteborg Energi. Its business concept is to own and
run city networks offering communications services, thereby providing businesses
and residents with freedom of choice and a diversity of services. Most of its
clients are operators, public sector enterprises, property owners and large
corporations. Its offering to end consumers is an open city network that
includes services from various operators (internet, telephony, TV and property
services) via an extensive broadband network in Gothenburg and its surrounding
municipalities. www.gothnet.se

For further information, please contact: 
Annika Billberg, Head of Corporate Communications HiQ, 
tel.: +46 (0)8 588 90 015, +46 (0)704-200 103
Jerker Lindsten, Managing Director HiQ Göteborg, tel.: +46 (0)768-800675

HiQ is an IT and management consultancy company focusing on high-tech solutions
in the fields of communications, software development and simulation technology.
The company is a leading player in these fields and the Nordic region is its
domestic market. HiQ employs more than 1,000 people at offices in the Nordic
region and Eastern Europe. HiQ is listed on the Nasdaq OMX Nordic Exchange
Stockholm Mid Cap. For more information, please visit www.hiq.se