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Info2cell.com poised to boost product development through participation in NXTcomm 2007

  • United Arab Emirates: Wednesday, June 20 - 2007 at 11:44
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Info2cell.com, the Middle East's leading Mobile Application Service Provider, has announced that it will participate in NXTcomm 2007, a networking platform for the world's premier players in the ICT industry, as part of its program to expand and diversify its mobile services.

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  • From left to right: Muna Farkouh, U.S Senior Commercial Specialist in the U.S Embassy in Amman, Bashar S. Dahabra Founder & Chief Executive Officer, Info2cell.com and Laurie  A. Farris, U.S Embassy Commercial Counselor.
    From left to right: Muna Farkouh, U.S Senior Commercial Specialist in the U.S Embassy in Amman, Bashar S. Dahabra Founder & Chief Executive Officer, Info2cell.com and Laurie A. Farris, U.S Embassy Commercial Counselor.
NXTcomm 2007, which will be held in Chicago, USA, from June 18-21, will enable Info2cell.com to establish new links with prominent US-based ICT suppliers and world-leading communications and entertainment companies, increasing awareness of Info2cell's reach in the Mobile VAS services across the ME region.

Founded in 1998, Info2cell.com is the region's first Wireless Information Provider and has been a leading regional figure in advanced mobile messaging technology, delivering SMS, MMS, WAP, IVR, video, ring-tones, picture messaging, animations and Java games to mobile devices. The company also offers a 24-hour customer support network that can be accessed on 8004480. In 2003, Info2cell.com became 100 percent owned by Italy's Acotel Group, which boosted the company's growth through investments in top-of-the-line adaptable wireless platforms.

"Info2cell.com's agenda at NXTcomm is to meet and tie up with Mobile Content Providers, Mobile Application Developers, Multimedia Content Providers and Video Production companies that can offer us the most relevant content and applications for the Middle East market,"


said Bashar Dahabra, Founder and CEO, Info2Cell.com, who will lead the company's delegation at the event. Info2cell.com will participate as part of the Jordanian US Embassy delegation in participation with the Jordanian Ministry of Telecommunications. The delegation will comprise a number of leading CEOs elected by the Jordanian US Embassy for this mission.

"We believe that our participation is a wise investment for our service and product development initiatives, as it will greatly expand our network of industry partners and give us access to critical market intelligence from global players," added Dahabra.

Info2cell.com has been intensifying its efforts in providing more product options and diversified value-added features to keep pace with the region's growing mobile phone market, which, according to market intelligence Madar Research, grew by 70 percent in the past 12 months to reach 87 million users.

With industry experts at the helm, NXTcomm offers a comprehensive conference program providing executive and technical professionals insights about the latest innovations and future trends and how companies can leverage such market intelligence to build up their businesses.
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Mr. Dahabra was the chief architect and founder for the concept of a regional wireless portal service in the Middle East. Mr. Dahabra having observed and studied the convergence of the Internet and wireless technologies in the mid 90's developed the info2cell concept in late 1998.

As the CEO, Mr. Dahabra was in charge of the overall Business Development, Systems Development and Financial strategies, dealing with the day to day operations of Info2cell. Mr. Dahabra sold Info2cell early in 2003 to Acotel having interconnected his company with 7 regional operators such as MTC-Kuwait, Fastlink-Jordan, MobiNil-Egypt, Batelco-Bahrain, Etisalat-UAE, Qtel-Qatar, Jawwal-Palestine and having over 250,000 registered mobile subscribers

Mr. Dahabra has 21 years of Systems Engineering, Management and Entrepreneurial experience, having worked for IBM for 10 years in Kuwait, Bahrain, Iraq, and Jordan. Mr. Dahabra also worked as Director for Systems Development with FLAG for two years in NY, USA. Mr. Dahabra was the founder of a number of successful startups in Jordan, Bahrain and the region including Unitech - Jordan, Unisat - Jordan, First Telecommunication Group - Jordan, Magnet- Jordan and Gulf Soft - Bahrain.

Mr. Dahabra may be contacted phone +971 4 3912800 or fax +971 4 3912822

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