Hop-On Selects First Wireless Carrier
Agreement Includes Prepaid Billing Platform
GARDEN GROVE, Calif., Aug. 22 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Hop-On (OTC Bulletin Board: HPON), the leading developer of disposable and fully recyclable cell phones, today announced that it has selected Infea, LLC for prepaid airtime and replenishments.
Under the non-exclusive agreement, Infea's distribution subsidiary will provide airtime, fulfillment, number management and replenishments for Hop-On's disposable CDMA phones in select initial geographic regions in the United States. Infea's consortium of CDMA regional wireless carriers, one of nation's largest 800 MHz cellular carriers, will provide airtime and nationwide roaming services. The agreement will also provide Hop-On with a broader prepaid billing platform, which will allow customers to add additional minutes to their Hop-On phones using a credit card or separately purchased prepaid calling card, thereby encouraging repeat usage.
Peter Michaels, Chairman and CEO of Hop-On, commented, "This agreement will further speed our commercial deployment and phone distribution. Infea's platform is already in place and providing prepaid processing and fulfillment services for several regional wireless carriers, including some of the top 15 cellular carriers nationwide. At the same time, we are continuing active discussions with other potential strategic partners."
About Infea
Infea, LLC is a privately held, Wisconsin-based technology company that provides embedded systems to operate mobile voice and data devices and applications. The Company provides distribution, fulfillment and warehousing services through its Infea Distribution Services, LLC subsidiary; data base and authorization services on a transactional basis through Infea Transaction Processing, LLC and operates five retail locations in Wisconsin through its Mobile Lifestyles, LLC subsidiary. Infea is a licensed manufacturer of telematics data radio modules for Numerex Solutions, LLC and licensee of Niigata Seimitsu Company, Ltd. Infea also utilizes its technologies and systems to provide prepaid wireless transaction processing and services to five American wireless carriers and for a retail network of approximately 300 distribution outlets. For more information, visit infea.biz. |
