StarMedia and Compaq Extend Mobile Internet Offerings To Wireless Carriers
in Latin America
NEW YORK, Sep 11, 2000 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- StarMedia Network (Nasdaq:
STRM) (http://www.starmedia.com) the leading Internet media company for Spanish-
and Portuguese-speaking audiences worldwide, today announced an agreement with
Compaq Latin America Corporation (http://www.compaq.com/la), the Latin America
and Caribbean operation of Compaq Computer Corporation, to combine StarMedia
Mobile's wireless portal technology with Compaq's hardware, solutions, and
support infrastructure in Latin America.
This multi-year marketing agreement will allow Compaq and StarMedia Network's
mobile division to offer StarMedia Mobile's Wireless Internet Server (WIS) and
portal technology combined with Compaq's services and hardware products, to
enable wireless carriers with competitive wireless portal solutions. StarMedia
Mobile's portal technology provides wireless carriers with mobile Internet
applications like e-mail, customized content and personal information management
services. This joint agreement reinforces StarMedia Mobile's Applications
Service Provider (ASP) business model by bolstering its offerings with products
and services from the leading company in computer hardware across the Latin
American region.
"By joining forces with a global leader in information technology and Internet
solutions like Compaq, we can expand our offerings of premium wireless Internet
services and applications for wireless carriers in Latin America," said Enrique
Narciso, General Manager of StarMedia Mobile. "This agreement reinforces our
mission to promote the development of the Mobile Internet market throughout the
region, enabling increased ease of use and access of information from the Web
through wireless devices."
"This agreement marks a valuable addition to Compaq's solutions portfolio aimed
at providing Latin America wireless providers with the right mix of technology
and services to offer innovative services to their subscribers," said Johan K.
Norvik, Director of Telecommunications Business at Compaq Latin America.
"StarMedia Mobile's leading Wireless Portal solution is an important component
in Compaq's goal of putting the mobile Internet experience closer to the hands
of Latin American consumers."
Wireless services in Latin America are on the rise. As of December 1999, there
were 41 million cellular subscribers in Latin America and the International Data
Corporation (IDC) estimates that this number will grow to more than 191 million
in 2003.
About StarMedia Network, Inc.
StarMedia Network is the leading Internet media company for Spanish and
Portuguese speakers worldwide. The network is comprised of a portfolio of
pan-regional and local properties, distributed across multiple platforms,
including the narrowband, wireless, and broadband. All of the StarMedia Network
properties share an integrated sales network, marketing support, and a technical
and operational infrastructure. StarMedia Network consists of 12 leading brands:
StarMedia.com, Cade?, AdNet, LatinRed, Zeek!, Guia SP, Guia RJ, OpenChile,
Panoramas.cl, Paisas.com, Batepapo.com.br, Yo Invito; and operates StarMedia
Mobile, the wireless division, and StarMedia Broadband, the broadband services
arm. Founded in 1996, the Company has more than 850 employees and operations in
Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Mexico, Puerto Rico, Spain, Uruguay,
Venezuela, and throughout the U.S. |
