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    Our partners’ experience in this field includes

    • For an international provider of location-based content, contacted 16 mobile operators / aggregators in 4 countries (EU). This content provider to the PND and car industry had developed an application for GPS-enabled mobile phones

    - Contacted 16 mobile operators and aggregators within 4 weeks to propose handset preload and application store distribution partnerships. Thanks to our network of relationships and hundreds of calls and e-mails, we managed to approach 2/3 of these operators ;

    - Advanced talks are being held with 5 companies and the company asked PTOLEMUS to provide ongoing support to their board for one year.

    • For SFR Vodafone, managed to convince SNCF to deploy SFR/Cegetel service in its main 40 train stations

    - Arranged and led initial meeting with SNCF to propose a trial of SFR’s solution at Gare du Nord ;

    - Obtained a trial of SFR WiFi Service at Gare du Nord, Europe’s highest traffic train station ;

    - Agreed a partnership with Telecom Developpement, a SNCF subsidiary, to jointly deploy WiFi hotspots in SNCF train stations. Thanks to influencing on the ground and at management levels, obtained a 5 year contract to deploy WiFi hotspots in SNCF 40 main train stations.

    • For SFR Vodafone, successfully led the bid to the City of Paris’ RFP for a municipal WiFi network (France)

    - Made recommendation to the CEO and CFO on whether the company should bid ;

    - Formed joint consortium with Alcatel- Lucent ;

    - Formed and conducted bid team in writing the application document and presenting a formal offer, within a week ;

    - The SFR-Alcatel-Lucent offer was retained by the City of Paris, based on best response on 3 criteria out of 4. The WiFi network (400 access points) was deployed in less than 6 months and inaugurated by Bertrand Delanoë, Mayor of Paris.