This year is extremely special to everyone at Info2cell.com as we celebrate our 10th anniversary, marking a decade of remarkable achievements and noteworthy milestones. It’s been an eventful and rewarding journey for us at Info2cell, during which we have steadily climbed new heights and continuously explored new possibilities.

Info2cell.com was established in 1998 to fulfil the need for wireless value added services. In the year 2000, we reengineered and redesigned our core business, to become effectively the first Wireless Application Service Provider in the Middle East and North Africa region. The content provision model was also revamped with the addition of many content providers and channels. Following our acquisition by the Acotel Group, we have successfully drawn on Acotel’s experience in its service offering.

Over the last 10 years, Info2cell.com has achieved several firsts, for instance, we were the first to introduce a mobile web and WAP portal in the region and we were the first to launch the MMS push service. Even in terms of reach our progress has been commendable; we are currently connected to over 30 mobile operators in the region covering the whole GCC, Levant region and some parts of North Africa. This translates to more than 100 million mobile users. Also, internally, we have seen a steady growth in the Info2cell family, which today has over 75 employees spread among our offices in Dubai, Amman and Riyadh.

Looking ahead, we have set our sights on greater heights, while always staying abreast of emerging mobile technologies. While we are on course to become a major 3G service provider in the region, we also look to set the standards in the implementation of the concept of mobile advertising. In terms of expansion, our immediate plans are to make a foray into the high potential markets of Africa, Pakistan and Iran.

Finally, I also take this opportunity to sincerely thank all our employees, partners and customers for their constant support over the years, without which we would never have come this far and achieved what we have.