LEUVEN, Belgium – June 26, 2007 – Option N.V. (Euronext: OPTI; OTC: OPNVY), the wireless technology company, today announced that its GlobeSurfer ICON 7.2 is at the heart of a new Scandinavian campaign by Telenor Norway. The campaign provides Norwegians with simple, fast and inexpensive wireless broadband connections to the Internet making it easier for many people to check their e-mail, access online banking services and surf the web whether they are at their holiday homes, on their boats or simply away from home.
Telenor Norway’s summer campaign bundles Option’s ICON, ready for data speeds of 3.6Mbps on the company’s network, with an inexpensive mobile broadband solution. Later this year, the company will launch HSDPA in Norway. For NOK 249 per month (€30) Norwegian users can surf unlimited in the evenings after 5pm and all through the weekend. This offer also includes all Telenor hotspots in Norway. And as a special offering lasting until the end of August, Norwegian users will be able to surf all day free of charge.
Telenor is emerging as one of the fastest growing providers of mobile communications services worldwide. The Telenor Group has more than 100 million mobile subscriptions worldwide with a strong position in the growing Scandinavian market for broadband services. Telenor is listed at the Oslo Stock Exchange (TEL) and Nasdaq in New York (TELN).
The GlobeSurfer ICON 7.2 is a sleek and stylishly designed device that will appeal to consumers and small businesses looking for simple, flexible plug n’ play connectivity solutions. Combining tri-band 3.6 Mbps HSDPA download, upgradeable to 7.2Mbps, with 364 kbps UMTS upload, it incorporates a USB connector and cable for optimal orientation. Drawing its power from the PC, the ICON weighs just 40g.
About Option
Option, the wireless technology company, is a leading innovator in the design, development and manufacture of 3G WCDMA (HSPA and UMTS), EDGE, GPRS, GSM and WLAN technology products for wireless connectivity solutions. Option has built up an enviable reputation for creating exciting products that enhance the performance and functionality of wireless communications. Option’s headquarters are in Leuven, Belgium. The company has Research & Development in Leuven and Düsseldorf (Germany), a Software and Applications development centre in Adelsried (Germany), a Wireless Router development centre in Stockholm (Sweden), an ISO 9002 production engineering and logistics facility in Cork, Ireland. Option also has sales & support operations in the US, Japan, Hong Kong and Taiwan. For more information please visit www.option.com.
For more information please contact
Douglas Ros, Vice President Business Development Option
Tel +32 (0)16 317 411, E-mail: d.ros@option.com