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Comfone eNews February 2009

Comfone awarded Certification as GSMA registered Roaming Hub provider

Comfone is proud to announce that our application to be certified as an official "Roaming Hub Provider" has been approved by the GSMA. According to the GSMA’s AD.23 certification scheme introduced for Roaming Hubs, Comfone has been successfully registered as meeting the Open Connectivity High Level Requirements defined for Roaming Hub compliant solutions.

The certification once more verifies Comfone’s leading position as Number One Roaming Hub in the market.

Comfone’s official accreditation follows close on the heels to reaching the milestone of 100 live networks connected to Comfone Key2roam, the biggest live Roaming Hub in the world, as announced by Comfone at the end of January. An additional 50 networks are currently under implementation.

As defined by the GSMA, Roaming Hubbing enables operators to more easily extend the reach of roaming services by establishing roaming agreements with other operators through one or more hubs. The selfcertification scheme was set up by the GSMA to assist operators in selecting a suitable and compliant Roaming Hubbing Service.

Further information:
Comfone’s Roaming Hub service, Key2roam, connects its 100th live mobile network
100 Live Comfone Key2roam networks

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Gerrit Jan Konijnenberg, Comfone’s new Executive Vice President for Sales

“As a true believer in mobile data I look to the future with great excitement and see a huge potential for growth in the market. I am also a relationship builder, placing importance on developing loyal and lasting partnerships with customers and colleagues. In Comfone I have recognised a shared conviction in the importance of both of these factors. Comfone’s services are future orientated and impressively innovative and the company culture is welcoming and professional, laying emphasis in building partnerships with our customers on both a business and personal level.”
Gerrit Jan Konijnenberg, Executive Vice President, Sales

Comfone began the year by welcoming Gerrit Jan Konijnenberg to the position of Executive Vice President, Sales and Marketing. Mr Konijnenberg brings with him a depth of experience in the field of telecommunications and in managing international sales teams to achieve successful results. Previous to joining Comfone he was CEO at Comsys, a Dutch company specialising in interactive telephony services. Earlier, as CEO and Founding Director of 3G Media Consult, he played a pioneering role in developing mobile content solutions and proved his entrepreneurial spirit and team leadership qualities.

Of Dutch origin, Mr. Konijnenberg speaks Dutch, English, German and French. Over the years he has built up a worldwide network of relations within the telecoms industry, especially in Europe, the Middle East and Africa. Since 2005 he was active as Board Member for the Global Mobile Entertainment Forum (MEF), and currently he is Vice Chairman of the MEF for the Europe, Middle East and Africa.

Comfone customers gather at annual User Group Meeting in Swiss mountain resort

Comfone customers gathered from all over the world in the Swiss mountain village of Kandersteg to participate in our annual User Group Meeting; and they weren’t to be disappointed. The two-day meeting, which took place at the end of January, was opened by Mathias Prüssing, Comfone CEO, with a warm welcome speech.

The event was a mix of business and social activities, with customers invited to learn about Comfone’s latest achievements and developments. Comfone’s Data and Financial Clearing House was presented and customers were given an update on our Roaming Hubbing solutions. The meeting also provided an opportunity for meeting members from all Comfone departments, as well as Comfone’s CEO, Mathias Prüssing, and our new Executive VP for Sales, Gerrit Jan Konijnenberg.

"For me personally the experience confirmed how customer-orientated Comfone is. We believe in building partnerships with our customers and to value each and every one.“ Mathias Prüssing, Comfone CEO


The event took place at the Hotel Victoria Ritter in Kandersteg, a picture-perfect Swiss village which gave a lasting impression of Switzerland to UGM participants. Perfect blue-skies and crisp mountain scenery
where an added bonus.

Customer testimonies:
"The Comfone UGM was very informative, with excellent hospitality from Comfone's great family. Comfone can be really proud about its company, its people and their high grade of excellence." Alain Bach, PT Luxemburg

"It was an amazing event providing lots of information and possibilities to do networking. It should be repeated again next year. Thank you Comfone." Pascal Thomas, Monaco Telecom

"It was useful to learn about your products. More detailed information helps us to choose future services. Great organization too!" Tatiana Overchenko, Kyivstar GSM, Ukraine