MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Bytemobile, Inc., the global leader in mobile internet solutions for network operators, today announced the opening of a new center for research and development in Beijing, China. The new R&D center will focus initially on product customization, localization and custom engineering for the world’s largest market for mobile services. Bytemobile also maintains R&D centers in Patras, Greece; Mountain View, California; and Champaign, Illinois.

According to industry sources in China, the national wireless market currently numbers nearly 700 million users and is growing at approximately 1.25 million users per month. BDA Connect estimates that the subset of users browsing the Internet on mobile devices in China will reach 389 million in 2009. Bytemobile’s customer base includes China’s three largest wireless network operators – China Mobile, China Telecom and China Unicom. In July 2009, Bytemobile announced that it had been awarded Phase 1 of China Mobile’s nationwide Web Gateway project on its new 3G TD-SCDMA network.

“The new Beijing R&D center underscores a commitment to our customer base in China and our plans to accelerate Bytemobile’s momentum there,” said Chris Koopmans, vice president of Product Development. “As we continue to penetrate the provincial operators of the country’s three leading networks, demand for localization and customization of our solutions continues to grow. Now, with an R&D presence in China, we are strongly positioned to anticipate and respond to the market’s unique requirements and drive our thought leadership throughout the region.”

Koopmans added that maintaining global R&D operations is a core strategy which enables Bytemobile to tap local pools of technical talent and keep its engineers close to customers – which is critical to market leadership and continuous innovation. In addition to the new R&D center, the company has a regional sales and support office in Beijing.

About Bytemobile, Inc.

Bytemobile is a tier-one provider of integrated mobile internet solutions which enable wireless network operators to deliver value-added data services to consumers on all mobile devices. Bytemobile solutions have been installed in the networks of 111 operators in 54 countries and 12 of the world’s top 15 tier-one operators. Customers include AT&T, China Mobile, China Telecom, China Unicom, KDDI, KPN, Orange, Orascom, Sprint Nextel, T-Mobile, Telecom Italia Mobile, Telefónica, TeliaSonera, Vodafone, and WILLCOM. Bytemobile is a privately held company with regional sales and support offices in Wokingham, U.K.; Belfast, Northern Ireland, U.K.; Dubai, U.A.E.; Mumbai, India; Tokyo, Japan; Beijing, China; Seoul, Korea; Singapore; and Sydney, Australia; and research and development centers in Patras, Greece; Beijing, China; Mountain View, California; and Champaign, Illinois. The company is committed to helping its customers and partners deploy green mobile internet solutions in a sustainable network environment. To learn more about Bytemobile, visit www.bytemobile.com.

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