Viigo Collaborates with SingTel, the Largest Multi‐Market Mobile Operator in Asia
SingTel Mobile Launches Viigo as Value‐Added Service
Toronto, ON (September 12, 2008) – Viigo Inc. (www.viigo.com), developer of the popular mobile content and
services platform for smartphones, announced today that it has collaborated with SingTel Mobile, a wholly‐
owned subsidiary of Singapore Telecommunications Limited (SingTel), to offer an exclusive value‐added
service to its postpaid customers.
The collaboration will provide SingTel’s BlackBerry smartphone customers in Singapore one‐click access to
customized feeds, sports, local news, financial information, Singapore weather and coverage of local events
such as the popular Formula 1TM SingTel Singapore Grand Prix that starts on September 28. Users also get
access to more than 5,000 channels of rich content already available on Viigo, including entertainment, local
interest, travel information and news sites.
“As the market leader, we are pleased to offer Viigo, which allows our customers to keep abreast with the
latest news, while on the move, ” said Mr. Quek Peck Leng, Chief Executive Officer of SingTel Mobile and
SingTel’s Executive Vice President of Consumer. “In today’s fast paced environment, we aim to deliver
intelligent value‐added services like Viigo to provide our customers with a differentiated and content‐rich
mobile experience.”
“Viigo is focused on delivering a compelling smartphone experience that will change the way people use their
mobile devices,” said Mark Ruddock, CEO, Viigo. “We are also committed to helping our carrier partners
create new and exciting sources of revenue, accelerate smartphone adoption and drive increased customer
engagement and satisfaction. From the beginning, we have been impressed with SingTel’s focus on creating
an unrivalled customer experience, and we look forward to our partnership with this world class carrier. ”
“SingTel had established a very high bar in their requirements of software developers to be supported with
the launch of the world’s latest smartphone device” said Peter Ng, VP Sales and Services. “With this
partnership, Viigo has demonstrated that it is capable of meeting the most demanding needs of the world’s
preeminent carriers, both in terms of technology and business model. We look forward to working with
SingTel to help them deliver new sources of revenue and an unparalleled customer experience.”
ABOUT VIIGO
ViigoTM is revolutionizing the way users access information on their smartphone. Every day, people around
the world rely on Viigo as their gateway to a vast array of up‐to‐the‐minute content and useful services,
wherever they are and whenever they need it. In one simple, fully customizable application, Viigo delivers
news, weather, flight schedules and status, real‐time sports scores, stock quotes and market data,
entertainment, hotel and restaurant reviews, blogs, and much more. Viigo is the one application smartphone
users cannot be without.
Founded in 2004, Viigo Inc. is a privately held company with its corporate headquarters in Toronto, Ontario,
Canada. For more information, visit www.viigo.com. To download Viigo onto your device, go to
www.getviigo.com from your mobile browser.
ABOUT SINGTEL
SingTel is Asia’s leading communications group with operations and investments around the world. Serving
both the corporate and consumer markets, it is committed to bringing the best global communications
solutions to customers in the Asia Pacific and beyond.
With significant operations in Singapore and Australia (through wholly‐owned subsidiary SingTel Optus), the
Group provides a comprehensive portfolio of services that includes voice and data over fixed, wireless,
Internet and satellite platforms as well as pay TV.
To serve the needs of multi‐national corporations, SingTel has a network of 37 offices in 19 countries and
territories throughout Asia Pacific, Europe and the United States. These offices enable SingTel to deliver
reliable and quality network solutions to its customers, either on its own or jointly with local partners.
The Group also has major investments in Bangladesh, India, Indonesia, Pakistan, the Philippines and Thailand.
Together with its regional partners, SingTel is Asia’s largest multi‐market mobile operator, serving more than
198 million customers in eight markets.
SingTel employs more than 20,000 people worldwide and had a turnover of S$14.84 billion (US$10.05
billion) and net profit after tax of S$3.96 billion (US$2.68 billion) for the year ended 31 March 2008. More
information can be found @ www.singtel.com and www.optus.com.au.
For more information, contact:
Matthew Bogart
Viigo Inc.
416‐640‐9916
Matthew.bogart@viigo.com