Asurion Expands Presence In Asia Pacific With The Opening Of Its Tokyo Office
SINGAPORE, 4 November 2003 - Asurion Asia Pacific, leading provider of wireless enhancement solutions, today announced the opening of its third office in the Asia Pacific within a year. Recognizing the growth potential in the Asia Pacific wireless industry for its value-added solutions, which includes handset and data protection, Asurion Asia Pacific is focused on establishing its presence in this region, which boasts of countries with some of the highest mobile phone penetration rates in the world.
"We are continually seeking new partnership opportunities in the region, and have committed significant resources in markets where we want to forge key alliances," said Asurion Asia Pacific President Dan Currie.
"Asurion's value-added services can be tailored to the specific requirements of the carriers and markets, so it is important for us to provide the expertise locally to create effective and customized subscriber-based solutions," added Mr Currie.
Building on its success and expertise in North America, Asurion Asia Pacific, regionally headquartered in Singapore, will spearhead its global expansion plans in the Asia Pacific, starting with Korea and Japan, through its offices in Seoul and Tokyo respectively. Asurion Korea currently manages the Handset Insurance program for VIP subscribers of Korea Telecom Freetel, Co., Ltd ("KTF"), in support of KTF's "Good Time Management" program. Beginning 1 November 2003, this service will be extended to all new sign-ups with KTF.
About Asurion Asia Pacific
Asurion is the leading provider of mobile protection services to the wireless telecommunications industry with solutions that include handset insurance and data backup to help mobile operators generate additional revenue, reduce costs and improve customer satisfaction. Our wide-ranging expertise includes customer contact, distribution, risk management, product development, repair, reverse logistics and field support. Asurion has the scale and the scope to deliver unsurpassed quality of service. We have over 5,000 employees worldwide and works with operators such as NTT DoCoMo, Korea Telecom Freetel, Cingular,
T-Mobile and Verizon Wireless to serve millions of subscribers.
For more information, please visit www.asurion.com.sg.