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Airbiquity Expands VIAaq Managed Data Services Platform in Europe

NOVI, Mich.--Airbiquity, a global leader in wireless connected services solutions, today announced the expansion of its VIAaq Managed Data Services Platform in Europe through a partnership with premium data center provider TelecityGroup.

By partnering with TelecityGroup, Airbiquity will be able to offer VIAaq throughout the European continent at the same level as experienced by customers in the United States. VIAaq will be housed in a secure TelecityGroup facility enabled with remote monitoring and 24/7 on-call resources to deal with alerts and troubleshooting.

“Due to increased demand and several customer roll-outs in the second half of the year, we are expanding our VIAaq services to a full deployment in Europe. We are now able to bring a sophisticated, rich portfolio of connected services to the increasingly connected European marketplace,” said Kamyar Moinzadeh, president and CEO of Airbiquity. “Our European automotive, PND and fleet partners wishing to differentiate their products through connectivity will now be able to do so quickly with Airbiquity’s reliable, market-proven technology.”

VIAaq is the centerpiece around which automotive OEMs, PND manufacturers and fleets can build cost-effective, flexible telematics and connected services solutions. VIAaq is data-transport agnostic, meaning content can be delivered via packet data, SMS or by way of Airbiquity’s patented in-band wireless data modem, aqLink, depending on which delivery method best suits a customer’s program.

VIAaq provides the gateway to a variety of connected service providers, eliminating the operations and maintenance expenses associated with hosting or managing an independent data center. Additionally, VIAaq’s integrated solutions make it easy for companies to deliver leading services today and give them the versatility to incorporate them quickly and cost-effectively. Coupled with a comprehensive billing and subscriber management interface, VIAaq is the premier scalable, end-to-end connectivity solution. Airbiquity connected services, enabled through VIAaq, are centered around what drivers want and need. The company has built flexible service options spanning Safety & Security, Maintenance & Care, Productivity & Efficiency, Luxury & Convenience and Entertainment & Fun categories, covering nearly 50 desired services. Many of these categories will be showcased at the Telematics Detroit Conference and Exhibition on June 2-3, 2009, at the Rock Financial Showplace in Novi, Michigan, USA.