"We are indeed extremely delighted to be selected finalist in the AfricaCom 2010 Awards. For Sibesonke Ltd having Finnish origins this recognition from Africa is of special importance. Together with local partners we managed to prove benefits both to end-users and mobile operators in the South African market.

Sibesonke's vision is to bring life-empowering mobile phone services to literally billions of lower-income people in emerging countries. People with even a simple mobile phone can find new business and social contacts. Together with mobile operators we believe we can reach this breath-taking vision. Operators win through end-user "wow", increased voice traffic, user retention and integration with mobile payment" comments Sibesonke Ltd CEO Mr Uwe Schwarz.

The AfricaCom 2010 Awards are one of the highlights of the AfricaCom conference 2010 in Cape Town in November. The Awards (Africa’s only dedicated awards for the telecoms industry) have grown since the inaugural ceremony in 2008 thanks to the drive and ambition of operators, service providers, Ministries, Regulators and equipment & solutions providers across the continent. And with mobile subscriptions set to grow by another 300 million by 2012, there is still a wealth of potential for investors in Africa. The most innovative of the continent’s companies are shortlisted for 10 categories.

Sibesonke aims at serving billions of under-privileged people in emerging countries all over the world through a mobile service that does not require any upgrading or Internet data connection in the phone. Sibesonke's proprietary technology works even on 10 year old GSM phones. Sibesonke helps brands and particularly mobile network operators serving their existing customers better and acquiring new customers.

SIBESONKE PRESS RELEASE September 06, 2010 Sibesonke Ltd has been selected in the Mobile Monday Peer Award 2010 Semifinal Finland
Espoo, Finland – Sibesonke Ltd today announced that it has been selected in the Mobile Monday Peer Award 2010 Semifinal Finland in the category “Base of the Pyramid”. This year’s Mobile Monday Peer Award for “the world’s best mobile products and services” comes with the 10th anniversary of Mobile Monday which was originated in Helsinki, Finland. An award category “Base of the Pyramid” is very relevant as today’s growth in the global telecom industry comes mostly from emerging and developing countries.
"We are extremely delighted to be selected in the Peer Award 2010 Semifinal Finland on Mobile Monday’s 10th anniversary as a young Finnish start-up company. 10 years ago hardly anybody would have believed that mobile phone owners can now be found even in the poorest areas of the world.. What an honor it is to show that Finland as one of the countries having given birth to the mobile industry is also today on top of innovation in geographically distant but extremely relevant “Base of the Pyramid” markets.
Our company's vision is to bring life-empowering mobile phone services to literally billions of lower-income people in emerging countries. This breath-taking vision requires excellent strategic partnerships on a global scale. We trust the Peer Award of the prestigious Mobile Monday chapter in Finland helps us creating new important partnerships" comments Sibesonke Ltd CEO Mr Uwe Schwarz.
About Mobile Monday:
MobileMonday (MoMo) is an open community platform of mobile industry visionaries, developers and influential individuals fostering brand neutral cooperation and cross-border P2P business opportunities through live networking events to demo products, share ideas and discuss trends from both local and global markets.
About Sibesonke Ltd:
Sibesonke aims at serving billions of under-privileged people in emerging countries all over the world through a mobile service that does not require any upgrading or Internet data connection in the phone. Sibesonke's proprietary technology works even on 10 year old GSM phones. Sibesonke helps brands and particularly mobile network operators serving their existing customers better and acquiring new customers.
Semifinalist Company’s Contact: Uwe Schwarz, CEO, +358 50 3400 469, email uwe.schwarz@sibesonke.com Press Email: press@sibesonke.com Web: www.sibesonke.com