JAKARTA, Indonesia, Dec. 08, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- DataWind (TSX:DW), the leading developer of mobile Internet products and services for developing nations, has launched its browser app Meranet in Indonesia. The pilot launch will bring affordable web browsing in a market where affordability remains a significant barrier to bridging the digital divide. The Meranet browsing app provides a year of unlimited basic browsing at a one-time price of Rp. 99,000 (US$7.32)
DataWind is partnering with Datami, the leading provider of brand sponsored data solutions, to provide unlimited data-free browsing on its app through mobile networks Telkomsel and Hutchison 3. Customers can use the Meranet browser on these networks data-free, without using up their data plans. The patented DataWind technology used in Meranet accelerates the delivery of web-content across wireless networks and reduces data consumption.
“Our aim is to break the affordability barrier. Partnering with Datami, Telkomsel, and Hutchison 3 to sponsor data of our innovative Meranet app will allow us to offer our services to around 210 million users helping us achieve that aim and provide unprecedented access to the Internet for many Indonesians”, said Mr. Rupinder Singh, Head - Asia Pacific, DataWind during the unveiling of the product.
To download the app, customers can visit the meranet.com site.
About DataWind:
DataWind is a leader in low-cost Internet connectivity for emerging markets. DataWind's mission is to bring the Internet, which has the ability to create tremendous social and economic benefits, to billions of unconnected people in the developing world. The Company's Internet Delivery Platform offers a low-cost Internet browsing solution by bundling an affordable tablet device with an inexpensive, prepaid, Internet service plan. Forbes Magazine has named DataWind to MIT Technology Review’s 2014 annual list of 50 Smartest Companies, and among its annual Impact 15 list of innovators. Headquartered in Mississauga, Canada, DataWind has offices in London, UK; Mississauga, Canada, Amritsar and New Delhi, India. DataWind’s products and services has been accessible in other countries, such as Latin America, Africa, UK, and many others before expanding its reach to Indonesia.
For more information, please contact:
Hemant Nayak
Chief Financial Officer
DataWind Inc.
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