Leuven – Belgium, January 30, 2006 – Following the announcement of the GTM351E embedded wireless module on December 29 2005, Option N.V. (Euronext: OPTI, OTC: OPNVY), the wireless technology company, confirms that it has signed a supply agreement with Acer Inc., with headquarters in Taipei, Taiwan and Europe’s leading notebook vendor. Shipments of the GTM351E are planned to support the commercial roll-out of a new range of wireless enabled notebook products from Acer.
According to IDC (Personal Computing in Western Europe, Forecast and Analysis update, 2005 – 2009 – December 2005), Acer is the leading notebook vendor within EMEA with a market share of 18.6 %. IDC further comments that within the notebook market “Acer maintained leadership – for the fifth consecutive quarter due to the successful deployment of a very aggressive expansion strategy across the continent.”
The Option GTM351E embedded wireless module is the ideal solution for an IT manufacturer embedding broadband Wide Area wireless connectivity into laptop, portable, and mobile devices. The GTM351E provides HSDPA 1.8 Mbps, UMTS WCDMA in the 2100 MHz band and EDGE/GPRS in four bands (850/900/1800/1900 MHz), thereby ensuring worldwide network compatibility bringing embedded broadband wireless Internet connectivity to mobile devices.
For more information please contact
Douglas Ros, Vice President Business Development & Marketing
E-mail: d.ros@option.com
Frederic Convent, CFO
E-mail: investor@option.com
Tel + 32 (0) 16 317 411
About Option
Option NV (www.option.com), the wireless technology company, is a leading innovator in the design, development and manufacture of 3G WCDMA (HSDPA and UMTS), EDGE, GPRS, GSM and WLAN technology products for wireless connectivity solutions. Option has built up an enviable reputation for creating exciting products that enhance the performance and functionality of wireless communications. Option’s headquarters are in Leuven, Belgium. The company has Research & Development in Leuven, a Software and Applications development centre in Adelsried (Germany), a Wireless Router development centre in Stockholm (Sweden) and an ISO 9002 production engineering and logistics facility in Cork, Ireland.