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INQ¹ IN THE FINAL RUN FOR ‘BEST MOBILE HANDSET OR DEVICE’ BY GSMA GLOBAL MOBILE AWARDS

London, January 21, 2009 - Today, the INQ¹, the world’s most advanced social networking phone, has been shortlisted in the category ‘Best Mobile Handset or Device’ by GSMA Global Mobile Awards - the most highly recognized Mobile Awards in the communications industry.

“We are very proud that our first Social Mobile, the INQ¹, has been included on the short list for the 3GSM Best Device,” said Frank Meehan, CEO, INQ Mobile. “It recognizes INQ’s mission to give wireless carriers worldwide a radical new strategy for getting mass market customers online with intuitive and affordable internet communications on mobile.”

“Our congratulations go to all the nominees in this year’s Global Mobile Awards,” said Rob Conway, CEO of the GSMA. “In an uncertain economic climate, mobile communications continue to drive social, economic and technological development, as the calibre of entries this year again illustrates. To have been nominated from such a high quality field of more than 450 companies that entered is a tremendous achievement, and we await the announcement of the winners at the next month’s Global Mobile Awards evening in Barcelona with great interest.”

The ‘Best Mobile Handset or Device Award’ recognises the combination of design, technical excellence and functionality that comes together to position a product at the top of its market. ‘The INQ¹ totally fits this category because it is an affordable HSDPA handset which for the first time with one-click access users can see live updates from Facebook, Skype, Windows Messenger and Last.fm pushed direct to the front screen of the device. The result is a device featuring Internet-driven applications that are so intuitive and seamless it is actually incredibly easy for mass market consumers to enjoy fully portable social networking.

The INQ¹ is the first handset launched by INQ Mobile, a new company that has emerged from Hutchison Whampoa Limited to create a global brand and family of devices that aim to change the shape of the mass market device landscape. INQ comes to market with a complete reinvention of the mass market mobile device and a ground-up remix of the way handset companies are structured.

Its singular mission is to give carriers worldwide a radical new strategy for getting the mass market online with their mobiles, by driving down acquisition costs for operators and enabling more value loaded tariffs to be offered to consumers.

Currently the INQ¹ is available on 3 - www.three.co.uk. The INQ¹ is free on a contract tariff from £15 per month offering unlimited free Facebook, Skype, Windows Live Messenger and web access, plus 75 minutes of calls to other networks, unlimited texts, unlimited email and unlimited free 3-to-3 calls*. For £20 users get 200 minutes of calls to other networks. INQ¹ will also be available on PAYG at £79.99 with internet packages available from £5 per month.

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More about INQ Mobile
INQ Mobile is a standalone company wholly owned by Hutchison Whampoa Limited. INQ Mobile is the maker of the INQ¹, the world’s first Social Mobile to integrate email, IM and social networking in an intuitive way. INQ draws on the strengths of its parent company, which made an early investment in global 3G networks based on a fundamental belief that 3G changes the way people communicate and was formed to address a growing need for advanced mobile internet handsets from operators across the world. For more information visit: www.inqmobile.com

Notes to editors:
Facebook, Windows Live Messenger, Skype, INQ, INQ¹, Last.fm, eBay and 3 are all registered trademarks.

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