San Diego, USA, 28 June 2010: Vex, the largest Wi-Fi Hotspot operator in Latin America and Tomizone, the largest Wi-Fi Hotspot operator in Australasia and the Pacific, announced today at the Wireless Broadband Alliance Round Table meeting in San Diego, that they have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to form a Strategic Alliance for maximizing Wi-Fi Hotspot growth.

Immediately following this agreement, Vex and Tomizone customers will be able to roam on each other’s networks using their home account for high speed Wi-Fi Hotspot access within the next three months. Further operational and technical efficiencies will also be aligned over time to enhance user experience.

“This memorandum builds on the great foundation of our relationship to date with Tomizone,” said Roberto Ugolini Neto, CEO and Founder of Vex based in Brazil.

Steve Simms, CEO of Tomizone adds, “We are remarkably similar companies in different countries and our shared knowledge will only grow the market and be a great benefit to our customers and providers”.

Vex and Tomizone are privately held companies experiencing massive growth and collectively offer Wi-Fi Internet services to over 25,000 venues that include Airports, Hotels such as Accor, chain stores such as McDonalds and Starbucks, City Wi-Fi and many other popular places. An additional 40,000 Wi-Fi Hotspots are also made available through bi-lateral roaming agreements with other providers.

About Vex
Vex is the leader and pioneer in the Brazilian Wi-Fi market. With thousands of hotspots around the world with operations and Offices in Brazil, Argentina, Chile, Uruguay, Paraguay, Perú, Colombia, Venezuela, Portugal and Canada.

Vex has an impressive list of Partnerships and Roaming Agreements with some of the leading Wi-Fi operators across the world. Vex is the only company in South America to focus exclusively on providing world-class wireless Internet access. The focus is to provide the millions of mobile workers immediate high-speed access to their email, company’s intranet, or any other Internet activity they require, the advantage of our service is its ease of use.
Contact:  Roberto Ugolini Neto, CEO, run@vexcorp.com, +55 11 3444 7884

About Tomizone
Tomizone believe Internet Access should be easy and affordable, and providers should receive recognition for their service.

Tomizone is the largest provider of Wi-Fi Hotspot services in Australasia and the Pacific with around 20,000 Hotspots. For over four years, Tomizone has provided sponsored and fee-based access to Wi-Fi Internet at a variety of popular venues including Starbucks, Hotels, Resorts and metropolitan Wi-Fi.

Tomizone is a global company, headquartered in Auckland with sales and support offices in Bangalore, Beijing and Sydney. For more information please visit www.tomizone.com

Contact: Steve Simms, CEO, steve@tomizone.com, +64 21 558 485

About Tomizone
Tomizone offers enterprise-class authentication and billing solutions and rapid network growth for any wireless network or operator, anywhere. Tomizone solutions are delivered by its cloud-based Software as a Service Platform driving Tomizone Wi-Fi Hotspots and Zones, for private and public sector customers including telcos, ISPs, SMEs, retail chains, individuals and cities. Tomizone is the largest provider of Wi-Fi hotspots in Australasia. There are over 16,000 such hotspots and zones in Australasia, along with a growing network in India.

Tomizone also provide roaming services to over 2,000 China Mobile Wi-Fi Hotspots in China. Tomizone is a global company, headquartered in Auckland, New Zealand with offices in Sydney, Bangalore and Beijing. For more information please visit www.tomizone.com