ClearSky Mobile Media, Inc., a provider of managed services and content to regional wireless carriers, and meetMoi, the leader in location based mobile dating, announced today an agreement to provide mobile dating to millions of mobile consumers serviced through ClearSky'ss broad portfolio of regional carriers.
After witnessing more than three million consumers convert from traditional desktop dating to mobile dating, experts now estimate that this more convenient form of romance will generate
$1.4 billion in revenue by 2013. ClearSky chose to take advantage of what is considered one of the best areas for growth in the mobile VAS industry and add meetMoi'ss leading mobile
dating service to their comprehensive product suite. Carriers using ClearSky'ss WAP Gateway Service can offer their subscribers access to this innovative dating experience.
meetMoi has been looking for partners who understand the mobile space and believe in our mission of changing the way singles interact with one another, said meetMoi CEO, Andrew Weinreich.
ClearSky has strongly demonstrated that they share our passion for advancing the mobile industry. For this reason, we believe that this will be a very successful relationship for many
years to come.
We look forward to tapping into the ever-popular mobile dating industry and adding meetMoi'ss mobile dating service to our comprehensive suite of mobile data products and services, said
Tony Tagliareni, EVP of Sales 's38; Marketing for ClearSky. I anticipate that this new service offering will provide data ARPU lift to our carrier clients, and will also boost customer
loyalty and increase demand for mobile Internet access.
About ClearSky Mobile Media
With its innovative, high-quality portfolio of mobile data and entertainment solutions for carriers and MVNOs, ClearSky Mobile Media provides compelling, market-specific content solutions
that drive the growth of data subscriptions and ARPU. Since 1995, ClearSky Mobile Media has pioneered mobile data offerings with its carrier-grade, private-branded portal that includes
downloadable content, mobile web browsing, MMS, and managed data services across all wireless technologies. Today, ClearSky Mobile Media provides its unique mix of mobile data services
and mobile content to a combined subscriber base across more than three dozen carriers. For more information, visit www.csky.com.
About meetMoi
meetMoi, based in New York and backed by venture capital firms Acadia Woods Partners and ETF Venture Funds, is the first US-based location-based mobile dating service available across
multiple carriers. It works on all mobile devices that can access the Internet. Leveraging a user'ss exact location, meetMoi changes the way singles connect with one another in the real
world.