Warid Telecom deploys Kirusa Voice SMS

Warid Telecommunications, the UAE based mobile company in Bangladesh has
launched Voice SMS service from Kirusa, a US based leading developer of value
added mobile services. This service enables Warid subscribers to send Voice SMS
to other cellular subscribers in Bangladesh.

Warid Telecom started operations in Bangladesh in May 2007, with Voice SMS
available to their subscribers at time of launch. Voice SMS was seen as a key
competitive service and revenue generator in the market. So, Warid Telecom
decided to offer Voice SMS from day one of its operations. Warid Telecom thus
becomes the first carrier in the world to deploy Voice SMS at time of launch of
its mobile network.

Kirusa Voice SMS is the next generation of SMS. Voice enhances users'
flexibility and freedom by providing the option to send spoken SMS messages, or
to reply to text and voice SMS messages by speaking.

The Kirusa Voice SMS service is available to all of Warid Telecom's prepaid
and postpaid subscribers in Bangladesh, on all mobile handsets, as of the first
day of launch. The Kirusa Voice SMS service allows a user to leave a voice
message without having the phone ring (RingFree Messaging