Blue Ocean Wireless
Blue Ocean Wireless was founded in March, 2007 by Irish private equity firm, Claret Capital and Irish remote communications company, Altobridge. Since its launch, Blue Ocean Wireless (”BOW”), has built a strong and geographically diverse shareholder base, making it a truly international company.
Comprising industry leading investors from both the telecommunications and financial sectors, BOW’s shareholders include: founding private equity firm Claret Capital, Smart Communications, the Philippines’ leading mobile telecoms company, NTT Docomo, the world’s leading mobile communications company, Altobridge, the Irish remote communications company and Bank of Scotland (Ireland), a subsidiary of HBOS plc. Further details are included below.
Claret Capital, founded by Dómhnal Slattery in 2005, is a private investment firm based in Dublin, Ireland with offices in New York and Philadelphia. Claret Capital manages the assets of a small number of ultra high net worth individuals and families and has a global investment mandate. The firm has completed investments in the Private Equity, Real Estate, Alternative Capital Markets and a variety of business sectors. Recent real estate investments include the St. Regis Hotel in Washington DC. For more information, visit www.claretcapital.net.
SMART Communications, Inc. is the Philippines' leading wireless services provider with over 27 million subscribers on its GSM network as of July 2007. SMART has built a reputation for innovation, having introduced world-first wireless data services, including mobile commerce services such as Smart Money, SmartLoad and Smart Padala. SMART also offers SmartLink, a prepaid satellite telephony service and Smart 3G, a 3G service, as well as a wireless broadband service, Smart Bro. SMART is a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Philippines' leading telecommunications carrier, the Philippine Long Distance Telephone Company. For more information, visit www.smart.com.ph.
NTT DOCOMO is the world's leading mobile communications company. DOCOMO serves over 53 million customers, including 45 million people subscribing to FOMATM, launched as the world’s first 3G mobile service based on W-CDMA in 2001. DOCOMO also offers a wide variety of leading-edge mobile multimedia services, including i-mode™, the world's most popular mobile e-mail/Internet service, used by 48 million people. With the addition of credit-card and other e-wallet functions, DOCOMO mobile phones have become highly versatile tools for daily life. NTT DOCOMO is listed on the Tokyo (9437), London (NDCM) and New York (DCM) stock exchanges. For more information, visit www.nttdocomo.com.
Altobridge is focused on delivering cost-effective communications for remote communities, including rural villages, seafarers, airline travellers and the world's military, navy and coastguard. Altobridge’s technology has also been licensed by AeroMobile, a joint venture between Telenor and ARINC, to provide the world’s first operational on-board aircraft mobile phone system. For more information, visit www.altobridge.com.
Bank of Scotland (Ireland) (’BOSI’) is one of the largest and most successful business banks in Ireland. Headquartered in Dublin, BOSI has five regional business banking offices around Ireland and a growing number of retail (Halifax) branches. BOSI is part of HBOS plc, a London Stock Exchange listed company and one of Europe’s largest banks. For more information, visit www.bankofscotland.ie