Optus offers personalised Optus offers personalised USB modem for football fans in South Africa for football fans in South Africa

Wireless technology company Option (Euronext: OPTI | PowerRating) (Nasdaq-OTCBB:OPTI) said today that its iCON XY has been selected by Optus, an Australian integrated telecommunications provider, to launch its wireless broadband promotion for the FIFA football tournament in South Africa.

Option said that the iCON XY is a total solution with its USB modem, the packaging and its software, via uCAN Connect, being fully customisable.

The iCON XY for the football tournament is specifically designed by Option and fully customised for football fans in Australia. Mobile users get the choice between two decoration covers - one with the logo of the Football Federation Australia and one with a Socceroo, the official nickname for the Australian football team.

Users also get the option to select other personalised covers with their own pictures and designs.

Further, users can choose between three exclusive software skins for the user interface of their connection manager based on the uCAN Connect connection manager platform: Optus black, Optus Tiger design and Optus Rhino design.

Through this software users also get access to a rich selection of football and Optus services related websites. This is complemented with exclusive Optus football content on the SD card included in the package.