• Newcastle and Gateshead add to important cities of  Edinburgh and Dublin, and to 89 other worldwide cities  that have already signed-up to the GOWEX Wireless Smart City model
   
• The company reached an 10 year agreement as both consistory parts can exploit the network
   
• Recently, GOWEX announced Philip Brown as the company's Country Manager for the North of Europe

Madrid, May, the 28th 2014-. The City Councils of Newcastle and Gateshead have awarded GOWEX (GOW-MAB, NYSE Alternext ALGOW, LGWXY OTC Market), a leading company in the creation Wireless Smart Cities®, the contract to develop and manage their respective public WiFi networks. The region of Tyneside in northeast of England, where both cities belong, is the sixth most populous area in the United Kingdom with 829,300 inhabitants.

Newcastle and Gateshead add to the important cities of Edinburgh and Dublin, which already trust the GOWEX Wireless Smart Cities model and whose residents and tourists are enjoying 24/7 free Internet connection. "We are extremely proud that the City of Newcastle and Gateshead have trusted GOWEX to offer to all their citizens and visitors the best free WiFi service in order to transform them in Wireless Smart Cities. These contracts create a platform for GOWEX growth in the United Kingdom, as well as in the rest of the world " says Jenaro García GOWEX CEO.

GOWEX bets on the United Kingdom

This new contract signed with both cities will boost GOWEX growth strategy in the British Isles, where the company has a strong commitment to development. The Company has obtained from both Councils a 10-year contract for the commercial exploitation of these networks and they will work together on the incorporation of more and more access points and partners in order to improve the coverage and quality of service and to gradually provide WiFi coverage in those areas most seriously affected by the digital divide.

Both Tyneside cities will offer to their citizens and visitors free WiFi 24 hours per day. The first phase will roll-out approximately 40% of the planned access points in each city.

To support this growth, GOWEX is building resources in United Kingdom and Ireland, starting with the recent appointment of Philip Brown to head the operation of the Company in North Europe.

Free WiFi in NewcastleGateshead

Citizens and visitors of Newcastle-Gateshead area - over 17 million visitors per annum- will enjoy a free WiFi connection from this summer, in some of the busiest districts of Newcastle: Shields Road District Centre, Newcastle centre, South Gosforth Neighbourhood Centre, Stanhope Street Neighbourhood Centre, Throckley Neighbourhood Centre, and Two Ball Lonnen Neighbourhood Centre, among others.

In Gateshead a free wireless connection will be provided in the districts of Beacon Lough Centre, Birtley Centre, Centre Blaydon, Chopwell Centre, Coatsworth Road, Crawcrook Centre, Deckham Centre, Centre Dunston, Dunston Hill Centre, Felling Centre, and Greenside Centre, among others.

Like in all the rest of the GOWEX networks, all users who will register for the free WiFi service in both cities will be able to browse for free with their unique personal profile in all GOWEX WiFi networks distributed all over the world: Dublin, Edinburgh, New York, Chicago, Miami, San Francisco, Madrid, and many more with a free download speed of 1Mbps.

It is worth mentioning that Newcastle is a part of City Mayor's list of top UK cities and, Gateshead is part of the Eurocities network of European cities.

About GOWEX (GOW-MAB, ALGOW-NYSE Alternext, LGWXY-OTC Market)

GOWEX has operated in the telecommunications sector for 15 years. The Company is currently leading the creation of Wireless Smart Cities, offering free and premium WiFi connectivity in streets, public spaces, public transport and stations. GOWEX is now exporting its innovative business models to more than 80 cities in the world, thanks to different agreements with Public Administrations, Franchise, Associations and Transport companies. Big capital cities like Paris, New York, Dublin, Madrid, Edinburgh, Dubai or San Francisco are enjoying GOWEX services in its streets.

The company works to create Wireless Smart Cities ® (WiFi Smart Cities), offering free WiFi access to citizens, improving the services given through wireless connectivity: online meter reading, traffic light control, public transport fleet management, video surveillance and so on.

In 2010, GOWEX became the first and only Spanish SME making a "dual listing," publicly traded in MAB (GOW) and NYSE-Alternext (ALGOW). The company's total revenue amounted to €183 million in 2013, a 60% more compared to 2012. In December 2012, GOWEX subscribed a €18 million capital, adding 1,528,404 new common shares to the market. In February 2012, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) approved the emission of the ADR's program (American Depositary Receipt) allowing the Group to be quoted in the USA's market OTCQX.

Having offices in Madrid, Paris, Dubai, London, Buenos Aires, Shanghai and Costa Rica, GOWEX develops a sustainable business model in its WiFi networks, based on the efficient and technical quality of their patented platforms: the Roaming Platform, which allows users to connect freely in GOWEX's cities, and the Geolocated Content and Advertisement Platform, which provide financing system through marketing and advertisement agreements.

In 2011, GOWEX joined the Wireless Broadband Alliance and received a prize for being the "Best Company" on the Internet Day. In 2013, the company was rewarded as "Best New listed Company" in the first edition of the " European Small *Mid-Cap Awards".