Aspiro and Wysdom work collaboratively on SMS Traffic in North America and Europe
Aspiro and Wysdom work collaboratively on SMS Traffic in North America and Europe Aspiro and Wysdom, both suppliers of mobile Internet services and administrators of SMS traffic, have signed an agreement covering the delivery of SMS traffic within Europe and North America. The agreement enables Aspiro to deliver SMS traffic to the North American market and Wysdom to deliver SMS traffic to the European market. Aspiro has signed an agreement regarding SMS traffic with Wysdom Inc., a wireless software and infrastructure company. The agreement will enable Wysdom customers to reach the more than 200 GSM carriers in Aspiro's international SMS network. Aspiro's customers will now be able to reach mobile devices in GSM networks, as well as those in TDMA, CDMA and paging networks in North America. As a result, it is estimated that Aspiro's International network connectivity will be increased by 100 additional carriers, reinforcing the company's status as a premier global- and technology-independent SMS network. The agreement is mutually beneficial, non-exclusive and runs with a minimum term of six months. During 2000, 24 billion SMS-messages were sent on the European market, while an estimated 2 billion were sent on the North American market. "There are currently more than 100 Million wireless users in the North American market," says Lena Wittbjer, CEO of Aspiro. "Sending SMS messages in North America is still in its infancy compared with the volumes sent in Europe today, but the SMS trend looks very encouraging and adoption rates can grow quickly." " Aspiro is an excellent partner for us in the European market as they are the largest independent supplier of SMS traffic in Scandinavia and have an extensive European network " says Glen Schmid, Vice-President at Wysdom. "This agreement is mutually beneficial for our companies. I see Wysdom as a great partner because, like Aspiro, they have been around since the infancy of the mobile communication industry." says Anders Bengtsson, Director of Product & Business Strategy at Aspiro. For more information, please contact: Anders Bengtsson, Aspiro Inc., San Francisco, tel: +1 925 366 9077 Léah Cybèle Kilfoyle, Mgr Public Relations, Wysdom, tel: +1 905 763 6979 (ext. 2265) About Aspiro Aspiro provides mobile Internet services, promoting life in motion, using cutting-edge knowledge and technologies. Aspiro offers operators, portals, content providers and mobile organizations a wide range of solutions, from pre-packaged portal services to industry-specific solutions. Founded in 1998, Aspiro is today an important player in the global mobile Internet market. 133 people currently work for the company, which has offices in Sweden, Luxembourg and USA. Aspiro's business concept, organization and operations are based on many years of experience gained in the mobile telecommunications and IT industries. For further information about Aspiro, please visit www.aspiro.com About Wysdom Inc. Wysdom is a wireless software and infrastructure company that enables its customers to offer comprehensive, user-centric mobile products and services. Wysdom licenses its Mobyle Application Platformtm (MAP) to enterprises, e-businesses and carriers allowing them to deploy applications that empower users to manage information, commerce and communications on any device. MAP contains all the key functionality required to deliver reliable mobile capabilities. It interacts with enterprise systems and data sources, adding wireless logic to meet specific customer requirements before sending the information to devices throughout the world. Founded in 1999, Wysdom employs more than 250 wireless experts in San Jose, Boston, London, Montreal and Toronto. For more information, please visit www.wysdom.com ------------------------------------------------------------ This information was brought to you by BIT http://www.bit.se The following files are available for download: http://www.bit.se/bitonline/2001/03/07/20010307BIT00100/bit0002.doc http://www.bit.se/bitonline/2001/03/07/20010307BIT00100/bit0002.pdf