FORT MYERS, Fla. - (Business Wire) Interop Technologies, a leading provider of advanced wireless technology solutions for the global wireless, packaged goods, and content industries, today announced that multiple wireless operators will deploy the hosted
Interop Common Short Code Gateway by end of 2008. Together these operators serve nearly 1 million wireless customers in 14 states.
The Interop Technologies CSC Gateway solution makes the mobile experience interactive, enabling wireless customers to choose from a huge selection of the latest wallpapers, ringtones, and additional content, as well as participate in short code campaigns. Content purchases are conveniently charged on customers’ regular monthly bills. The new content options are arriving on the operators’ networks in time for the holiday buying season.
The organizations delivering additional content services through the Interop CSC Gateway are:
- Cellular One of East Central Illinois, serving customers in 11 counties of the Prairie State
- Inland Cellular, covering southeastern Washington and North Central Idaho
- Revol, serving cities in Ohio, Michigan, Indiana, Kentucky, Pennsylvania, and New York
- Rural Independent Network Alliance, currently providing switching services for 10 operators in Colorado, Idaho, Oregon, Utah, and Wyoming
- West Central Wireless, operating in 16 counties in western Texas
The Interop CSC Gateway provides an immediate, single point of contact to numerous content aggregators, enabling operators to expand their content offerings exponentially for customers. The Interop CSC Gateway also supports operators’ businesses with unified billing for Short Message Service and Multimedia Message Service messages, on-deck and off-deck content, local premium and voting campaigns, and other value-added services.
“The Interop CSC Gateway will help these growing operators meet the exploding consumer demand for mobile content and generate new revenue streams,” said Damian Sazama, Vice President, Marketing and Product Development, Interop Technologies. “In addition, this hosted solution provides fast time to market at minimal capital investment, effectively enabling community-focused operators to compete with companies many times their size.”
About Interop Technologies
Interop Technologies (www.interoptechnologies.com) is a leading provider of advanced wireless technology solutions for the global wireless, packaged goods, and content industries. The company delivers hosted and turnkey messaging, device management, and entertainment and personalization solutions. These technologies help increase revenue and brand loyalty for major companies and meet consumer demand for innovative services. A proven partner with in-depth wireless expertise, Interop Technologies currently has nearly 160 deployments with more than 55 wireless operators and major brands across North America, the Caribbean, and Latin America. Founded in 2002, Interop is headquartered in Fort Myers, FL.
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