Tag: aggregators

Total Results: 5

Sprint to raise mobile messaging rates April 1

Published: March 10, 2011

Sprint Nextel, the No. 3 wireless carrier in the United States, is following through on its decision to raise the rates it charges for all SMS and MMS messages associated with standard-rate and free-to-end-user programs. What recourse do marketers have?

T-Mobile’s rumored SMS price hike threatens mobile marketing

Published: September 13, 2010

T-Mobile USA will reportedly increase its SMS rates at the beginning of next month, a move that would threaten the viability of many mobile marketers’ business models.

MX Telecom acquired by Amdocs for $104M, merges with OpenMarket

Published: March 24, 2010

LAS VEGAS - Customer experience systems provider Amdocs announced at CTIA that it has acquired mobile payments and messaging aggregator MX Telecom Ltd. for approximately $104 million.

Mobile Messenger acquires VeriSign’s m-Qube mobile delivery gateway

Published: November 17, 2009

Mobile services provider Mobile Messenger has acquired mobile-messaging aggregator m-Qube Inc. from its parent company VeriSign Inc.

This carrier stranglehold on mobile won't do

Published: October 13, 2008

When one company has the power to upend the business model of an entire industry, it is time to look at both. Failure to oppose Verizon Wireless' 3-cent fee on SMS will cripple legitimate text messaging.