MUMBAI, India., January 31, 2007: Sybase 365, the global leader in mobile messaging, today announced that it delivered a record-breaking number of mobile messages in 2006, successfully sending more than 25 billion domestic and international MMS and SMS messages worldwide almost twice the number of messages delivered in 2005.
Sybase 365 delivers cross-operator SMS and MMS messages around the world, reaching more than 700 mobile operators, and featuring nearly 300 two-way direct SMS connections. Since the company launched the world's first inter-operator message delivery network in 2001, it has successfully transported more than 50 billion messages via its operator-grade network.
"The sheer volume of messages
delivered by Sybase 365 in 2006 reflects the remarkable growth
of the mobile messaging market, as well as our
ability to reliably handle these growing
traffic volumes," said Marty Beard, president of Sybase 365.
"As mobile messaging becomes
more complex, the Sybase 365 network will
continue to provide an operator-grade,
high-volume delivery
infrastructure that is fault-tolerant and scalable to meet the highest
standards."
Sybase 365 also reported
that for calendar year 2006 it delivered 249 million Mobile Originated
(MO) MMS messages, more than five times the number delivered in 2005. MMS
traffic increased nearly 17 percent from November to December 2006
alone, with Christmas Eve and Christmas Day serving as the heaviest
traffic days of the month.
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