December 5, 2007
15 years of text messages, a 'cultural phenomenon'
"Merry Christmas" may not be the most original greeting in the world, Neil Papworth admits today , but as he was about to send the world's first text message to a cellphone, it struck him as fittingly festive, certainly more so than "Mr. Watson, come here,"... read more>>
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December 5, 2007
SMS celebrates 15th birthday
Next generation mobile messaging firm Airwide Solutions sent the first SMS message over the Vodafone network in December 1992. read more>>
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December 5, 2007
SMS is 15 Years Old
December 4th marked the 15th anniversary of the first text message ever sent commercially. AirWide Solutions, the originator of texting, threw a bash in London to celebrate the event and to honor Neil Papworth, the Alexander Graham Bell of SMS. read more>>
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December 5, 2007
Industry marks 15 years of SMS
'Wot r u doin l8r?' was the first-ever text message, sent way back in 1992. read more>>
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December 5, 2007
Happy 15th birthday, SMS. Now grow up.
What viable opportunities exist for the expansion of SMS? It seems impossible that SMS could be any more widespread, but at a panel event held last night in London, held to commemorate the 15th anniversary of the sending of the first ever GSM text message ... read more>>
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December 5, 2007
SMS Happy birthday sweet 15
Neil Papworth from Airwide Solutions and Richard Jarvis from Vodafone had never met face to face before yesterday. But 15 years ago to the day, Neil sent Richard the first ever SMS, wishing him “Merry Christmas... read more>>
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December 5, 2007
Industry experts plot SMS' future
What next for SMS? That's what leading mobile players tried to decide at an event held yesterday to look back at text's success and look forward to how the future will look. read more>>
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December 5, 2007
Happy Birthday SMS!
SMS has had such a huge impact and become so pervasive in such a short period of time that it is hard to believe that it is just 15 years since the first ever SMS was sent. The party to celebrate the event in London brought together both the sender and receiver of that historic first SMS. read more>>
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December 3, 2007
OMG! TXTING IZ 15 YO 2DAY
On December 3, 1992, software engineer Neil Papworth sent the first SMS to Richard Jarvis, a director at Vodafone. Jarvis at the time was at an office Christmas party in London. read more>>
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December 3, 2007
Happy birthday SMS: 15 today
It is 15 years today since the first commercial text was sent over the Vodafone network by Airwide Solutions engineer Neil Papworth. read more>>
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November 29, 2007
First Hop acquired by Airwide Solutions
Airwide Solutions, a provider of next-generation mobile messaging infrastructure and applications, announced that the company has acquired First Hop of Espoo, Finland. read more>>
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November 27, 2007
Airwide Buys FirstHop
By acquiring First Hop, Airwide extends the flexibility of its tiered architecture for operators by adding the industry’s most advanced multi-channel gateway as another step in enabling operators to add ‘best-of-breed,’ open components to their networks. read more>>
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November 27, 2007
Airwide osti First Hopin
Amerikkalainen operaattoriratkaisujen toimittaja Airwide Solutions on ostanut suomalaisen teleohjelmistojen toimittajan First Hopin. Molemmat ovat riskisijoittajien omistuksessa eikä yhtiöiden lehdistötiedotteessa kerrotaan yrityskaupasta muuta kuin sen tapahtuminen read more>>
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November 26, 2007
Text messaging trend moving beyond youths
"It is a big deal,” says the 24-year-old self-proclaimed "nerd.” The Mustang man, an audio book producer, uses text messaging on his high-end nerd-phone to keep in touch with friends and conduct business. read more>>
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November 6, 2007
UK texts top a billion a week
SMS technology appeals to all levels of society. read more>>
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November 5, 2007
UK texts top a billion a week
SMS technology appeals to all levels of society read more>>
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November 5, 2007
UK texts top a billion a week
SMS technology appeals to all levels of society by Ian Williams read more>>
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October 12, 2007
Brands warm to mobile marketing
"The ongoing development of component-based mobile messaging systems has paved the way for a range of valuable new marketing opportunities for brands which, in turn, creates a significant revenue opportunity for mobile operators, " said Jay Seaton, chief marketing officer at Airwide... read more>>
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October 12, 2007
vnunet.com analysis: Brands warm to mobile marketing
Mobile marketing is continuing to pick up, according to a survey of 50 global brand-name companies commissioned by mobile messaging firm Airwide Solutions. read more>>
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October 12, 2007
vnunet.com analysis: Brands warm to mobile marketing
But inhibitors need to be addressed by all stakeholders in the industry... read more>>
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October 12, 2007
vnunet.com analysis: Brands warm to mobile marketing
Mobile marketing is continuing to pick up, according to a survey of 50 global brand-name companies commissioned by mobile messaging firm Airwide Solutions. read more>>
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October 10, 2007
Brands Increase Interest In Mobile Campaigns: Survey
THE NUMBER OF BRANDS CONSIDERING message-based (SMS and MMS) mobile marketing campaigns has doubled over the past year and a half, according to new survey data from Airwide Solutions, a mobile messaging tech and service provider. read more>>
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October 9, 2007
Mobile marketing tipped to double
Twice as many brands are looking to spend a greater proportion of their marketing budgets on mobile campaigns in the next twelve months, according to a survey from Airwide Solutions. read more>>
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October 9, 2007
In Mobile Marketing, Texting Still Rules
NEW YORK Marketers are getting increasingly comfortable with running text-messaging campaigns, yet they are still wary of including video and other multimedia messaging components, according to a newly released survey. read more>>
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September 27, 2007
Airwide unveils enhanced device intelligence to enable targeted mobile services and marketing
Next-generation mobile messaging infrastructure and applications porivider Airwide Solutions, which is speaking at World Telemedia on Friday 9 November on mobile marketing, has launched a device intelligence solution that helps operators improve service quality and user experience... read more>>
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September 27, 2007
Airwide unveils device intelligence to enable targeted mobile marketing campaigns
Operators can now deliver content optimized for individual devices -dramatically improving campaign effectiveness and enhancing subscriber satisfaction... read more>>
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September 26, 2007
New Airwide technology designed to help operators help marketers.
Airwide Solutions is a rolling out software that will enable operators to detect which devices are being used on their network so they can pass the info on to marketers for more accurate delivery of MMS and other content. read more>>
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September 26, 2007
Airwide Enhances Device Intelligence
Operators can now be sure that the multimedia content sent to phones will actually work on the specific device with a new solution from Airwide. read more>>
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August 23, 2007
Mobile Marketing It's All About the Brand
Mobile operators face exciting opportunities to increase revenue and market share by offering innovative infrastructure solutions that allow national and regional advertisers to deliver targeted messages to mobile subscribers... read more>>
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September 17, 2007
SMS - A richer experience
Will the huge success of SMS be eclipsed by later generation services? Not exactly, says Prisicilla Awde read more>>
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July 10, 2007
Why do people purchase mobile phones? by Jay Seaton - CMO Airwide Solutions
Whether for personal or professional use, the reasons generally boil down to the need for anytime, anywhere access to communications. Cutting tethers to the landline helps companies grow their mobile workforce while freeing consumers to travel more. It also gives users the option to make emergency calls. read more >>
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June 21, 2007
Anti-Fraud Action Needed Today
The buzz surrounding Apple's iPhone reveals that mobile devices have evolved into computers unto themselves. The downside of this mobile evolution is that the same problems that have plagued PC users - fraud, theft, viruses and spam - are now threatening the integrity of the mobile industry. read more>>
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June 20, 2007
Airwide Mobile Anti-Spam and Anti- Fraud Router
Few like to eat it and no-one wants it clogging up their inbox: spam. The only thing worse are viruses, which no one likes to catch. Fortunately companies like Airwide Solutions are taking aim at both bothersome entities. read more>>
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June 15, 2007
Text Voting Riots Prompts New SMS Architecture Call
Following fears that their SMS votes for their local contestant had not been delivered, rioters besieged the offices of India's main mobile operators. read more>>
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June 14, 2007
Mobile Messaging 2.0: future-proofing the infrastructure
Increased market pressures, growing competition and mobile messaging demand continuing to break records is forcing many mobile operators to consider what they can do to future-proof their infrastructures while increasing average revenue per user (ARPU). Text messaging volume will skyrocket worldwide from 936 billion in 2005 to 2.3 trillion in 2010, according to a report from industry analyst firm Gartner. read more>>
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June 14, 2007
Airwide Offers EMS
Coinciding with Wireless Safety Week, Airwide Solutions announced it is offering a solution to make better use of mobile phones in emergency situations. read more>>
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June 13, 2007
Mobile operators trashed after Pop Idol text scandal
People in India who voted for Indian Pop Idol contestant Prashant Tamang have staged riots after claims that texts voting for him haven't been delivered... read more>>
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June 13, 2007
Indian SMS voting problems: an experts view
Following on from the blog entry about riots over SMS voting problems in India, Rajive Chandra, the Regional Director for Asia Pacific at Airwide Solutions, has put pen to paper and written an interesting article about what mobile operators can do to restore public confidence. read more>>
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June 2007
Mobile Messaging 2.0 - The Blog
Airwide CTO Vince Kadar recently caught up with Debi Jones of the Mobile Messaging 2.0 blog to talk about highlights of the show and the future of mobile messaging. Hear the full interview with Jones at this link
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May 23, 2007
So long to the SMSC?
As has been reported in a number of Informa publications of late, many operators are looking to replace or boost short message service centres (SMSCs). read more>>
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May 22, 2007
Airwide Hosts Discussion on Mobile Messaging 2.0
Airwide Solutions, the leading provider of mobile messaging infrastructure and applications, today announced that the company is sponsoring an independent industry blog on Mobile Messaging 2.0 at http://www.mobilemessaging2.com/. read more>>
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May 22, 2007
Airwide Hosts Discussion on Mobile Messaging 2.0 - Named Official Blog of Global Messaging Congress 2007
Industry experts convene for intense discussion and debate on future of mobile messaging. read more>>
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May 16, 2007
Product Review: MMS applications
Provider of mobile messaging infrastructure and applications Airwide Solutions says the three new additions to its family of MMS products - AirMessenger MMSC, AirMessenger Router for MMS and AirGate MMS - will help operators meet growing user demand for rich media messaging. read more>>
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May 5, 2007
“A Week in Wireless”
"Finally, last week was a very IMS-heavy AWIW. Are you feeling hungry? Crying out for just a little bit more IMS? Well, Atreus is offering a provisioning system designed specifically to work with an IP-based service delivery platform. And Airwide Solutions this week began shipping an MMS version of its disaggregated messaging stores and routers." read more>>
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May 3, 2007
Mobile Messaging, the next generation
Next-generation mobile messaging networks are evolving much as the Internet has already transformed into Web 2.0... read more>>
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May 2, 2007
MMS sneaks up in the outside lane, finally
Long, long after the hype died down, MMS is making ground stealthily. According to Portio Research, MMS traffic worldwide doubled from 13.9 billion messages in 2005 to 27.26 billion in 2006. read more>>
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May 2, 2007
Airwide Unveils High Performance MMS Products
"Airwide today unveiled three new additions to its family of Multimedia Messaging Service (MMS) products: AirMessenger MMSC, AirMessenger Router for MMS and AirGate MMS that will help operators meet growing user demand for rich media messaging."
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May 1, 2007
Jay Seaton says that e-mail generates significant revenues, but businesses may seize control
"In our first Q&A this month, MMA speaks with Jay Seaton, Chief Marketing Officer for Airwide Solutions. Seaton says that operators will attempt to boost their SMS revenues in the short term with email style functionality such as auto-forwarding and out-of-office reply."
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April 30, 2007
Airwide Rolls Out New MMS Products
Airwide Solutions is unveiling three new additions to its family of Multimedia Messaging Service (MMS) products - AirMessenger MMSC, AirMessenger Router for MMS and AirGate MMS... read more >>
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April 17, 2005
“South Africa Leads the Way for Mobile Services in Southern Africa”
"...Rob Mathot, sales director for sub-Saharan Africa at Airwide Solutions explains that apart from South Africa the other countries are emerging and in a phase of growth.
'The motivations for purchasing a mobile phone are similar across the region - with limited fixed line capability, people want to use it as their first means of communication with friends and family. They also want to use it as a safety device to call for help if needs be,' says Mathot."
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April 17, 2007
“SMS Strikes Back”
"Are the days of the humble text numbered? Don't count on it. Airwide's Seaton: 'It is hard to envisage a scenario in which SMS is more expensive than the other services. SMS can be offered at increasingly lower prices. SMS will become more cost effective. The service that is the cheapest to roll out and maintain, and has the highest demand will win out in the end.'"
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April 17, 2007
“Googlisation Marches On”
"Hence products like Airwide Solutions' AirMessenger Store. Very simply it's a big storage tank for SMS messages in transit, uncoupled from the SMS routing function. It's the uncoupling, though, not the storage that's interesting. Now a carrier can install more SMS capacity without also installing more storage, which depending on the efficiency of their network they may not need. Or, of course, they could install more storage without more delivery capacity.
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April 12, 2007
SMS Router replacing SMSCs as cellcos edge toward mobile messaging 2.0
A growing number of mobile operators are either boosting their SMSCs or replacing them with SMS-routing technology and component-based messaging infrastructures so they can deliver valueadded SMS services as well as higher messaging capacity and throughput. It's part of a migration path that some operators are calling mobile messaging 2.0, says Jay Seaton, chief marketing officer at Airwide, a mobilemessaging-infrastructure provider
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April 11, 2007
Industry Panel "Seaton, Airwide: Government regulation is often the first reaction, but rarely the answer. A better solution is subscriber-controlled regulation through user-defined antispam filters and other personalisation features.
Services such as "Inbox Guardian" let subscribers determine which messages reach their mobile phone by blocking certain sources or only allowing messages from specific numbers to get through. Parents can use it to provide a protected messaging environment for their children.
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April 3, 2007
What You (may have) Missed
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March 29, 2007
Airwide launches modular message storage system
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March 29, 2007
Airwide Solutions has announced deployment of AirMessenger Store
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March 29, 2007
Airwide supports Cellular South messaging traffic
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March 20, 2007
IM Watch: Cisco Enters Enterprise RTC Market
Airwide Solutions and Colibria have announced a partnership to deliver a messaging solution that seamlessly integrates SMS, MMS and mobile IM.
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March 19, 2007
Airwide and Colibria combined SMS, MMS and mobile IM for integrated subscriber service
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March 19, 2007
Airwide Teams with Colibria
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March 19, 2007
Airwide, Colibria integrate messaging
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March 19, 2007
Airwide and Colibria combine SMS, MMS and mobile IM fro integrated subscriber service
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March 19, 2007
Airwide add Colibria's IM to SMS and MMS portfolio
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March 19, 2007
IM:MIM and SMS Players become partners.
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February 13, 2007
New Messaging Demands Require Better Intelligence
Last year mobile operators pulled in $70 billion in text messaging revenues worldwide, according to the Gartner Group read more >>
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January 03, 2007 
Billions of beeps usher in new year
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January 1, 2007
Telephony: Cleanup Time
Last year, many operators achieved respectable penetrations levels for public switched telephone network (PSTN) quality plain old telephone service (POTS) and this year will be looking at new offerings to continue expanding their telephony base. read more>> |
