T-Mobile Signs SMS Hub Contract

T-Mobile Austria has signed a deal with SMS services provider TynTec, to implement TynTec's GSMA approved International Messaging Transit (IMT) SMS hubbing technology to increase global reach for SMS. Whereas previously T-Mobile Austria would have had to sign a large number of additional bi-lateral roaming agreements to extend its SMS reach into new territories, the IMT solution allows a single point of contact for achieving additional SMS reach on a worldwide basis.

The IMT service is fully compliant with the recently announced GSMA SMS hubbing high level requirements. TynTec offers immediate SMS reach to more than 350 GSM networks in over 150 countries as well as routing capabilities for CDMA, TDMA, 3G, fixed and pager networks. TynTec has immediate access to such a broad network by leveraging its existing relationship with a range of network operators, and its unique custom-built technology.

Dr. Georg P

Posted to the site on 17th October 2006