Aicent Serves One Billion Mobile Subscribers.Mobile Data Services Company Achieves Major Industry Milestone as It Surpasses 100 Carrier Customers SAN JOSE San Jose, city, United States San Jose (sănəzā`, săn hōzā`), city (1990 pop. 782,248), seat of Santa Clara co., W central Calif.; founded 1777, inc. 1850. , Calif. -- Aicent, Inc. (www.aicent.com) today announced that the number of mobile phone subscribers receiving services enabled by the company's data roaming and messaging exchanges now exceeds one billion around the world. The company makes this announcement as it surpasses its 100th carrier customer. Aicent's roaming exchange services, such as its GPRS (General Packet Radio Service) The first high-speed digital data service provided by cellular carriers that used the GSM technology. GPRS added a packet-switched channel to GSM, which uses dedicated, circuit-switched channels for voice conversations. Roaming eXchange (GRX GRX Getright Download List (file extension) GRX Granada, Spain - Granada (Airport Code) GRX Grunts (FAO fish species code) GRX GPRS Roaming Exchange Node GRX Graphics ) and 3G Roaming eXchange (3GRX), enable carriers to let their subscribers roam onto other carrier's networks, as well as open their own networks to roaming. Aicent's SMS (1) (Storage Management System) Software used to routinely back up and archive files. See HSM. (2) (Systems Management Server) Systems management software from Microsoft that runs on Windows NT Server. and MMS (Multimedia Messaging Service) An enhanced transmission service that enables graphics, video clips and sound files to be transmitted via cellphones. Developed as part of the 3GPP project, MMS phones are generally backward compatible with SMS and EMS. gateways enable mobile subscribers to send text and content-rich multimedia messages to hundreds of millions of people on systems beyond their own mobile operator's network. "One hundred carriers choosing Aicent services to serve collectively one billion mobile subscribers underscores the significant role Aicent plays in advancing the wireless and mobility industry across the globe," said Lynn Liu, president and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of Aicent. "As we celebrate this important milestone, Aicent has moved forward to develop further advanced services such as IP Exchange (IPX (Internetwork Packet EXchange) The network layer protocol in the NetWare operating system. Similar to the IP layer in TCP/IP, it contains a network address and allows messages to be routed to a different network or subnet. ), Personal IM, Integrated Messaging and advanced roaming services. These services are expected to create better user experiences and also to maximize our customers' revenue potential." Aicent counts major operators including China Mobile and China Unicom in China, AT&T Mobility (formerly Cingular) in the US, NTT DoCoMo and Softbank in Japan, O2 and Starmap group in Europe, Bharti and Reliance in India - all among the largest wireless carriers in the world - as its customers. With 100 global carriers as customers, Aicent now enables services for mobile operators in 55 countries. About Aicent, Inc. Serving more than one billion mobile users around the world, Aicent Inc. is a leading provider of data network services and solutions for global mobile operators. To enable interoperability between Aicent customers and other networks, Aicent operates one of world's largest GRX networks, connecting to over 50 operators, including four of the world's five largest. Through extensive peering arrangements, the Aicent network reaches nearly all 2.5G/3G operators around the world. Aicent also operates integrated mobile messaging services, including one of the world's first and largest multimedia messaging exchanges and offers other value-added services to help carriers maximize revenue opportunities. Founded in 2000 and headquartered in San Jose, California San Jose (IPA: /ˌsænhoʊˈzeɪ/) is the third-largest city in California, and the tenth-largest in the United States. It is the county seat of Santa Clara County. Aicent has regional offices in Americas, Asia Pacific and Europe. For more information, please visit: www.aicent.com. |
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