Colibria delivers messaging solutions for Telefonica M
Colibria, the international developer of Mobile Instant Messaging (MIM) and Presence solutions, has announced that its Colibria Companion IM and Presence Server and mobile clients have been deployed by Spain's premier mobile operator, Telefonica Móviles España, to launch its new messaging service, SMS 2.0.
Telefonica Móviles España's subscribers will now have access to the new messaging service, SMS 2.0, which is enhancing existing SMS by adding features such as real-time messaging, buddy lists, presence information, group messaging and the ability to track entire conversations. Telefonica Móviles España's launch of SMS 2.0 represents a further step forward in response to GSMA's Personal IM initiative, enabling operators to create viable communities based on SMS and IM working together.
Colibria's SMS Continuity Server allows SMS 2.0 subscribers to exchange messages with a variety of mobile clients, and from a PC-windows client to mobiles, making IM convergence a revenue-generating reality. SMS 2.0 subscribers can, via the same platform and clients, also see at-a-glance information about their buddies, reflecting their personality, moods and interests. Colibria's Companion supports SMS Continuity for legacy users, allowing the delivery of instant messages using SMS if the recipient is not equipped with an SMS 2.0 client, and encouraging the take up of the new SMS 2.0 service.
In addition, Colibria's Interconnect Server will enable Telefonica Móviles España to interconnect their SMS 2.0 Service with other Messaging Communities, ensuring cross-network interconnectivity. Pablo de Casso, Head of Messaging at Telefonica Móviles España, explained:
"Demonstrating good continuity with SMS is key to ensuring market acceptance for our SMS 2.0 service, which we see as a highly significant and strategic messaging product. Colibria's Mobile IM and Presence solutions are enabling us to achieve the necessary degree of device interoperability for SMS 2.0 - this provides considerable enhancement of the current SMS user experience, and will encourage greater messaging traffic from all subscribers. We anticipate that end-users will quickly see the benefits offered by the increased flexibility and immediacy of our new service."
The Colibria Companion IM and Presence Server is said to offer a set of powerful carrier-grade instant messaging and presence enabling solutions, and is capable of delivering OMA IMPS and SIP/IMS support. The platform enables cross-network connectivity and SMS Continuity, and has unmatched embedded client interoperability, as well as support for legacy clients - SMS, MMS, HTML, XHTML, and WAP. It incorporates a feature-rich PC client, and supports a multitude of downloadable terminal clients, including Symbian, J2ME, iMode, Microsoft Mobile Clients and BREW.
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