Jaxtr, a social communications specialist, has added mobile messaging operator TynTec to support its international SMS global coverage. Under the deal, TynTec will be the provider of SMS capabilities for Jaxtr's consumer-facing web-to-SMS service.
Jaxtr offers users free and low-cost local and international calling and SMS via its website. It supports more than 10 million customers in 220 countries and its free, text-advertising supported international SMS service has already generated millions of messages since its launch in April 2008.
Using its proprietary SMS-C and multiple points of connectivity into the deep-level (SS7) global mobile network, TynTec offers high-speed, guaranteed delivery SMS to more than 400 networks in 160 countries.
By partnering with TynTec to provide global SMS termination, Jaxtr will ensure that its users can send SMS reliably and quickly to a huge number of international destinations.
Phillip Mobin CTO of Jaxtr, said: "We always look for providers that can offer our customers great international reach, timely delivery and utter reliability, and Tyntec is just such a company. TynTec's technical infrastructure means that it can offer this combination and that made them a great partner for this project."
"For a disruptive communications service like ours then user experience is everything – if our consumers suffer from delayed or lost messages it would reflect badly on our service as a whole. By partnering with TynTec we know that we're offering customers the very best service we can."
Michael Kowalzik, CEO of TynTec, said: "Jaxtr is bringing a new model to mobile communications – combining VOIP and SMS telephony with an intuitive online interface, ad-funded model and social media capabilities."
"Internet businesses are increasingly introducing an SMS functionality into their offerings and it is something that we support through our messaging infrastructure as well as our renowned reliability and international reach."