Colibria Showcases ‘SMS Evolution’ - Mobile IM Solution Builds on Familiar SMS Experience
Enhanced server and client features offer Operators a first step towards full MIM services.
Colibria is showcasing ‘SMS Evolution’ at this year’s 3GSM World Congress in Barcelona: a Mobile Instant Messaging (MIM) solution which introduces enhanced MIM features built around the familiar SMS experience and the SMS+ market concept.
The SMS Evolution solution portfolio enables operators to build on the success of SMS to introduce richer, more interactive and personalised features offered by MIM. Key components of the solution include:
SMS Evolution Client
A unique address book client which operates with the familiarity of a standard phone address book, while offering many of the enhanced features of full MIM. The client can be embedded or downloaded onto a user’s device. Features include:
- Address book integration – from existing phone address book contacts
- Extended user profile information: pictures, icons, moods
- Picture send and Shout! - one to many notification prompt
- Many to many conversation
- Extended conversation – invite friends into a conversation
- Typing alerts – notification of a message being typed for you
SMS and MMS Interworking
This solution component enables SMS Evolution users to communicate with existing SMS and MMS users and legacy devices. It drives SMS Continuity, which supports the GSM Association’s Personal IM initiative.
Colibria Community Gateway Solutions provide opportunities for operators to mobilize existing PC-based Internet IM services such as MSN/Windows Live and Yahoo. Colibria Convergence Messaging Solutions enable SIP based messaging and presence services within an IMS infrastructure. Colibria’s MIM technology already supports 17 operator customers globally, and the company experienced 400% growth in 2006.
Matt Hooper, EVP Marketing, of Colibria, commented: "SMS has grown organically to represent a $50bn plus global market. But as revenues plateau, operators are now looking for the next messaging growth opportunity. MIM leverages the existing familiarity of SMS, but provides a much richer user experience including the ability to share multimedia content, set personalised features such as ‘moods’ and interact with multiple subscribers in a more interactive and immediate context. SMS Evolution allows operators to evolve their SMS subscriber base towards full MIM by introducing enhanced, gradual IM features to an already popular and highly successful communications medium."
For more information, please contact Richard George on +44 (0) 20 7792 7408 or email
emma.turner@nelsonbostock.com / richard.george@nelsonbostock.com
About Colibria
Colibria was founded in 2000 and is already a leading international player in the field of new generation Mobile Instant Messaging (MIM) solutions. Based in Norway, Colibria also has locations in the UK, Belgium, Spain, Singapore and the Philippines. Colibria has a global customer base of mobile operators in Europe, Asia and Latin America, as well as working with leading systems integrators. Strategic partners include LogicaCMG, Alcatel-Lucent, Nokia, and Motorola.
Colibria’s IM platform provides an end-to-end solution from advanced server technology through to innovative handset clients. It delivers the infrastructure for launching instant messaging and associated multimedia services as well as advanced IMS based messaging and presence services. Colibria is focused on ensuring interoperability between devices, platforms and operators. Its IMPS and SIP/IMS test server facilities are now the de facto standard for product and service trials, with users in over 30 countries around the world.
Colibria is an active participant in the international standards arena, contributing extensively to the OMA IMPS forum as a member of the Open Mobile Alliance, as well as the GSMA. It is also a founding member of the COMET alliance, a global consortium committed to the delivery of end-to-end converged messaging solutions.
Colibria’s investors include Northzone Ventures (www.northzone.com), Verdane Capital (www.verdanecapital.no), and Ferd Venture (www.ferdventure.no).
Colibria is at 3GSM World Congress in Barcelona Hall 1, Stand 1H49.
For further information please contact:
Nelson Bostock Communications
Emma Turner / Richard George
PH: + 44 (0) 20 7229 4400
EMAIL: emma.turner@nelsonbostock.com
If you would like to schedule an interview at 3GSM in Barcelona, please call:
Emma Turner
+44 (0) 7810 184 651