Jaxtr Selects TynTec For SMS Solution

Social communications company selects mobile messaging operator for international SMS capabilities

Jaxtr, one of the world’s largest and most innovative social communications companies, 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.

Jaxtr selected TynTec for its unparalleled delivery quality and international reach. Using its proprietary SMS-C and multiple points of connectivity into the deep-level (SS7) global mobile network, TynTec can offer its customers 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.”

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For more information:

Patrick Herridge

Parys Communications

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pherridge {at} parys(.)com

About TynTec

TynTec is a mobile messaging operator, offering enterprise-quality SMS services to mobile network operators, enterprises, internet companies and mobile services providers.

The company offers operator-level messaging services through its unique multiple points of connectivity into the deep level (SS7) global mobile network and its proprietary technical infrastructure. Because TynTec acts as a messaging operator it can offer more advanced and reliable services than traditional SMS providers and can back up its services with rigorous service level agreements (SLAs).

TynTec offers its clients a broad range of messaging services including outbound mobile messaging (Enterprise and banking messaging, SMS Hubbing), unified inbound communications (e.g. reception of voice, SMS, fax, etc.) and real time network data (e.g. home network, location and/or subscriber availability information).

Based in the UK, Germany and Singapore, TynTec works with clients including O2, Lufthansa Systems, Accenture, British Airways, Unilever and Skype.

About Jaxtr

Jaxtr is a leading social communications company based in Menlo Park, CA. More than 10 million jaxtr users in 220 countries have linked their phone to the Web, so they can make free international mobile calls to other members, call anyone in the world at low rates and get a free global voicemail box online. Members can find like-minded people in café jaxtr and actually talk with members who share their interests, whether or not they are online. By posting their jaxtr link on Facebook, LinkedIn and other social networking profiles, members can hear from callers worldwide while keeping their existing phone number private and screen calls before their phone even rings.

Jaxtr works with any mobile or landline phone, and no download is required even if calls are initiated from a mobile phone. Jaxtr is venture-backed by leading investors, including three of the original Skype investors. The company has raised more than $20 million dollars in funding.