Reliance Communications Selects Aicent MMS Gateway

Aicent Inc., today announced that Reliance Communications, one of India's largest integrated telecommunications service provider, has selected Aicent MMS Gateway to offer domestic and international Multimedia Messaging Service (MMS) to its mobile subscribers.

CA, USA, 2006-10-16 09:43:43 (IndiaPRwire.com)
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Aicent Inc., a leading provider of mobile data network services and solutions for global mobile operators, today announced that Reliance Communications, Ltd. (BSE: RCOM.NS), one of India's largest integrated telecommunications service provider with over 25.7 million mobile subscribers (as of August 31, 2006), has selected Aicent MMS Gateway to offer domestic and international Multimedia Messaging Service (MMS) to its mobile subscribers.

Reliance has launched its MMS service which offers a vibrant and personalized messaging experience to its subscribers. By utilizing the Aicent MMS gateway service, Reliance mobile subscribers can stay in touch by sharing photos, audio and video messages with their friends and family across India and around the world. India is currently the fifth largest telecommunications market in the world, with more than three times the number of mobile phone connections than fixed line connections.

"Reliance has been at the forefront to introduce innovative applications that have redefined the scope of mobile telephony for our many million customers. We are glad to offer domestic and international MMS services to cater to the fast growing popularity of data and video applications among Reliance Mobile customers. With the launch of this interconnectivity we invite all other operators to integrate and to connect with Reliance's subscriber base," said Mahesh Prasad, President - Application Services Group, Reliance Communications.

"We are excited to partner with Reliance to add value to their subscribers' messaging experience in India," said Lynn Liu, President and CEO of Aicent. "Aicent's global footprint and flexible, innovative service features enhance user's experience and operator's revenue streams. We continue to demonstrate our world-class mobile data expertise established by our data roaming, messaging and other next generation mobile data services."

About Reliance Communications: Reliance Communications is India's foremost integrated Telecommunications Company with over 25.7 million Indian and 700,000 global individual consumers. Reliance Communications corporate clientele includes 600 Indian and 250 multinational corporations, and -- through subsidiary FLAG Telecom -- over 200 global carriers.

The company has a pan-India, next generation, integrated (wireless and wireline), convergent (voice, data and video) digital network that is capable of supporting best-of-class services spanning the entire Infocomm value chain. Recent news releases and further information are on Reliance Communications website at: www.reliancecommunications.co.in.

About Reliance ADA Group: Among India's top three private sector business houses, with a market capitalization of Rs 100,000 crore (US$ 22 billion), net assets in excess of Rs 31,500 crore (US$ 7 billion), and net worth to the tune of Rs 27,500 crore (US$ 6 billion).

The group has a customer base of over 50 million, the largest in India, and a shareholder base of over 8 million, among the largest in the world. Through its products and services, the Reliance - ADA Group touches the life of 1 in 10 Indians every single day. The business presence of the Group extends to over 4,500 towns and 300,000 villages in India, and 5 continents across the world. The interests of the Group range from communications (Reliance Communications) and financial services (Reliance Capital Ltd), to generation, transmission and distribution of power (Reliance Energy), infrastructure and entertainment. Recent news releases and further information are on Reliance ADA Group website at: www.relianceada.com.

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About Aicent, Inc.

Aicent Inc. is a leading provider of data network services and solutions for global mobile operators. Aicent operates one of world's largest GRX networks with direct connections to nearly 50 operators, collectively serving more than 500 million mobile users. Through extensive peering arrangements, Aicent network reaches nearly all GPRS/3G operators around the world. Aicent also operates one of world's first and largest MMS Inter-working services, and provides SMS hubbing, mobile messaging delivery and other value added services across all types of 2.5G/3G mobile networks.

The company is headquartered in San Jose, California with regional offices in Americas, Asia Pacific and Europe. For more information, please visit: www.aicent.com.

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