10Meters News Service

February 13, 2002 – SMS is getting a boost in the fragmented U.S. network market from a San Diego company that says its solution is aimed at giving users what they're clamoring for – text-talking between carriers.

Called SMS.ac, the company provides technology that allows wireless exchange of text and data messages across the multiple wireless networks used in the U.S., which include CDMA, GSM and TDMA.

Launched in early December, the company says it now has more than 2 million users. Interoperability is based on the company's MMSbox technologies that unify GSM, CDMA, TDMA, the Internet and next-generation standards.

The wireless industry is in a "critical stage," said the company's chairman and CEO, Michael Pousti. "There are tremendous opportunities for industry growth, but only if the impeding issues regarding interoperability for text and next-generation communications are overcome."

Referring to SMS.ca's technology, Pousti added that the solution for growth "is available and consumers have demonstrated strong demand for the offerings. Let's hope the industry rises to this wake-up call" to provide SMS cross-talk.

SMS is widely used elsewhere in the world, particularly Europe, which is standardized on GSM technology. In the U.S., the mix of network technologies used by the various providers has prevented delivery of SMS between carriers.

SMS.ac says it created its solution in an effort "to remove adoption barriers and facilitate global SMS and next-generation communications."

For more information on SMS.ac services and SMS in general, visit SMS.ac at www.sms.ac.