Wysdom, Inc. has launched its newly expanded InterCarrier Mobyle Gateway (ICMG), which will allow carriers to offer subscribers the means to exchange messages with others worldwide via wireless pagers, PDAs, or handsets.

To date it has been almost impossible for North American users to send inter-carrier messages; subsequently, users have been reluctant to use SMS services. Wysdom’s ICMG will offer carriers an easy-to-use SMS service that does not require subscribers to know the recipient’s device number and carrier to send a text message.

"U.S. and Canadian carriers using ICMG will be among the first to roll out two-way inter-carrier SMS in North America," said Kashif Hassan, CEO and co-founder of Wysdom. "Overall, ICMG will help SMS in this market catch-up with the rest of the world by overcoming many of the barriers hampering its growth. Our vision is to enable all users, on any mobile device, to send text messages to friends, family, and business associates anywhere in the world."

Wysdom’s ICMG is based on Mobyle Application Platform (MAP) technology, which

• Provides the various functional elements such as plug-ins and telephony interfaces needed to complete carrier and third-party connectivity
• Processes, renders, and routes the text, which is then passed on to the appropriate carrier and on to the recipient’s device

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