Sponsors:

Gold Sponsor:

We bundle all of Vodafone’s internal and commercial roaming services under one roof. As the roaming partners’ gateway into Vodafone, we are the new single access point towards all Vodafone operators. As an open roaming hub, we enable mobile operators to lead in roaming so they can attract more high value customers and chargeable traffic. We want mobile roamers to experience easy and worry-free communications in any place. Through our roaming hub services, we empower mobile operators to deliver against this ultimate need. As a member of the Vodafone group, we unite extensive roaming know-how with global scale and local operating experience. We are an active member of the GSMA and a driving force in the development of many industry initiatives.

Silver sponsor:

SmartTrust is a global leader in SIM and Mobile Device Management software designed to provide mobile network operators improved understanding of their subscribers and efficient management of the SIM cards and devices on their network. With our innovative technologies, mobile operators can implement new services quickly and efficiently, and gain knowledge about the needs of subscribers.

Silver Sponsor:

Syniverse Technologies, an industry pioneer and innovator for more than 20 years, is committed to simplifying the business and technical complexities of mobile communications. With offices around the globe that focus on intensive customer services and technological evolution, we are ideally positioned to help you take advantage of the transformative opportunities resulting from the growing pervasiveness and sophistication of wireless communication.Our expertise and solutions means well over a billion subscribers worldwide can count on receiving seamless service wherever they go. From data and financial clearing services to global wireless data connectivity and interoperability to advanced messaging, we deliver the solutions that allow you to efficiently and profitably offer the endless possibilities of mobile voice, data, video, music and content to your customers.

Silver Sponsor:

BICS delivers best in class global solutions for Voice, Messaging, Roaming, Connectivity and Mobile Financial Services to hundreds of telecommunication providers around the world. With our passionate and creative teams located in Brussels, Bern, Monaco, Dubai, Singapore and New York, we continuously strive to provide our customers with the highest levels of quality, reliability and interoperability that enable them to maximise End-user value. Our innovative approach is visible through our place at the forefront of the market consolidation and technology advancement.  We are a joint venture of Belgacom, Swisscom and MTN, and have rolled out transformative Next Generation Networks (NGN). This together with our continued focus on Value Added Services for Mobile Operators and our growth strategy has enabled us to reach a world-leading position both on the International Voice and Mobile Data markets.

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Endorsing Association:

GRAPA is not standing at the sidelines during this exciting and critical time. We continue to work aggressively with members from around the world to try to better understand what people are doing, how they are doing it and how we can help to formally define these functions, roles and responsibilities and integrate them into our standards/procedures and standard controls libraries.

Endorsing Organization:

160Characters.org has been tracking the mobile messaging industry since 2001. Activities include an industry news web site, free email newsletter, seminars, and the annual Mobile Messaging Awards. While we still firmly believe that SMS has still much untapped potential, at 160Characters the focus is on all types of mobile messaging including MMS, MIM, voice, email and what can be done with them.

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