Acision Bolsters Mtn Nigeria's Messaging Business With Next-generation Messaging

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MEDIA RELEASE PR37062


Acision Bolsters MTN Nigeria's Messaging Business With Next-Generation Messaging Solution


CAPE TOWN, Nov. 12 /PRNewswire-Asianet/ --


    Acision, the world's leading messaging company, today announces that MTN Nigeria, the largest mobile

operator in Nigeria with nearly 50 per cent market share and serving over 27 million subscribers as of June 30

2009, has successfully been using the Acision SMSC to significantly boost SMS traffic in the region. MTN Nigeria

has been working with Acision for the past eight years and recently upgraded to Acision's next generation

messaging infrastructure to deliver rock solid messaging service quality as well as extend the reach of its direct

messaging capability.


    The Acision messaging infrastructure empowers MTN to provide high quality text messaging services to its

customers, competently handle high volume traffic during peak times and have greater control over third party

content. Acision provisions its messaging solutions with its African based partner, TechFuture Limited, which

supports Acision's presence across this continent. In addition, MTN has worked with Acision and Techfuture, to

facilitate MTN's corporate social responsibility and local business initiative which enables the transfer of technical

skills and knowledge to Nigerian companies for the country's future economic growth.


    "Messaging is the main form of mobile communication in Nigeria and the average use of SMS per subscriber is

quadrupling year on year, so it is essential that we have a world-class infrastructure to meet our customers SMS

demands," says Akinwale Goodluck, Corporate Services Executive at MTN Nigeria. "We selected Acision's

messaging solutions because of its renowned reputation in this space and the power and flexibility of its platform to

deliver innovative messaging services as our market expands. With Acision working with Techfuture we also have

guaranteed assurance that we will have local technical support at all times. The partnership also supports our

corporate social responsibility initiative of building out the range of technical skills for future African generations,

something that is very close to our hearts."


    "We have developed a strong working relationship with Acision which has enabled the prompt delivery of

powerful messaging solutions to operators across the region, including MTN. We now look forward to our continued

work together to support the burgeoning African mobile industry as the market starts to shift from messaging

towards other data services such as mobile broadband," explains Tolu Dada of Techfuture Limited.


    Sherif Hamoudah, Acision senior vice president and general manager for Middle East, Africa and Pakistan,

continues, "According to Blycroft Publishing's latest 2009 marketing research report "Africa and Middle East

Mobile Network Operators Directory," there has been 25 per cent growth across the African mobile market with the

activation of 74 million new subscribers. With African mobile communications set to boom, Acision has partnered

with companies like Techfuture to heighten our presence in the region and provide increased support to our valued

customers such as MTN. We expect this will be a very fruitful relationship."


    NOTES TO EDITORS


    About Acision


    Acision is the world's leading messaging company, providing communication solutions for over 300 network



    About MTN Nigeria


    MTN Nigeria is the largest telecommunications company in Nigeria. It is part of the MTN Group of South Africa,

which operates in 21 countries including Nigeria. For further information: http://www.mtnonline.com


    About TechFuture Limited


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    TechFuture Limited is a provider of telecom solutions in the African market working with partners like Acision and

providing system integration and local technical support services to service providers and mobile operators.


    SOURCE: Acision UK



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