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SAN FRANCISCO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Twilio (http://www.twilio.com), the cloud communications company, today announced the launch of Twilio Short Code SMS. The service enables software developers to build applications that send and receive text messages using dedicated 5 and 6-digit numbers, and is the easiest way to get a short code and send SMS at volume.

Businesses use short codes to send large volumes of identical messages, or “blasts”, a use case that extends the utility of Twilio’s existing SMS service. Twilio short codes enable your app to send SMS at 30 messages per second. This high-throughput is perfect for apps that send SMS messages to a large audience or with time sensitivity, such as coupons, alerts, political messages and more.

Twilio Short Code SMS costs 1¢ per outbound text message, and 0.5¢ per inbound text message. Twilio customers can lease custom short codes for $1500/month, or random short codes for $1000/month more

Operator Obtains Affordable Compliance with FCC Mandate, Enhanced Safety and Security for its Subscribers

FORT MYERS, FL–July 13, 2011–Interop Technologies, a provider of core wireless solutions for messaging, device management, and connectivity gateways, today announced that Bluegrass Cellular will deploy Interop’s hosted Commercial Mobile Service Provider (CMSP) Gateway. This solution enables Bluegrass to deliver Commercial Mobile Alert System (CMAS) alert messages originating from the Federal Alert Gateway to its subscribers without deploying cost-prohibitive systems on its network.

Bluegrass Cellular, a leading regional wireless operator, is known for delivering cutting-edge solutions and outstanding customer service to wireless subscribers in Central Kentucky. The company plans to deploy the solution upon completion of Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) testing as required by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). The FCC and FEMA are implementing CMAS, known commercially as the Personal Localized Alerting Network (PLAN), as a result of the Warning, more

Interop’s SMSC, MMSC, and WAP Gateway Will Meet Capacity Demands in Growing Brazilian Market

SAO PAULO, BR and FORT MYERS, FL–July 12, 2011–Bichara Tecnologia, a technology provider supporting the Brazilian telecommunications market, and Interop Technologies, a provider of core wireless solutions for messaging, device management, and connectivity gateways, today announced a partnership to provide Short Message Service (SMS), Multimedia Message Service (MMS), and Wireless Application Protocol (WAP) solutions to mobile virtual network operators (MVNOs) in Brazil.

The agreement enables Bichara to deliver wireless services to MVNOs with the capacity to manage high traffic volumes anticipated in the growing Brazilian wireless market. Legislation approved in 2010 by Agência Nacional de Telecomunicações (Anatel) has created conditions that are more favorable to the success of MVNOs in Brazil. Bichara is currently in advanced talks with a number of MVNOs planning to enter the Brazilian telecom business.

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MORRISVILLE, N.C. — July 12, 2011 — Tekelec (NASDAQ: TKLC), the mobile broadband solutions company, has successfully integrated its session, policy, performance and subscriber data management products into new LTE solutions.

In a previously announced win with a tier-one North American Service Provider, Tekelec integrated its Home Subscriber Server (HSS) address resolution database with its market-leading Diameter Signaling Router (DSR). This allows the service provider to scale LTE services by routing Diameter messages to the appropriate HSS in the network.

“LTE network build-outs present new challenges that require innovative solutions as operators add subscribers and network capacity to meet the exponential demand for mobile broadband services,” said Joe McGarvey, principal analyst at industry research firm Current Analysis. “Tekelec’s strategy is to replicate its 2G and 3G network successes in LTE by simplifying and streamlining complex network architectures to enable network scalability, flexibility and reliability.”

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Waterloo, ON; July 12, 2011 –Sandvine, (TSX:SVC; AIM:SAND) a leading provider of intelligent broadband network solutions for fixed and mobile operators, today announced it is working with global Internet service providers to prepare their networks for upcoming 4G LTE rollouts. Sandvine’s network policy control solution for LTE Evolved Packet Core enables operators to address the challenges of unifying disparate technologies within a common access-agnostic policy framework that supports desired service and billing models.

The Global mobile Suppliers Association (GSA) has reported that twenty operators have commercially launched LTE networks within USA, Europe and Asia, with a total of 208 operators in 80 countries now investing in LTE. Currently, Sandvine is working with four of its national mobile carrier customers on LTE initiatives, one in each major geographic region: North America, South America, Europe and Asia, to demonstrate its traffic monitoring/management, usage management and service creation capabilities within LTE architectures more

New 20,000 Square Foot Showcase for 4G LTE Technology, Solutions, and Innovation Linked to Labs and Engineers Opens in Waltham, Mass.

BASKING RIDGE, N.J., and WALTHAM, Mass., July 12, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — Verizon today marked the official opening of the Verizon Innovation Center, located in Waltham, Mass., at the heart of the high-technology industry in the Northeast. Conceived as a place where companies large and small, entrepreneurs and others across the LTE ecosystem would come together to create the next generation of products that wirelessly connect people, places and things, the Verizon Innovation Center stands ready to propel the development of solutions that spotlight the power and possibilities of 4G LTE.

“The Verizon Innovation Center is named after the core of who we are and what we stand for as a company: innovation. From the outset of this project, Verizon understood that the potential for innovation is bigger more

SAN DIEGO, July 12, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — Qualcomm Incorporated (NASDAQ: QCOM) today announced the appointment of Matt Grob as executive vice president and chief technology officer (CTO). In his expanded role, Grob will shape Qualcomm’s technical path, help coordinate R&D activities across the company, drive development of next-generation wireless technologies, and represent the company’s technologies and direction with external audiences and universities. He will also continue to lead Qualcomm’s Corporate R&D division and provide oversight to Qualcomm Corporate Engineering Services. Roberto Padovani, who has decided to transition out of his role as CTO, will remain an executive vice president and will continue to provide his guidance in support of Qualcomm’s research, development, standards and emerging technology efforts.
“Matt’s focused leadership and his vision into new technology horizons make him ideally suited to lead Qualcomm’s innovation agenda as chief technology officer,” said Dr. Paul E. Jacobs, chairman and CEO of more

New 4G LTE-Compatible USBConnect and Mobile Hotspot Devices Coming This Summer

Key Facts

* AT&T* customers can soon purchase two new 4G LTE devices(1), the AT&T USBConnect Momentum 4G and AT&T Mobile Hotspot Elevate 4G.
* The AT&T USBConnect Momentum 4G features plug-and-play installation of AT&T Communication Manager and access to AT&T’s entire national Wi-Fi network.(2)
* The AT&T Mobile Hotspot Elevate 4G includes a 1.77-inch display and connects up to five Wi-Fi enabled devices to the Internet.
* Both devices offer an expandable memory slot that supports microSD cards up to 32 GB and global connectivity with data roaming in more than 200 countries.(3)
* AT&T plans to launch 4G LTE service in five markets this summer – Atlanta, Chicago, Dallas, Houston, and San Antonio – and extend it to at least 15 markets and to cover 70 million Americans by the end of 2011.
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LightSquared, the nation’s first wholesale-only integrated 4G-LTE wireless broadband and satellite network, announced today the creation of the Empower Rural America Initiative led by an advisory board that includes former Senator Byron Dorgan of North Dakota and former Representatives George Nethercutt of Washington and Charlie Stenholm of Texas.

The group will partner with LightSquared to:

* Work with small cities and rural communities to ensure the deployment of this new satellite and broadband service;
* Work with LightSquared and other parties to make sure device filters and other approaches are developed that will resolve any GPS issues related to precision agriculture and other areas;
* Ensure that LightSquared’s integrated satellite network can help rural markets augment their broadband and GPS services to provide greater accuracy and continuity of service;
* Address the unique public safety concerns of small towns and rural communities by making the deployment of satellite more

Verizon Wireless smartphone and tablet customers have a variety of ways to monitor and manage their wireless data usage, including new text message alerts that will be sent to smartphone customers to help them keep track of monthly domestic data usage.

Starting this week, smartphone users will begin to receive free text message alerts when their data usage crosses thresholds of 50 percent, 75 percent, 90 percent, 100 percent and 110 percent of their data plans’ monthly allowances. Customers who are registered with My Verizon, the online account management tool, may also request email alerts and can add up to three additional email addresses to receive the notifications. My Verizon users also have the option of suppressing the 50 percent and 75 percent alerts. Email alerts for the same threshold levels are already available to tablet, netbook, PC card and Mobile Broadband device customers on usage-based plans.

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