South Africa to Tune into Mobile Video
August 06 2008 - 8:00AM
Business Wire
Telecommunications services platform provider NMS Communications
has partnered with regional value-added services provider Atlantic
Convergence to help meet customer demand for new voice and video
services in South Africa, NMS announced today. Atlantic Convergence
will sell NMS media processing boards, gateways, servers and
software to application developers and value-added service (VAS)
providers throughout the country and beyond so they can create
revenue-generating mobile video services such as mobile TV or
mobile video SMS (short message service) messaging. Headquartered
in Johannesburg, Atlantic Convergence is helping mobile operators
in South Africa and nearby countries usher in converged mobile
technologies including text, audio, graphics, animation and video
services for GSM and 3G networks. As a member of the NMS Partner
Network, Atlantic Convergence will sell NMS Open Access� media
processing boards and software and the Vision family of servers and
gateways. Application developers and VAS providers will use those
NMS products to build a menu of next-generation services such as:
interactive streaming video; and mobile TV services like sports and
news broadcast highlights or mobisodes (two-to-three minute
episodes subscribers can view while waiting for a bus, etc.).
�We�re poised to capitalize on the growing mobile video market in
South Africa, where more than 40 million mobile phone users are
looking for new ways to communicate and maximize the entertainment
value of their mobile devices,� said Graham Finbow, director of
Atlantic Convergence. �NMS platforms provide the flexibility and
functionality to rapidly develop new video technologies that will
enable operators to capitalize on this market opportunity.�
Application developers will use the NMS Open Access media
processing and signaling products and the NMS Vision media gateway
and signaling server solutions to develop a broad range of services
including video SMS that feature video avatars which �talk� with a
subscriber�s own voice. Open Access products are open, scalable,
high-density building blocks that give developers the processing
power and capacity needed to quickly develop a fast-growing set of
current and next-generation services. The Vision family of servers
and gateways enables service providers to create a broad range of
converged multimedia applications including ringback, prepaid
calling, network conferencing, mobile Centrex and multimedia
blogging. �Mobile communications are growing at a phenomenal pace
in Africa, and South Africa is the gateway to the rest of the
continent,� said Jamie Warter, vice president of marketing at NMS
Communications. �Atlantic Convergence has the expertise and market
timing to introduce our products to the application developers and
service providers who will build the innovative services that will
set the stage for mobile video adoption and growth throughout
Africa.� The NMS Partner Network is a worldwide community of
value-added channel and technology partners working together to
further the development and adoption of both traditional and new
value-added services such as voice mail, audio conferencing and
interactive voice response systems to ringback tones, voice SMS and
interactive mobile video. To learn more about the NMS Partner
Network or apply for membership, visit
http://www.nmscommunications.com/DevPlatforms/Partners/default.htm.
About Atlantic Convergence Atlantic Convergence is a South
Africa-based value-added service provider dedicated to developing
and deploying high-revenue converged multimedia service
applications that mobile operators will use to drive increased
average revenue per user (ARPU). For more information, visit
http://www.atlantic.co.za/Multimedia.htm. About NMS Communications
NMS Communications, a division of NMS Communications Corporation
(NASDAQ: NMSS), provides enabling technology and tools for the
rapid development and deployment of value-added services on mobile
and converged networks. From�traditional voice mail and interactive
voice response systems to ringback tones, voice SMS, and
interactive mobile video, NMS platforms are used around the world
as the foundation for a wide range of revenue-generating video,
voice and data applications.�Visit www.nmscommunications.com for
more information. NMS Communications is a trademark of NMS
Communications Corporation. All other brand or product names may be
trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders.
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