Sybase 365 expands into North Asia

NEW DELHI: Sybase 365, a subsidiary of Sybase Inc., today announced that it has been selected by four operators in North Asia to provide International SMS connectivity, broadening its reach to the world.

Sybase 365 North Asia connectivity continues to expand across China, Japan, South Korea, and Taiwan, through agreements with KT Freetel, South Korea’s mobile operator; LG Dacom, part of the LG Group in Korea; Taiwan Mobile; and Vibo Telecom.

“North Asia continues to be a major market for Sybase 365, and these agreements prove that we remain the first choice for North Asian operators seeking global and cross-technology messaging connectivity,” said Marty Beard, president, Sybase 365.

“With such an extensive network, Sybase 365 is now in a stronger position to provide a single point of contact for these four newly-added operator partners for global messaging connectivity while providing new international communication opportunities for our existing customers in the North Asian region including China Mobile and NTT DoCoMo,” he added.

Subscribers of the North Asian mobile operators are now able to send and receive text messages from most corners of the world, opening up a vast potential SMS revenue stream for the North Asian operators, Sybase said in a statement.