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QUICKNET LAUNCHES SMS PORTAL
Date:
5 March 2002
Source:
TechCentral - The Star
Online
By CHAN LEE MENG
KUALA LUMPUR: QuickNet Com (M) Sdn Bhd has introduced mobileExec, a
web-based SMS (short message services) portal targeted at the
business community.
The service allows users to send out SMS via the Internet to all
five mobile networks in Malaysia, namely Maxis, Celcom, Digi,
TimeCel and TMTouch.
In addition to sending out standard SMS messages, subscribers can
access other features like group SMS, recurring and time delayed
SMS, alerts, message status, contact management, message outbox and
the ability to receive SMS replies on the Net.
QuickNet chairman and CEO Ramli Amat said the service capitalizes on
the growing use of SMS in providing secure, reliable de-livery of
messages across multiple carrier networks.
“We are promising commercial-grade services that are vital in any
business environment,” he said.
He noted that unlike regular mobile phone subscribers, Quicknet
Com’s servers are connected directly via leased lines to the SMS
centres of all the mobile network operators.
In addition, the service also offers administration tools for user
management, system monitoring and message tracking.
When asked about the reliability of SMS communication, Ramli
conceded that SMS messages could sometimes be delayed, but said this
was almost always due to congestion at the inter-operator gateways,
i.e. delayed messages were usually the ones sent between different
networks.
He said messages sent through mobile-Exec are less likely to be
delayed because of the company’s direct connection to the SMS
centres.
Users can sign up for the service via prepaid or monthly
subscriptions.
mobileExec charges are 18 sen per SMS sent to Maxis users, and 13
sen per SMS sent to other mobile networks.
Ramli said while the service may seem expensive at first, users can
expect to save money in the long run because the normal rate for
inter-operator SMS is 20 sen a message.
According to Ramli, Quicknet Com is charged a discounted bulk SMS
rate by the mobile network operators, but declined to reveal the
rate.
For more information, call (603) 2693-6000, fax (603) 2693-5007 or
surf to www.mobileexec.net.
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