Followap's platform completes Ericsson's GPRS Mobile Application Initiative test
Followap passes Ericsson's Mobile Application Initiative performance evaluation for GPRS, clearing its messaging platform for launch on next-generation packet networks.
London, England.
- September 4, 2000 - Followap™, a leader in innovative mobile messaging platforms for the Telecom industry, today announced that it has successfully completed the rigorous General Packet Radio Services (GPRS) Applications Performance Evaluation by Ericsson's Mobile Application Initiative (MAI). This follows successful trials by mobile operators. Followap has conducted extensive engineering and testing in GPRS technologies, and with the completion of the MAI Applications Performance Evaluation, which tests the performance of mobile Internet applications for next generation wireless networks, Followap's technology is ready for launch on GPRS networks.
"We are proud of the successful completion of the MAI tests for the GPRS wireless data standards," said Tommy Volsen, Director of Business Development at Followap. "Our iFollow™ messaging platform has demonstrated high performance and reliability. It is now proven compatible with GPRS networks."
About Followap
Followap is the leading provider of Instant Messaging Presence and Location (IMPL) platforms and solutions for mobile operators. Its flagship platform, iFollow, became the world's first commercially installed IMPL platform in December 2000, when it was launched by Eircell, Ireland's leading Mobile Operator and a subsidiary of the Vodafone Group Plc.
Followap is committed to enabling mobile operators to offer advanced, revenue-generating messaging and community-based services by continuously introducing innovative telecom-grade messaging products.
Followap offers full customization and integration services to address the specific requirements of its customers and provides comprehensive technical support and consulting services.