SAN MATEO, Calif., May 12 /PRNewswire/ -- Gemini Mobile Technologies(R), a leading developer of wireless software infrastructure, today announced that NII Holdings, Inc. has chosen its flagship product HyperScale(R) Messaging Center (HMC) to provide millions of NII customers with an enriched MMS experience. This deployment, accessible in the four major Latin American markets -- Argentina, Brazil, Mexico and Peru -- offers an efficient communication medium to access and distribute a full range of multimedia content including text, pictures and video.
Today's announcement extends the relationship that Gemini already has with NII Holdings. With HyperScale, NII Holdings' Latin American operations will effectively address the growing demand for wireless data services.
"We are delighted to partner with NII Holdings to deliver dynamic wireless technologies to the millions of users in Latin America," said Mike Tso, co- founder and CTO of Gemini Mobile. "The launch of our MMS platform in one of the fastest growing markets in the world adds to the growing momentum for HyperScale, already benefiting carriers and tens of millions of users worldwide with innovative new services, reduced cost, and increased reliability."
"As the overall consumer demand for wireless data services in Latin America continues to surge, we are expanding our data offering for our customers," said Robert Ewald, Vice President of Product Management for NII Holdings, Inc. "Gemini's technology enables us to deliver the leading MMS services to our consumers today and into the future."
Gemini Mobile's patented HyperScale technology enables exceptional scalability and dramatically reduces the cost per message using off-the-shelf computing resources. This innovative architecture provides reliable, stable performance, allowing the operator to focus on growing revenues without added complexity and cost.
About NII Holdings, Inc.
NII Holdings, Inc., a publicly held company based in Reston, Va., is a leading provider of mobile communications for business customers in Latin America. NII Holdings, Inc. has operations in Argentina, Brazil, Mexico, Peru, and Chile offering a fully integrated wireless communications tool with digital cellular service, text/numeric paging, wireless Internet access and Nextel Direct Connect(R) a digital two-way radio feature. NII Holdings, Inc. trades on the NASDAQ market under the symbol NIHD and is a member of the NASDAQ 100 Index. Visit the Company's website at http://www.nii.com/.
About Gemini Mobile Technologies
Gemini Mobile Technologies(R), headquartered in San Mateo, California, is a leading developer of wireless software infrastructure. The company's Hyperscale(R) Technology is the foundation for its two products: a messaging platform and a community platform called eXplo(R). Customers include Alcatel- Lucent, NII Holdings, Inc., SoftBank Japan and Telecom Italia (TIM). The company's development efforts are distributed across China, Japan and the United States and it has offices in Asia and Europe. For more information, visit http://www.geminimobile.com/.
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