GSMA Awards NewNet's KryptonCloud RCS Solution Full Blackbird Accreditation

    ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, IL, October 13, 2014 /24-7PressRelease/ -- NewNet Communication Technologies is excited to announce that its KryptonCloud Service has received full GSMA 'BlackBird' Accreditation from the GSMA's Rich Communication Services Interoperability Testing group.

"This new accreditation continues to demonstrate NewNet's commitment to technical innovation and fulfillment of market demand," says Brent Newsome, Vice President Business Development NewNet Messaging and General Manager, NewPace Technology Development. "The KryptonCloud solution is built on our KryptonConnect platform, and its accreditation continues to show the depth of the underlying platform's technical strength."

Blackbird is the most recent release of the joyn branded rich communication experience promoted by the GSMA and based on the Rich Communications Services standards underpinning the GSMA Network 2020 initiative. Features included in the newest release include improved activation of the joyn service and handling of multiple devices, and integration of RCS messaging with existing SMS functionality. Additional developments include improvements to chatting features, additions of file store and forward, group chat, file transfer and V-Card sharing, location sharing, in addition to the inclusion of video calling and voice calling functionality.

"KryptonCloud is an entry level solution for any operator, offering low to no capital investment," explains NewNet's Krishna Viswanadham, EVP & GM, NewNet's Messaging Business Unit. "Additionally, operators deploying an IMS core can easily deploy KryptonConnect in their network to provide a complete messaging solution."

NewNet's recent acquisition of NewPace Technologies Inc. has provided an opportunity to blend the best in RCS, SMS, MMS and VoLTE technologies into a single product family that offers comprehensive Rich Communications Services (RCS) integrated with Legacy SMS Messaging. KryptonConnect is a complete suite of RCS 5.1 compliant services including: Capabilities Discovery, OMA Presence, VoIP and Video calling, Video Sharing, Multi-Device Support, Audio Messaging, Instant Messaging, Group Chat, File Transfer, Store and Forward functionality, Central Message Store, Configuration Server, Inter-operator routing and Network API solutions for mobile operators.

Interested in seeing NewNet's Krypton in action, visit the team at Futurecom 2014 in Sao Paulo Brazil (October 13- 16, 2014) in Hall A, or book a meeting with the team at RCS Berlin, October 28-29, 2014.

About NewNet Communication Technologies
Headquartered in Arlington Heights, IL, NewNet is a recognized leader in mobility technologies with a primary focus in messaging, signaling, wireless broadband, consumer internet, multimedia content delivery, mobile advertising, and secure transaction processing. NewNet Communication Technologies is a part of the Skyview Capital LLC, portfolio of companies. For further information, please visit www.newnet.com

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