Tier 1

Tier 1 SMS aggregators maintain direct short-message peer-to-peer (SMPP—an industry protocol for exchanging SMS messages) connections and premium settlement agreements with at least four of the five major U.S. wireless carriers (AT&T, Sprint, T-Mobile, US Cellular, and Verizon). They support carrier-grade SMS and MMS capabilities and provide a high-level 24/7 service agreement. They publish content only where the rights to that content are clearly owned by the customer (e.g., they won't knowingly plagiarize or spam).

Ericsson www.ericsson.com

mBlox www.mblox.com

Mobile Messenger www.mobilemessenger.com

Motricity www.motricity.com

Openmarket www.openmarket.com

Sybase 365 www.sybase.com

Velti www.velti.com

Vibes Media www.vibes.com

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