Inwi introduces instant messaging service with Gemalto (Morocca)
Gemalto has announced that Moroccan operator Inwi has launched LinqUs SIMessenger, a mobile instant messaging service with the company.
Gemalto’s LinqUs SIMessenger enables mobile chatting through any handset. LinqUs SIMessenger offers an intuitive menu that allows subscribers to access their Windows Live Messenger environment with an experience similar to what they get when accessing it from a PC.
Inwi has already surpassed the 250,000 milestone for passes sold every month since the commercial launch of the messaging service in February 2010.
Wana launches 3rd mobile operator in Morocco
www.WirelessFederation.com/news: A new GSM mobile service, Inwi has been launched by Moroccan operator Wana. The third mobile operator in Morocco will cover three-quarters of the population. The GSM license was awarded to Wana in early 2009.
Prepaid offering with per-second billing as well as four postpaid plans with free on-net calls are included in the service along with a range of corporate offers.
Daily and weekly unlimited SMS plans, BlackBerry services, prepaid and postpaid 3G mobile internet using a USB modem, a Windows Live Messenger service, roaming are also offered by Inwi.
A wide range of handsets from Nokia, Samsung, LG, Sony Ericsson and Motorola are also an exclusive offer to the customers. The company will compete against incumbent Maroc Telecom and Meditel on the GSM market.
