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InphoMatch, which provides inter-carrier SMS solutions, has reported strong traffic growth in the emerging US market.

According to InphoMatch figures, it has handled 750m inter-carrier messages since launching in November 2001. Virtually all major US carriers now offer inter-carrier messaging services and InphoMatch provides solutions for AT&T Wireless, Verizon and T-Mobile. The company is now delivering 100m messages per month and sees traffic doubling every two months. The figures still fall short of the levels seen in Western Europe and Asia Pacific, but with continued growth the US is potentially one of the largest markets in world for SMS. InphoMatch is looking to expand to Latin America and start delivering ringtones and information services.

“Inter-carrier SMS volumes are doubling every eight to ten weeks in the US,” said Colin Matthews, CEO of InphoMatch. “But our InphoXchange platform is scaleable, reliable, and economical enough to handle the growing level of inter-carrier traffic as well as the expected growth in international traffic and the delivery of premium content services.”