Airwide Solutions

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Airwide Solutions is a privately-held United States-based mobile messaging and wireless internet infrastructure company.

The company was founded in 2004 through the merger of Taral Networks and Schlumberger's Messaging Solutions unit,[1] formerly Sema Group. Airwide acquired Finnish company First Hop in 2007.[2]

Neil Papworth, a test engineer at Sema at the time, sent the world's first SMS message over the Vodafone GSM network in December 1992.[3]

In 2008, Airwide Solutions won the gold award for innovation at the Mobile Advertising and Marketing Awards.

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  1. ^ Airwide Solutions Secures $25 Million in Financing to Address Emerging Opportunities in Mobile Commu | ClickPress
  2. ^ 160Characters Association
  3. ^ Airwide Solutions says Happy 15th Birthday to SMS

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