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Kirusa Nigeria Limited (Kirusa) is a Value-Added Services (VAS) provider licensed by the Nigerian communications commision (NCC) to offer value added services to the telecommunications industry. Kirusa enables our subcribers (through mobile operators) to access a wide range of services such as Kirusa chanels (Sports and Celebrity content), Insta voice Missed Call,Voicemail & Voice SMS, as well as a host of enterprise services under Kirusa Konnect. Access to these services can either be via Unstructured supplementary service data (USSD), Short messaging service (SMS) Interactive Voice Response (IVR) or flash calls.

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Kirusa Announces Launch Of SIM-less Number Store In InstaVoice ReachMe App

Users can buy virtual phone numbers from the store, and start using them immediately, while operators can leverage this distribution platform to find new customers.

In response to increasing demand from African people traveling abroad, businesses wanting to have local numbers for overseas customers, and operators looking for new avenues to maximize ARPU, Kirusa today announced the feature allowing users to buy foreign numbers from its InstaVoice ReachMe app.

These virtual numbers, called ReachMe Numbers, are now available from US, UK, Canada, and France for just US$1 a month with additional countries to follow shortly.

The numbers are available from InstaVoice ReachMe app (which can be downloaded from Google Play or App Store) and do not require any additional activation steps or physical liaison with the operator. The new numbers can be used alongside a person’s existing mobile number(s) and activated instantly. ReachMe uses a multi-ID architecture, allowing up to 20 numbers to be linked to an account and used on any device. This eliminates the need to carry additional phones to use multiple phone numbers.

After buying a +1, +44 or +33 number from the ReachMe app, users will receive calls to that number when they are connected to the internet – via mobile data from any SIMs, or Wi-Fi. When they are offline, callers can leave voicemails in the app which can be listened to when the recipient is back online.

Surinder Anand, CTO, and VP – Product Management of Kirusa said “Virtualization of numbers promises a new business stream for carriers. Expats and inbound tourists become new segments of the population that can be reached out to, increasing the size of the telecom pie. Sim-less nature of the numbers made possible by multi-ID, allows users to own several phone numbers, without the hassles of owning several phones. This incentivizes the users to buy add-on lines for each aspect of their life – one for work, one for family and perhaps one for dating! This also drastically reduces the cost of user acquisition– an important consideration in low ARPU markets like Africa. Kirusa envisages a future where users in any part of the world can buy phone numbers in any country, via ReachMe.”

InstaVoice ReachMe App was launched at Mobile World Congress Barcelona 2018, as a Roaming App, targeted at International travelers. Kirusa further announced the app’s ability to integrate with carrier networks, to roll-out customized roaming packages and plans for subscribers. Unlike other OTT apps, ReachMe doesn’t require both the calling parties to have the app installed. The caller’s experience remains the same as when making a regular mobile call to a ReachMe user (via the phone dialer), with no need for the app or a data connection.

JOURNEY

 

Inception in New Jersey, USA

 

Invented Voice SMS

 

First ever carrier partnership with Grameenphone

 

Acquired HeyAnita Voice Platform

 

First carrier partnership in Africa, with MTN Uganda

 

First European carrier partnership with Eagle Mobile Albania

 
 
 

InstaVoice surpasses 100 Million monthly active users

 

Launched InstaVoice Ring

 

50th Carrier Partnership

 

Acquired Cooltok and Saya

 

Introduced Celeb and Sports Content Service

 

Launched InstaVoice app

 
 

First European carrier partnership with Eagle Mobile Albania

 

Launched InstaVoice app

 

Introduced Celeb and Sports Content Service

 

Acquired Cooltok and Saya

 

50th Carrier Partnership

 
 
 

Kirusa CEO amongst "Outstanding 50 Asian Americans in Business"

 

Kirusa processed over 100 Billion calls

 

Launched Konnect Self-Service Portal

 

Launched InstaVoice ReachMe app

 

Launched IP Messaging solutions

 
 
 
 

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