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Kirusa Introduces New ReachMe Calling Feature into InstaVoice

  • InstaVoice users can receive incoming GSM calls for free over data, when roaming or when network is unavailable.
  • The service is currently available for US, UK, France, Lesotho and South Africa mobile numbers.

Africacom, Cape Town, South Africa, Nov 6, 2017: Kirusa, a global leader in communication solutions over data networks for consumers and enterprises, today announced that it has further strengthened its offerings on the InstaVoice platform, with the introduction of its ReachMe feature, allowing users to receive GSM calls in a mobile app, over data. Using ReachMe, users can receive their GSM calls for free while roaming.

The ReachMe feature is a unique service that can detect data connectivity and convert incoming GSM phone calls to Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) calls, so that InstaVoice users can receive these calls over WiFi, or mobile data. It can be activated only when the recipient is roaming, out of network coverage or on flight mode, but connected to the Internet. The call, which can be answered in the InstaVoice app, provides a seamless experience to both the calling party as well as the receiver.

“Mobile subscribers expect better and more convenient ways of maximizing their telephony interactions in the presence of data. ReachMe is an outcome of our efforts to meet this consumer expectation of voice in the data age – a SIM independent experience made possible by data. The ReachMe feature enables several use cases, including helping travelers receive their GSM calls for free while roaming,” said Dr. Inderpal Singh Mumick, Founder and CEO of Kirusa.

The ReachMe feature is available for mobile numbers in USA, UK, Lesotho, France, and for Vodacom numbers in South Africa. A US traveler, traveling internationally can save money by downloading the InstaVoice app from the Apple App Store or Google Play Store, activating ReachMe, using a local SIM for data in the country of destination, and then get all their incoming calls from their home mobile number for free, eliminating roaming charges.

ReachMe opens new revenue streams for mobile operators while saving costs, and helps them meet user expectations from voice in the data age. Any mobile operator interested in offering ReachMe to their subscribers can contact Kirusa at sales@kirusa.com.

“It is estimated that a Billion International travels happen each year! The connectivity expectations of this unique, yet large segment has not been sufficiently addressed through available roaming plans of network. With ReachMe, I believe Kirusa is at the cusp of disrupting this industry,” said Subrata Mitra, Partner, Accel

About Kirusa

Kirusa is a global leader in providing communication solutions over data networks for consumers and enterprises. Kirusa’s solutions include ReachMe, a voice-over-data solution to help users receive their GSM calls over data in a mobile app, while helping carriers leverage the power of data to enrich the calling experience of their subscribers; InstaVoice®, a unique call completion solution for users that bundles voicemail, missed calls, availability, and ring, and helps mobile carriers monetize missed calls in their networks; Kirusa Konnect™, a Communication Platform as a Sevice (CPaaS) for enterprises that helps bolster brand-customer engagement over mobile channels; and InstaVoice Channels™, that offer users access to live voice blogs from their favorite celebrities, sports clubs, news portals and other streams. Kirusa solutions are deployed in 44 countries, with 50 mobile carrier partnerships in Africa, Asia, and LatAm. Kirusa solutions are built on its patented technology and highly reliable, scalable multimodal & cloud platforms, which manage over 2.5 billion calls and 100 million active mobile users across the globe, every month. Headquartered in New Jersey and led by an experienced team of wireless telecom executives and technologists, Kirusa has offices in four continents. For more information, visit: www.kirusa.com

For further inquiries, please contact

For Kirusa

Godslove Adagbonyin
E-mail: gadagbonyin@kirusa.com

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TNM Malawi brings home the First-Ever InstaVoice Services in Partnership with Kirusa

  • Never miss a call with the popular InstaVoice app
  • Malawians can follow their favorite celebrities as well as the latest news on Soccer
  • Dan Lu, Alphasky and Lomwe amongst the top celebrities on InstaVoice platform

Blantyre, Malawi, and New Providence, NJ, Tuesday, 10th January 2017:Malawi’s pioneer mobile network company TNM Telekom Networks Malawi) has launched the InstaVoice, Celeb and Sports services, in collaboration with Kirusa, a global leader in telecom and social media solutions.

Following the introduction of these services, TNM subscribers can manage their missed calls, voicemail and voice messages over the InstaVoice app. The app, with its intuitive and unique chat-like interface, allows the user to respond to missed calls and voicemails, through text as well as rich media. InstaVoice has features such as unlimited voicemails, content delivery over email, option to link multiple numbers and message withdrawal.

Speaking on the launch, TNM Chief Officer - Consumer Services, Daniel Makata, said, “The new addition will offer flexible communication features to TNM subscribers. As the company continues providing innovative products and services to its clients, this is another first from TNM which will enable customers to send and receive InstaVoice messages seamlessly in Malawi and across the world.”

InstaVoice Celeb is a unique service that brings celebrities and their fans together. Using the voice blogging feature, celebrities express their emotions and share their joyous and challenging moments on a regular basis; the voice messages are delivered instantly to the fans, creating a “Voice Twitter” like experience.

Some of the famous celebrities on TNM’s InstaVoice Celeb are - Dan Lu, whose music career spans over 11 yrs, with a fan base estimated at 3.8m in Malawi alone; Aplha Sky aka Alpha Dude, a young internet personality and talented spoken word artist; and Big Brother Amplified's finalist, Lomwe, who started his entertainment career in 2005 at Malawi's biggest radio station FM 101 Power as a DJ, and became one of the most recognized DJs in the country.

Makata added, “TNM is nurturing Malawians’ urge to remain continually updated in the fields of sports and entertainment, through smart content partnerships. Kirusa platforms have helped us connect with local celebrities and further enabled celebs to keep in touch with their Malawian fan base.”

Surinder S. Anand, Vice President of product management, Kirusa says, “This partnership is the result of Kirusa’s pursuit of excellence, and consistency to ensure quality in products, services, and support. Kirusa and TNM will be marketing a cobranded InstaVoice app to users in Malawi.

About TNM Malawi

Telekom Networks Malawi (TNM) Company number 4029 was the pioneer mobile network in Malawi. Listed on the Malawi Stock Exchange, it was established in 1995 as a joint venture between Telekom Malaysia, and the then government owned Malawi Telecommunications Limited (MTL), In April 2007 Telekom Malaysia sold its 60% majority stake in TNM. TNM is now wholly Malawian owned.

About Kirusa

Kirusa is the leader in voice messaging and social media mobile apps that enable mobile subscribers to “Have a Voice!” and share their stories with their family and friends across the globe. Kirusa’s solutions include InstaVoice®, InstaVoice Celeb™ and InstaVoice Sports™ apps, which are offered in partnership with more than thirty-five mobile carriers in Africa, India, LatAm, and the Middle East, as well as via the app stores, and are used monthly by over 80 million mobile users on four continents. Kirusa solutions are built on its patented technology, and its highly reliable and scalable multimodal and cloud platforms, which process over one billion events a month. Kirusa has been recognized as one of top 20 most promising technology companies by Silicon India, and one of top 25 emerging technology companies by Smart Techie magazine. Headquartered in New Jersey and led by an experienced team of wireless telecom executives and technologists, Kirusa has offices in four continents. InstaVoice is a registered trademark of Kirusa, Inc. InstaVoice Celeb and InstaVoice Sports are trademarks of Kirusa, Inc. For more information, visit: www.kirusa.com

For further inquiries, please contact

For TNM Malawi

Akossa Mphepo
Manager, Public Relations
Tel: 0884 824 662
E-mail:akossa.mphepo@tnm.co.mw
Follow us on Twitter: @TigoRwanda

For Kirusa

Alchemy Corporate Communications
Anju Makin
Tel: +1-973-536-2652
E-mail: anju_makin@alchemycc.com

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Digicel and Kirusa Announce Strategic Partnership to Launch InstaVoice® Celeb and Sports services in Haiti

  • Haitians can now follow their favorite celebrities as well as the latest news on Soccer
  • Famous celebrities like Myria Charles, Oky Jems, Manno Beats, Mendywill, Emmery Paul, Jude Jean available on InstaVoice platform

Port Au Prince, Haiti, and New Providence, NJ, 9th February 2017: Digicel, a leading global communications provider, has signed a strategic agreement with Kirusa, a global leader in telecom and social media solutions, to launch Kirusa’s InstaVoice Celeb and Sports services in Digicel Haiti.

InstaVoice Celeb is a social media service offered by Kirusa that gives celebrities and their fans an opportunity to interact with each other in a more personal and friendly way. This service enables celebrities to record voice blogs, and fans to retrieve them, by simply dialing a shortcode. It is the easiest way to hear voices of notable personalities ranging from movie stars, musicians, sports icons, religious and political leaders.

InstaVoice Celeb and Sports are popular services in Latin America and Africa, with more than 150 celebrities and over 11 million fans.

InstaVoice Celeb has been launched in Haiti with celebrities like Myria Charles - TV show and radio host, Oky Jems - songwriter and singer, Manno Beats - director, producer and singer, Mendywill - producer, singer and rapper, Emmery Paul - author, composer, singer and founder member of musical group Karizma, and Jude Jean - author, composer, singer and founder member of musical group k-dans.

InstaVoice Sports enables mobile subscribers to receive daily soccer alerts and updates, such as team news, pre and post-match analysis and quotes from team players and managers. Kirusa’s partnership with Goal.com enables subscribers to follow their favorite clubs and teams, such as Manchester United, Chelsea, and Arsenal, and get exclusive alerts on players, matches, goals, penalties and much more.

“Digicel has the vision to bring leading edge technologies to the markets in which we operate. We are delighted that Kirusa shares our vision as a partner. Kirusa has been at the forefront of developing leading social media apps for millions of mobile users across the globe. After seeing their tremendous success in Africa and Latin America, we are delighted to offer Kirusa’s services in Haiti. We know that our subscribers will find value in their innovative offerings.” Said Nicholas Menos, Digicel Haiti Head of Marketing.

Commenting on the occasion, Dr. Inderpal Singh Mumick, Founder, and CEO of Kirusa said, “We are delighted that Digicel has chosen us to offer these ingenious services. We are confident that Digicel subscribers will find great value in InstaVoice offerings”.

About Digicel Group

Digicel Group Limited is a leading global telecommunications provider with operations in 33 markets in the Caribbean, Central America, and Asia Pacific. After 13 years of operation, total investment to date stands at over US$5 billion worldwide. The company is renowned for delivering best value, best service and best network.
Digicel runs a host of community-based initiatives across its markets and has set up Digicel Foundations in Jamaica, Haiti, Papua New Guinea and Trinidad and Tobago which focus on educational, cultural and social development programs.
Digicel is the lead sponsor of Caribbean, Central American and Pacific sports teams and individuals including the world’s fastest man, Usain Bolt, and Special Olympics teams throughout these regions. Digicel also sponsors the West Indies cricket team.
Visit: www.digicelgroup.com for more information

About Kirusa

Kirusa is a global leader in providing telecom & social media solutions that enable customers to have a voice and connect seamlessly. Kirusa’s solutions include InstaVoice®, InstaVoice Celeb™, InstaVoice Sports™, InstaVoice Ring™, myGenie™ & a host of mobile marketing solutions, which are offered in partnership with over 40 mobile carriers in Africa, India, LatAm, and the Middle East, as well as via the app stores for iOS, Android & Windows. Kirusa solutions are built on its patented technology and its highly reliable, scalable multimodal & cloud platforms, which manage over 2.5 billion calls/messages a month. Kirusa solutions are being used by over 100 Million mobile users in four continents every month. Kirusa has been recognized as one of Top 20 most promising technology companies by Silicon India and one of Top 25 emerging technology companies by Smart Techie magazine. The InstaVoice app won first prize at NJTC Mobile Apps Forum. Informa selected InstaVoice as a finalist for the Best App in Africa. Headquartered in New Jersey and led by an experienced team of wireless telecom executives and technologists, Kirusa has offices in four continents. InstaVoice is a US registered trademark of Kirusa, Inc. For more information, visit:www.kirusa.com

For further inquiries, please contact

For Digicel

Gertrude BULY
Public Relations Executive
Tel:50937777699
E-mail:Gertrude.buly@digicelgroup.com
Follow us on Twitter: @TigoRwanda

For Kirusa

Alchemy Corporate Communications
Anju Makin
Tel: +1-973-536-2652
E-mail: anju_makin@alchemycc.com

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Kirusa’s InstaVoice Kicks off as the first Voicemail skill on Amazon’s Alexa Platform

New Providence, New Jersey, Thursday, March 23, 2017: Kirusa, a global leader in providing telecom & social media solutions, has announced yet another first-of by presenting InstaVoice as the first Voicemail app on Alexa-enabled devices - Amazon Echo and Amazon Dot. With this latest development, users can directly access InstaVoice’s Voicemail features as part of Alexa’s myriad skill sets.

Kirusa’s InstaVoice Service provides an intuitive chat-like interface that hosts features like unlimited voicemails, missed call alerts over data, transcribed content delivery over email, option to link multiple numbers, and message withdrawal. The collaboration with Amazon integrates InstaVoice into the ‘Alexa-skills’ ecosystem. Users can configure their InstaVoice account to avail a seamless access to voicemails over Alexa Platform.

“Kirusa goes a step further in its consistent endeavor to deliver innovative, reliable, adaptable and integrated voice services.”, said Inderpal Singh Mumick, Founder, and CEO of Kirusa. “Amazon’s Alexa is a precursor to the much anticipated IOT revolution; wherein one can expect the fundamental transformation of messaging over cloud, powered by voice technology. We are looking forward to seeing the results of this combined effort, meant to enhance a user’s experience of voicemails.”

Sharing the same spirit, Surinder Singh Anand, Vice President of product management said, “I am delighted to see that InstaVoice is a frontrunner in the Alexa Skillset voice messaging environment. We are hoping that subscribers will find value in the enhanced forum and experience the engaging wave of change that connected technology promises.”

Accessing voicemails and inbox status on the Alexa platform requires the user to set up a passcode after installing their InstaVoice account. To start listening to the voicemails, one has to simply say, “Alexa, start InstaVoice.” The command is followed by a swift response from the virtual assistant, asking for the access passcode. This is followed by continuous updates on the user’s voicemails and inbox until you say “Alexa Stop.” The user can ask Alexa to skip to the next message or voicemail suiting their convenience.

About Kirusa

Kirusa is a global leader in providing telecom & social media solutions that enable customers to have a voice and connect seamlessly. Kirusa’s solutions include InstaVoice®, InstaVoice Celeb™, InstaVoice Sports™, InstaVoice Channels, InstaVoice Ring™, myGenie™ & a host of mobile marketing solutions, which are offered in partnership with over 40 mobile carriers in Africa, India, LatAm, and the Middle East, as well as via the app stores for iOS, Android & Windows. Kirusa solutions are built on its patented technology and its highly reliable, scalable multimodal & cloud platforms, which manage over 2.5 billion calls/messages a month. Kirusa solutions are being used by over 100 Million mobile users in four continents every month. Kirusa has been recognized as one of Top 20 most promising technology companies by Silicon India and one of Top 25 emerging technology companies by Smart Techie magazine. The InstaVoice app won first prize at NJTC Mobile Apps Forum. Informa selected InstaVoice as a finalist for the Best App in Africa. Headquartered in New Jersey and led by an experienced team of wireless telecom executives and technologists, Kirusa has offices in four continents. InstaVoice is a US registered trademark of Kirusa, Inc. For more information, visit: www.kirusa.com

For further inquiries, please contact

For Kirusa

Alchemy Corporate Communications
Anju Makin
US Cell: +1 (973) 536- 2652
E-mail:anju_makin@alchemycc.com

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Kirusa Wins the West Africa Com Award for Outstanding Enterprise Solution 2017

New Providence, NJ, September 20, 2017: Kirusa, a global leader in communication solutions over data networks for consumers and enterprises announces that its Kirusa Konnect™ product has been awarded West Africa Com’s Outstanding Enterprise Solution of 2017

The award is in recognition of the role played by Kirusa Konnect in facilitating the Ebola Education Campaign to educate Ghanaians on the Ebola epidemic, helping to combat the spread of the Virus by allowing mobile users to retrieve information for free.

Commenting on the award, Inderpal Singh Mumick, Founder, Chairman and CEO of Kirusa, said: “It gives me great pleasure to see that our enterprise suite’s role in government initiatives in Ghana is being recognized. Congratulations to each member of the Kirusa team who worked hard in developing this technology for our markets. With this, we are encouraged to go even further and further the innovation and quality of our solutions.”

Kirusa Konnect is a communication suite that enables enterprises to communicate with their target audience via their mobile phones. Its inbound and outbound tools provide various channels for customers to reach out to enterprises, and for enterprises to reach out to their target audience effectively and in a short time.

“In today’s business environment, it is crucial to engage all stakeholders, and in ways most convenient to each one of them. The Ebola campaign, was a well-conceived project, utilizing the power of mobile. It is our desire to continue to build upon our existing products and services, including the Konnect Suite, into a reliable self-service platform for enterprises to execute projects like Ebola campaign.” said Surinder Anand, Vice President Product, Kirusa.

While the West Africa Com Awards celebrates excellence across telecommunications, digital and ICT in West Africa, the outstanding enterprise solution award looks at solutions that make business easier in West Africa, by helping enterprises meet their IT needs in a productive and cost-effective way.

About Kirusa

Kirusa is a global leader in providing communication solutions over data networks for consumers and enterprises. Kirusa’s solutions include ReachMe, a voice-over-data solution to help mobile operators leverage the power of internet to enrich telephony experience of their subscribers; InstaVoice®, a unique call completion suite, which bundles voicemail and missed call services to connect the unconnected, while monetizing missed calls in mobile networks; Kirusa Konnect™, an enterprise communication suite that bolster brand-customer engagement over mobile channels, and InstaVoice Channels™ that offer subscribers myriad voice content from their favorite celebrities, sports clubs, news portals and other streams. Kirusa solutions are deployed in 44 countries, with 50 mobile carrier partnerships in Africa, India, and LatAm. Kirusa solutions are built on its patented technology and highly reliable, scalable multimodal & cloud platforms, which manage over 2.5 billion calls and 100 million active mobile users across the globe, every month. Headquartered in New Jersey and led by an experienced team of wireless telecom executives and technologists, Kirusa has offices in four continents. For more information, visit: www.kirusa.com

For further inquiries, please contact

For Kirusa

Godslove Adagbonyin
E-mail: gadagbonyin@kirusa.com

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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