New Providence, New Jersey and Lusaka, Zambia, Monday, 1st February 2016:Zambia’s fastest growing telecommunications company, MTN Zambia, has launched a popular social media service in partnership with Kirusa, the leader in voice and social media solutions for mobile users in emerging markets.

The AMAVIP service is one of the popular social media services offered by Kirusa that gives celebrities and their fans an opportunity to interact with each other in a more personal way.

The service enables celebrities and their fans to record and access voice blogs anytime and anywhere. It is the easiest way to connect with notable personalities ranging from movies, music, politics, sports and media.

AMAVIP also assists mobile subscribers to receive daily soccer updates, such as team news, pre and post-match analysis and quotes from team players and managers. Users can follow their favorite clubs and teams and get alerts on football news, players, matches, goals, penalties and much more.

With this launch, MTN Zambia subscribers can get the latest updates from the various celebrities Kirusa has on its platform.

The first to launch on the AMAVIP service was famous DJ and musician JayRox and popular rapper and actress Bombshell. In Sports, fans will be able to follow all the latest updates by major football clubs like Manchester United, Chelsea, Arsenal, etc.

Speaking at the launch, MTN Zambia Chief Marketing Officer Manu Rajan said, “Celebrities are always considered icons and fans look up to them for inspiration. Services like AMAVIP give fans an emotional connection they seek with their favorite celebs. Fans can also respond to celebrities, making it an extraordinary experience.”

Meanwhile, Dr. Inderpal Singh Mumick, CEO of Kirusa said, “Zambia is tremendously enthusiastic about sports and celebrities. Hence, we were confident that services like these would aid the nurturing of bonds between fans and celebrities. Over 200,000 fans are already connecting with their favorite stars on AMAVIP, and we look forward to having, even more, celebrities connect with their fans.”

Kirusa’s InstaVoice services have already made their mark in other African countries. The InstaVoice Celeb has continued to attract mobile users everywhere, surpassing 11 million fans in seven countries. Similarly, InstaVoice Sports has reached more than 2 million followers.

About MTN Zambia

MTN Zambia is part of the MTN Group a multinational telecommunications company with a footprint in 22 countries in Africa and the Middle East. It started its operations in Zambia in 2005 after acquiring the then Telecel. It initially began as an exclusive GSM network providing voice and Short Message System (SMS) services. The portfolio has grown to include voice (local and international), data, fixed and wireless internet, money transfer and other value added services.

The company is Zambia’s market leader with the largest market share providing communications solutions across all the ten provinces of Zambia. MTN Zambia’s footprint is covered by 4G, 3G, Edge and 2G networks.

MTN Zambia is the country’s fastest growing and most innovative network and is highly acclaimed for its quality network and dynamic tariff billing system. The company puts its customers at the forefront and uses its position on the market to uplift people’s lives and communities through a robust Corporate Social Investmentprogramme in Education, Health (United Against Malaria), and preservation of the country’s cultural heritage through sponsorship of traditional ceremonies.

MTN Zambia supports Zambia’s number one passion; soccer and is a proud sponsor of the national soccer team. The relationship with the local football association, FAZ started in 2010 and has seen the national team crowned 2012 African Champions at the continental showpiece – the Africa Cup of Nations. MTN Zambia is also a proud sponsor of the premier league also known as the MTN/FAZ Premier League which has grown to become a competitive league watched by millions of Africans across the continent.

At MTN Zambia, we have continued to grow from being a generic telecommunications company known for basic telephony to a lifestyle-enabling, one-stop shop for solutions that support consumers through every moment and every stage of their life.

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 usersin four continents. Kirusa solutions are built on its patented technology, and its highly reliable and scalable multi modal 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. 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: http://www.kirusa.com

For further inquiries, please contact

For MTN Zambia
Corporate Services Department
Tel: +260 966 220 188
E-mail: matanio@mtnzambia.co.zm

For Kirusa

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

“Mark B” is the first celebrity participating in this innovative initiative

• InstaVoice Celeb service allows fans to follow their favorite celebrities and lets them send and receive their messages
• The service is available to all Viva subscribers in the Dominican Republic

MWC, Barcelona, New Providence, New Jersey and Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, Monday, 22nd February 2016: Kirusa, a global leader in providing telecom & social media solutions, announced today the launch of its InstaVoice Celeb service in partnership with the telecommunications company VIVA, one of the leading mobile operators in the Dominican Republic. ‘Mark B’ is the first celebrity to participate in this innovative service provided by VIVA.

The InstaVoice Celeb service is a bridge between celebrities and fans, with added voice interactions. By providing multiple communication modes, InstaVoice Celeb increases the quality of engagement between celebrities and their fans.

Mark B is a very popular urban music singer in Dominican Republic. In a very short time Mark B has become one of the most respected exponents of its kind for his performance quality and international image.

With this service, people can learn more about Mark B, who will send voice messages to subscribers about his projects and personal life.

VIVA customers in the Dominican Republic, access the service by sending a text message with the subscription code to 3030 to receive a voice message every day from Mark B. Subscribers receive an SMS in which they are notified that the content is available, and all they have to do is dial * 2 * to hear the message. Through the same option, they can send a response selecting the menu available. Subscribers also have the freedom to listen to old messages by dialing * 3 *.

Sanya Gonzalez, Value Added Products Manager at VIVA, emphasizes, "The aim of this new service is to bridge subscribers with their favorite artists and the response is overwhelming. We have initially started with Mark B, whose fans can have a direct contact with him through InstaVoice Celeb service. Being able to offer this on Kirusa platform was seamless, as Kirusa is a committed business partner, and goes beyond its brief to provide services that delight consumers”, she concluded.

Inderpal Singh Mumick, Kirusa Founder and CEO, added,"I am thrilled that we have succeeded in reaching famous celebrities’ fans from around the world. Getting Mark B, assisted by VIVA, was another achievement. Not only do fans reach a step closer to the celebrity, but with this platform, celebrities also get real-time feedback on their work”.

About VIVA – Dominican Republic

VIVA / Trilogy Dominicana is one of the leading mobile operators in the Dominican market, recognized as a company that offers world class telecommunication services with the best rates and benefits to its subscribers.

VIVA has become one of the fastest growing firms in the sector, serves hundreds of thousands of active clients, and has positioned itself as a strong competitor with a young, dynamic and innovative brand that represents the whole spirit of the service and technology they provide. In a short time, VIVA has displayed a strong distribution network, has launched innovative plans and continues adding more and more customers every day. The aim of VIVA since its inception was the proposed diversification of existing mobile communication services in the market with competitive commercial products that add more value to users, with the firm intention to continue to grow steadily in the Dominican Republic.

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™, 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 1.6 billion calls a month. Kirusa solutions are being used by over 85 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 VIVA DR

Alina Esther Tavarez Pena
Director of Communication and Publicity 
Trilogy Dominican – VIVA
E-mail： atavarez@viva.com.do

For Kirusa

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

Connecting with celebrities via voice is first-of-its-kind service in Sri Lanka

Mobile World Congress, Barcelona, New Providence, NJ, and Colombo, Sri Lanka, Thursday, February 25, 2016: Kirusa, the leader in voice messaging and social media solutions for mobile users in emerging markets, announced today the launch of StarFriends Service on InstaVoice platform, in partnership with zMessenger, Sri Lanka's pioneering leader in mobile marketing and entertainment solutions provider, and Dialog Axiata PLC, Sri Lanka's premier connectivity provider.

Kirusa is enabling with zMessenger's premium celebrity content service StarFriends via it`s InstaVoice platform to bring voice capabilities, enabling celebs to record their voice messages and send to their fans, who love to hear from them.

With the launch of this service, Dialog users in Sri Lanka can now follow their favorite celebs voice blog. This service enriches the user experience of the fans who can listen to the voice of their favorite celebrities every day. The all new Voice based StarFriends service is powered by Kirusa’s robust InstaVoice platform. Users can subscribe to the service by sending an SMS as REG to 2468.

From celeb-to-fans, StarFriends Voice Service provides a seamless flow of messages. Using the unique voice update feature of the service, celebrities express their emotions and share their joyous and challenging moments. The voice messages are delivered instantly to fans, creating a ‘Voice Twitter’ like experience.

Actress Yureni Noshika, singer Raini Charuka, musician Lahiru Perera, actor Roshan Ranawana are some of the eminent personalities with whom fans will be able to connect via the StarFriends Voice Service. More celebs are expected to join the platform shortly.

Elated with the launch, CEO and Co-Founder Ms.Jayomi Lokuliyana, zMessenger said, “At StarFriends, our vision is to build a premium celebrity channel created by celebrities themselves using their very own mobile devices. We believe this will give control back to stars to truly connect with their fans and treat them as friends, to make themselves more relevant and to engage in real time with their ‘loyal’ fans by creating authentic content. By enabling this new equation we are creating a revolution in the local celebrity culture. Kirusa has proven successes in Africa region for this service, and we are happy to partner with them to enhance our product offerings to our customers in Sri Lanka. We are confident that the fans will love listening to their favourite celebs.”

Speaking on the occasion, Dr. Inderpal Singh Mumick, CEO of Kirusa said, “After successfully bringing millions of customers closer to celebrities in Africa, I feel elated about this partnership in Sri Lanka. We are confident that fans will be thrilled to get connected to their favourite stars with ease.”

About zMessenger

zMessenger, an award-winning integrated mobile media company, leads the way in the planning, creation, and execution of effective mobile marketing campaigns, branded community applications and content distribution strategies. The company works with a range of international companies, including those in the media, consumer product, music, sports, gaming and ad agency areas.

zMessenger is one of the first companies to be granted direct gateway relationships with the country’s mobile carriers. zMessenger, the first to introduce SMS to media stations in Sri Lanka, has expanded the business rapidly by working closely with clients who wanted to learn about mobile and understand how to reach effectively and influence their consumers via the evolving, dynamic and ultra-personal mobile channel.The mobile market is fast moving and complex, that’s why partnering with the right mobile company is crucial. zMessenger can help you navigate the complexities of the mobile world and help you lay the foundation for your ongoing mobile strategy

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 1.6 billion calls a month. Kirusa solutions are being used by over 85 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 zMessenger

Head of Premium Services
Sashean de Mel
+94710391795
Email: sashean@zmessenger.lk

For Kirusa

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

A first-ever service in the world addressing the challenges of prepaid callers when they are 
out of balance

Mobile World Congress, Barcelona, Spain, New Providence, NJ, Tuesday, 23 February 2016: Kirusa, the global leader in providing telecom & social media solutions for mobile users in emerging markets, today announced the launch of its “InstaVoice Ring” product at Mobile World Congress Barcelona, Spain. It is a unique and distinctive product that offers mobile subscribers an opportunity to give a free missed call to a person at any time, even when they do not have enough balance to make a call.

InstaVoice Ring helps mobile users to make a missed call to a friend, enabling the recipient to make a call back to the original caller and speak to him. InstaVoice Ring provides a solution for mobile users in their time of need by helping them connect with their loved ones. InstaVoice Ring also helps mobile carriers convert a missed opportunity into a completed call, along with generating a new revenue stream.

Surinder Singh Anand, VP of Product Management of Kirusa, said at the launch, “An overwhelming majority of users in emerging markets use a prepaid mobile. Making a free missed call should be a right available to every prepaid user. However, when a prepaid user runs out of balance, even urgent calls cannot be made. Here InstaVoice Ring helps, by sending a missed call to the recipient without charging any of the users.”

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 Ring™, InstaVoice Celeb™, InstaVoice Sports™, myGenie™, and a suite of mobile marketing solutions, which are offered in partnership with over 40 mobile carriers in Africa, India, and LatAm, 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 1.7 billion calls a month. Kirusa solutions are being used by over 90 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: http://www.kirusa.com

For further inquiries, please contact

For Kirusa

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

New Providence, NJ, Monday, May 09, 2016: : Kirusa, a global leader in providing telecom and social media solutions, today announced the appointment of Obafemi Banigbe to its advisory board. Femi is currently the Managing Partner at Silver Rock Technology Services, a startup business and technology consulting firm focusing on Information and Communication technology industries.

Prior to co-founding Silver Rock, Femi was the Chief Operations Officer of Millicom Ghana (operators of Tigo) where he also functioned as the acting CEO and CTO. Before this, he was the CTO for Millicom Tanzania. Femi has held leadership roles in Airtel, Celtel & V-Mobile in Nigeria. He has also worked in Ericsson during his early career in several capacities.

Femi holds a Bachelor of Engineering in Electrical and Computer Engineering from Federal University of Technology Minna, Nigeria. Has done Advance Management Program at London Business School & also holds a Master of Business Administration degree from Manchester Business School, United Kingdom.

Commenting on his joining the advisory board, Femi says, “Over the years, Kirusa has evolved to be one of the most dynamic and innovative player in the mobile messaging, social media, and mobile marketing solutions in the emerging markets. The passion and the constant drive to improve on existing products while leveraging new technologies in a consumer-centric manner has helped Kirusa maintain its innovative brand positioning over the years.”

He further added, “I am delighted to be joining Kirusa’s advisory board at this time. I am eagerly looking forward to supporting the management and team as they are set to take advantage of the tremendous growth opportunities that exist in the Africa region.”

Obafemi Banigbe has joined Kirusa at a crucial juncture as the company is moving forward with plans of diversification and product differentiation.

“Femi is a highly respected leader in the technology Industry,” says Inderpal Singh Mumick, Founder & CEO of Kirusa, “We are pleased to welcome him on our advisory board and look forward to his expertise and strategic ideas to help us in our journey.”

About Kirusa

Kirusa is a global leader in providing mobile services that enrich people’s lives by helping them communicate, entertain, and work, from anywhere, and at anytime. Kirusa’s solutions include InstaVoice®, InstaVoice Celeb™, InstaVoice Sports™, InstaVoice Ring™, myGenie™ & the Kirusa Konnect™ mobile marketing suite, 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 billion calls 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, and 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 Kirusa

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

Kirusa Introduces ‘Withdraw’ Feature in InstaVoice App  

New Providence, NJ, Tuesday, 30 August 2016 : Kirusa, a global leader in telecom and social media solutions, has launched the first-ever withdrawal feature in its InstaVoice App. InstaVoice helps mobile users receive their Missed Calls and Voicemails in a chat-like interface and reply back to the sender with voice, text or picture messages, even if the sender does not have this app.

InstaVoice is the only app that allows users to view outgoing voicemail messages, a patent-pending innovation from Kirusa. Withdrawing of messages is another innovation (patent-pending), which allows an InstaVoice user to withdraw outgoing voicemails, text or picture messages instantly, in a simple, user-friendly manner.

InstaVoice users can review their sent messages anytime via the app and withdraw them anytime, even if the receiver has heard them, giving complete flexibility to the sender of the messages. As soon as the user selects the withdraw option, the message is permanently removed from both sender’s and recipient’s devices, even if the message was sent to a group.

Kirusa has added this pioneering enhancement to its InstaVoice service, to improve the user experience significantly for voicemail users. The service works for smartphone users on iOS, Android, and Windows platforms via an App, as well as for feature phone users via SMS and IVR. It is used by over 100 million monthly active users, making it the only missed call and voicemail service that offers a seamless experience to all mobile users.

“I believe that Kirusa's withdraw feature is an innovative milestone in the mobile services market and represents fresh thinking for the voicemail segment. Millennials are accustomed to more visual interfaces summarizing their interaction with various contacts, and this rapid style of communication can often lead to missteps. Hence, the ability to retract and withdraw a message that was erroneously sent can be a valuable feature which could even become a standard within the mobile messaging industry. Kirusa's feature allows users of its client application to withdraw messages from any point of time in history and represents a quantum leap from traditional voicemail systems," says Ronald Gruia, Director - Emerging Telecoms, ICT Practice, Frost & Sullivan.

“We constantly strive to improve the user experience for customers. Innovations such as ‘viewing sent voicemails’ and ‘withdrawal of messages’ are features in our InstaVoice App that help users to manage their outgoing voicemails, text & picture messages. The withdraw feature helps users to undo the mistake of sending a wrong voicemail or to the wrong recipient, and to safeguard one’s information,” says Dr. Inderpal Singh Mumick, Founder and CEO of Kirusa.

Users can learn more about the withdraw feature on YouTube by clicking here.

About Kirusa

Kirusa is a global leader in providing mobile services that enrich people’s lives by helping them communicate, entertain, and work, from anywhere, and at anytime. Kirusa’s solutions include InstaVoice®, InstaVoice Celeb™, InstaVoice Sports™, InstaVoice Ring™, myGenie™ & the Kirusa Konnect™ mobile marketing suite, 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 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, and 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
USA Tel: +1-973-536-2652
E-mail： anju_makin@alchemycc.com

New Providence, NJ, and Lagos, Nigeria, Monday, 11 July 2016 : Kirusa, a global leader in telecom and social media solutions, today announced the appointment of Francis Ebuehi to its advisory board. Francis is currently heading Classifieds and Franchise Business for the e-commerce division of Econet Wireless International, a privately held telecommunications group. He is also the founding partner of Tenth Code Media Limited, a technology media company in Nigeria.

Prior to co-founding Tenth Code Media Limited Nigeria, he was Vice President in charge of Value Added Services at Airtel Nigeria, COO of Spinlet, and CEO of ChamsSwitch Limited. Earlier in his career, Francis worked with Accenture and Oceanic Bank.

Commenting on his new role at Kirusa, Francis says, “Kirusa has innovated mobile technologies serving the needs of over 100 million mobile users, and I have had the opportunity to use their products, as well as observe the value and satisfaction they have brought to millions of users in Nigeria. I hope my knowledge and experience of the African telecom and internet industries would help Kirusa grow further in Africa.”

Francis holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Civil Engineering from the University of Benin. An executive MBA alumni of the Lagos Business School of Pan Atlantic University, he also has another Master’s degree in Construction Management from the University of Lagos.

“We are delighted that Francis has joined our advisory board,” says Inderpal Mumick, Founder & CEO of Kirusa. “Francis has built several businesses, and understands the pulse of the consumer. His expertise will help guide Kirusa further improve its offerings in the African market.”

About Kirusa

Kirusa is a global leader in providing mobile services that enrich people’s lives by helping them communicate, entertain, and work, from anywhere, and at any time. Kirusa’s solutions include InstaVoice®, InstaVoice Celeb™, InstaVoice Sports™, InstaVoice Ring™, myGenie™ & the Kirusa Konnect™ mobile marketing suite, which are offered in partnership with over 40 mobile carriers in Africa, Asia, and LatAm, 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 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, and 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 Kirusa

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

AfricaCom, Cape Town, South Africa and Lagos, Nigeria; Tuesday, November 15, 2016: Kirusa, a global leader in providing mobile and social media solutions, today announced that its InstaVoice® service has reached the remarkable landmark of 100 million monthly active users.

InstaVoice is highly popular amongst the mobile subscriber base in Africa. Nigeria tops the list of most number of users for this service, with over 50 million adopting InstaVoice. In Nigeria, InstaVoice is available for all mobile users across Airtel, Etisalat, and MTN. Some of the other countries in which InstaVoice is hugely popular are Democratic Republic of Congo, Ghana, Malawi, Republic of Congo, Rwanda, Senegal, and Uganda.

InstaVoice, based on Kirusa’s patented technology, helps mobile users to be connected with each other using missed calls, voicemail, and Voice SMS.

InstaVoice caters to all mobile users across feature phones and smartphones, making it a universal service for all mobile users. Feature phone customers can click on a number to hear the voice messages they have received, and respond by a simple press of a key. Smartphone users can download the InstaVoice app from Google Play Store, Apple App Store, or Microsoft Windows Store, and receive their Missed Calls, Voice Mails, and Voice SMS in a simple, user-friendly interface. What’s more, users can connect their multiple SIM cards to InstaVoice, and received missed calls and voicemails to all their numbers from within the single app.

Over 40 mobile operators across the globe have partnered with Kirusa to provide an integrated InstaVoice experience to their users. Adia Sowho, Director Digital Business, Etisalat Nigeria shared, “We congratulate Kirusa for reaching 100 million users. This landmark demonstrates the popularity, scalability, and reliability of its InstaVoice service. InstaVoice is offering real value to our subscribers, and we wish Kirusa many more such milestones in the coming years.”

“We are very happy in seeing Kirusa cross this milestone and wish it best in notching up more,” said Neeraj Gala, Director-Product & Innovation, Airtel Africa.

“I have seen and experienced InstaVoice closely, since its introduction in Africa in the Democratic Republic of Congo, to its many disruptive innovations that led to its Pan-African expansion, across the leading mobile carriers in the continent. What InstaVoice has achieved in the last five years is truly remarkable, and I look forward to working with the Kirusa team to expand InstaVoice services to Smart subscribers in East Africa”, said Akbar Ladak, Chief Operating Officer at Smart East Africa.

Frederick Abbey, VAS Manager, Airtel Ghana spoke, “We congratulate Kirusa on achieving this milestone. The InstaVoice Services have built up a community of engaged users and continue to gain traction amongst our subscriber base.”

“Over the last five years, we have seen increasing adoption of Kirusa’s InstaVoice messaging and social media services on our network. The Voicemail and Celeb features provide a more interactive and fun approach to Voice VAS. We wish them continued success beyond this 100 million milestone,” said Jojo Quansah, Products & Services Manager, Vodafone Ghana.

Ameer Arif, Chief Commercial Officer, UTL Uganda spoke, “We think Kirusa has made a huge impact on the social media mobile applications in Africa. It has set yet another benchmark with this announcement”.

“The impressive uptake of InstaVoice indicates that Kirusa is delivering unique features and innovation to users and carriers, with a cloud infrastructure used for interconnection between carriers within the same and different countries. Kirusa also remains committed to supporting the GSMA's 2020 Vision. Hence, it is not surprising to witness the company's impactful performance in this space", said Frost & Sullivan Director of Emerging Telecoms, Ronald Gruia.

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 Kirusa

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

Haitians to have direct access to their Favorite Celebrities

Port-au-Prince, Haiti, and New Providence, NJ, Tuesday, 8th November 2016: Kirusa, a global leader in providing telecom and social media solutions, today announced the launch of its popular social media services, InstaVoice® Celeb, and InstaVoice Sports, with Natcom, a leading telecom carrier in Haiti.

InstaVoice Celeb is a unique service that brings celebrities and their fans together. Using the voice blogging feature, celebrities express their emotion 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.

With the launch of this service, Natcom Haiti subscribers can now follow the voice blogs of Mandy Will, producer-rapper and a CEO of GDPMG; Manno Beats, renowned producer, and artist; Myria Charles, Christian musician, and vocalist, more celebrities will start offering their voice blogs shortly.

InstaVoice Sports is another unique service that provides daily soccer updates, such as team news, pre and post-match analysis, quotes from team players and managers in a Voice blog. Users can follow their favorite clubs and teams, such as Manchester United, Chelsea, and Arsenal, and get alerts on football news, players, matches, goals, penalties and much more.

“Haiti’s population is predominantly young with a uniquely vibrant culture. Football, music, movies evoke passionate responses. For us to be able to provide our subscribers a direct platform to connect with their favorite celebrities is a privilege. We are excited to partner with Kirusa for being able to offer these popular services in Haiti,” said Emma Laham, PR Manager, NATCOM, S.A

“Kirusa is delighted to join hands with Natcom for launching the InstaVoice service in Haiti. Haitians are ardently passionate about sports and celebrities. We hope that our services will be able to fulfill their needs and aspiration for connecting to the celebs,” said Dr. Inderpal Singh Mumick, Founder, and CEO of Kirusa.

About Natcom Haiti

THE NATIONAL TELECOM S.A (Natcom) is a Haitian mobile telecommunications company whose mission is to continuously innovate and personalize its products and services that suit each individual needs of its clients. As a national operator, and with around 2 million subscribers, Natcom has been the pioneer in innovation to deliver latest technology solutions and best products to contribute to the development of the country. With over 6,000km of fiber optic cable, 1,550 base stations (2G & 3G), covering 93% nationwide and offering a full range of mobile communications and entertainment services for consumer and corporate markets, Natcom has developed in Haiti a reliable world-class network. For its efforts and contribution to the society, Natcom has been awarded best corporate social responsibility operator in 2015 by Stevie International Business Awards. Launched in 2011, Natcom is a joint venture between and Télécommunications d'Haiti S.A.M (Haiti) and Viettel Global (Vietnam). For more information, visit: www.natcom.com.ht

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 Ring™, InstaVoice Celeb™, InstaVoice Sports™, myGenie™, and a suite of mobile marketing solutions, which are offered in partnership with over 40 mobile carriers in Africa, India, and LatAm, 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 1.8 billion calls 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 Natcom Haiti

Mr. Lê Thanh Bình
Chief of Value Added Services (VAS) Department of Natcom, S.A
Haiti Tel: +509-33-88-11-66
Vietnam: +84-169-230-2049
Email: binhlt11@viettel.com.vn

For Kirusa

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

Founding member and Former GCOE of MTN group to advise Kirusa on its Africa expansion

New Providence, NJ, and Lagos, Nigeria, Tuesday 4th October 2016: Kirusa, a global leader in telecom and social media solutions, is pleased to announce the appointment of Zunaid Bulbulia to its advisory board.

Zunaid, one of the founding members of the MTN Group, has over 22 years of experience in the telecommunications industry. As CEO of MTN South Africa and Group Chief Operations Executive (GCOE) for the MTN Group, he bolstered the group’s competitive position in its markets in Africa and the Middle East. He is currently the non-executive Director of the Huge group and a member of the company’s audit committee.

Zunaid says, “The growth in the use of the Internet-enabled smartphones in Africa will be enormous over the next decade. The fact that operators are rolling out high-speed fiber-optic networks creates the ideal ecosystem for this growth. The development of applications on top of this basic connectivity layer is where the real growth will come from.” He further added, “Kirusa has proven itself to be an innovative provider of mobile applications that are being adopted by users, and that can be leveraged by network operators to build new services while enhancing existing ones. Given my experience of operating in many markets in Africa, I feel that I can be of immense value to Kirusa’s vision of making these services mainstream on the continent.

“We are delighted and fortunate that Zunaid has joined our advisory board,” says Inderpal Singh Mumick, Founder & CEO of Kirusa. He further added, “With over 22 years of experience in transforming the telecom industry across Africa, his vision and versatility will help mentor Kirusa to enhance its offerings further in Africa”.

Zunaid holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Commerce (B.Com) Accounting from the University of the Witwatersrand. He also holds an Honours BCompt (CTA) from the University of South Africa. He is also a qualified Chartered Accountant.

About Kirusa

Kirusa is a global leader in providing mobile services that enrich people’s lives by helping them communicate, entertain, and work, from anywhere, and at any time. Kirusa’s solutions include InstaVoice®, InstaVoice Celeb™, InstaVoice Sports™, InstaVoice Ring™, myGenie™ & the Kirusa Konnect™ mobile marketing suite, which are offered in partnership with over 40 mobile carriers in Africa, Asia, and LatAm, 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 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, and 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 Kirusa

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