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MIO Group Now with International SMS and Expanded Roaming Services in the CaribbeanFORT LAUDERDALE, Fla., July 15 /PRNewswire/ -- MIO, the fastest growing provider of mobile communication services in the Dutch, French and British Caribbean, today announced the launch of International Short Messaging Services (SMS) in the Dutch Caribbean markets. This new SMS service allows any MIO subscriber in the Aruba, Bonaire and Curacao Islands to send messages to friends and loved ones around the world. MIO Subscribers can now send SMS text messages by simply addressing their message to a recipient's wireless phone number. "With this new service, MIO subscribers now have the ability to message worldwide with over four hundred and fifty wireless networks which include networks in the US, Canada, South America, Asia and key European Markets," stated Barbara Sullivan -- Roaming Product Manager at the MIO Group. SMS continues to demonstrate extraordinary success and growth as the cheapest, quickest and easiest form of wireless communication. It is quickly becoming the most popular way people today send personal messages -- and with the Generation X and Generation Y demographic -- it already is. According to Portio Research, by 2012 global SMS revenues are expected to reach $67billion USD, driven by 3.7 trillion messages. (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20080509/CLF097LOGO ) In addition to this new service offering, MIO announced today the continued expansion of its roaming network services throughout the Caribbean with the availability of roaming service on the island of Aruba. MIO service network provides tourists traveling to the Caribbean with an easy, seamless and enjoyable wireless experience for keeping in touch back home and sharing their vacation adventure stories. Verizon Wireless and Sprint PCS customers have the capability to place calls, and utilize the smart features on their devices by simply turning their phones on. In addition to the new Aruba market, MIO offers similar services in Bonaire, the British Virgin Islands, the Cayman Islands, Curacao, Martinique, St. Maarten and St. Martin. MIO continues to expand its next generation carrier grade networks providing voice and Internet roaming capabilities within the Caribbean markets and offer business travelers and visitors alike the opportunity to use their smart handsets while traveling. "With MIO using your wireless phone in Aruba and other islands is as simple as turning the phone on when you reach your destination," commented Marc Dinee, VP of Sales and Marketing at the MIO Group. "We are very excited to partner with major carriers in order to provide travelers access to our best-of-class network to provide a seamless roaming experience in these islands. Our network provides customers with 'always-on' converged connectivity and high-quality reliable services." "All that is required of the traveler is, before leaving home, ensuring that their international roaming features are enabled by their wireless carrier," said Carlos Lopez GM Marketing for the MIO Group. "Contact your carrier's Customer Service department to enable the international roaming feature on your handset. If required, update the phone based on instructions provided by your carrier prior to leaving home to share vacation stories or simply stay in touch with co-workers, friends and family back home." "International roaming is of critical importance to CDMA subscribers, as they expect to be able to use their phones when traveling abroad," said James Person, chief operating officer of the CDMA Development Group (CDG). "The CDG is pleased to see operators such as Mio making roaming simple and affordable while also enabling the features and capabilities that users are accustomed to. MIO also offers a full range of data, voice and broadband products thus creating a complete communications solution for consumers and businesses alike. MIO's unique global assets, solutions, and rigorous dedication to customer satisfaction drive its differentiation. About MIO MIO Has deployed the newest and most advanced alternative wireless network in the Caribbean. As a Caribbean Digital Hub MIO provides carrier grade content rich and unlimited to the world. The MIO Group provides its customers wholesale and retail telecommunications solutions over its own integrated global IP-based network. Its core network connects more than 15 countries worldwide. The company's global sales and support model matches the network footprint and, like the network, delivers a consistent customer experience worldwide. Its professional services and managed solutions provide wholesale and retail voice, International Long Distance, security and network consulting and management services to support its VPN service and Wireless. Photo: NewsCom: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20080509/CLF097LOGOAP Archive: http://photoarchive.ap.org/PRN Photo Desk, [email protected] MIO Group CONTACT: Carlos Lopez, GM Marketing, +1-954-892-6239, [email protected],for MIO Group |