Integrat is an international wireless application service provider (WASP) aggregator that operates in the value added services sector of the mobile telecommunications industry. The core operation is based in South Africa with an extended footprint into the African continent, as well as several other countries.
Says Leonard Cremer, director at Integrat: “Integrat was founded in 2001 and has grown over the years to become the leading WASP aggregator on the African continent. Our strategic relationships with the operators, our customer service centric approach and world-class operations will provide companies with best-of-breed solutions that will secure them with maximum competitive advantage.”
Integrat invested one year in developing the base aggregation platform HiGate before launching it commercially in 2001. Since then, it has matured into the leading aggregation platform on the African continent.
“HiGate is constantly evolving and improving to stay abreast of technology developments in the value added services segment. The platform is one of few that support all bearers offered by mobile operators, thus providing a total one-stop shop for all your mobile integration requirements,” adds Cremer.
The infrastructure architecture is multi-tiered with comprehensive backup and disaster recovery capabilities, ensuring organisations with the highest levels of business continuity. The architecture is duplicated in select countries depending on regulatory requirements and connectivity restrictions, thus ensuring optimal performance and shortest route integration capabilities.
“Integrat is also an enabler of all mobile telecommunications value added services integration needs. In short, we provide a gateway platform that aggregates WASPs. The purpose of the aggregation model enables you to focus on your business and leave the complexities of mobile operator integration to us.
“The core purpose of our gateway solution is to provide connectivity to our supported mobile operators through which products such as SMS, Bulk SMS, Premium MT billing, Premium WAP billing, Premium MO billing, Multimedia Messaging Service (MMS), Location Based Services (LBS), Unstructured Supplementary Services Data (USSD), Interactive Voice Response (IVR) are supported,” explains Cremer.
The real-world applications of these products range from mobile entertainment services, content delivery, through to corporate applications and systems integration. Integrat is proud to be of service to a large variety of local and international blue-chip customers in all market segments, including reverse provisioning of these services for some mobile operators. In addition, Integrat supports a range of application programming interfaces (API) that enable organisations to integrate their own applications and transact through the gateway that Integrat has developed. Real-time reporting for every transaction is provided.
“Integrat also offers shrink-wrap products that do not require external integration with an API; these products are available on a secure Web interface and include products such as Bulk SMS, SMS Competition/Campaign Managers and a comprehensive content management system. In addition to these tools, Integrat also offers a range of reseller products ready for white - liable to suit your brand and marketing strategy,” concludes Cremer.
Integrat offers Gateway services in South Africa, Kenya, Botswana, DRC, Ghana, Nigeria and Tanzania. For more info, visit http://www.integrat.co.za or e-mail your query to contact@integrat.co.za.
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