Mumbai based Karix Mobile (formerly known as mGage India) – has launched its cloud communications platform as a service (CPaaS) – karix.io.
The platform was showcased at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona(Feb 26 – March 1, 2018) and would initially offer programmable SMS APIs that can be integrated into applications by software developers and businesses, to programmatically send messages across 200+ countries.
Commenting on the launch, CEO of Karix, Jay Sheth said, “With rapid proliferation of mobile application and web-based services, customers are no longer restricted to nearby geographies but expand across cities and countries. To service and communicate with a global customer base, businesses have a growing need for reliable and scalable communications partners. With karix.io, businesses and developers with no skills in telecom can build state-of-the-art applications that are capable of sending automated messages such as transaction notifications, billing information, renewal messages, feedback etc. to customers across 200+ countries.”
Deepak Goyal, COO at Karix said, “With karix.io, we will cater to a global clientele. We have made significant investments in the latest cloud technologies to make this platform enterprise grade, secure, scalable and ensuring 99.995% availability. We have arrangements with over 800+ operators across the globe to ensure that there is enough redundancy built into the network. We are very excited to launch this platform with a free trial, no-strings-attached offer for all users. Customers visiting us at our stand at Mobile World Congress can collect a limited edition trial coupon for $50.”
While Karix.io will initially offers only inbound and outbound SMS APIs, the platform has a road map to offer services such as voice and video as well.