founded 1987 headquarters 8125 highwoods palm way tampa fl 33647 key people stephen c. gray president chief executive officer 1 products list of syniverse products owner the carlyle group number of employees 2 500 website www.syniverse.com syniverse is a global company that provides technology and business services for a number of telecommunications companies as well as a variety of other multinational enterprises . the company s solutions make it possible for disparate technologies and standards to interoperate so operators in the mobile industry can provide their subscribers with access to voice calling messaging data and other services as users move across networks around the world . the solutions also help enterprises optimize mobile engagement and improve business processes through the delivery of timely relevant information that personalizes the mobile user experience increases customer loyalty and promotes brand loyalty . 2 the company began in 1987 as a gte business unit called gte telecommunications services inc. the company s global headquarters are in tampa florida u.s. and it has regional headquarters in costa rica argentina dubai luxembourg and hong kong . 3 syniverse is iso 9001 2008 certified and tl 9000 approved meaning the company adheres to the principles of customer focus and quality improvement practices . 4 contents 1 history 2 awards 3 external links 4 references history edit syniverse was established in 1987 as a gte business unit gte telecommunication services inc. gte tsi . 5 soon after the company launched voice clearing settlement and exchange post call validation and message rating services . during the following years it established several call delivery fraud and roaming products . in 1993 it developed the first wireless ss7 network to support intelligent network based services . citation needed in 1998 the company began to offer its services globally providing interoperability services to australia china japan and korea . it received an international leadership award two years later for expansion between korea hong kong japan and north america . citation needed in 2000 the company became a wholly owned subsidiary of verizon information services inc. in 2001 the company changed its name from gte tsi telecommunication services inc. to verizon telecommunication services inc. that year the company introduced several services . one was a global grx service to allow gprs users access to high speed mobile internet services . another was a suite of mobile data services including international sms interoperability . in 2002 tsi became an independent private corporation after being acquired by a private investment group changing its name again to just telecommunication services inc. in 2004 the company changed its corporate name to syniverse technologies . 6 on feb. 10 2005 syniverse became a public company trading on the new york stock exchange under the symbol svr . 7 also in 2005 the company developed a platform to distribute wireless amber alerttm messages about missing children in the united states ; 8 offered the first 1xrtt 1xev do solution to enable mobile data roaming for cdma subscribers ; 9 and became a founding investor board member and technical participant of dotmobi the registry for the . mobi domain . 10 in 2006 syniverse acquired interactive technology holdings limited ithl expanding the company s customer base in asia pacific and adding new products . 11 the following year syniverse was appointed to provide wireless number portability services to both singapore 12 and canada 13 and acquired the wireless data and financial clearing business of billing services group limited bsg expanding syniverse s global business . 14 in 2009 syniverse became part of standard & poor s midcap 400 under the global industry classification index gcis wireless telecommunications services sub industry index 15 and was selected as one of two companies selected to provide mobile number portability in india . 16 syniverse also acquired wireless solutions international wsi in 2009 17 and verisign inc. s nasdaq vrsn messaging and mobile media services . 18 syniverse began delivering text messages free of charge to pregnant and expecting mothers with the text4baby initiative in 2010 . 19 in that same year the company was chosen by ctia the wireless association to support the latin america common short code csc initiative . syniverse uses its web based platform to incorporate registry csc search and payment functionality . 20 on jan. 13 2011 syniverse became a private corporation after being acquired by an affiliate of the carlyle group for approximately 2.6 billion . 21 shortly thereafter at mobile world congress 2011 in barcelona spain syniverse unveiled its mobile video broadcast service the industry s first video communication solution that is interoperable across platforms devices and networks . this service enables an operator s subscribers to send live video to mobile handsets pcs and social networks delivering live peer to peer video communication as easily as sending an sms . 22 in july 2013 syniverse acquired mach adding significant capabilities within the roaming messaging network and fraud space that help to simplify complexities of the mobile landscape and enable all types of mobile service providers around the globe to deliver the experiences their end users demand . 23 on august 4 2014 syniverse announced that it completed its acquisition of aicent . this acquisition is expected to expand syniverse s global communications network drive increased value to customers through augmented real time intelligence services and extend the company s global reach to mobile subscribers enterprises and mobile operators . 24 in 2015 syniverse helped contribute to an industry milestone by enabling a u.s. operator and a japanese operator to implement the world s first transoceanic volte voice over long term evolution roaming call . 25 similarly that same year syniverse made another major accomplishment by helping western union strengthen its customer loyalty program with a text messaging solution that provided the financial institution the capability to send reward redemption offers for opted in customers and the capability for customers to send messages to check their point balances and redeem eligible rewards . 26 today the company connects more than 1 500 mobile service providers and enterprises in nearly 200 countries . awards edit in the last few years syniverse s awards have included the following gsma s global mobile award for best roaming product or service for syniverse datanet the company s near real time roaming data exchange nrtrde solution that protects network operators and their subscribers from fraud and makes fraud easier to detect and resolve . 27 syniverse ceo steve gray was named to the global telecoms business power100 . 28 syniverse was recognized as an e tech award winner for location and proximity services for its partnership with mastercard that gives financial institutions the ability to compare credit card transaction locations with their cardholders mobile device location . 29 syniverse was selected as a competitive carriers association associate member annual achievement award winner for its involvement with local and national charities and encouragement of employees to stay involved through community service material contributions or monetary donations . 30 syniverse chief marketing officer mary clark was included in the hot topics list of 100 most innovative cmos in the world . 31 syniverse was recognized by global telecoms business for launching the first domestic lte roaming service in the u.s. in collaboration with gci alaska s largest telecom company . 32 syniverse ipx was recognized at the 2015 lte awards with an award for best roaming solution . 33 syniverse cmo mary clark was named to mobile marketer s list of mobile women to watch for 2016 . 34 external links edit official website references edit http www.syniverse.com leadership team solutions for enterprises http www.syniverse.com contact us company profile for syniverse technologies inc. business wire retrieved march 19 2009 syniverse hldgs inc svr market watch retrieved march 18 2009 tsi now syniverse technologies eweek march 1 2004 syniverse completes ipo begins trading tampa bay business journal february 10 2005 wireless amber alerts up and running wireless week may 17 2005 syniverse signs three more wireless operators for 1xrtt 1xev do solution ; syniverse now enables mobile data roaming for more than 115 million cdma subscribers worldwide tmc net september 27 2005 here comes dot.mobi telecom redux july 14 2005 syniverse acquires telecommunications business of ithl dq channels june 23 2006 victoria ho s pore on track for number portability zdnet asia december 26 2007 syniverse helps canadians meet wnp deadline telephony online march 15 2007 . retrieved on march 16 2009 . syniverse expands international footprint with bsg acquisition telephony online april 2 . 2007 standard & poor s announces change to u.s. index tmc net february 19 2009 india department of telecommunications selects syniverse to provide mobile number portability tmc net march 9 2009 syniverse completes acquisition of wsi yahoo finance may 15 2009 syniverse completes acquisition of verisign s messaging business tmc net october 27 2009 . retrieved december 9 2009 wireless industry targets pregnant women with m health initiative rcr wireless february 4 2010 . retrieved may 26 2010 ctia the wireless association announces new latin america common short code initiative earth times march 23 2010 . retrieved may 26 2010 syniverse technologies goes private with carlyle group deal tampa bay business journal jan. 13 2011 mwc syniverse delivers world s first fully interoperable mobile video communications solution to korea telecom mobile europe feb. 15 2011 syniverse completes acquisition of mach july 1 2013 . retrieved july 1 2013 http www.bizjournals.com tampabay blog morning edition 2014 08 syniverse completes purchase of aicent.html utm source dlvr.it & utm medium twitter http synergy.syniverse.com 2015 03 syniverse enables first transoceanic volte roaming call http www.totaltele.com view.aspx id 490079 mwc global mobile world awards 2008 announced mobility site february 15 2008 global telecoms business power100 2015 ctia e tech awards 2014 competitive carriers association 2015 hot topics 2015 global telecoms business 2015 informa telecoms lte awards 2015 . mobile marketer 2016 . retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title syniverse & oldid 738167476 categories companies based in tampa floridahidden categories pages using infobox company with unsupported parametersall articles with unsourced statementsarticles with unsourced statements from april 2009official website different in wikidata and wikipedia navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in 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