Upoc Networks was a New York–based mobile phone services provider and carrier aggregator. Upoc was founded in 1999 and has developed mobile community solutions[buzzword] for carriers, consumers, media companies and marketers to communicate via SMS (text messaging), WAP (wireless Internet), voice, MMS (multimedia messaging), BREW, Java, and other technologies.[1]
Upoc was sold in 2006 to Dada USA, at a reported loss of approximately $19 million.[2] Dada USA then was renamed Dada Entertainment[3] and today is a Subsidiary of Buongiorno,[4] an International mobile content Company
Upoc announced it was discontinuing service on October 25, 2011, in a short website statement[5] and a posting on its official Twitter page.[6]
November 30, 2011, was the last day of service, as of December 1, 2011, the Upoc service has been shut down.
References
- ^ "UPOC Networks - About Us: History". Archived from the original on January 18, 2008. Retrieved January 7, 2008.
- ^ Ali, Rafat (2006-08-04). "Upoc Sells To Dada Mobile; $7 Million Doesn't Match $26.3 Million Investment". mocoNews. Retrieved 2012-03-04.
- ^ "Dada Entertainment - Next generation Mobile and Web 2.0 Services". Dada-ent.com. Retrieved 2012-03-04.
- ^ "Buongiorno SpA". Buongiorno.com. Archived from the original on 2017-08-22. Retrieved 2012-03-04.
- ^ "Dada Entertainment - Next generation Mobile and Web 2.0 Services". Dada-ent.com. Retrieved 2012-03-04.
- ^ "Twitter / upoc: All good things must come to". Twitter.com. Retrieved 2013-10-20.
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