160by2.com tie up with AhaApps.com to launch iPhone application

By siliconindia   |   Tuesday, 26 October 2010, 00:42 IST
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Mumbai: 160by2.com has developed and launched an application which enables free SMS from all iPhones. This application has been developed in partnership with AhaApps.com, a U.S. based company with a development center in India providing mobile applications for iPhone Blackberry and Android mobiles. This recently launched application has got about 3000 downloads and over 1000 registrations from iPhone users. Since the launch of the application, over 35000 SMSes were sent from iPhones across 10 countries. "This application is the result of our ability to innovate and offer solutions to suit our customer needs. Many 160by2.com registered users outside India and using iPhone have wanted us to develop this application to leverage the free SMS facility and stay connected with their family back in India without having to pay expensive international rates," said Satya Yerramsetti, CEO, 160by2.com. 160by2.com users can download the application from iTunes store and the application enables any iPhone located in U.S., UK, Canada, Singapore, Malaysia, Philippines, UAE, Kuwait and Saudi Arabia to send SMS for free to any mobile in India. iPhone users in India can also use this application to send SMS for free to any other mobile within India. "160by2.com touches lives of over 90 million people across the globe, we are privileged to be a part of the team that makes it happen. iPhone users of 160by2 can now download the app from iTunes store and start using the service right away. Periodic updates of the application will be provided with more exciting features in the times to come," said Satish Reddy, CEO, AhaApps.com