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Formerly | Route SMS |
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Company type | Public |
ISIN | INE450U01017 |
Industry | Telecommunication |
Founded | 2004 |
Founder | Rajdip Gupta |
Headquarters | , India |
Area served | India |
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Products | Messaging Solutions, Voice, Chatbot, Identity Solutions, Emailer |
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Number of employees | 700+ (2022) |
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Route Mobile (formerly Routesms Solutions Ltd) is an Indian cloud communications platform as a service (CPaaS) company. Started in 2004 and headquartered in Mumbai, the company has presence in more than 15 locations across Asia-Pacific, Middle East, Africa, Europe and North America. [2]
Route Mobile was started in Mumbai in May 2004 as a cloud communications platform provider for over the top (OTT) and mobile network operators (MNO). [3] [4] [5] It partnered with companies including Idea Cellular, [6] Lanka Bell, and Arab Financials Services for providing messaging services in India, Sri Lanka, Middle-East and North Africa region. [7]
In May 2017, Route Mobile acquired Call 2 Connect, an ITES provider based out of India. [8] In the same year, Route Mobile acquired 365squared, a SMS firewall company based out of Malta. [9] [10]
In July 2023, it was announced that Belgian telecommunications company Proximus Group would be taking a majority stake in Route Mobile through its daughter holding Opal. [11] On May 8, 2024, it was announced that this transaction had been completed. [12]