| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | telecommunications |
| Founded | United States (2004) |
| Defunct | May 2011 |
| Fate | acquired by Mavenir Systems |
| Headquarters | , United States  |
| Website | www |
Airwide Solutions was a privately held (majority shareholder smac|partners Germany), but United States–based mobile messaging and wireless internet infrastructure company. It was acquired by Mavenir Systems in May 2011.[1]
The company was founded in 2004 through the acquisition of Schlumberger's Messaging Solutions unit,[2] formerly Sema Group by Taral Networks. Airwide later acquired Finnish company First Hop in 2007.[3]
Neil Papworth, a test engineer at Sema at the time, sent the world's first SMS message from an R&D lab using a personal computer to Richard Jarvis of Vodafone using an Orbital 901 handset in December 1992.[4]
In 2008, Airwide Solutions won the gold award for innovation at the Mobile Advertising and Marketing Awards.[5]
In May 2011, the company was purchased by Mavenir Systems, Inc.[6]
January 26, 2004, Taral Networks Acquires Schlumberger Messaging Solutions.[7]