1. The Mobile Internet for Development Case Study: MessageCentral Platform Cordell Lawrence Manager, MessageCentral Group

2. What is MessageCentralWhat is MessageCentral The Issue of DevelopmentThe Issue of Development The Mobile InternetThe Mobile Internet MessageCentral TechnologyMessageCentral Technology MessageCentral FutureMessageCentral Future Mobile Internet Future – Caribbean ImplicationsMobile Internet Future – Caribbean Implications

3. MessageCentral is a Mobile Messaging Service Delivery PlatformMessageCentral is a Mobile Messaging Service Delivery Platform –Enabling platform for delivering value-added mobile messaging services –Carrier Grade Solution –Mobile Messaging Ecosystem –Core Platform –Protocol Support; Management; Failover; Distributed Architecture –Services and Applications

4. Required a particular mindset to build MessageCentralRequired a particular mindset to build MessageCentral –Creativity –Technical Capability –Knowledge –Market Development Community DevelopmentCommunity Development –Enabling new services Leverage mobile technologies in new waysLeverage mobile technologies in new ways Sever weather in Belize and ShoutSever weather in Belize and Shout –MessageCentral Ecosystem Teleios SMS Platform SDKTeleios SMS Platform SDK Teleios Code JamTeleios Code Jam

5. Much more than a browser on a mobile phoneMuch more than a browser on a mobile phone Much more than having 2.5/3G technologiesMuch more than having 2.5/3G technologies The mobile device as an access point to servicesThe mobile device as an access point to services The internet ‘cloud’ as a platformThe internet ‘cloud’ as a platform

6. MessageCentral lives in the ‘Cloud’MessageCentral lives in the ‘Cloud’ –Mobile phones access services delivered by MessageCentral Using native SMSUsing native SMS Using Internet technologies on deviceUsing Internet technologies on device –Services delivered via combination of Internet and mobile technologies

7. Delivered primarily as a managed hosted serviceDelivered primarily as a managed hosted service –SaaS –Cloud Computing Distributed architecture for scalability and performanceDistributed architecture for scalability and performance –24x7x365 access –Large volume – Processing 2 million SMS/week

8. Evolving features and technology roadmapEvolving features and technology roadmap Growing ecosystemGrowing ecosystem More and richer servicesMore and richer services Synchronization with changing mobile, internet and software development technologiesSynchronization with changing mobile, internet and software development technologies

9. Growing computational power of mobile phonesGrowing computational power of mobile phones –Richer Services –Greater service integration and composition What does it mean for us in the regionWhat does it mean for us in the region –Requirement for an evolving mindset –Move from technology consumers to producers CreativityCreativity EntrepreneurshipEntrepreneurship –Requirement for evolving educational framework Move from ‘passing exams’ to problem solvingMove from ‘passing exams’ to problem solving –Private sector and government participation