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Syniverse

Syniverse

Syniverse is a telecommunication company developing secure network technology to connect operators and other companies across 200 countries.

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syniverse.com
Is a
Company
Company
Organization
Organization

Company attributes

Industry
Communications platform as a service
Communications platform as a service
Network security
Network security
Professional services
Professional services
Wireless
Wireless
0
Mobile security
Mobile security
0
Offensive cyber
Offensive cyber
Telecommunications
Telecommunications
...
Location
Tampa, Florida
Tampa, Florida
B2X
B2B
B2B
CEO
Andrew Davies
Andrew Davies
Founder
Himanshu Goel
Himanshu Goel
Monique Morrow
Monique Morrow
Pitchbook URL
pitchbook.com/profiles.../10921-42
Legal Name
Syniverse Holdings Inc
Parent Organization
The Carlyle Group
The Carlyle Group
Number of Employees (Ranges)
1,001 – 5,000
Email Address
david.robinson@syniverse.com
Phone Number
+18136375000
Full Address
8125 HIGHWOODS PALM WAY TAMPA FL 33647
CIK Number
1,169,264
Place of Incorporation
Delaware
Delaware
Investors
Twilio
Twilio
DUNS Number
782819155
Founded Date
January 1, 1987
Total Funding Amount (USD)
777,500,000
Latest Funding Round Date
March 2021
Competitors
OneNeck IT Services
OneNeck IT Services
Cellusys
Cellusys
Mobileum
Mobileum
‌
Magna5
Coastal Cloud
Coastal Cloud
Telenor
Telenor
Neustar
Neustar
China Mobile
China Mobile
...
Business Model
Subscription
Licensing
Glassdoor ID
24535
CTO
John Wick
John Wick
CFO
Simeon Irvine
Simeon Irvine
Key People
Andrew Davies
Andrew Davies
Leigh Ann Polverelli
Leigh Ann Polverelli
John Wick
John Wick
Simeon Irvine
Simeon Irvine
Acquisition Transaction
‌
Acquisition of Syniverse by The Carlyle Group
Latest Funding Type
Initial public offering (IPO)
Initial public offering (IPO)
NAICS Code
555,151
CAGE Code
44JU7
Patents Assigned (Count)
86
Country
United States
United States
Headquarters
Tampa, Florida
Tampa, Florida

Other attributes

Company Operating Status
Active
Latest Funding Round Amount (USD)
750,000,000
Previous Name
GTE Telecommunication Services Inc
Wikidata ID
Q7662486
Overview

Syniverse is a telecommunications company developing mobile networks for mobile operators, cable and internet providers, and enterprises in numerous countries. The company provides network engineering services and software built to manage and interconnect voice and data network systems. These services specialize in interoperability, internetworking, fraud management, multimedia messaging, and network signaling.

Syniverse was founded in 1987, known as GTE Telecommunication Services Inc, and changed its name to Syniverse in 2004. In 2011, Syniverse was acquired by The Carlyle Group for approximately $2.6 billion and became a private organization after previously being a publicly traded company. The company's customers have included AT&T, American Airlines, Vodafone, Marriott, Mastercard, Amazon, Verizon, China Unicom, Alibaba Group, IBM, Samsung, and Facebook.

Solutions

Syniverse provides a suite of services and products to help telecommunication companies and mobile network operators develop with different trends, such as Internet of Things (IoT), private networks, and 5G networks. The services are built to help a network operator increase revenue, decrease costs, and provide subscribers through global connectivity, interworking, messaging, analytics, and roaming monetization.

IoT and emerging wireless

Syniverse provides different services and products to help users develop IoT and 5G networks, including private networks and secured data transmission, platform as a service (PaaS) offerings, and on-premise and macro LTE. Syniverse develops these solutions for various industries. Examples include IoT for manufacturing to increase factory coverage, with secured solutions, to improve IoT deployments in smart factories. And services for the automotive industry to help develop intelligent vehicles capable of sending and receiving mobile data across secure networks to increase automotive safety features, such as blind spot monitoring, and enable vehicle-to-vehicle connectivity.

Mobile security

Syniverse also offers a suite of mobile security solutions for organizations and enterprises for secure connectivity for mobile networks, software-defined networks, and private networks. This is intended to help users provide their customers with wireless and cloud connectivity access for enterprise and IoT applications. Syniverse also provides identity and authentication services to give users precise information about their customers to protect them from fraud before it can take place.

CPaaS Concierge

Syniverse communications platform as a service (CPaaS) Concierge is a cloud-based, omnichannel messaging platform with a library of connectors to allow businesses to integrate their applications with their communications to reach customers through the channels of the customer's choice. CPaaS Concierge is designed to simplify and accelerate digital transformations, with a flexible, plug-and-play approach, in which businesses can customize the platform for their budget, capabilities, requirements, marketing strategies, and customer experience needs.

Communication channels on the CPaaS Concierge platform include the following:

  • SMS
  • MMS
  • Voice and video
  • Push notifications
  • Facebook Messenger
  • WhatsApp
  • WeChat
  • RCS

Other features of CPaaS Concierge include the following:

  • Campaign tools to help users with messaging campaigns to manage content, scheduling, sender IDs, and customer consent
  • Identity services for user authentication and to stop fraud before it happens
  • Artificial intelligence services, such as bots and agents to chat with customers and increase the efficiency of processes
  • Orchestration services to integrate existing applications and use a combination of rules and AI for message workflows
  • Further professional services for users and well as premium support.

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Products

Acquisitions

SBIR/STTR Awards

Patents

Further Resources

Title
Author
Link
Type
Date

Syniverse and Twilio Close on Strategic Partnership to Unlock the Power of Communications Technology

https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20220516005302/en/Syniverse-and-Twilio-Close-on-Strategic-Partnership-to-Unlock-the-Power-of-Communications-Technology

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May 16, 2022

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