Bichara Tecnologia, a technology provider supporting the Brazilian telecoms market, and Interop Technologies, which provides core wireless solutions for messaging, device management, and connectivity gateways, have announced a partnership to provide SMS, MMS and WAP solutions to Mobile Virtual Network Operators (MVNOs) in Brazil.

The agreement enables Bichara to deliver wireless services to MVNOs with the capacity to manage high traffic volumes anticipated in the growing Brazilian wireless market. Bichara points out that legislation passed in 2010 by Agência Nacional de Telecomunicações (Anatel) has created conditions that are more favorable to the success of MVNOs in Brazil, and says it is currently in advanced talks with a number of MVNOs planning to enter the Brazilian telecom market.

Interop says that at 100,000 message delivery attempts per second throughput, its Short Message Service Center (SMSC) 4 Series is the world’s fastest, while Its modular, distributed architecture provides scalability. Interop’s massively scalable Multimedia Message Service Center (MMSC) supports delivery of messages combining text, audio, images, video, and animation, while its WAP Gateway enables MVNOs to create a feature-rich WAP deck with branding tailored to their subscribers, and based on customers’ browsing habits. Interop’s solutions are available in a variety of deployment models, including hosted, turnkey, and turnkey with managed services.

“The market in Brazil is one of the most promising among countries with MVNOs, due to its advanced telecommunications infrastructure and strong economy,” says Tony Mijares, senior vice president, global sales, global distribution at Interop Technologies. “Our partnership with Bichara presents great opportunities for small and medium-sized telecom operators and other companies hoping to create MVNOs in Brazil.”