Group messaging company SMS GupShup has entered into a partnership with Globe Telecom, one of Philippines’ leading telecommunication companies, to launch the SMS Reply-All Chat service in the country. Globe is among the leading telecom operators in the Philippines, but has been struggling to retain mobile customers (down 2% YoY for the first half of 2010; download pdf) and sustain revenues (down 9% YoY), competing with Smart Communications and Sun Cellular. The press release quotes a Portio Research which suggests that on an average, a Filipino user sends as many as 788 text messages per month. A Reply-All service - rather, the creation of a group - might help reduce the pain of having to individually text multiple users: the "SMS Reply-All" service, which was first launched with Loop in Mumbai, India, allows users to create groups and message a group of people at once, and allows them to respond to the group. Details of how it works here. Related: - MyToday Services Go Paid; 200 Channels; IVR Payment; Risks - Why SMS Spam Has Increased In India: Business Model Changes - Loop Mobile Launches SMS GupShup As “Reply All SMS Service” - Updated: SMS GupShup Announces App Store AppShup; Nothing New? - Updated: SMS GupShup Raises $12Million In Series-D Funding
