Synchronica plc, the international provider of next-generation mobile messaging services, has received a purchase order valued at $ 560,000 (U.S.) for initial Mobile Gateway licenses and professional services from the Nigerian subsidiary of a large pan-African mobile operator group.

This is the eighth order for Mobile Gateway from a subsidiary of the group. Combined, the eight subsidiaries represent 100 million mobile subscribers presenting a significant addressable market at the heart of Synchronica's target market of emerging economies.

The Nigerian operator focuses its product and service development on services that enhance brand loyalty and value whilst facilitating revenue growth - particularly from mobile data and value-added services. The order is Synchronica's seventeenth contract win this year, and will result in two of Nigeria's top operators launching a Mobile Gateway-based service in the near future.

Commenting on the order, Carsten Brinkschulte, CEO of Synchronica, said, "With this initial order from the Nigerian subsidiary we've further extended our lead in Africa as the operators' vendor of choice for next-generation mobile messaging. Nigeria is the continent's largest mobile market and one of the fastest-growing too. Mobile Gateway will be launched by two of Nigeria's top operators, and very soon seven out of every ten Nigerian GSM customers will have access to Synchronica's  award-winning mobile messaging infrastructure."