Route Mobile is among the leading Cloud Communications Platform service provider, catering to enterprises, over-the-top (OTT) players and mobile network operators (MNO). Our portfolio comprises of smart solutions in Messaging, Voice, Email and SMS Filtering, Analytics and Monetization. The company’s products and services are deployed by clients across diverse sectors including banking and financial services, aviation, retail, e-commerce, logistics, healthcare, hospitality, media and entertainment, pharmaceuticals and telecom. Established in 2004, the company is headquartered in Mumbai, India and has a global presence is 5 regions – Asia Pacific, Africa, Europe, Middle East and the Americas. Route Mobile also has a fully developed in-house platform is backed by a robust infrastructure distributed across five data centres globally in the US, UK, India (two locations), and Singapore. The company processes about 2+ billion messages per month and about 17+ billion messages were delivered in fiscal 2017.
Route Mobile ranked second globally as a tier 1 application-to-peer (“A2P”) service provider for 2017. They were also ranked one in terms of ‘value-added services’ provided, our ‘implementation process’ and our ‘uptime performance’ (Source: ROCCO Report). Route Mobile is a premium listed member of GSM Association. The company regularly exhibits at global and regional industry trade shows and events like Mobile World Congress, Wholesale Agreements and Solutions Group, Web Summit, Capacity Conferences etc.
Rajdip Gupta is the Co-founder & CEO of Route Mobile Limited. An early mobile and telecom enthusiast who pioneered hand-held device applications in the late 90's. He is a visionary with a strong technical background. With more than 16 years of experience working for multinationals across the globe like MBT, AIS Comp USA, Gurukul Online and IBBBM UK, Rajdeep brings with him extensive knowledge in software life cycle and implementation strategy. Being from an IT industry, he identified an opportunity in the mobile telecom space. It was then Rajdip along with his older brother Sandip Gupta, introduced Route Mobile in May 2004 to cater to the global text messaging market. Today, under Rajdip’s leadership, the company is among the top aggregators in global A2P (application-to-person) text messaging market, employs close to 350 people and has offices in Asia Pacific, Africa, Middle East, Europe and the Americas. As the VoIP market expands, Rajdip has also led the company’s foray into voice APIs for various applications including messaging apps (Viber, Skype), call centre applications, calling card solutions etc.
Major acquisitions by the company:
· In September 2016, Route Mobile acquired Cellent Technologies who is part of the Goel Group and has a presence in the A2P messaging markets of the Middle East and Africa.
· In November 2016, Route Mobile acquired Defero Mobile, a Singaporean based mobile communications service provider with leading clients in the APAC region.
· In May 2017, Route Mobile acquired Call 2 Connect (from Arabi Holding Group K.S.C), an acclaimed ITES provider.
· In October 2017, Route Mobile acquired 365squared – a premier European headquartered SMS Monetisation Value Added Services brand.
As a way forward strategy Route Mobile is concentrating its efforts and R&D in new technologies like – Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Block Chain and Chat Bots.
We would request for a meeting with the spokesperson Mr. Rajdip Gupta at a convenient date and time. Mr. Gupta will take you through a decade old journey of Route Mobile and how its redefining mobile communications and enriching end-consumer experiences. Attaching his profile for reference.
Mr. Rajdip C Gupta
Managing Director & Group CEO, Route Mobile Limited.
Rajdip C Gupta is a dynamic entrepreneur who founded and leads one of India’s fastest growing technology empires. A visionary with an affinity to take calculated risks, Rajdip’s appetite for business and ideas began right from the time he graduated in Computer Science from Mumbai University. From hereon, Rajdipcharted a path and career that was uniquely his own.
Rajdip’sjourney began in 1997 with his first job at Aptech Computer, where he joined as Oracle trainer.After an extremely encouragingstint.Rajdip then moved to AIS Comp a USA based software company, joining as Team Leader.His exposure to the larger technology landscape and experience with the technical side saw Rajdipbeen offered position as Technical Head – Wireless Division at one of India’s most promising new companies, Gurukul Online. After writing a successful chapter at Gurukul, Rajdipmoved to software consulting with various companies in India and United Kingdom.
In 2004, Rajdipturned entrepreneur and establishedRoutesms Solutions Limited, which was later renamed Route Mobile Limited. At the age of 27, he was one of the youngest tech entrepreneurs in India. Route Mobile grew swiftly under Rajdip’s leadership and was soon one of the world’s leading messaging and voice API companies. With Route Mobile on the growth track, Rajdip decided to enter the mobile telecom industry when he identified an opportunity in the global text messaging market. In May 2004, Route forayed into the field, and Rajdip was joined in this vertical by his brother Sandip Gupta.
Rajdip’s visionary leadership has led Route Mobile to be one of the top aggregators in global A2P text messaging market. His completely Made-in-India technology today routes over 2 billion messages per month for the company. Rajdip’s vision has ensured the company has presence in messaging, Voice, Firewall, Iot and, telecom BPO services, among others.What started in a small room with no team, has grown into a 350-employee organisation that has offices in India, Dubai, London, USA, Singapore, Nigeria, Ghana, Bangladesh, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Uganda.
Seeing immense potential in the Esports and gaming industry, Rajdip co-founded Cobx Gaming Pvt. Ltd. in March 2017, alongwith long-time associate Mujahid Rupani. With Team Signify, an international coach, team, and ample funding, Cobx aspires to bring India on to the billion-dollar global gaming map.
In his leisure time, Rajdip indulges in his deep love for cricket. He owns cricket clubs, with whom he spends most of his weekends. He is also a voracious reader who ranks Walter Isaacson’s Steve Jobs biography as his greatest read. Having travelled the world on work and pleasure, he also gives in to wanderlust when his schedules allow.