Pat Phelan has been hard at work for the last little while, and I haven't heard much from him. This morning, at 5 AM Eastern, however, mail appeared in my inbox. He's just rolled out a mess of new updates to MaxRoam. Photos and details are available on his blog. The quick summary?
- Full LIVE billing. Make a call, and it shows up instantly online in your call records.
- Local number list expanded to 52 countries, plus reductions on cost on local numbers
- Free call forwarding of your MAXroam numbers- zero cost roaming
- Send global SMS from your MAXroam account for only 5c
And on his business he has similar good news.
- Sales are 120% over targets for first quarter.
- 5 new global carriers interconnected
- Connectivity running at 81% for the quarter
- Full customer service hub opened
- Large upgrades planned for the next two quarters
- Appointment of Mr Christopher Kennedy as platform manager.
- Alliance with Global roaming, new group has 80,000 subscribers
I'd say he's on a roll. Good work Pat!
Alec Saunders is the Vice President of Developer Relations for BlackBerry maker Research in Motion. This is his personal blog, with his personal viewpoints. Prior to this Alec was the CEO and co-founder of Calliflower — the easiest way to hold a meeting, online, on a conference call, or on the go. A double-decade veteran of product management and marketing, he spent nine years at Microsoft where he helped launch Windows 95, the first two versions of Internet Explorer, the Universal Plug and Play initiative, the push into home markets, opt-in email marketing and what might well go down in history as the very first direct email list ever.
