<s>
Nimbuzz	B-Protocol
was	O
a	O
proprietary	B-Application
cross-platform	B-Operating_System
instant	B-Application
messaging	I-Application
and	O
voice-over-IP	B-Application
provider	O
and	O
aggregator	O
for	O
smartphones	B-Application
,	O
tablets	B-Device
and	O
personal	B-Device
computers	I-Device
developed	O
by	O
Kuraakani	O
Online	O
Private	O
Limited	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
origins	O
of	O
its	O
technology	O
dating	O
back	O
to	O
the	O
early	O
2000s	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
March	O
2013	O
,	O
Nimbuzz	B-Protocol
had	O
150	O
million	O
users	O
in	O
200	O
countries	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
April	O
2014	O
,	O
Nimbuzz	B-Protocol
was	O
growing	O
by	O
more	O
than	O
210,000	O
new	O
registrations	O
per	O
day	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
October	O
2014	O
,	O
now	O
with	O
over	O
200	O
million	O
users	O
,	O
New	O
Call	O
acquired	O
70%	O
of	O
Nimbuzz	B-Protocol
,	O
valuing	O
the	O
app	O
at	O
$250	O
million	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Under	O
CEO	O
Vikas	O
Saxena	O
's	O
leadership	O
from	O
March	O
2015	O
,	O
the	O
Nimbuzz	B-Protocol
suite	O
of	O
applications	O
enabled	O
users	O
to	O
enjoy	O
free	O
calls	O
,	O
instant	B-Application
messaging	I-Application
,	O
social-network	O
games	O
,	O
file	O
sharing	O
,	O
and	O
social	O
networking	O
on	O
their	O
mobile	O
device	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
,	O
Nimbuzz	B-Protocol
offered	O
discounted	O
calling	O
rates	O
to	O
most	O
countries	O
in	O
the	O
world	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nimbuzz	B-Protocol
recently	O
relaunched	O
itself	O
in	O
a	O
new	O
avatar	O
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
world	O
's	O
few	O
pure	O
"	O
SUPERAPP	O
's	O
"	O
with	O
a	O
chat	O
,	O
social	O
networking	O
,	O
games	O
,	O
digital	O
wallet	O
,	O
e-commerce	O
,	O
ott	O
,	O
&	O
unique	O
features	O
all	O
integrated	O
in	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Adopting	O
the	O
Nimbuzz	B-Protocol
brand	O
from	O
2004	O
onwards	O
,	O
the	O
company	O
entered	O
the	O
mainstream	O
Voice-over-Internet	B-Application
Protocol	I-Application
(	O
VoIP	B-Application
)	O
market	O
in	O
January	O
2007	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
May	O
2008	O
,	O
the	O
company	O
launched	O
its	O
combined	O
VoIP	B-Application
and	O
instant	B-Application
messaging	I-Application
client	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
MSM	O
consolidated	O
Nimbuzz	B-Protocol
with	O
some	O
of	O
its	O
other	O
social	O
media	O
,	O
digital	O
currency	O
,	O
digital	O
wallet	O
,	O
VoIP	B-Application
and	O
instant	B-Application
messaging	I-Application
technologies	O
in	O
March	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
MSM	O
is	O
headquartered	O
in	O
Dubai	O
with	O
its	O
principal	O
development	O
centres	O
in	O
Gurugram	O
and	O
New	O
Delhi	O
,	O
India	O
,	O
after	O
a	O
relocation	O
in	O
May	O
2012	O
to	O
be	O
closer	O
to	O
the	O
mobile	O
Internet	O
boom	O
and	O
rapidly	O
growing	O
smartphone	B-Application
penetration	O
across	O
South	O
Asia	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
fifth	O
of	O
Nimbuzz	B-Protocol
's	O
users	O
reside	O
in	O
India	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
app	O
accounts	O
for	O
a	O
quarter	O
of	O
the	O
smartphone	B-Application
chat	O
market	O
in	O
the	O
country	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nimbuzz	B-Protocol
has	O
been	O
made	O
available	O
for	O
Android	B-Application
,	O
iOS	B-Application
,	O
BlackBerry	B-Application
OS	I-Application
,	O
Symbian	B-Operating_System
,	O
Windows	B-Protocol
Phone	I-Protocol
and	O
Java	B-Language
ME	I-Language
mobile	O
operating	O
systems	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
few	O
instant	B-Application
messaging	I-Application
apps	O
available	O
for	O
Java-based	O
phones	O
,	O
and	O
they	O
account	O
for	O
25%	O
of	O
Nimbuzz	B-Protocol
users	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
non-natively	O
supported	O
devices	O
,	O
a	O
WAP	B-Protocol
interface	O
is	O
available	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
desktop	O
computers	O
,	O
clients	O
are	O
available	O
for	O
both	O
Windows	O
and	O
Mac	B-Operating_System
OS	I-Operating_System
X	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nimbuzz	B-Protocol
users	O
can	O
send	O
XMPP	B-Protocol
based	O
instant	B-Application
messages	I-Application
,	O
images	O
,	O
and	O
share	O
their	O
location	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Voice-over-Internet	B-Application
Protocol	I-Application
calls	O
between	O
most	O
Nimbuzz	B-Protocol
clients	O
is	O
supported	O
,	O
and	O
there	O
is	O
a	O
VoIP-to-PSTN	O
(	O
landline/cellular	O
)	O
service	O
branded	O
as	O
NimbuzzOut	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nimbuzz	B-Protocol
can	O
be	O
set	O
up	O
with	O
any	O
valid	O
SIP	O
(	O
VoIP	B-Application
)	O
account	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nimbuzz	B-Protocol
supported	O
interaction	O
with	O
popular	O
messaging	O
services	O
such	O
as	O
Twitter	B-Application
,	O
Facebook	B-Protocol
Chat	I-Protocol
and	O
Google	B-Application
Talk	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
February	O
2012	O
,	O
Nimbuzz	B-Protocol
announced	O
the	O
discontinuation	O
of	O
support	O
for	O
ICQ	O
,	O
AIM	O
,	O
Myspace	O
and	O
Hyves	O
because	O
of	O
the	O
general	O
lack	O
of	O
usage	O
of	O
these	O
chat	O
services	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nimbuzz	B-Protocol
has	O
an	O
in-app	O
portal	O
called	O
N-World	O
,	O
with	O
applications	O
,	O
gifts	O
,	O
games	O
,	O
avatars	O
and	O
other	O
virtual	O
goods	O
for	O
sale	O
.	O
</s>
