<s>
Sinch	B-Application
,	O
formerly	O
CLX	B-Application
Communications	I-Application
,	O
is	O
a	O
telecommunications	O
and	O
cloud	B-General_Concept
communications	I-General_Concept
platform	B-Application
as	I-Application
a	I-Application
service	I-Application
(	O
PaaS	B-Application
)	O
company	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Headquartered	O
in	O
Stockholm	O
,	O
Sweden	O
,	O
Sinch	B-Application
also	O
has	O
offices	O
in	O
over	O
30	O
cities	O
worldwide	O
,	O
including	O
Atlanta	O
,	O
London	O
,	O
Madrid	O
,	O
San	O
Francisco	O
,	O
Singapore	O
and	O
Sydney	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
CLX	B-Application
Communications	I-Application
,	O
better	O
known	O
as	O
CLX	O
,	O
was	O
founded	O
in	O
2008	O
by	O
Johan	O
Hedberg	O
,	O
Robert	O
Gerstmann	O
,	O
Kristian	O
Männik	O
,	O
Henrik	O
Sandell	O
,	O
Björn	O
Zethraeus	O
and	O
Kjell	O
Arvidsson	O
,	O
as	O
a	O
telecommunications	O
and	O
cloud	B-General_Concept
communications	I-General_Concept
platform	B-Application
as	I-Application
a	I-Application
service	I-Application
(	O
PaaS	B-Application
)	O
company	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Also	O
in	O
2017	O
,	O
CLX	O
entered	O
into	O
a	O
strategic	O
partnership	O
with	O
Google	B-Application
"	O
to	O
provide	O
the	O
next	O
generation	O
of	O
messaging	O
services	O
to	O
brand	O
marketers	O
using	O
Rich	O
Communications	O
Services	O
(	O
RCS	O
)	O
standard	O
embedded	O
directly	O
into	O
consumers	O
 '	O
native	O
messaging	O
apps	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Part	O
of	O
Google	B-Application
's	I-Application
Early	O
Access	O
Program	O
(	O
EAP	O
)	O
,	O
CLX	O
will	O
enable	O
enterprises	O
to	O
build	O
with	O
RCS	O
and	O
be	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
companies	O
to	O
offer	O
an	O
upgraded	O
messaging	O
experience	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Formerly	O
listed	O
on	O
Nasdaq	O
Stockholm	O
,	O
it	O
provided	O
mobile	O
communications	O
in	O
the	O
areas	O
of	O
Real-Time	O
BSS	O
,	O
SMS	B-Device
and	O
other	O
messaging	O
services	O
,	O
with	O
SS7	O
security	O
for	O
mobile	O
network	O
operators	O
(	O
MNOs	O
)	O
,	O
mobile	O
virtual	O
network	O
operators	O
(	O
MVNOs	O
)	O
and	O
mobile	O
virtual	O
network	O
enablers	O
(	O
MVNEs	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
deployment	O
of	O
the	O
Symsoft	O
SMS	B-Device
real-time	O
charging	O
was	O
with	O
TeliaMobile	O
,	O
now	O
Telia	O
Company	O
,	O
in	O
Sweden	O
in	O
1999	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2009	O
,	O
CLX	O
acquired	O
Symsoft	O
,	O
which	O
then	O
formed	O
the	O
Operator	O
Division	O
of	O
CLX	B-Application
Communications	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mblox	O
Inc	O
.	O
was	O
a	O
global	O
company	O
that	O
provided	O
a	O
Carrier-grade	O
SaaS-based	O
mobile	O
messaging	O
platform	O
to	O
enterprises	O
,	O
including	O
global	O
one-way	O
and	O
two-way	O
SMS	B-Device
,	O
MMS	O
,	O
push	B-General_Concept
notifications	I-General_Concept
,	O
ring-tones	O
,	O
shortcodes	O
and	O
virtual	O
mobile	O
numbers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
new	O
company	O
-	O
Mblox	O
Inc	O
.	O
–	O
became	O
the	O
world	O
leader	O
in	O
SMS	B-Device
technology	O
use	O
and	O
carrier	O
clearing	O
and	O
billing	O
,	O
growing	O
from	O
$1.75	O
million	O
in	O
2002	O
to	O
over	O
$2	O
billion	O
in	O
pro	O
forma	O
revenue	O
by	O
April	O
2004	O
(	O
19	O
months	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
December	O
2017	O
,	O
the	O
parent	O
company	O
CLX	B-Application
Communications	I-Application
retired	O
the	O
Mblox	O
and	O
CardBoardFish	O
brands	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Since	O
Mblox	O
had	O
never	O
had	O
any	O
involvement	O
,	O
direct	O
or	O
indirect	O
,	O
in	O
creating	O
or	O
promoting	O
such	O
services	O
,	O
its	O
responsibility	O
was	O
to	O
try	O
to	O
prevent	O
its	O
customers	O
abusing	O
the	O
SMS-based	O
billing	O
services	O
it	O
provided	O
them	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sinch	B-Application
was	O
initially	O
founded	O
in	O
May	O
2014	O
by	O
Andreas	O
Bernström	O
in	O
Stockholm	O
and	O
San	O
Francisco	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Originally	O
the	O
technology	O
behind	O
Rebtel	B-Application
,	O
Sinch	B-Application
was	O
spun-out	O
with	O
$12	O
million	O
in	O
funding	O
,	O
focusing	O
on	O
the	O
mobile	O
first	O
,	O
app	O
developer	O
market	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sinch	B-Application
launched	O
its	O
Voice	O
and	O
Instant	O
Messaging	O
products	O
in	O
May	O
2014	O
,	O
and	O
quickly	O
launched	O
their	O
SMS	B-Device
API	O
product	O
at	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2016	O
,	O
CLX	O
also	O
acquired	O
Sinch	B-Application
for	O
a	O
total	O
consideration	O
of	O
SEK	O
138.9	O
million	O
on	O
a	O
debt-free	O
basis	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
acquiring	O
Sinch	B-Application
in	O
2016	O
,	O
they	O
have	O
now	O
leveraged	O
the	O
brand	O
name	O
to	O
encompass	O
the	O
entire	O
company	O
to	O
"	O
more	O
accurately	O
and	O
immediately	O
 [ depict ] 	O
its	O
current	O
offerings	O
and	O
mission	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sinch	B-Application
effectively	O
has	O
inherited	O
the	O
history	O
of	O
CLX	B-Application
Communications	I-Application
and	O
is	O
considered	O
a	O
different	O
brand	O
to	O
the	O
one	O
launched	O
in	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Since	O
February	O
2019	O
,	O
the	O
company	O
can	O
be	O
found	O
on	O
the	O
Mid	O
Cap	O
list	O
under	O
the	O
Technology	O
sector	O
under	O
the	O
ticker	O
'	O
SINCH	B-Application
 '	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
February	O
2021	O
,	O
Sinch	B-Application
acquired	O
Inteliquent	O
,	O
an	O
interconnection	O
provider	O
for	O
voice	O
communications	O
,	O
for	O
$1.14	O
billion	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Competitors	O
are	O
8x8	O
,	O
LINK	O
Mobility	O
,	O
Twilio	B-General_Concept
,	O
Infobip	O
,	O
and	O
BICS	O
(	O
TeleSign	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
