Virgin mobile India today announced the launch Vchatter an instant messaging client powered by NIMBUZZ which will help virgin mobile users to access multiple instant messengers from a single login.In the first phase Vchatter will allow Virgin Mobile users to chat in virgin mobile’s wap portal.
The company claims Vchatter brings a one click log-in to multiple IMs like Yahoo Messenger, Gtalk, MSN Messenger, Facebook, Skype etc via the Vbytes portal for free the second phase will see the launch of Virgin-branded Nimbuzz Java applications, in Virgin Mobile’s upcoming pre-paid handsets.
Virgin Mobile plans to promote Nimbuzz’s Vchatter mobile chat service via a dedicated webpage on the Virgin Mobile website, and with a direct-contact-to-consumer campaign.
Vikas Saxena, Country Head Nimbuzz India quotes we believe that the “always-on” solution that Nimbuzz provides, together with Virgin Mobile’s youth customer focus will gratify the social communication needs of India’s hyper-connected youth. Our current global growth at the rate of one new user signing up every 3 seconds is handy proof of the appetite for our service.”
