Raketu introduced its new Global Short Message Service Text Service. Through Raketu, consumers can now send SMS text messages to the mobile phones of their friends, family, and co-workers anywhere in the world. Raketu offers a flat rate for each text message sent to a given country regardless of the location of where the message originates. Raketu currently offers the lowest published rates of any SMS text message provider in any country globally.

“In China consumers send 750 million SMS text messages each day and in 2007 it is estimated that the Western Europe SMS market will reach 25 billion euros,” said Greg Parker, CEO of Raketu. “Raketu is taking one more step in reducing the cost of communications globally, offering not only free calling to over 40 countries around the world, but now the cheapest SMS text message rates available anywhere in the world.”

Raketu’s new Global SMS Text Message Service and new cheap rates are available immediately to all Raketu RakOut dial-out VoIP service subscribers. Using a unique peer-to-peer technology, Raketu has the ability to run over any Internet connection from dialup to broadband service. Anyone in the world with Internet access, a Windows PC, and a headset can start using Raketu immediately. To become a RakOut dial-out VoIP service subscriber, consumers simply need to download and install the Raketu Desktop LaunchPad Application, and pre-pay their RakOut dial-out account.

Along with access to Raketu’s cheap SMS Text Message rates, Raketu RakOut dial-out VoIP service subscribers also have access to free calling to locations in over 40 countries globally including: China, Australia, South America, United Kingdom, France, Germany, Spain, Greece, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland, and the United States/Canada among others regardless of where the call originates.