txtNation, leading mobile payments and solution provider, has today announced they have launched HLR network lookup services as part of their solutions portfolio.

To those unfamiliar with what a HLR lookup, Home Location Register, is, it is essentially a way that allows you to check in real-time, whether a mobile number is active, and which mobile network it currently belongs to. This is the technology and service that txtNation see a big future in and are actively promoting as a unique offering amongst current mobile payment providers and SMS aggregators.

Currently released as an API for developers to connect in-to, to perform number queries, txtNation see HLR lookup as the logical add-on to their suite of services, with the complementation of HLR towards Mobile Payments, Premium and Bulk SMS. txtNation have a full release of this service and is now live and available across it's core platform.

Michael Whelan, Director of txtNation says: "Adding HLR to our portfolio allows existing clients and new clients alike the opportunity to add on this popular service to their current mobile activities, including tagging it on to their Premium or Bulk services. A major advantage to all service providers. We are still staying narrow, just adding another layer into the mobile mix.”

txtNation believe that this service can help mobile marketers identify and eliminate invalid numbers and help SMS aggregators and resellers optimise their SMS messaging. By using this service all service providers can look to avoid the cost and waste of having messages returned because the number has been ported, or is no longer in use.

txtNation have an extensive reach of mobile network connections in place to allow them to roll out HLR lookup anywhere in the world.

Longer term, txtNation believes it is services like this, in as many markets as possible, that allow their clients to deploy services under the one platform that makes them unique. txtNation would like to invite all developers and service providers to use the newly deployed HLR lookup platform.

You can find out more about txtNation, its Mobile Billing solutions and more on HLR Lookup services by visiting http://www.txtnation.com/about/call/, emailing [email protected] or calling +44 (0)1752273491. Latest news can be found on txtNation's blog at http://blog.txtnation.com.