Rantnetwork announced today it has entered into a major contract with SoftBank for its OPI Translate mobile translation/live interpretation app platform in support of SoftBank’s recent Sprint acquisition. Contract also includes document translation and transcription services.
Bloomsburg, Pa and Tokyo, Japan (12/1/14) – After an extensive six month evaluation and series of trials, SoftBank, one of the world’s largest telecommunications and internet companies, selected Rantnetwork to meet its language services needs. Following its recent purchase of Sprint and subsequent relocation of employees from Japan to the United States, SoftBank determined that RantNetwork’s mobile app OPI Translate best met its global bilingual communications needs.
OPI Translate provide advanced translation features such as Voice-to-Voice, Photo Image Recognition/Translation and Text-to-Speech features coupled with on-demand one-button access to live interpreters 24/7/ 365 days a year in 220 foreign languages. OPI Translate’s network consists of over 7,000 certified interpreters with financial, technical, medical and legal domain expertise.
Services provided to SoftBank under the contract will include on-demand mobile access to live interpreters for on-site and third party conference calls; a private dedicated line for Japanese interpreters and conference call reservations; transcriptions of interpreter calls in actual languages spoken; and large and small content document translation.
“Breaking down language barriers within our diverse corporate structure is one of our most important functions. It helps ensures the successful integration of new acquisitions worldwide and allows our employees to travel the world and communicate successfully with other employees, suppliers and vendors. We look forward to our partnership with RantNetwork in meeting SoftBank’s needs in a multilingual world” says Yumi Rios, SoftBank Manager of Product and Services.
“This is a major contract for RantNetwork that provides us with the opportunity to meet the diverse language requirements of a major international corporation” says Kenneth Volet, CEO of RantNetwork. “We look forward to supporting not just SoftBank’s interpretation needs but also its document translation, call transcriptions and, soon to be installed, private bilingual communication line. The first of eight Softbank departments coming on-line is engineering which alone is budgeted at 50,000 minutes of interpretive services per month” adds Mr. Volet.
About RantNetwork
RantNetwork is a Pennsylvania-based software development company specializing in translation and interpretation technology delivered by mobile phone. With the release of RantNetwork’s first product, “Communilator” in 2012, more than a half million users have downloaded RantNetwork’s language translation applications. The live interpretation and advanced-technology features of OPI Translate enable RantNetwork to offer corporate solutions, billing/ accounting integration, customization, and volume discounts. OPI Translate is the world’s first and only fully integrated Mobile app that offers one-button, on-demand access to over 7,000 certified live interpreters in 220 foreign languages 24/7/ 365 days a year. To learn more, please visit http://opitranslate.com
About SoftBank
SoftBank Corp. is a holding company with more than 1,300 Group subsidiaries and affiliates that offer a comprehensive range of mobile communications, fixed-line communications and Internet services. With Sprint Corporation joining SoftBank in July 2013, the Group became a leading global carrier with close to 100 million subscribers. Maximizing synergies across its Group companies worldwide, SoftBank aspires to realize lifestyle innovation through IT. SoftBank is also encouraging the adoption of clean and safe energy through its business activities. To learn more, please visit http://www.softbank.jp/en/corp/
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