IP2Location.com Releases new IP-Mobile Database to identify Mobile Network for DB19 and DB20

Sept. 9, 2010 - PRLog -- IP2Location is a geolocation database product that enables web sites to pinpoint the location of online customers and additional information about their visitors. This is executed by acquiring the IP address of the visitor and querying the database to get selective information regarding the IP address.

Today, IP2Location.com is glad to announce the release of two new databases with the Mobile Network information, DB19 and DB20, into the IP2Location’s award-winning product series. The Mobile database provides a solution to determine mobile country code (MCC), mobile network code (MNC) and carrier brand of any IP address in a few simple steps.

First, retrieve the IP address from the networking protocol or server-side variable of the Web server. Next, translate the IP address to an IP number in decimal format to speed up the database query. Lastly, reverse lookup the IP number from the IP2Location™ database to pinpoint the exact geographical location as well as the mobile data.

Mobile Country Codes (MCC) as defined in ITU E.212 for use in identifying mobile stations in wireless telephone networks, particularly GSM and UMTS networks. Mobile Network Code (MNC) is used in combination with a Mobile Country Code (MCC) to uniquely identify a mobile phone operator or carrier where as Commercial brand associated with the mobile carrier.
The IP2Location database has more than 6 million records to cover all valid IP addresses. It has over 99 percent matching accuracy at the country level. Available from US$49 per year, the database is available for immediate download, bundled with free monthly updates for 12 months. The database is in an easy-to-use ASCII text format and is compatible with major database programs including Microsoft SQL, MySQL, Microsoft Access, Oracle, IBM DB2 and others. A free demo is available online at http://www.ip2location.com/demo.aspx.


About IP2Location.com

Founded in 2001, IP2Location.com provides Internet infrastructure intelligence services to online businesses. IP2Location.com’s products provide the geographical location of Web site visitors in real-time, enabling businesses to display localized content, enable bandwidth balancing, improve click-through, improve sales, prevent fraud, conduct site analysis and foster regulatory compliance. With over 500 industry leading customers, IP2Location.com is the geolocation market leader. IP2Location.com’s main headquarters is located in Penang, Malaysia, with regional sales office located in Florida, United States.

The company can be reached by fax at +1-941-240-2105, by email at sales@ip2location.com, and on the Web at http://www.ip2location.com.

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