LogicaCMG Wins Saudi Billing Contract

LogicaCMG has announced a new multi million dollar contract with Saudi Arabia's Saudi Telecom Company to implement its next generation (NG) messaging architecture providing advanced payment and text messaging capabilities. Saudi Telecom will be deploying the IP-enabled next generation messaging platform elements of LogicaCMG's NG architecture such as the Pre-delivery Service Agent (PSA) and messaging nodes.

The converged PSA billing solution being implemented enables Saudi Telecom to charge for all current and next generation data services, including SMS and MMS. It can handle real-time billing of content such as ringtones and logos ensuring maximum revenue. The PSA system will process up to 1,400 transactions per second, improving performance and reliability for Saudi Telecom's prepaid services, especially important for highly interactive services like SMS TV voting.

Bhanu Sud, Director and General Manager, LogicaCMG Wireless Networks, Middle East & North Africa, said: "Mobile communications is a rapidly growing market in Saudi Arabia and we look forward to seeing Saudi Telecom reach the same messaging heights as other star customers around the globe have done. The flexibility and performance of our solutions, along with their ability to maximise revenues, places Saudi Telecom in an excellent position to accelerate future service growth."

Posted to the site on 8th October 2003