Articles tagged with: Text Messaging and Smsc

Indonesian Operator Expands SMS Platform

Comverse says that it has won a contract from Indonesian wireless operator Excelcomindo for a major SMSC expansion. This will help handle its rapidly growing personal and application-related text messaging needs and to be able to quickly implement new SMS services.  more

Related Tags: asia-pacific, personal, comverse, excelcomindo, Indonesia


Mobile Operators Brace for Global Surge in Mobile Messaging Abuse

Messaging security firm, Cloudmark has published the results of its research into mobile messaging abuse trends in Asia, North America and Europe which point to a precipitous rise in mobile spam, phishing and virus attacks in 2008.  more

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15 Years of the SMS

The mobile phone industry is today celebrating the 15th birthday of the Short Message Service Centre (SMSC), the principal application behind text messaging first brought to market by Acision in 1992. The first ever SMSC was introduced as a product designed primarily to deal with the demands and improve reliability of a developing mobile industry, and in that year the first of many deals was signed with Telenor. more

Related Tags: mobile-messaging, acision, telenor


TCS Delivers SMS Platforms to Operators in Belize and Pakistan

TeleCommunication Systems (TCS) says that it has successfully deployed messaging systems to new wireless carrier customers in two countries. TCS deployed its Short Message Service Center (SMSC) application to a CDMA operator network in Pakistan and to a GSM operator network in Belize. The platforms deployed support a broad range of text messaging features including requirements for text messaging in a prepaid environment. TCS deployed a Prepaid Messaging Solution via its SMSC and its Wireless Messaging Gateway (WMG). more

Related Tags: chief-technology-officer


3 Scraps its SMSC

Scandinavian mobile operator Hi3G Access AB, under the brand 3, has replaced its SMSC (Short Message Service Centre) technology with Telsis Intelligent SMS Routing. SMSCs have often been seen to limit throughput during high profile events that rely on text messaging for audience interaction. They also have little ability to support revenue-generating advanced services. more

Related Tags: customer-care, 3g-license, hutchison-whampoa, hi3g, investor-ab, hi3g-access


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