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Optimising network capacity and revenues with Nokia's revolutionary GSM Short Messaging solutions
June 02, 1998
Short message usage is quickly growing in GSM networks and Nokia has now added two new short message solutions which enable operators to scale and network their short message services. These solutions complement the Nokia Artus Short Message Service Centre (SMSC), known for its robust capacity and highly developed open application developer interface.
For operators with heavy short messaging traffic, Nokia announces an innovative load sharing solution, where the Mobile Switching Centre (MSC) shares the load for several Short Message Service Centre (SMSC) units. This solution enables a server cluster to be seen as a single large SMSC by the users. This gives easy and fast scaling of SMSC capacity just by adding server units. Earlier solutions have required that some end users re-program the new message centre number to their phones. Such an approach is a customer care challenge for network operators.
Nokia also announces Nokia Artus SMSC SS7 (Signalling System 7). It offers the same reliability, controllability, application interfaces and user interface as the basic Nokia Artus SMSC. Previously Nokia Artus SMSC has been available with a direct point-to-point link to the mobile switch. The new SS7 version can be used in multi-vendor networks and enables Nokia to also supply SMSCs to networks which have not used Nokia's switching. Several Nokia SMSCs with SS7 interfaces can be connected to a network through one server and it is also possible to connect an SS7-version SMSC interface to several network elements (such as MSCs) simultaneously.
"We are already seeing the explosive growth of short messaging in the most developed GSM markets and the growing penetration of GSM networks serves to constantly increase usage. Just a year ago, wireless data was a means to differentiate. Today it is a real revenue generator for operators," says Mr Mika Vehviläinen, Senior Vice President, Network Systems, Nokia Telecommunications. " Rather than providing just an SMSC, Nokia's full GSM system capability means that we can offer full SMSC solutions. We take into account the functionality in the switch as well as in the SMSC - this means an optimised SMSC solution for each operator, providing unprecedented capacity, reliability and scalability."
Headquartered in Finland, Nokia is a broad-scope telecommunications company supplying mobile phones, mobile and fixed telecommunications networks, data communications solutions, multimedia terminals and computer monitors. With sales in 130 countries, net sales totaled FIM 52.6 billion ($9.8 billion) in 1997. Nokia, listed on NYSE (NOK.A), employs more than 38,000 people worldwide.
Further information:
Communications Department,
Nokia Telecommunications
Tel. (Int.) + 358 9 5113 8193
Fax (Int.) + 358 9 5113 8199
Note to editors
Short messaging
Short messaging is a means of sending a 160-character text message from one mobile terminal to another.
SS7 (Signalling System 7) - an addressing protocol that speeds up call processing by operating out of band.
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