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Tekelec launches SMS router

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Remedy for growing mobile-to-mobile and mobile-to-machine traffic


With short messaging services (SMS) continuing a phenomenal growth pattern in Europe, operators are searching for solutions to handle the increased traffic this communication medium produces.
Tekelec, a leading developer of signalling, switching, and applications for now and next-generation networks, is responding to these challenges with the introduction of the Short Message Gateway (SMG). 

Tekelecโ€™s SMG allows operators to manage increased SMS traffic without adding additional short message centers (SMS-Cs) or expanding their network infrastructures. Its unique design combines SMS offloading and SMS router solutions in a single high-performance system.

โ€œShort messaging is a major revenue source for mobile operators,โ€ said Fred Lax, Tekelec president and CEO. โ€œOur goal is to provide carriers with smart solutions that will allow them to capitalize on revenue opportunities while creating a more efficient network overall.โ€

The SMG efficiently handles increasing amounts of commercial SMS traffic. Unlike a traditional SMS-C, Tekelecโ€™s new SMG offloads mobile-to-machine traffic so that it never reaches the message center. Operators are able to use the existing SMS-C to perform its intended function โ€“ managing mobile-terminated traffic. Fewer SMS-Cs in the network reduce capital expenditures, operational costs, and increase network reliability. The SMG also attempts first-time delivery of machine-to-mobile and mobile-to-mobile messages and only passes the message to an SMS-C if delivery is not achieved, which significantly reduces the number of mobile-terminating messages being stored and forwarded.

In addition to handling increased traffic, Tekelecโ€™s SMG also serves as a flexible SMS routing system.  With its powerful address analysis engine, destinations such as domestic mobile, international mobile, short code, and e-mail addresses can be managed easily. Tekelec designed the gateway to offer operators functions outside basic messaging services. 

โ€œTekelec is committed to providing our customers with practical and cost-effective solutions to address their network challenges,โ€ Lax added. โ€œThis new gateway is a perfect example of that commitment at work. The gateway will allow operators to generate revenue and to save money at the same time.โ€

With any-to-any connectivity, the SMG assists operators with global, multi-protocol networks. The SMG supports both GSM and ANSI-41 interfaces simultaneously, and can , therefore, be deployed in a hybrid GSM/ANSI-41 network, facilitating seamless transfer of SMS traffic.

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