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17th March 2004 -Alcatel today announced an agreement
with MetroPCS, Inc. to provide the Alcatel Multimedia
Messaging Services (MMS) product suite, enabling MetroPCS
customers access to multimedia messaging via wireless
devices. This is the first MMS contract with a CDMA
communications network operator for Alcatel in the U.S.
The Alcatel MMS suite is well adapted to address the
needs of mobile service providers for flexible and easy
to implement MMS infrastructure. Thanks to high levels
of openness and interoperability it can bring additional
message capacity to service providers by seamlessly
integrating with existing messaging services. Service
providers also benefit from smooth integration and interface
with existing Wireless Application Protocol/Push Proxy
Gateway, e-mail servers and SMS-C systems, among others.
Additionally, the Alcatel MMS suite enables sophisticated
billing policies that support tiered pricing models
based on size and type of content.
The unique Proxy Platform software architecture used
by the Alcatel MMS suite guarantees high performance,
ease of installation and maximum scalability, which
reduces the total cost of ownership for mobile service
providers. Recently, during the 3GSM World Congress
in France, the powerful Alcatel MMS platform set a new
industry record with 150 MMS per second at a sustained
rate with the complete MMS cycle processed on a Linux-powered
Intel configuration, which represents more than half
a million MMS processed per hour. With the ability to
deliver MMS at such a high rate, MetroPCS can achieve
new revenue generation opportunities, while providing
new and exciting services for customers.
"MetroPCS is committed to offering simple and affordable
wireless service to consumers. Adding Alcatel's MMS
suite to our network allows us to continue to offer
our customers the most advanced wireless options," said
MetroPCS President and CEO Roger Linquist.
"MetroPCS is a progressive and customer-focused company
on the rise," said Matthieu Cornillault, vice president
of Alcatel's Mobile Solutions activities for North America.
"With more multimedia capable wireless phones being
sold than ever before, it is significant that MetroPCS
delivers the best and latest technology to their customers.
Alcatel's well-proven MMS suite allows for additional
revenue generation services while attending to consumers'
growing desire for innovative and more personalized
ways to communicate with peers."
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