Subject: [NEXTEL-1] CMG, WSC enable inter-carrier messaging in the Americas

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Date: Sat, 26 Oct 2002 13:33:39 -0400

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CMG, WSC enable inter-carrier messaging in the Americas

25 October 2002 --
PMN -- CMG, the Anglo Dutch messaging and IT services group, and Wireless Services Corporation (WSC) have announced a service which enables inter-carrier messaging between networks in North and South America. Subsribers to networks such as Rogers AT&T, Telus and Nextel will now be able to exchange short messages (SMS) simply by sending to the recipients international phone number.

Such features are common across GSM networks in Europe, but have only recently been introduced in North America because of disparate network and messaging standards. Messages will be routed through CMG's and WSC's messaging gateways, which perform the necessary format conversions and deliver to the appropriate networks.

"Beyond being the first providers to announce the availability of
interoperability across the Americas, we are offering a more robust and
flexible service to benefit the carriers in these different regions," said
Kevin McKeand, WSC Chief Operating Officer. "The solution, which is based
on the interconnection of WSC's IDX Messaging Platform and CMG's
Inter-SMSC Router, provides translation and formatting capabilities to
maximise the user experience regardless of the device the user has or the
technology the carrier employs for data services."

"CMG has been working closely with WSC to establish inter-carrier text
messaging capabilities as quickly as possible," said DeWayne Nelon,
president of CMG, North America. "A rapid deployment of this new service
means that our customers will be able to quickly take advantage of the
expected traffic increases. There is a huge market opportunity with the
addition of U.S. and Latin American subscribers, and we are happy to be
able to offer it to our customers in partnership with WSC."

Author: PMN

Link(s): http://www.interconnectamericas.com

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