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ITU
Telecom World 2003
October
13, 2003
Alcatel showcases MMS solution
GENEVA
-- Alcatel is displaying its MMS solution in the Intel
booth at ITU Telecom World 2003. On this occasion, Alcatel
will reproduce, in a live and public environment, the
record-setting performance achieved in May this year
during the intensive testing campaign commissioned by
Intel and implemented in the US by the Tolly Group,
an independent US laboratory.
The
solution constitutes an innovative breakthrough in the
messaging field. Running on the Intel TIGPR2U server
and based on the Intel Xeon processor, the solution
uses a Linux Red Hat 7.3 operating environment. In addition,
it benefits from an innovative software architecture
that guarantees superior performance. This optimised
hardware and software configuration allows Alcatel's
MMS solution to process up to 47 MMS/sec per CPU board
at a sustained rate with the complete MMS cycle, which
represents an industry record to date.
The
solution stands out as truly cost-effective and evolutionary.
The Alcatel Nx Proxy Platform software brings unmatched
ease of implementation and maximum scalability. Furthermore,
it benefits from the modularity of Intel's standard-based
telecom server platforms and from the well-established
roadmap of the Intel Xeon processors' family. Therefore,
it allows the operators to significantly reduce their
capex and opex, and offers a highly cost-effective and
flexible solution to help operators' face the challenge
of MMS service launch and ramp-up.
The
industry analysts firm IDC believes that MMS will be
worth over US$ 4.4 billion in Western Europe by the
end of 2007. Paolo Pescatore, senior analyst for EMEA
Wireless and Mobile Communications, IDC, said: "MMS
will assist operators to aid the take-up of mobile data
in Western Europe. Pictures speak a thousand words.
Users will find the idea of taking a picture with camera-enabled
handsets so compelling that they will take to the concept."
In
order to support the growing MMS traffic, operators
worldwide will need more powerful MMS solutions based
on powerful servers. The intrinsic performance of MMS
servers, and in particular their cost/performance ratio
will become a key differentiating criterion for operators
in the selection of their MMS solution suppliers.
Contact:
Alcatel
www.alcatel.com
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