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rdnymllnsktr Posts: > 500
Looks like it wasn't as easy for SprintPCS to get SMS's as I thought it was. Oh well.
And for the WAP'ers:
GSM to CDMA SMS interconnectivity agreed
TSI Telecommunication Services (TSI) and Belgacom have announced an agreement to launch bi-lateral signaling services and interstandard SMS for mobile carriers. Belgacom additionally will act as a signaling provider for TSI to provide inter-continental connectivity to GSM carriers.
The Belgacom-TSI agreement establishes interstandard SMS between the GSM world and North American ANSI-41 carriers using CDMA and TDMA protocols. TSI will provide the SS7-to-SMPP network protocol translation required for interstandard SMS. As a USA service provider for number portability services, TSI will also provide the necessary number portability database dips. These key features, combined with two-way messaging, bill-and-keep capability to bridge differences in business models, delivery receipt integrity, and advanced filtering capabilities, make Belgacom's SMS Transit a truly global service. By using Belgacom's SMS Transit and MMS Transit, mobile carriers can extend international messaging coverage to fuel growth and gain a competitive advantage in their own national markets.
In conjunction with the inter-standard SMS, Belgacom and TSI contracted to provide interstandard roaming connectivity. TSI's international signaling services, known as SCCP gateway services, provides translation and connectivity between Belgacom's customers and North American GSM carriers to support subscriber roaming and short message service (SMS). SCCP gateway services are necessary to facilitate roaming between North American GSM carriers, who utilize ANSI SS7 standards for inter-carrier signaling, and GSM carriers throughout the rest of the world, who utilize ITU-T C7 standards. TSI's service supports both one-way and bi-lateral routing depending on the choice of the GSM carrier and their roaming partners. Through a single connection to TSI, Belgacom provides connectivity to North American carriers and major SS7 providers located throughout Europe and Asia.
"The GSM association recently announced that the number of worldwide users of GSM mobile phones could reach nearly a billion subscribers this year, but the majority of national wireless carriers in the United States use CDMA or TDMA technology," said Eugene Bergen Henegouwen, TSI managing director for Europe. "TSI's cross-continental solutions for interoperability and connectivity overcome incompatibilities between these technologies to enable subscribers to take advantage of both voice services and international messaging on a worldwide basis."
"We're delighted to have completed this agreement with TSI," said Bridget P. Cosgrave, president carrier and wholesale business unit at Belgacom. "Belgacom's mission is to enable global interworking, even across communication standards. This agreement complements our efforts in the creation of Belgacom's Global Mobile Village. We're happy that our customers can now benefit from this unique success factor in providing their customers a truly global user experience."
Taken from Cellular News, Monday 1st March 2004
Ethan
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Posted: 2004-03-01 16:52:53
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good!!! just like Vodafone did a couple of months ago with Verizons...But i never could test it if its really working.....
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Posted: 2004-03-01 17:22:27
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