MATERNAs MMS Accelerator enables MMS Info Services almost in real-time
More efficient data transfer
Dortmund, 13 February 2006
The growing MMS market challenges network operators and service providers to deliver a great number of multimedia messages in a quick and reliable way. Telecommunications specialist, MATERNA Information & Communications, has developed a solution to multiply the transfer rate of application-to-person MMS messages considerably.
In particular, providers of value added service platforms need quick and reliable solutions for the delivery of their MMS information services. Most conventional MMS centers, frequently delaying the message delivery, are no longer capable of meeting the increased requirements.
MATERNAs MMS Accelerator, focusing application-to-person communication, enables the transfer of information almost in real-time. It allows for transfer rates of up to 400 MMS messages per second (for 80kB MMS). The system is scalable up to 1,200 MMS per second. This is up to thirty times faster than the application-to-person MMS transfer by means of a usual MMSC. The Accelerator is switched between VAS Platform and WAP Gateway or SMSC, respectively. The functional independence of person-to-person and application-to-person communication guarantees a seamless download process, also at peak times.
The Accelerator is based on standard technology. Its modular architecture includes the following components:
· Bulk service and content handling
· XML gateway (MM7 interface for VAS applications to cope with bulk requests)
· High-speed delivery and download service.
Moreover, the MMS Bypass Proxy Server is optionally available. This http proxy server is integrated in MATERNAs WAP Gateway solution. It filters unwanted information, such as retrieve acknowledges or notification responses and forwards them automatically to the MMS Accelerator, thus, easing the workload of the established MMS centre, which only takes on person-to-person communication jobs. MMSC and MMS Accelerator can be scaled, independent on each other.
The MMS Accelerator is based on the successful Service Delivery Platform MACS, an efficient infrastructure for mobile services, developed by MATERNA. Therefore, it is the only MMSC bypass solution, which is directly coupled with content delivery but, for that, meets the highest requirements of a carrier grade system. The MMS Accelerator can be used parallel to any existing MMSC solution.
MATERNA Information & Communications
MATERNA is a leading software company in the field of information and communication technology. The company employs worldwide approx. 1.200 staff members and its turnover is estimated 142 million Euros for the year 2005. Beside the head office in Dortmund, the company has offices and subsidiaries located all over Germany as well as in Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Great Britain, Netherlands, Poland, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and USA. The Business Unit Communications offers products and solutions from the business area Mobile Solutions and Unified Messaging. This includes in particular value added services for mobile and fixed net on base of SMS, MMS, WAP and Mobile Java which are distributed under the brand name Anny Way. The Anny Way Academy is active on the market in terms of trainings and consulting services as found in practice. By its fully owned subsidiary vistream GmbH MATERNA is involved in the MVNE business In the Business Unit Information, MATERNA develops integrated IT solutions for process optimization involving companies and public administration. This includes the topic fields customer service and support, IT service management, business portals, content management and e-government.
For further details, please contact:
MATERNA Information & Communications
Antje Krämer 
antje.kraemer@materna.de
phone: +49 (0)231 5599 - 8396 
www.materna.comwww.annyway.com
