Europe : Tecnomen has been selected by LuXcommunications S.A., Luxemburg’s newest mobile operator, to provide its Multimedia Messaging Service Centre ( MMSC ).

Tecnomen MMSC will enable LuXcommunications to offer innovative and exciting Multimedia Messaging Services (MMS), including video messaging, on its 3G network.

The Tecnomen platform will provide all the elements required to enable LuXcommunications to launch an innovative portfolio of multimedia and 3G services.

"We are looking forward to working closely with LuXcommunications to support the launch of their 3G network with highly-appealing, innovative services," said Kai Honetschläger, Managing Director, Tecnomen GmbH. “For new market entrants like LuXcommunications it is extremely important to create competitive advantage. The highly favourable price/performance ratio and the flexibility of the value added services platform are key factors that Tecnomen will contribute to the successful launch of LuXcommunications’ operations."

"A key factor in our selection of Tecnomen’s platform was our need to differentiate ourselves in a saturated mobile market with strong competition," said a spokesperson of LuXcommunications. “Tecnomen allows us to achieve both competitive pricing and quick time to market for initial and future services. With Tecnomen’s solution we can also position ourselves as a market driven company for content and services."

Tecnomen MMSC is the essential core of the MMS environment. It delivers a feature-rich range of multimedia messaging services that can be easily customised and integrated with operators’ existing services. It has the flexibility to support both existing and emerging MMS business models, including the ability to host multimedia messaging services for several virtual operators. It also features a wide variety of billing options including prepaid, post-paid and content-based billing with dynamic rating, as well as origin- and destination-based billing.

The Tecnomen MMSC is a highly scalable platform with flexible “pay as you grow" licensing, allowing operators to invest according to customer demand and to expand their investment as the business grows. Tecnomen MMSC is fully standards-compliant, adhering to 3GPP and OMA standards for MMS. It is fully interoperable with all MMS phones and with other vendors’ MMSCs, ensuring reliable message delivery. It also enables operators to meet new regulatory requirements, such as Mobile Number Portability.

The MMSC is part of Tecnomen Messaging, a modular service solution that addresses all aspects of today's messaging needs and provides a solid framework for meeting future needs with the most advanced technology available. With Tecnomen Messaging, operators and service providers can build suitable combinations of services to respond to the needs of their market segments and target groups.