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WIRAL DELIVERS MULTIMEDIA MESSAGING SERVICE CENTER, MMSC, TO ALANDS MOBILETELEFON AB
With the Wiral MMS solution, Alands Mobiltelefon Ab customers are able to compose their own
multimedia messages, comprising a mix of personal photographs, pictures, sound recordings as well as
text and send it to another mobile or email address.
PRESS RELEASE
WIRAL DELIVERS MULTIMEDIA MESSAGING SERVICE CENTER, MMSC, TO ALANDS MOBILETELEFON AB
Helsinki, Finland -- December 2nd 2002. Wiral delivers a complete Multimedia Messaging Service
Center, MMSC, to Alands Mobiltelefon Ab, the leading mobile operator in the Aland islands.
The MMS service is available for Alands Mobiltelefon Ab customers in the beginning of December 2002.
With the Wiral MMS solution, Alands Mobiltelefon Ab customers are able to compose their own
multimedia messages, comprising a mix of personal photographs, pictures, sound recordings as well as
text and send it to another mobile or email address.
"Wiral is a frontrunner in new technologies and already has a proven track record in delivering MMS
solutions, hence it was a natural choice for us," explains Thomas Lax, CTO, Alands Mobiltelefon Ab.
"We are delighted to offer this leading edge MMS service in the Aland islands to enable our
customers to enjoy the exciting and innovative new multimedia messaging services" he adds.
"This agreement marks the starting point for our cooperation with Alands Mobiltelefon Ab. It also
further underlines the fact that Wiral is a proven vendor in MMS and next generation technologies as
more and more operators and service providers choose the Wiral MMSC for their multimedia messaging
services," says Jussi Rissanen, CEO, Wiral.
Wiral MMS delivery to Alands Mobiltelefon Ab includes the complete Wiral Multimedia Messaging Center
(MMSC) with Wiral WAP Gateway, Wiral Push Proxy Gateway, Wiral SMS Gateway, Wiral OTA manager, Wiral
Media Converter, Email gateway and Wiral Terminal Gateway. MMS web extensions are included; users
can compose and view MMS messages using any web browser. The messages are also delivered as HTML
emails that include the Wiral SMIL Player, the recipients see and hear the MMS slide show as
intended by the sender. The delivered system includes MM7 interface for VAS and MM4 interface for
inter-operator MMS connectivity. In addition Wiral provides system implementation, integration and
care services to maintain the competitiveness of the MMS solution.
The Wiral MMSC is a full-featured MMSC for cost-conscious operators, ISP's, portals, media houses,
service providers and corporations. Wiral MMSC offers full feature set according to 3GPP and WAP
Forum MMS specifications.
About Wiral
Wiral is a provider of presence-based wireless communications software technology. Wiral developed
the Wiral Matrix Product Suite to provide mobile operators and service providers the ability to
launch advanced messaging and presence-based communications services. The Wiral Matrix Product Suite
empowers rapid and on-going revenue increase for mobile operators as well as richer and easier
communications services for end users. For more information on Wiral, please visit www.wiral.com
About the Aland Islands and Alands Mobiltelefon Ab
The Aland Islands is an autonomous province of Finland consisting of a group of islands in the
Baltic Sea between Finland and Sweden. The population is about 26.000 people. Alands Mobiltelefon Ab
owns regional licenses to operate both GSM- and UMTS-networks on the islands. Alands Mobiltelefon Ab
has been running a GSM-network since 1993. Since May 2001 Alands Mobiltelefon Ab have run their own
independent GPRS-compatible GSM-network with own network codes, today having roaming contracts with
over 80 operators world-wide. Alands Mobiltelefon Ab have more than 50% of the mobile market on the
Aland Islands. For more information please visit www.gsm.aland.com
For more information please contact:
Jussi Rissanen
CEO
Wiral
Tel: +358 9 4124 3030
jussi.rissanen@wiral.com
Thomas Lax
CTO
Ålands Mobiltelefon Ab
Tel: +358 4573312432
lax@amt.aland.fi
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