The Mobilis Short Message Centre (M-SMC) is a messaging platform that lowers overall costs of ownership for operators while generating new revenue opportunities. Based on an all IP architecture, M-SMC outperforms traditional SMS platforms providing scalability from the traditional 2G networks to the world of 3G.

M-SMC uses the distributed architecture of the M-SMC Messaging Platform, which has been specifically designed for messaging, to deliver industry leading performance and scalability. Based on Java/J2EE and utilizing distributed processing, M-SMC optimizes current infrastructure while minimizing the size, cost and deployment time for hardware increments to meet growth. Support for SMS over IP and traditional network transport via MAP (IN/SS7) ensures that M-SMC will be the platform of choice for the next decade.

M-SMC provides a common platform for SMS, MMS and other applications. A combined ‘subscriber view’ is possible through the single platform. As an open standards platform, it allows rapid roll-out of a variety of Value Added Services (VAS) to increase revenue opportunities.

The M-MMC is an all IP product and a solution for operators seeking to launch new and innovative multimedia messaging services, from pictures to video, instant messaging to greeting cards and notes. M-MMC is the solution. Based on Java/J2EE this product can be deployed very small and grow to suit the requirements of the worlds largest operators. M-MMC guarantees interoperability with the worlds leading handset providers as well as other multimedia service centers (MMS-C).

M-MMC has integrated charging capability with real time rating and connectivity to your billing environment through standards based interfaces.

The M-MMC can run on any operating system and any hardware platform from Windows to IBM AIX, the IPMMS can run and scale, making it the most cost effect MMS solution in the market today. The modular architecture means that operators only need to purchase the modules they require without purchasing functionality that is very rarely used.

The Mobilis Voicemail System (M-VMS) gives PCS, GSM and wire-line subscribers a powerful, full-featured voice messaging system. It not only answers calls and accepts messages for subscribers, it allows subscribers to respond to messages and originate messages to other subscribers. Subscribers can even broadcast voice messages to multiple subscribers.

M-VMS offers business subscribers who want a fully featured voicemail service the power and flexibility of full Voice Messaging. This is particularly true of subscribers who use their PCS or GSM phone as their primary number. For example, mobile workers, who need to be accessible regardless of where they are, may publish their Voice Messaging number for use by customers or co-workers who need to reach them.

USSD as part of GSM networks, has been traditionally used only to top up prepaid accounts. However, the technology can be used for several other applications, such as giving low end subscribers access to high end services similar to WAP. M-USSD provides a user-friendly high-speed browsing through easy-to-read on-line menus and pages.

USSD is narrow bandwidth transport mechanism: It is a GSM supplementary service. It uses the signaling channels as a bearer, and as already stated, is half-duplex (only one of the parties are allowed to send at any one moment). It is by nature similar to circuit switched data service.

In operation, USSD is used to send text between the subscriber and some application. USSD should be thought of as a trigger rather than an application itself. In operation, it is not possible to bill for USSD directly, but instead bill for the application associated with the use of USSD such as circuit switch data, SMS, or prepaid. Charging can be solved by integrating prepaid or postpaid.

M-USSD can provide a service provider's customers with applications such as prepaid roaming, chat, voucher recharge, customer care services, SMS/MMS menus, interactive service portal, "Please Call Me", "Pre2U", Email and RSS News.