Logica Announces Record-Breaking Performance Benchmark for Telepath SMSC, Offers Over 1000 Short Messages Per Second for Short Message Service Centre - Product Information

Edge: Work-Group Computing Report, March 6, 2000

Logica Tuesday announced record-breaking results for SMS performance benchmarks, completed with the support of Hewlett-Packard Company's (HP) European Telecom Integration Centre in Lyon, France.

With Logica's world-leading Short Message Service Centre (SMSC), Telepath SMSC, and OpenCall SS7 platform from HP, worldwide market-share leader for SS7 computing(1), a joint team has successfully stored and delivered over 1000 short messages per second on a single SMSC with traffic bursts at even higher rates. This was achieved with off-the-shelf products, in the most demanding of network conditions, where every message was delivered successfully on the first attempt. Configurations for throughput of up to 2000 messages per second are being developed for shipment later this year.

With SMS traffic growth in mobile telecom operators' networks, some are achieving more than six million messages per day. Telepath SMSC meets mobile operators needs, and confirms Logica's well-established position as the cellular industry's leading supplier of short messaging solutions.

"Once again, Logica's customers will benefit from our commitment to ongoing product improvements that address their business needs. One of the mobile telecom industry's greatest opportunities for generating additional revenues is with the Mobile Internet, and specifically Wireless Application Protocol (WAP)," said Larry Quinn, Chief Executive Officer of Logica's Mobile Networks Division. "SMS is expected to be a fundamental building block for this industry growth, and Telepath SMSC is positioned, well ahead of time, to deliver the levels of performance that these new applications will require," added Quinn.

Given the high-scalability of the HP OpenCall SS7 platform, which takes full advantage of the UNIX system-based HP 9000 Enterprise Server portfolio, Logica makes it simple to scale Telepath SMSC for lower or higher levels of performance -- from one message per second upwards. This, in turn, ensures that mobile telecom operators handle existing needs and future growth of SMS.

"Short messaging is an effective way for people to communicate with each other," said Lionel Lapras, Director of Marketing at HP's Telecom Infrastructure Division. "We are pleased that our cooperation with Logica is helping to drive communications forward."

For more information about Logica's SMSC, visit their booth (No. 7623) at the CTIA tradeshow in New Orleans this week, Feb. 28 through March 1.

Founded in 1969, Logica is a leading international computer consultancy, systems integration and software company. Logica's clients operate across diverse markets including telecommunications, finance, energy and utilities, industry distribution and transport, public sector and space. Logica has over 8,500 staff in 23 countries worldwide and is listed on the London Stock Exchange where it is part of the FTSE100 index of the largest UK listed companies.

Logica is the world leading provider of messaging infrastructure products, intelligent network solutions (such as Pre-Paid), inter-network mobility solutions and radio network planning tools to over 150 Digital Cellular, PCS, and Satellite network operators.

Logica's telecom products can be found at http://www.logica.com/telecoms.

(1) Source: Venture Development Corporation 1999 SS7 Report, and independent market research study