BELLEVUE, Wash.-Wireless trade group 3G Americas released a new reference document that offers recommendations for multimedia messaging service interoperability. The group said network operators and infrastructure vendors jointly composed the document for GSM carriers in the Americas.
“The 3G Americas’ MMS recommendations offer clear requirements to vendors and operators in the area of core interfaces being prioritized and tested, information being available earlier in the vendor selection process, and in minimizing delays resulting from interoperability problems, leading to savings in terms of operator resource time and costs inherent in the launch of 3G services,” said Chris Pearson, executive vice president of 3G Americas.
The move comes as several carriers in the United States and Canada work to introduce MMS. Most such services however only work within the carrier’s network, with subscribers unable to send messages to subscribers of rival carriers. Analysts across the industry have pointed to MMS interoperability as a major roadblock.
