Acision
Encyclopedia
Acision is a privately held mobile communications network infrastructure company specialising in messaging and charging systems that enable popular services such as Short message service
(SMS), Multimedia Messaging Service
(MMS), mobile internet browsing, Mobile Broadband and voicemail
.
Aldiscon
's first deployment of its Telepath SMSC was with TeliaSonera
in Sweden in 1993, followed by Fleet Call (now Nextel) in the US, Telenor
in Norway and BT Cellnet (now O2 UK) later in 1993.
In 1997, Aldiscon
was acquired by UK-based Logica, which merged with CMG
in 2002 to form LogicaCMG
. Both company's wireless divisions merged into LogicaCMG
Wireless Networks. Acision was born on February 20, 2007, when LogicaCMG
Wireless Networks was sold for £265m (US $525m) to private investors Atlantic Bridge Ventures and Access Industries
and became known as Acision.. The lead investor at Atlantic Bridge (and now executive chairman at Acision), Laurence Quinn, was one of the founders of Aldiscon
.
, Acision has over 300 mobile operators as customers. Acision claims to serve over a billion end users, and that over 50 per cent of SMS revenue is generated through its platforms. The company employs approximately 1,500 people in 22 countries.
Short message service
Short Message Service is a text messaging service component of phone, web, or mobile communication systems, using standardized communications protocols that allow the exchange of short text messages between fixed line or mobile phone devices...
(SMS), Multimedia Messaging Service
Multimedia Messaging Service
Multimedia Messaging Service, or MMS, is a standard way to send messages that include multimedia content to and from mobile phones. It extends the core SMS capability that allowed exchange of text messages only up to 160 characters in length.The most popular use is to send photographs from...
(MMS), mobile internet browsing, Mobile Broadband and voicemail
Voicemail
Voicemail is a computer based system that allows users and subscribers to exchange personal voice messages; to select and deliver voice information; and to process transactions relating to individuals, organizations, products and services, using an ordinary telephone...
.
History
Acision's roots lie in two companies:- The Wireless Data Services (WDS) division of Anglo-Dutch consultancy and telecommunications company CMG, the first to develop a Short Message Service Centre (SMSC) in 1992 which was first deployed in 1993. CMG WDS also developed UCP/EMIEMI (protocol)External Machine Interface , an extension to Universal Computer Protocol , is a protocol primarily used to connect to short message service centres for mobile telephones...
, a protocol primarily used to connect to short message service centres (SMSCs). - The Irish mobile telecommunications pioneers AldisconAldisconAldiscon was a telecommunications software company founded in Dublin, Ireland in 1988. The company was an innovator in supplying software products to the mobile sector and became a market leader in the supply of Short Message Service Centre's to mobile operators globally.Aldiscon invented SMPP,...
, the first to commercially deploy an SMSC, Telepath, and its now standardized protocol SMPP in 1993.
Aldiscon
Aldiscon
Aldiscon was a telecommunications software company founded in Dublin, Ireland in 1988. The company was an innovator in supplying software products to the mobile sector and became a market leader in the supply of Short Message Service Centre's to mobile operators globally.Aldiscon invented SMPP,...
's first deployment of its Telepath SMSC was with TeliaSonera
TeliaSonera
TeliaSonera AB is the dominant telephone company and mobile network operator in Sweden and Finland. The company has operations in other countries in Northern, Eastern Europe, Central Asia and Spain, with a total of 150 million mobile customers...
in Sweden in 1993, followed by Fleet Call (now Nextel) in the US, Telenor
Telenor
Telenor Group is the incumbent telecommunications company in Norway, with headquarters located at Fornebu, close to Oslo. Today, Telenor Group is mostly an international wireless carrier with operations in Scandinavia, Eastern Europe and Asia, working predominantly under the Telenor brand...
in Norway and BT Cellnet (now O2 UK) later in 1993.
In 1997, Aldiscon
Aldiscon
Aldiscon was a telecommunications software company founded in Dublin, Ireland in 1988. The company was an innovator in supplying software products to the mobile sector and became a market leader in the supply of Short Message Service Centre's to mobile operators globally.Aldiscon invented SMPP,...
was acquired by UK-based Logica, which merged with CMG
CMG (company)
CMG was a consulting company focused on telecommunications and computing and based in London, United Kingdom. It was once a constituent of the FTSE 100 Index but was acquired by Logica in 2002.-History:...
in 2002 to form LogicaCMG
LogicaCMG
Logica is a global IT and management consultancy company headquartered in Reading, United Kingdom.It has a primary listing on the London Stock Exchange and is a constituent of the FTSE 250 Index. It has a secondary listing on Euronext Amsterdam....
. Both company's wireless divisions merged into LogicaCMG
LogicaCMG
Logica is a global IT and management consultancy company headquartered in Reading, United Kingdom.It has a primary listing on the London Stock Exchange and is a constituent of the FTSE 250 Index. It has a secondary listing on Euronext Amsterdam....
Wireless Networks. Acision was born on February 20, 2007, when LogicaCMG
LogicaCMG
Logica is a global IT and management consultancy company headquartered in Reading, United Kingdom.It has a primary listing on the London Stock Exchange and is a constituent of the FTSE 250 Index. It has a secondary listing on Euronext Amsterdam....
Wireless Networks was sold for £265m (US $525m) to private investors Atlantic Bridge Ventures and Access Industries
Access Industries
Access Industries is a privately held, U.S.-based industrial group founded in 1986 by its chairman, Len Blavatnik. Access’s industrial focus spans three sectors: natural resource and chemicals; media and telecommunications; and real estate...
and became known as Acision.. The lead investor at Atlantic Bridge (and now executive chairman at Acision), Laurence Quinn, was one of the founders of Aldiscon
Aldiscon
Aldiscon was a telecommunications software company founded in Dublin, Ireland in 1988. The company was an innovator in supplying software products to the mobile sector and became a market leader in the supply of Short Message Service Centre's to mobile operators globally.Aldiscon invented SMPP,...
.
, Acision has over 300 mobile operators as customers. Acision claims to serve over a billion end users, and that over 50 per cent of SMS revenue is generated through its platforms. The company employs approximately 1,500 people in 22 countries.
Industry recognition
- 2011 - Acision wins two Global Telecoms Business Innovation Awards
- 2010 - Informa recognises Acision as Number One in SMSC
- 2009 - Global Telecoms Business Awards 2009 (Singapore) - Acision and SPH Search awarded 'Best Consumer Innovation' award
- 2007 - Global Messaging (Monte Carlo) - Acision awarded Best Messaging Application/Service: Consumer
- 2004 - Futurecom (Florianopolis, Brazil) - LogicaCMG Wins Award In Recognition of SMS and MMS Messaging Excellence In Brazil
- 2003 - SyBase Alliance event (London) - LogicaCMG Wins Innovation Award for Britannia Airways Wireless Solution
- 1998 - Irish Software Association (Dublin) - Logica Aldiscon awarded Irish company of the year