Airwide Solutions has announced the launch of AirMessenger Store, a modular storage system that the company says will enable mobile operators to reduce operating and capital infrastructure costs, while managing messaging traffic more efficiently.
An independently scalable storage device, AirMessenger Store completes the componentisation of the previously all-in-one short message service center (SMSC), as part of the Airwide next-generation Fusion messaging architecture. 
Already successfully implemented in operator networks, AirMessenger Store is, says Airwide, the only modular storage system that reduces operators capital expenditures by enabling them to buy only the storage capacity they need when they need it. This approach can also cut operating expenses by decreasing the number of systems that require management and support on an ongoing basis.
AirMessenger Store provides the foundation for a converged message store, with a combined archive on the network that can support multiple messaging types. It provides intelligent delivery of stored messages as subscribers become available, ensuring that messages are delivered as rapidly as possible, and that recipients receive messages when, where and how they want them.
When combined with Airwides AirMessenger Router, Air Messenger Store can dynamically manage message storage, based on network congestion and message peaks. Designed according to the Fusion principles of extensibility and re-use, AirMessenger Store is well positioned to store multimedia, mobile instant messaging (MIM), email messages and other message types. It also enables subscribers to access all messages theyve sent or received in one location. It provides a non-disruptive approach that lets operators add storage as needed, regardless of the brand or type of other messaging technologies in their infrastructure.
“The Airwide Fusion architecture has evolved through 14 years of developing and supporting some of the most complex, high-performing mobile networks around the globe,” says Airwide Solutions CTO Vince Kadar. “Operators today need to protect the investment theyve made in their infrastructure and, without disruption, evolve those infrastructure elements into separately scalable components to drive costs down. AirMessenger Store is yet another concrete example of how the Fusion architecture can break down messaging silos and address the issues associated with those legacy systems.”
AirMessenger Store also saves operators money by eliminating the cost of connecting to the network via expensive, low-throughput SS7 connections. Instead, the storage device connects to the network via high-throughput IP connections that allow operators to scale quickly and affordably.
AirMessenger Store is available immediately, priced according to operator requirements.