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As a result, Verso’s optimized NetPerformer satellite solution is now being offered to wireless carriers worldwide for GSM and CDMA backhaul applications.
The combined Hughes and Verso solution has already resulted in new customer wins. To date, a major Mexican telecom carrier has received initial delivery of the integrated solution to connect remote base stations, and a customer in the Middle East has installed the solution at 25 locations for VoIP services. These networks are expected to grow significantly over the next 12 months.
Verso conducted the tests over satellite using a Hughes HX System and its NetPerformer solution. Successful interconnection was demonstrated between a remote GSM BTS (Base Transceiver Station) and a GSM BSC (Base Station Controller), and involved multiple simultaneous phone calls supporting various voice codec rates as well as different handsets. This successful interoperability is significant as satellite offers the best transport mechanism for rural and remote cell sites. As cellular operators expand their service infrastructures in rural areas, a combination of challenging geography and lightly loaded traffic density makes satellite the natural choice for connectivity to these remote cell sites.
The Verso NetPerformer GSM backhaul solution reduces the cost of the network infrastructure between cell towers, base station controllers, and mobile switching centers by optimizing bandwidth for several GSM interfaces such as A.bis, which enables a superior return on investment without sacrificing quality of service (QoS).
“As the cellular industry grows to the next billion subscribers, the challenge will be to economically reach rural and remote areas. With the Verso GSM backhaul solution over the Hughes satellite platform, we bring a cost-effective solution to cellular operators, enabling them to reach these hard-to-serve locations via satellite,” said Ramesh Ramaswamy, assistant vice president at Hughes.
“Having successfully completed integration testing with Hughes, we can now offer an optimized NetPerformer cellular backhaul solution that addresses the critical challenges faced by wireless providers globally. In addition, opportunities exist to position the new joint solution with Hughes’ significant installed base of broadband satellite service providers to help wireless operators reduce costs while maintaining QoS,” said Tim Peyla, vice president, Verso Technologies. “We believe that this integrated solution presents a strong value proposition to all wireless operators, whether for fixed or mobile, voice or data applications.”-Verso Technologies
Posted October 21st, 2007 by harminka
