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Starent Networks and Samsung Expand Relationship on 3G
March 20, 2003
Starent Networks and Samsung Electronics announced a partnership
to deliver next generation infrastructure solutions for WCDMA mobile
wireless carriers. Under the terms of the new agreement, Starent
Networks has started supplying the Gateway GPRS Support Node (GGSN)
for worldwide resale and the two companies are jointly developing
the Serving GPRS Support Node (SGSN). These solutions are based
on the Starent ST16 Intelligent Mobile Gateway platform, which connects
mobile operators’ radio networks with IP core networks, enabling
new voice, data, integrated voice and data, and multimedia services
for wireless subscribers. These products will be in major carrier
trials in early spring.
Starent Networks already provides its ST16 Intelligent Mobile Gateway
as a key element for Samsung’s CDMA2000 network offerings, which
includes Packet Data Serving Node (PDSN) and Home Agent (HA). The
agreement will provide WCDMA carriers the underlying infrastructure
for value-added services and address their need for a high-performance,
carrier-class platform , said both companies.
Chang Soo Lim, vice president, Network Systems Division, Samsung
Electronics said, “The GGSN and SGSN solutions further allow Samsung
and Starent Networks to expand into new markets while delivering
even more advanced, revenue generating services to wireless carrier
customers.”
The relationship calls for Starent Networks to provide the complete
GGSN solution, while jointly developing the SGSN on the Starent
ST16 platform. As a major supplier of wireless carrier equipment,
Samsung will also provide significant performance and interoperability
testing for the solution.
Samsung is a major global supplier of infrastructure equipment
for wireless networks and took a leading role in the deployment
of the world’s first CDMA2000 1X network in Korea. Samsung is also
the world’s largest producer of CDMA mobile phones and in 2002 became
the third-largest mobile phone manufacturer.
WCDMA, officially known as IMT-2000, is a 3G mobile wireless technology
providing high-speed mobile wireless communications for the Internet,
images, video, multimedia, voice and other high-bandwidth applications.
The technology has been selected by major wireless carriers around
the world including: AT&T Wireless and Cingular in North America;
China Mobile, NTT DoCoMo and SK IMT in Asia; and virtually all European
carriers. WCDMA can support communications at up to 2 Mbps (local
area access) or 384 Kbps (wide area access).
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