Qualcomm and Teleepoch
Enter Into a 3G CDMA Subscriber Unit License Agreement, October
6, 2007
MTN chooses Cambridge Broadband
Networks for multi-service wireless network in Rwanda, October 6,
2007
Brazilian government to
publish 3G bidding rules soon, October 6, 2007
KTF 3G service suffers
from technical problems, October 6, 2007
Argentina’s Personal
lunches 3G service in Rosario, October 6, 2007
Russia has it's first 3G
network, October 6, 2007
AT&T could drop Alcatel-Lucent
as 3G mobile network supplier, October 6, 2007
Enea Extends License Agreement
with ZTE for 3G Handsets, October 2, 2007
LG to unveil premium handsets
in Brazil, October 2, 2007
KTF 3G subscribers doubled
in less than 3 months, October 2, 2007
3G policy in India will
be non-uniform, October 2, 2007
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GIGA STREAM announces its Universal Navigation Switch (UNS)
October 9, 2003
GIGA STREAM is announcing its Universal Navigation Switch (UNS) platform
and is setting the pace in the design of voice, data and video service
nodes for next-generation wireless networks that will be the life-blood
of 3G and WLAN / WiFi service offerings. The UNS facilitates a smooth
migration from the current TDM, ATM transport towards all-IP internetworking.
The Mobile operators spent a great deal of money on 3G licenses and are
now finding it increasingly difficult to create applications that will
satisfy their customers let alone make a profit. They built-up mobile
infrastructure – in order to comply with regulatory requirements - that
resulted in a complex set of network equipment. This has become difficult
to manage and to maintain during operation and the introduction of new
services and applications is, in consequence, a very expensive and time-consuming
task.
The UNS network switch will dramatically reduce the complexity and integration
effort for mobile operators. It will increase the adoption rate of new
applications thus satisfying end-user demand. It will also centralize
operational functions and add value with the integration of the various
networks and topologies into a single platform. This will ensure full,
seamless interworking of all wireless and Internet Technologies.
“Such an integration task won’t happen overnight”, says Thomas Maul,
Founder and CEO of GIGA STREAM: “For this reason we have chosen a 4 phase
plan. The initial phase, implemented in most GSM networks today, took
care of the introduction of data into voice centric mobile networks. GIGA
STREAM sets the pace with the integration of the various wireless access
technologies and the optimization of the mobile core network. This is
the right time to introduce our UNS. Mobile operators clearly understand
the value of our integration capabilities.”
How the UNS works
Switching functionality is divided into two elements: a control plane
comprising the routing algorithms and call control, and an intelligent
transport plane that establishes and maintains the voice and data paths.
GIGA STREAM’s exclusive content sensitive traffic management (CSTM) provides
full application-aware visibility into network traffic, facilitating new
high value business and consumer applications including customized services,
SLAs, location based services, alternative billing methods and seamless
roaming between Radio Access Networks and WLANs.
The UNS platform is designed with IPv6 and MPLS in mind. The topology
modules provide connectivity to Gigabit Ethernet, ATM and E1 with support
for SS7 signalling. The solution is designed for today’s 3GPP standards
(rel 99, v4) based on ATM in the RAN (radio access Network) and core network,
but can be easily upgraded to an all-IP core.
The Operator Benefits
Because the integration and functionality is on a single platform, dramatic
cost savings can be achieved – up to 70% in capital expenditure and up
to 50% in operating expenses, as compared with multi-component switching
products. Single-platform integration also greatly simplifies capacity
planning, security and network management. And service delivery may be
direct or via Virtual Operators so that carriers may sell-on their excess
capacity.
Accelerated time-to-market and enhanced competitiveness are additional
benefits thanks to advanced features such as seamless interworking, intelligent
routing, and support for innovative billing models individualized by subscriber,
service type and usage. And the UNS switches are scalable up to the highest
speeds - and capacities so operators can start small and expand as needed.
The Ultimate Mobile Objective
“Having seen the convergence of voice, data and video in the wired world,
3G and WLAN are now bringing broadband technology into the wireless world.
The UNS switch will be the enabler to facilitate a controlled migration,”
says Thomas Maul, founder and CEO of GIGA STREAM.
“At a time when the mobile operators were hoping to recoup the costs
of their 3G licenses, they are in fact seeing their margins eroded and
are having to fight with a near saturated market. Their future prosperity
is dependent on being able to offer new services which are in turn dependent
on efficient broadband connectivity in the last mile.
“WLAN hotspots provide an effective but highly localized solution - you’d
need a new antenna every 15 meters to allow the user to roam, whereas
3G covers several square miles per antenna. By providing a seamless integration
between them, the UNS will enable the WLAN to complement 3G, with the
user able to move back and forth between the two, once having established
a session in either,” Thomas Maul concluded.
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3G Motorola A920
