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
- previous news
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Actix Deployed By Majority Of European 3G Operators
September 28, 2003
Actix, the global provider of wireless network and service performance
software, has announced that the majority of the wireless operators across
Europe to have launched pre-commercial or commercial UMTS 3G Networks,
have deployed Actix 3G solutions to assist in troubleshooting, optimization
and rollout of their new networks.
European wireless operators using Actix UMTS 3G solutions include Hutchison
3G UK, Hutchison 3G Italy, Mobilkom, Vodafone Ireland, Swisscom, Orange
France, and Cegetel. A key feature of Actix solutions is the ability to
present a revealing overview of market-level performance information while
still enabling access to the detailed underlying engineering information
and intelligence necessary to accurately diagnose and resolve service
problems.
This capability enables drill-down from sector or cell level statistics
through an individual packet data session to a specific message or signalling
bit. It is made possible because the performance data is based on capturing
the actual signalling messages which contain detailed protocol information
and the solution's architecture associates these messages with the high
level performance statistics. As a result operators have direct and easy
access to diagnostics data which can be used to actually solve problems,
not just detect them.
Michael Schmocker, Senior Engineer, UMTS Performance Management, Swisscom,
said, “Almost all the hardware and software technology involved in deploying
a UMTS 3G network has been developed recently, which makes it more challenging
than deploying a 2.5G network. When working with such a wide range of
new technologies, it is critical to be able to interpret the data being
generated by the network and captured by a variety of data gathering tools.
While Actix’ solutions are functionality-rich, they can also be used straight
out of the box. Actix’ UMTS product portfolio has been developed from
a base of understanding that exists from the company’s previous and ongoing
development of its GSM and GPRS products. It is an established product
that does not have basic functionality difficulties that many of the other
newer tools have.”
Fritz Klinger, Head of Division Operation and Maintenance, mobilkom austria
said, “We chose Actix solutions because they understand the technical
issues that mobile network operators face, and they have the solutions
to help us build and develop a mobile network that will deliver a reliable
service to our customers. Quality of service is fundamental to the successful
uptake of next generation services, and Actix’ solutions are essential
for the optimization of our network. By analyzing and optimizing our network
now, we can be confident of delivering a high quality service to our customers.”
Rob Dobson, CEO of Actix said, “Given the complexity of 3G technology,
it is hugely impressive how quickly operators have been able to, and are
bringing both pre-commercial and commercial UMTS networks online. To mitigate
the many risks associated with the planning and launch of these UMTS networks,
operators are looking to make the best possible use of network performance
data and to take advantage of open interfaces and other early stage sources
of data. By providing the solutions to enable operators to implement functions
like the embedding of infrastructure acceptance processes in software,
Actix is helping to put optimal wireless performance and intelligent service
delivery within operators’ reach.
Actix’ vendor-independent architecture, enables operators to impartially
interpret and visualize the massive amounts of data generated by test
User Equipment, including wideband scanners and receivers and drive test
equipment and test mobiles from all equipment vendors. This allows operators
to verify their 3G RANs in the pre-commercial phases, troubleshoot service
levels, and optimize the capacity of their commercially launched network.
Actix’ solutions also enable operators to embed complex infrastructure
acceptance processes into software. This is particularly important for
operators that are trying to optimize the size and productivity of their
engineering teams, and also because with new technologies like UMTS, many
of the engineers have to learn about the technology as they work with
it. Embedding processes in software enables operators to reduce the cost
of acceptance, provides an impartial platform for verifying rollouts,
and accelerates the time to acceptance and the subsequent launch of services.
It also helps reduce operational expenses for operators and facilitates
improved quality of service for customers.
Reducing the cost of rollout by reducing the need for manual drive testing
is another key function that can be implemented using an Actix 3G solution.
Engineers can trace performance information across the radio network,
from the air interface to the core network, giving them the ability to
identify subscriber, handset and Internet destination-specific problems.
Actix’ open interfaces not only enables operators to impartially interpret
date from a wide range of vendors’ test and data gathering equipment,
but also gives operators the ability to relate and interpret data from
different networks on the same platform. This is key for operators because
it enables them to analyze and optimize the handovers that occur between
2G and 3G networks.
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