Taiwan Mobile Upgrades its RAN Backhaul Platform
Axerra Networks has announced that Taiwan Mobile has deployed its Pseudo-Wire solutions in its radio access network (RAN) for the backhaul of UMTS and GSM voice and data traffic. Axerra’s sytems enable Taiwan Mobile to utilize the power, flexibility, and cost-effectiveness of Carrier Ethernet as a full-service alternative to TDM backhaul in the mobile wireless RAN.
“We are thrilled with the excellent performance of Axerra’s solution and its ability to support from a single platform both GSM and UMTS backhaul over IP or Ethernet,” said Harvey Chang, President of Taiwan Mobile. “Axerra’s performance over wireless Ethernet was particularly impressive and will enable us to implement a more efficient three-tier grooming architecture.”
Axerra’s scalable Pseudo-Wire solutions, deployed in cell sites and central offices, enable a new era in RAN backhaul that supports the transport of voice and high-speed data over packet access networks. The AXN Pseudo-Wire solutions simultaneously enable operators to significantly reduce recurring costs while catalyzing the deployment of Carrier Ethernet, GPON/EPON, xDSL, HFC, and WiMAX in the RAN.
“With Axerra’s Pseudo-Wire solutions, Taiwan Mobile stands to benefit from the substantial OpEx savings that derive from utilizing packet access networks rather than expensive E1 leased lines for mobile wireless backhaul,” said Gil Itkin, Axerra’s VP Sales – APAC. “These savings will be even more substantial as Taiwan Mobile continues its plan to roll out bandwidth-hungry HSDPA services.”
Taiwan Mobile ended last September with a little under 6.3 million subscribers, and according to figures from the Mobile World database, a market share of 27%. This makes the company the country’s second largest operator, behind Chunghwa Telecom but only a fraction of a percentage point ahead of FasEasTone.
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