Mavenir Systems (News - Alert), a premier provider of software-based communications solutions, recently introduced its next-generation session border controller (SBC) for wireless applications.
Based on purpose built hardware, conventional SBCs are designed for Voice over IP in enterprise and fixed networks and are not suited for different traffic models that characterize new IP-based wireless services.
This new session border controller is a software-based, carrier grade solution that successfully addresses the demands of for mobility, scalability and quality of service, required by voice over LTE (News - Alert) (VoLTE) and rich communication services (RCS), the company explained.
It also provides the full suite of standards-defined wireless functions needed to launch VoLTE and RCS services.
“We believe that as VoLTE and RCS services are launched and carriers start peering at the IP layer, the demand will increase and traffic will grow,” said Pardeep Kohli, president and chief executive officer at Mavenir Systems, in a statement. “Our next generation SBC is built for wireless services and mobility, and is basically redefining Border Control.”
Mavenir’s SBC can be deployed on cloud-based infrastructures utilizing network functions virtualization and software defined network technologies.
The solution’s architecture provides the flexibility needed to adapt to the varied traffic models that these IP-based services impose on mobile operator networks. Officials have confirmed that Mavenir’s SBC has been in trials with operators in Europe and the US throughout this year. It has also become an important part of the company’s suite of end-to-end IMS-based solutions.
Mavenir’s software-based communications solutions enable mobile service providers to deliver high-quality internet protocol-based voice, video, rich communication and enhanced messaging services to their subscribers globally.
Edited by Blaise McNamee