Huawei, a leading telecom solutions provider has announced that it has been selected by Peru Movistar to develop a CDMA Mobile Softswitch Solution based on Advanced Telecom Computing Architecture.
Huawei (News - Alert) and communications company Movistar Peru have deployed the ATCA based CDMA mobile softswitch product in Peru. With this deployment, Movistar Peru can replace its existing traditional CDMA equipment with an All-IP core network for network construction, operation and maintenance.
Huawei's new generation mobile softswitch is based on the open and standard ATCA platform. As part of Huawei's All-IP convergence strategy, the product focuses on mobile network reconstruction and aims to meet the FMC requirements of operators. It will allow Movistar Peru to develop full service operations and to protect the network investment.
Peru Movistar CTO Seneca De La Puente confirmed that the company mainly focused on the contribution, flexibility, and activity of Huawei. The leading ATCA-based CDMA Mobile Softswitch Solution and the proven deliverability have met the foreign partner's high and strict requirements, and the two parties shall join hands to help Peru Movistar lift network efficiency, reduce operating cost, and serve their users better.
Movistar, a subsidiary under Spanish telecom operator Telefonica (News - Alert), operates the parent company's mobile business in Latin America. The opened and standard ATCA platform has taken a leading position in capacity, performance, integration and flexibility, etc.
In related TMC (News - Alert) news, Huawei recently won the “Best Contribution to R&D for LTE (News - Alert) in North America” award at LTE North America 2010. The award recognized Huawei’s contributions to Long Term Evolution “LTE” R&D, as well as to the LTE ecosystem through patents, customer innovation centers, and labs worldwide, according to company officials
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Edited by Stefanie Mosca