3G Americas Releases White Paper
BELLEVUE, Wash., Oct. 13 /PRNewswire/ -- GSM operators will have the
opportunity to derive business benefits by evolving to a packetized core
network technology and more profitably address all segments of the marketplace.
3G Americas today published a white paper, The Benefits to GSM Operators of
the Packetized Core Network, providing a technical and business overview of
the bearer-independent core network architecture. This new network design
enables operators to provide applications and services to their customers
while reaping the benefits of split architecture decoupling the control and
user (bearer) planes for independent scalability and a packetized core network
that will eliminate the need to run parallel networks.
The packetization of existing wireless telephony services through
consolidation and simplification of the core network is the first step toward
achieving the "all packet" network architecture widely recognized as the
ultimate goal for network operators. The white paper explains how the next
generation core networks will allow a GSM operator to deliver wireless
services at a substantially lower cost base through capital and operational
cost savings via:
-- less equipment thereby reducing overall capital investment in the
network and the cost of ownership associated with each network node;
-- highly scalable network elements enabling a network with far fewer
nodes, reducing internal network overhead and improving network
efficiency;
-- more efficient use of transmission capacity facilitating the
scalability of network interfaces;
-- ability to geographically distribute and scale network equipment that
no longer has to be at legacy "central office" sites in constrained
locations;
-- one common packet network that is used for everything -- voice, data
and signaling -- simplifying network operation so that there is no need
for multiple overlay networks and reducing network complexity and the
operational overhead.
Chris Pearson, President of 3G Americas, stated, "We believe that the
deployment of Next Generation Core Network technology can bring a diverse
range of benefits to GSM operators. 3GPP has taken a leadership role by
specifying the packet core network and IP multimedia subsystem (IMS) standards
to consolidate multiple overlays into a single multi-service network."
IMS is a powerful network strategy providing GSM operators a new layer in
the packet domain that will provide person-to-person, real and non-real time
integrated multimedia services such as voice, video, instant messaging, online
gaming, web-sharing and other services over a single IP network.
The white paper, The Benefits to GSM Operators of the Packetized Core
Network, is available for free download at the 3G Americas' website:
http://www.3gamericas.org.
About 3G Americas: Unifying the Americas through Wireless Technology
The mission of 3G Americas is to promote and facilitate the seamless
deployment of GSM, GPRS, EDGE, and UMTS (WCDMA) throughout the Americas for
the benefit of consumers. The organization fully supports the Third
Generation technology migration strategy GSM/GPRS/EDGE and UMTS adopted by
many operators in the Americas that is expected to account for up to 85% of
next-generation customers worldwide. 3G Americas is headquartered in Bellevue,
WA with an office for Latin America and the Caribbean in Dallas, TX. For more
information, visit http://www.3gamericas.org.
Contact:
Vicki Livingston
262-242-3458
vicki.livingston@3gamericas.org
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