Adtran has expanded its mobile backhaul portfolio with the addition of Fiber Ethernet Access and Pseudowire (PWE3) gateway capabilities, which gives operators a range of offerings that is tailored to enable the circuit-to-packet transition required for gains in backhaul capacity and network efficiency.
The company offers mobile backhaul portfolios anchored by the OPTI-6100 high-density, multi-service, optical access platform and the Total Access 5000 Multi-Service Access and Aggregation Platform. These offerings are designed to provide optimal performance, while reducing capex and ongoing operational expenses, the company said.
According to Adtran, the Total Access 5000 has the ability to provide a common platform for a mix of residential broadband, business ethernet and mobile backhaul services over both optical and copper access technologies.
In addition, the OPTI-6100 is designed to meet small and large customer bandwidth needs and offers flexible deployment options for optical ring-based access networks. This allows service providers to benefit from streamlined operational requirements with a single platform acting as a centralised traffic management, local switching, and service assurance platform.
The company’s mobile backhaul portfolio also includes a range of purpose-built network termination equipment (NTE), supporting native ethernet and TDM pseudowire capabilities. Adtran claims that service providers can simplify operations and reduce time to market through common management, provisioning and troubleshooting regardless of the physical media.
The company further claims that the flexibility of these platforms enables carriers to maximise the number of different applications supported by single platforms, creating a fully integrated access infrastructure.
Jay Wilson, senior vice president and general manager of carrier networks division at Adtran, said: “As mobile operators continue transitioning toward higher-bandwidth mobile broadband technologies like Wi-MAX and LTE, advanced access options are critical to provide additional capacity and quality of service. However, just as critical is ensuring that support for existing networks is not sacrificed.
“Adtran has a comprehensive suite of carrier-proven mobile backhaul solutions with plans for continued innovation on the horizon. Our goal is to continue to build market leadership by offering the most flexible portfolio of mobile backhaul solutions on the market.”
