Tellabs chosen as part of two Russian upgrade contracts
Two Russian operators have announced technology partners for mobile backhaul upgrade projects.
MegaFon is working with Nokia Siemens Networks to build out a country-wide IP backhaul network. NSN will be deploying equipment from Tellabs and from its partner Juniper Networks.
NSN will be integrating Tellabs’s 8600 Managed Edge System, 8800 Multiservice Router Series and 8000 Intelligent Network Manager, along with Juniper Networks’ MX Series 3D Universal Edge Routers and EX Series Ethernet Switches.
“We aim to build a unified mobile backhaul to facilitate faster rollout of 3G services such as HSPA and prepare a converged IP transport network for fixed and mobile services for millions of people in Russia,” said Valery Ermakov, first deputy to general director for operations (Chief Operations Officer), OJSC MegaFon.
Just under a year ago, MegaFon subsidiary MegaFon Far East announced it would move to all-IP backhaul with the deployment of Celtro switches.
MTS is also working to upgrade its backhaul capacity and IP/Ethernet capability, working with systems integrator Intracom Svyaz. Like NSN, Intracom will be deploying Tellabs’ 8600 Managed Edge System.
MTS’ deployment will start later in 2011.
“High-speed wireless data services are vital to our growth strategy,” said Oleg Larionov, Director of Transport Networks Department at MTS Group. “The Tellabs 8600 series offers a proven backhaul solution that cost-effectively delivers network capacity that can scale to our future needs. We can now meet the challenge of today’s growing traffic whilst providing high quality mobile data services.”
“The Tellabs 8600 series is ideal for the high-growth Russian market,” said Tarcisio Ribeiro, Vice President, Europe, Middle East & Africa at Tellabs. “It enables MTS to migrate to Ethernet/IP technology. Tellabs offers a cost-effective way to deliver mobile broadband, and supports the launch of new data services.”