SK Telecom to Build 3G System with Starent Networks' Gateway.Business Editors TEWKSBURY, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 2, 2003 Carrier to Deploy Samsung Mobile Access Gateway 400 (Starent ST16 Intelligent Mobile Gateway) as GGSN GGSN Gateway GPRS Serving/Support Node GGSN Gateway General Support Node (packet radio service) GGSN Gateway Gprs Support Node GGSN General Gprs Serving Node and SGSN SGSN Serving GPRS Support Node SK Telecom has selected Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. to build the data core network for Korea's first Wideband Code Division Multiple Access (W-CDMA See WCDMA. ) network using the Samsung Mobile Access Gateway 400 (SMAG SMAG Supply Management Activity Group SMAG Salisbury Mutual Assistance Group (Maryland) SMAG Supply Maintenance Activity Group SMAG Sparkle Magic API for Graphics SMAG Systems Maintenance Assembly Group 400 which is Starent Networks Corporation's ST16 Intelligent Mobile Gateway). The gateway will be deployed as the network's Gateway GPRS (General Packet Radio Service) The first high-speed digital data service provided by cellular carriers that used the GSM technology. GPRS added a packet-switched channel to GSM, which uses dedicated, circuit-switched channels for voice conversations. Support Node (GGSN) and Serving GPRS Support Node (SGSN). SK Telecom has over 17.6 million subscribers on its CDMA (Code Division Multiple Access) A method for transmitting simultaneous signals over a shared portion of the spectrum. The foremost application of CDMA is the digital cellular phone technology from QUALCOMM that operates in the 800 MHz band and 1.9 GHz PCS band. 2000 and 2nd generation networks, and is one of the world's most innovative mobile carriers. It received a license to launch W-CDMA 3G mobile phone services from the South Korean government in March of 2001. The deployment of the GGSN and the SGSN - SGSN is jointly developed with Samsung - is the first for both products. Live trials have already started on the SK Telecom network. Starent Networks has already deployed Packet Data Serving Node The Packet Data Serving Node, or PDSN, is a component of a CDMA2000 mobile network. It acts as the connection point between the Radio Access and IP networks. This component is responsible for managing PPP sessions between the mobile provider's core IP network and the mobile (PDSN PDSN Packet Data Serving Node (Nortel Networks) PDSN Public Data Switched Network ) and Home Agent (HA) equipment in Asia, North America and South America. "SK Telecom is an excellent carrier which always conducts a thorough evaluation of a solution's capabilities," said Chang Soo Lim, vice president, Network Systems Division, Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. "The ST16-based GGSN and SGSN solution proved to be an exceptional performer." SK Telecom's network will be deployed by the end of this year. The network will target services in Seoul, Korea. It will allow subscribers to access WIPI WIPI Wireless Internet Platform for Interoperability WIPI Word Intelligibility by Picture Identification (audiology test) WIPI Women in Photography Interntional (Wireless Internet Platform for Interoperability) based Wireless Internet Service, MMS (Multimedia Message Service), VOD (Video On Demand), MOD (Music On Demand), and PS/CS (Packet Service/Circuit Service) Concurrent Service over a W-CDMA network. "We are very pleased to be working with a prestigious carrier like SK Telecom," said Ashraf Dahod, president and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of Starent Networks Corporation. "This allows Starent Networks to be the only emerging company in our field to have contracts for both W-CDMA and CDMA2000 networks and with multiple carriers." Starent Networks ST16 Intelligent Mobile Gateway The Starent ST16 Intelligent Mobile Gateway is designed specifically for the mobile environment. The ST16 is the gateway between the wireless network and core IP network. This system offers enhanced mobility, multimedia service delivery, high capacity, flexible billing, carrier-class reliability and a clear migration to an all-IP network. Furthermore, the ST16 is unique in its ability to provide data, voice and integrated voice and data services, moving the mobile network to a truly next generation architecture. The advanced architecture allows the system to provide multiple functions including: Packet Data Serving Node (PDSN), Home Agent (HA), Gateway GPRS Support Node (GGSN), Serving GPRS Support Node (SGSN), Wireless Media Gateway, Signaling Gateway, Media Server, and Application Server. Starent Networks has deployed the ST16 Intelligent Mobile Gateway product line to customers worldwide including Asia, North America and South America. About SK Telecom SK Telecom is Korea's leading provider of information and telecommunications services spanning Mobile Services, M-Commerce, overseas operations and subsidiaries. SK Telecom's SPEED 011, Korea's leading cellular service brand, NATE NATE National Association for the Teaching of English NATE National Association of Tower Erectors NATE North American Technician Excellence, Inc. NATE National Association of Trade Exchanges (Mentor, OH) wireless Internet service and multimedia service, which offers Video Phone, VOD (Video On Demand) and AOD (Audio On Demand) for CDMA2000 mobile phone users, are providing unrestricted access to communication anytime, and anyplace. SK Telecom already has established a presence in China, Northeast Asia, Southeast Asia, Europe and the USA. The company, which has extensive experience and technology related to first-generation analogue and second-generation CDMA wireless communications, is leading the race to develop the third-generation IMT-2000 system and services. For details, please visit http://www.sktelecom.com About Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. is a global leader in semiconductor, telecommunications, flat panel display A thin display screen for computer and TV usage. The first flat panels appeared on laptop computers in the mid-1980s, and the LCD technology became the standard. Stand-alone LCD screens became available for desktop computers in the mid-1990s and exceeded sales of CRTs for the first time and digital convergence technology. Samsung Electronics employs approximately 70,000 people in 87 offices across 47 countries. The company is the world's largest producer of memory chips, TFT-LCDs, CDMA mobile phones, monitors and VCRs. Samsung Electronics consists of four main business units: Digital Media Network, Device Solution Network, Telecommunications Network and Digital Appliance Network Businesses. The company web site is located at http://www.samsung.com. About Starent Networks Starent Networks designs and develops next generation intelligent mobile infrastructure equipment for 2G, 2.5G and 3G wireless networks. Starent Networks' solutions provide voice, always-on high speed packet data and integrated voice/data capabilities to mobile operators, facilitating the delivery of unique services and a rich user experience. The company is processing 20 patents on its innovative technologies. The privately held company privately held company A firm whose shares are held within a relatively small circle of owners and are not traded publicly. is headquartered in Tewksbury, Mass. with offices in Beijing, Chicago, Kansas City, Tokyo, Sao Paulo, Seoul and Pune, India. Starent Networks was founded in August 2000. www.starentnetworks.com. |
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