Starent Networks Ships Gateway Offering Unique Services Through Voice and Data Integration; Starent ST16 Intelligent Mobile Gateway signals new breed of wireless access.Business/Technology Editors TEWKSBURY, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 24, 2002 Starent Networks Corporation today announced the general availability of the Starent ST16 Intelligent Mobile Gateway. The ST16 is the industry's first Intelligent Mobile Gateway, designed to deliver data services, voice services, or an integration of both. The platform provides mobile carriers with a greater ability to increase customer satisfaction by offering feature-rich services that enhance their ability to communicate. The Starent ST16 data product is deployed in a live network today. Voice communications and data access are converging in the mobile environment. However, the existing wireless infrastructure does not support the mobile users' ability to seamlessly switch between the two and easily communicate on their own terms, which could be voice access to data services, data access to voice services, or integrated access. This shift in communications will require mobile carriers to not only augment the network, but to take the next step in networking technology to support existing capabilities and future innovations. The Starent ST16 Intelligent Mobile Gateway is designed specifically for the mobile environment and its unique requirements. As a gateway between the wireless network and core IP network, the ST16 system fully addresses mobile network issues, including multimedia service delivery, mobility, high capacity, enhanced billing, carrier-class reliability and a clear migration to an all-IP network. "The introduction of 3G capabilities is providing customers with the flexibility to communicate seamlessly via voice or data to match their preferences," said Dr. Young Ky Kim, vice president, research and development, Samsung Electronics Samsung Electronics (SEC, Hangul:삼성전자; KSE: 005930, KSE: 005935, LSE: SMSN, LSE: SMSD) is a South Korean multinational corporation and the world's largest and leading electronics and information technology company. Co., Ltd. "Samsung continues to be the leader in providing customers with advanced wireless services Advanced Wireless Services, also known as AWS-1, is a wireless telecommunications technology, used for mobile data services, video, and messaging. AWS-1 is used in the United States and replaces the spectrum formerly allocated to Multipoint Multichannel Distribution Service, and Starent is an important partner in our innovation." "The market in China for wireless services is growing rapidly, and Eastcom will play a significant part in the deployment of new services," said Dr. David Sun, CTO (Chief Technical Officer) The executive responsible for the technical direction of an organization. See CIO and salary survey. of Eastern Communications Co., Ltd. (Eastcom). "Delivering a robust and industry leading solution to the market will boost the mobile subscribers' experience and the carriers' revenue. The ST16 Intelligent Mobile Gateway is the right solution. Eastcom and Starent Networks will enhance their partnership by jointly developing the Wireless Media Gateway to provide Next Generation Network (NGN (Next Generation Networks) An umbrella term for mixed voice and data networks running over the IP protocol. See IP Multimedia Subsystem. ) solutions for mobile operators." Starent Networks' Unique Approach "To provide subscribers with full mobility, wireless networks will need to offer access to their services both visually and verbally," 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. "As the first product to deliver true voice and data integration, Starent's ST16 Intelligent Mobile Gateway provides carriers with a set of capabilities that will increase profits by enabling unique services." An Intelligent Mobile Gateway is the next step in networking technology as it provisions and integrates multiple voice and data capabilities, allowing for unique services. Starent Networks is the first company to move mobile networking to a more intelligent and truly next generation architecture. As a result, there are several functions that can be provisioned in the Starent ST16, including: 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 ), Home Agent (HA), 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. Gateway Support Node (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 ), Serving Gateway Support Node (SGSN SGSN Serving GPRS Support Node ), Wireless Media Gateway, Signaling Gateway A network device that converts control signals from one format to another. For example, a SIGTRAN signaling gateway converts SS7 signals of the PSTN to SIGTRAN for transport over IP. Contrast with media gateway. See SIGTRAN. , Media Server, and Application Server. "In the increasingly competitive wireless market, carriers must provide new services and take strong measures to increase average revenue per user (ARPU (Average Revenue Per User) A calculation often used to determine the overall value of an application. It is also used to rate particular customers, especially in the wireless space, by comparing someone's account to the overall average. ) to remain successful," says Shiv shiv n. Slang A knife, razor, or other sharp or pointed implement, especially one used as a weapon. [Probably Romany chiv, blade.] Noun 1. K. Bakhshi, research manager, for 3G wireless infrastructure at IDC. "Combining voice and data capabilities will serve as the bedrock for building advanced services. Technology companies that can enable this should find good traction in the market." In Depth Understanding for Enhanced Billing and Targeted Services The Starent ST16 Intelligent Mobile Gateway provides in-depth user understanding through deep packet inspection Analyzing network traffic to discover the type of application that sent the data. In order to prioritize traffic or filter out unwanted data, deep packet inspection can differentiate data, such as video, audio, chat, voice over IP (VoIP), e-mail and Web. . As a result, mobile carriers can take advantage of new billing methods and create more targeted programs and services. The product architecture offers detailed statistics and tracking on subscriber activity by traffic type, location, duration, number of packets, destination, and more. The granular understanding of subscribers' usage patterns allows the operator to note service trends, create greater traffic classification, employ new marketing strategies and significantly enhance billing options based on multiple criteria. It also enables mobile operators to easily monitor network status and troubleshoot network issues. Interaction To enhance the mobile subscriber experience, the platform also provides a greater level of interaction with the three key elements of any transaction. These are the subscriber, the services in use and the transport or network. Through interaction and understanding of these key elements, the call can be dynamically shaped based on the user service agreement, the type of service or application accessed and the status of the network. The transaction can be handled in a way to increase efficiency, generate revenue or control costs. Subscribers can be billed according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. the dynamics of the session and the criteria established by the service provider. Interaction in these key areas allows carriers to offer more unique services on a per call basis and facilitates a richer user experience, which in turn increases customer acquisition and retention, raising carrier profitability. In-Line Services Starent has designed the ST16 to enable "in-line" services. In-line services are able to inspect and manipulate packet traffic to provide mobile subscribers with an improved access experience. Examples of in-line services include virus screening, application layer compression, firewall protection, encryption, video and audio caching, and proxying. Most often these services are implemented "off-line," usually at one end of the packet stream or at an offload point within the present transport system. Having the services in-line allows efficient traffic flow and prevents latency caused when the services are loaded to another server. Performance The Starent ST16 Intelligent Mobile Gateway supports high bandwidth and high performance through the following features: -- Pace-setting capacity, throughput and call set-up -- Carrier-class, high availability platform - no single point of failure with 1:1 or 1:N built-in redundancy for hardware and software resources -- Checkpointing, fault containment and state replication for enhanced software redundancy -- Hot-swappability Additionally, a distributed architecture significantly increases platform throughput, service capabilities, capacity, and other performance criteria while enhancing the user experience. Interoperability The Starent ST16 has successfully passed radio access network interoperability testing with Huawei, Lucent, Motorola, Nortel, Samsung and ZTE ZTE Zalaegerszegi Torna Egylet (Hungarian sports club) . Authentication, Authorization and Accounting (AAA AAA: see American Automobile Association. (Triple A) A common single-cell battery used in a myriad of electronic devices of all variety. Like its double A (AA) cousin, it provides 1.5 volts of DC power. When used in series, the voltage is multiplied. ) server interoperability testing has been successfully completed with Bridgewater Systems, Cisco Systems “Cisco” redirects here. For other uses, see Cisco (disambiguation). Cisco System,Inc. (NASDAQ: CSCO, HKSE: 4333 ) is an American multinational corporation with 54,000 employees and annual revenue of US $28.48 billion as of 2006. , Funk Software, Lucent, Nortel and 3Com's CommWorks. Pricing and Availability The Starent ST16 Intelligent Mobile Gateway is currently available for data services. Pricing is based on configuration and customer requirements and available upon request. 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 data and integrated voice/data capabilities to mobile operators, facilitating the delivery of unique services and a rich user experience. 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 Chicago, Beijing, Sao Paulo and Pune, India. Starent Networks was founded in August 2000 and is funded by Matrix Partners, North Bridge Venture Partners and Highland Capital Partners Highland Capital Partners is a global venture capital firm with offices located in Boston, Silicon Valley, Geneva, and Shanghai. Since its inception in 1988, the firm has invested in more than 180 early and growth stage companies and taken a sector-focused approach to investing in . For further information visit www.starentnetworks.com. |
|
||||||||||||||
Printer friendly
Cite/link
Email
Feedback
Reader Opinion