Intracom Telecom (www.Intracom-Telecom.com),
a global telecommunication systems and solutions vendor, announced
today that it has successfully completed the live field trial of
StreetNode™, its SON (Self Organizing Network) based Point-to-Multipoint
(PtMP) platform, implemented by MTN’s South African operation. MTN (www.MTN.com)
is a digital and telecommunication service provider operating in 22
countries across Africa and the Middle East. Intracom Telecom is a
supplier of PtMP solutions to MTN Group.
The trial took place in
Johannesburg and the aim was to evaluate the platform’s unique
capabilities to provide the most advanced high-quality and
high-availability services to MTN’s enterprise customers. MTN was
assessing ease of deployment and the capability of the platform. The
StreetNode™ solution was tested in both lab environment and external
network, and the platform’s software-defined operation allowed
activation and reconfiguration in the field in Point-to-Multipoint
(PtMP) mode, demonstrating unparalleled flexibility.
While
traditional PtMP technology only allows homing to a single base station,
the trial successfully proved that StreetNode™ automatically reconnects
to alternative base stations in the event of the primary base station
failing, thus re-establishing connectivity for subscribers rapidly. The
trial also confirmed that non-technical telecom engineers could install
and commission the StreetNode™ unit quickly and easily, even at night,
assisted greatly by the unique auto-alignment feature of the platform.
Navindran Naidoo, Chief Technology Officer at MTN Group, stated: “StreetNode™
demonstrated the same features as its traditional WIBAS™ PtMP platform,
but StreetNode’s auto-alignment feature and capability to automatically
reconnect to an alternative base station when needed, is certainly an
advanced feature.”
John Tenidis, Marketing Director of Intracom Telecom's wireless solutions, stated: “This
was a great opportunity to supply our StreetNode™ to MTN and
demonstrate our capabilities to continuously innovate and provide
solutions to customers that are in need of differentiated services. We
are pleased to work with MTN and look forward to further contributing to
their critical projects with our products and services.”
The
company has been active in the South African market since 2010 and has
extensive experience in the design, implementation and support of PtMP
networks in Africa. Intracom Telecom innovates in the PtMP field
featuring its SON-capable StreetNode™ platform, which is designed to
implement any type of network architecture through software-defined
radio operation. The platform’s highly-compact form factor together with
street friendly aesthetics, allow the platform to blend invisibly with
street level furniture.
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