3G Testing Completed in China for Softswitch Supplier
UTStarcom has announced that its MovingMedia 8000 WCDMA wireless softswitch core infrastructure solution has successfully completed 3GPP R4 standard performance testing in China. UTStarcom conducted the tests at the MTNet labs with the Research Institute of Telecommunications Transmission (RITT), a division of the China Academy of Telecommunication Research (CATR).
The comprehensive softswitch testing analyzed the MovingMedia 8000's processing capability, availability, stability and overall reliability in a configuration designed to support up to 100,000 subscribers in various traffic load situations. UTStarcom achieved more than 99.9 percent call success rate in all test cases.
"The high performance that UTStarcom's WCDMA IP-based core softswitch solution achieved in the R4 testing is a testament to the strength of our technology's capabilities and an example of the company's long-term commitment to developing a carrier-class 3G WCDMA network for the China market," said Hong Lu, chief executive officer of UTStarcom, Inc. "UTStarcom has been involved in 3G research and development since 1997 and has worked closely with its carrier partners and government officials in China to help ensure that its products will be well-positioned for when 3G licensing is determined."
In 2001, UTStarcom was selected by China's Ministry of Information Industry (MII) as one of 10 companies to participate in the initial 3G technical trials.
The company successfully passed all of phase one and two of the trials, providing a complete 3GPP R99 compliant 3G WCDMA system that showed stable and consistent performance with IP-transport technology.
In December 2003, UTStarcom was selected to conduct official field trials of its 3G WCDMA solution in the capital city of Beijing with China Netcom, requiring that it provide a 3GPP-compliant commercial system, including a radio-access network with wide geographic coverage and a core network with a full complement of commercial network features. A year later, the company received a letter of certification from the 3G MTNet Trial Technical Group, giving UTStarcom's WCDMA network a strong rating for its performance in the 3G WCDMA field trial with China Netcom."
Posted to the site on 4th July 2005
