XL Expands Mobile Network Capacity in Indonesia With Cisco

Indonesia's PT Excelcomindo Pratama, (XL) has deployed a new technology from Cisco that allows it to increase the capacity of its network up to seven times. The technology, the Cisco Service and Application Module for Internet Protocol (SAMI) for the Cisco 7600 Series Router, supports industry-leading SS7-over-IP (SS7oIP) traffic-processing density.

Cisco designed the SAMI technology to be used not only for the ITP solution, but also for other Cisco mobile wireless solutions, such as the Cisco Gateway GPRS Support Node, Cisco Mobile IP Home Agent, Cisco Content Services Gateway 2nd Generation (CSG2), and Cisco Broadband Wireless Gateway. XL has also started using SAMI technology for the CSG2, which provides XL with improved performance and output. XL, which installed Cisco's IP Transfer Point (ITP) solution in 2003, was able to expand the capacity of its mobile wireless network without increasing complexity or cost.

"Cisco came to us with a surprisingly simple solution in the form of the SAMI. We've had the solution running for over two months, and it is working very well. It also gives us the additional upside of being able to deploy new services, which enhances our value to our customers," said Dian Siswarini, director of network, XL. "Our subscriber base has grown faster than we forecasted. When we first implemented Cisco's ITP solution in 2003, we only had 2.9 million users. Today, we have more than 25 million subscribers, and this continues to grow rapidly. If we were to meet this growth the traditional way, which is to continue to just add hardware, it would have been very costly and would have added management complexity."

"Cisco has been able to demonstrate its value as a technology partner for XL in offering it a solution that not only solves a business issue but also increases the top-line revenue while minimizing bottom-line costs. These are challenging times for everyone, but XL has shown great courage and vision in deploying technology that will create a tremendous competitive advantage for itself, building a foundation to become a true experience provider to customers in a Web 2.0 world," said Irfan Setiaputra, managing director, Indonesia, Cisco.

Posted to the site on 20th January 2009