One Billion Subscribers Served, and Counting

Nokia Siemens Networks says that its delivered mobile softswitching (MSS) system capacity has passed the 1 billion user mark. This landmark achievement means Nokia Siemens Networks’ solution is used for 40% of mobile softswitching worldwide and for over a quarter of all connections in those mobile networks based on the GSM family of standards.

This figure is based on actual operational subscriber capacity according to customer traffic usage and represents the number of active subscribers that can be connected via the Nokia Siemens Networks MSS. The total MSS capacity -- including buffer capacity for daily mobility operations -- delivered by Nokia Siemens Networks is over 1.5 billion.

“These milestones are impressive indicators of how ubiquitous mobile connectivity has become,” says Jürgen Walter, head of Converged Core, Nokia Siemens Networks. “Knowing that one billion people all around the world are daily connecting through our mobile softswitch solution illustrates the trust that our customers place in us to positively support their core business.”

Deployed in over 230 operators’ networks, Nokia Siemens Networks says that its mobile softswitching technology uses a “split architecture” that includes the Mobile Switching Center (MSC) Server and the Multimedia Gateway to reduce operating expenditures by as much as 70% in transmission, site, and operation and management costs. It also brings increased savings in power consumption.

A mature solution that was first put into commercial use in 2004, the Nokia Siemens Networks MSS has since evolved to support not only 3GPP Release 4, but also Releases 5, 6, and 7, which lay the foundation for All-IP networks.

Posted to the site on 28th May 2009