CR Team | Monday, 15 June 2015, 12:18 IST
RICHARDSON, TX: Hitachi Communication Technologies America, a provider of communications equipment and solutions for network operators has released virtual Mobile Core (vMC) solution suite that supports a mobile network operator's preferred platform choice.
The suite helps the wireless service providers to easily deploy carrier-grade Network Functions Virtualization (NFV) applications on to the Telco cloud. The company’s network functions, with commercial NFVI architecture benefit the network elements to add capacity without complexity.
Hitachi CTA's virtual Mobile Core (vMC) solution suite consists of several Telco Cloud Carrier-grade products which can be deployed either standalone or in combinations based on operator needs. The suite includes Mobility Management Entity (MME), MME-XT3, GPRS Support Node (SGSN), Small Cell Gateway, EMS and VNF Manager. Hitachi CTA's MME-XT3 - (MME-eXTended capabilities) is a composite VNF combining MME, SGSN and an integrated SGW that provides a S5/S8 interface to the Packet Data Network Gateway (PGW).
The vMC solution suite manages millions of new LTE and machine to machine (M2M) devices; manages 4G device transactions rates; offers radio access network connectivity; eliminates race conditions; and eases operator’s Domain Name System (DNS) configuration.
"Hitachi CTA leads the market in delivering a highly functional, high-performance MME/SGSN VNF, architected to scale well beyond 20 million simultaneously active subscribers. Hitachi continues to add several mobile core carrier-grade VNF applications that enable us to meet the performance and scalability requirements of the largest mobile service providers in the world," says Reg Wilcox, CEO, Hitachi CTA.
