Tata Teleservices Ltd., one of the leading private telecom operators in India, has deployed Motorola’s SoftSwitch for CDMA (MSS-C) on a CDMA2000 1X network. The MSS-C provides the features of a traditional circuit switch, yet takes up to five times less space and three times less power. The companies said traditional circuit switches cannot continue to scale and evolve cost effectively to meet the requirements of the wireless local loop (WiLL) market in India. Tata Teleservices launched its mobile service network in early July. Financial terms were not disclosed.
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- In May 2003, Motorola completed its acquisition Winphoria Networks, a start-up providing packet based mobile switching centers for wireless networks. Financial terms were not disclosed. Motorola said adding Winphoria’s soft-switch will address a long-standing need in its network infrastructure portfolio. Motorola’s Global Telecom Solutions Sector (GTSS) business unit entered into an OEM agreement with Winphoria in August 2002. The branded Motorola Soft-Switch (MSS) subsequently entered its first commercial trial in Asia. CDMA 1X network customer trials are currently underway in North America and Asia, with limited commercial introduction slated for June 2003.
- The Winphoria switch is a packet-based platform using next generation hardware and software capable of more than one million Busy Hour Call Attempts (BHCA). The CDMA interface between the Motorola radio access network (RAN) and Winphoria switch is fully compliant with the IS-634 interoperability standard, commonly called the Interoperability Specification (IOS) open standard. In March 2002 the two companies announced successful completion of interoperability tests of the current IOS feature set in use by CDMA carriers globally. The platform also supports Qualcomm’s GSM1x technology, which allows GSM carriers to take advantage of the spectral efficiency and enhanced data throughput of CDMA2000, while maintaining existing GSM services and network infrastructure. The GSM1x architecture allows subscribers to utilize existing GSM SIM cards to establish calls with a CDMA2000 air interface.