Ericsson Scores SunCom Deal

By Wireless Week Staff
December 1, 2005
NEWS@2 DIRECT

http://www.wirelessweek.com/article/CA6288242.html

SunCom Wireless, which serves the southeastern United States, has selected Ericsson's Mobile Softswitch solution for its next-generation core. The two companies also say they will conduct IP multimedia subsystem (IMS) and unlicensed mobile access (UMA) trials to prepare the operator's network for next-generation capabilities.

Under the agreement, SunCom already has started to deploy Ericsson's Mobile Softswitch solution to carry voice and data traffic in 3GPP Release 4- compliant network architecture. After two months of installation and implementation, the softswitch started full commercial operation in September; full deployment is scheduled for completion in 2006. Ericsson is also providing network design services, training and on-site support.

The IMS trial will help SunCom prepare to deploy services such as video telephony, conference calling, document-sharing Web pages (collaboration) and presence management in its IP network. Ericsson's UMA solution, Mobile@Home, allows the delivery of services from the mobile network - such as voice, voicemail, SMS, MMS and GPRS - using broadband and unlicensed radio spectrum such as Wi-Fi or Bluetooth.

SunCom Wireless, based in Berwyn, Pa., is licensed to provide digital wireless communications services in an area covering 14.3 million people in the southeastern United States and 4.0 million people in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands.





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