Tellabs has updated its mobile backhaul portfolio, saying it wants to simplify its customers’ migration to LTE and LTE-Advanced.
Tellabs’ portfolio now includes:
- 7100 and 7300 for fiber-optic mobile backhaul, to enable bandwidth growth years into the future while avoiding high leased-line costs.
- 8600, 8800 and 9200 for smart mobile backhaul, to enable simple LTE and LTE-A evolution, reduce costs up to 80% per bit and improve the quality of users’ experience.
Tellabs said its Mobile Backhaul Solutions helps mobile operators succeed by:
- Saving up to 80% in cost per bit: The renewed Tellabs 8600 series supports a new Ethernet-based switching and routing architecture, in addition to IP-VPN and multiservice capabilities. The new Ethernet architecture provides up to 80% savings with 10G interfaces and up to 76% savings with Gigabit Ethernet interfaces. The Tellabs 8800 system has new IP-VPN enhancements and higher link efficiency.
- Unique choice of built-in synchronization and syntonization schemes: The renewed Tellabs 8600 system supports a complete set of syntonization and synchronization features for delivery of high-speed, high-quality and cost-effective services. New features include IEEE1588v2 frequency support and compatibility for phase and time of day support. Accurate, built-in monitoring tools verify synchronization performance. The Tellabs 8800 system has added synchronous Ethernet.
- Evolution at operators’ pace: Mobile operators can switch on LTE and LTE-A features at their own pace, investing incrementally to build new capabilities. Operators can mix and match different generations of the Tellabs 8600 system, including Ethernet and IP-VPN to support existing and new services.
- Scales up to 5.5 Terabits: Tellabs has increased capacities across its mobile backhaul portfolio. On a full duplex basis: – the Tellabs 8630 system provides up to 80G – the Tellabs 8660 system provides up to 240G – the Tellabs 8800 system provides up to 360G – the Tellabs 9200 system provides up to 5.5 Terabits.
The new 8611 Access Switch, which will provide 10G interfaces in a compact 2RU-high device optimized for cell sites and small aggregation locations, is now available.
“Mobile users and smartphones will generate exponential growth in mobile data traffic in LTE and LTE-Advanced networks. With service providers’ costs already under pressure, it’s crucial to make smart choices on cost-efficiency and platform flexibility,” said Dan Kelly, executive vice president – global products at Tellabs. ”Tellabs Mobile Backhaul Solutions lower customers’ costs and deliver a better user experience, so our customers can profitably meet user demands.”