> Thandisizwe Mgudlwa
Cape Town: Intracom Telecom announced on Monday this week that it has successfully completed the live field trial of StreetNode.
This is its SON (Self Organizing Network) based Point-to-Multipoint (PtMP) platform, implemented by MTN’s South African operation.
The trial took place in Johannesburg and the aim was to evaluate the platform’s unique capabilities to provide the most advanced high-quality and high-availability services to MTN’s enterprise customers.
According to MTN, it was assessing ease of deployment and the capability of the platform.
The StreetNode solution was tested in both lab environment and external network, and the platform’s software-defined operation allowed activation and reconfiguration in the field in Point-to-Multipoint (PtMP) mode, demonstrating unparalleled flexibility.
While traditional PtMP technology only allows homing to a single base station, the trial successfully proved that StreetNode automatically reconnects to alternative base stations in the event of the primary base station failing, thus re-establishing connectivity for subscribers rapidly.
The trial has also confirmed that non-technical telecom engineers could install and commission the StreetNode unit quickly and easily, even at night, assisted greatly by the unique auto-alignment feature of the platform.
Navindran Naidoo, Chief Technology Officer at MTN Group, commented, “StreetNode™ demonstrated the same features as its traditional WIBAS™ PtMP platform, but StreetNode’s auto-alignment feature and capability to automatically reconnect to an alternative base station when needed, is certainly an advanced feature.”
While John Tenidis, Marketing Director of Intracom Telecom's wireless solutions, added, “This was a great opportunity to supply our StreetNode™ to MTN and demonstrate our capabilities to continuously innovate and provide solutions to customers that are in need of differentiated services. We are pleased to work with MTN and look forward to further contributing to their critical projects with our products and services.”
According to Intracom Telecom, it has been active in the South African market since 2010 and has extensive experience in the design, implementation and support of PtMP networks in Africa.
"The company also innovates in the PtMP field featuring its SON-capable StreetNod platform, which is designed to implement any type of network architecture through software-defined radio operation.
The platform’s highly-compact form factor together with street friendly aesthetics, allow the platform to blend invisibly with street level furniture."
This is its SON (Self Organizing Network) based Point-to-Multipoint (PtMP) platform, implemented by MTN’s South African operation.
Launched in 1994, the MTN Group is a leading emerging market operator, connecting subscribers in 22 countries in Africa and the Middle East.
Intracom Telecom is a global telecommunication systems and solutions vendor operating for over 35 years in the market.
The trial took place in Johannesburg and the aim was to evaluate the platform’s unique capabilities to provide the most advanced high-quality and high-availability services to MTN’s enterprise customers.
According to MTN, it was assessing ease of deployment and the capability of the platform.
The StreetNode solution was tested in both lab environment and external network, and the platform’s software-defined operation allowed activation and reconfiguration in the field in Point-to-Multipoint (PtMP) mode, demonstrating unparalleled flexibility.
While traditional PtMP technology only allows homing to a single base station, the trial successfully proved that StreetNode automatically reconnects to alternative base stations in the event of the primary base station failing, thus re-establishing connectivity for subscribers rapidly.
The trial has also confirmed that non-technical telecom engineers could install and commission the StreetNode unit quickly and easily, even at night, assisted greatly by the unique auto-alignment feature of the platform.
Navindran Naidoo, Chief Technology Officer at MTN Group, commented, “StreetNode™ demonstrated the same features as its traditional WIBAS™ PtMP platform, but StreetNode’s auto-alignment feature and capability to automatically reconnect to an alternative base station when needed, is certainly an advanced feature.”
While John Tenidis, Marketing Director of Intracom Telecom's wireless solutions, added, “This was a great opportunity to supply our StreetNode™ to MTN and demonstrate our capabilities to continuously innovate and provide solutions to customers that are in need of differentiated services. We are pleased to work with MTN and look forward to further contributing to their critical projects with our products and services.”
According to Intracom Telecom, it has been active in the South African market since 2010 and has extensive experience in the design, implementation and support of PtMP networks in Africa.
"The company also innovates in the PtMP field featuring its SON-capable StreetNod platform, which is designed to implement any type of network architecture through software-defined radio operation.
The platform’s highly-compact form factor together with street friendly aesthetics, allow the platform to blend invisibly with street level furniture."
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