LMT selects NEC to provide National Packet Transport Network
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"Ideal combination" of MPLS-TP and WDM technologies solves mobile backbone
challenge
London, 9 September 2010 ... NEC Europe announced today that Latvijas Mobilais
Telefons SIA (LMT), Latvia's first mobile network operator, has selected NEC to
supply a national Packet Transport Network (PTN). The backbone network will
support next-generation mobile backhaul services with transmission speeds of
10Gbps.
NEC will equip more than 50 nodes with its MN5000 Series PTN solutions. These
range from compact access devices to high-capacity aggregation nodes
transporting E1, SDH[i] and Ethernet-based mobile broadband traffic. NEC will
ensure the network has a high level of resiliency by deploying MPLS-TP[ii],
which also ensures low OPEX.
"We chose a packet transport network based on MPLS-TP because it gives us
deterministic traffic paths which can be easily and quickly configured. It is a
relatively easy step for us to migrate our backbone from SDH to MPLS-TP, giving
us the scalability we need without a major upheaval in our operations," said
Jevgenijs Busarovs, Vice President and CTO of LMT. "NEC was able to provide us
with the ideal combination of the NEC MN5000 series combined with WDM[iii]
equipment."
NEC will supply the optical transmission infrastructure for the project using
WDM equipment provided by its partner Transmode. The use of WDM will allow
legacy SDH services to be maintained in parallel with the new network, without
requiring additional fibre to be installed. It also allows for significant
capacity expansion as mobile backhaul traffic continues to grow exponentially.
"NEC is providing next-generation mobile backbone solutions that ensure LMT can
meet the unrelenting demand for capacity from its mobile broadband customers.
This move builds upon NEC's role as a strategic supplier of microwave equipment
to LMT for almost 15 years. It is a great demonstration of our broader delivery
capability to an important client," said Fredrik Tumegård, President and CEO of
NEC Scandinavia.
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About Latvijas Mobilais Telefons SIA (LMT)
Latvijas Mobilais Telefons is the market and technology leader in Latvia,
providing highest quality services and the widest network coverage in the
country as well as the largest customer base. LMT has operated on the mobile
market since 1992 and is the first mobile network operator in the country. The
service was established as an operator of theNMT system. Within a couple of
years of starting, the company has undergone rapid development. In January
1995, a GSM network was started, and in December 1999 a dual 900/1800 MHz
network was opened. From 1 September 2002, LMT's customers have been able to use
data transmission services across all of Latvia. From December 2004, a UMTS 3G
mobile communication network has been available to LMT users.
About NEC Europe
NEC Europe is a subsidiary of NEC Corporation, a leader in the integration of IT
network technologies that benefit businesses and people around the world. NEC
Europe is building upon its heritage and reputation for innovation and quality
by providing its expertise, solutions and services to a broad range of
customers, from telecom operators to enterprises and the public sector. For
additional information, please visit the NEC Europe home page
at:http://www.nec.com/eu
About Transmode
Transmode is a leading provider of optical networking solutions for transport of
data, voice and video traffic, based on CWDM and DWDM technology (Coarse/Dense
Wavelength Division Multiplexing).
Transmode's unique Intelligent WDM (iWDM(TM)) approach has lead to widespread
deployment of over 20000 systems in a customer base consisting of more than 300
fixed and mobile network operators, service providers, large enterprises and
public institutions across Europe, the Americas and Asia.
Transmode's comprehensive product portfolio and strong global organization
enable our customers to grow the capacity and to improve service level of their
regional, metro and metro access networks, on a cost-efficient basis without
compromising on functionality.
For additional information about Transmode, please visit www.transmode.com.
For further information please contact:
Rebecca Atherley Takehiko Kato
NEC Europe NEC Europe
rebecca.atherley(at)eu.nec.com Takehiko.kato(at)eu.nec.com
+44-20-752-2796 +44-20-8752-2794
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[i] SDH - Synchronous Digital Hierarchy
[ii] MPLS-TP - Multiprotocol Label Switching - Transport Profile
[iii] WDM - Wavelength Division Multiplexing
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