Telecom Lead America: Global mobile operators can assure
LTE roaming interoperability across multiple vendors thanks to a new solution.
KPN company iBasis’ LTE Signaling Exchange (LSX) runs on
iBasis’ IPX network, a multiservice, global IP network that delivers high
quality voice and data services for mobile operators.
Demand for the LSX is a result of the disruptive nature
of LTE and the evolution from traditional SS7 (MAP) signaling to IP-based
Diameter signaling.
UNE, a telco based in Colombia, and Dutch operator KPN
have agreed to connect to iBasis’ LSX Sandbox, which provides a comprehensive
trial environment in preparation for launching commercial LTE roaming services.
We are committed to delivering the highest quality and
performance to our customers. LTE enables us to provide a significant
improvement in customer experience, and with iBasis’ LSX, we’ll be able to keep
that promise as our customers roam, domestically or internationally,” said Juan
Ignacio Palacio, vice president of International Markets for UNE.
The LSX Sandbox enables testing of a range of technical
operations, including basic roaming, policy control and charging, Diameter
interoperability, signaling accounting and MAP-Diameter interworking.
Roaming is very important to our subscribers and to our
business. As we roll out LTE in The Netherlands, we must provide our customers
a consistently high quality experience, whether they are around the block or
half-way around the world. The iBasis LSX and the Sandbox give us the
opportunity to ensure that we’re able to meet that standard,” said Eric Kuisch,
senior EVP, NetCo at KPN.
Operators have identified LTE Roaming as a key challenge
that needs to be resolved in order to recoup the enormous investments that are
being made in the technology.
The iBasis LSX reduces complexity and cost while ensuring
high quality of service for roaming customers. The LSX allows MNOs to connect
to hundreds of downstream operators through a single interconnect and
normalizes messages to enable interoperability on behalf of each roaming
partner. It also interworks with existing SS7 networks.
The LSX utilizes the iBasis IPX network, which covers
more than 240 countries and territories worldwide and ensures high quality
through direct routes and security through physical and logical separation from
the public internet.
With more than 15 years of experience in global, real-time
communications over IP, iBasis is uniquely positioned to be the LTE exchange
provider,” said Willem Offerhaus, iBasis CEO.
