RAD and Shiron
Announce Strategic Co-operation to Optimise Bandwidth on Satellite
Links
(19 October 2006) RAD Data
Communications and Shiron Satellite Communications have announced an agreement
on strategic co-operation between their two companies that will allow both
providers and users of satellite services to maximise bandwidth
efficiencies.
The agreement pairs Shiron's InterSKY RBOD
(Real-Time Bandwidth-On-Demand technology) with RAD's Vmux-400 and Vmux-420
A-bis voice optimisation gateways and its IPmux family of TDM over IP (TDMoIP)
pseudowire gateways. Shiron's InterSKY delivers highest-quality broadband
satellite services economically to remote locations, and is designed for
service providers, enterprises and government agencies. By combining Shiron's
InterSKY VSAT systems with RAD's Vmux voice optimisation gateways and IPmux
pseudowire gateways as access devices, cellular operators transporting traffic
over satellite links can significantly reduce operating expenses (Opex) across
the entire GSM backhaul pathway.
"Satellite services are billed
according to the quantity of bandwidth consumed, so cellular operators that
have opted for such resources are under ceaseless pressure to implement
whatever measures are available to maximise bandwidth efficiencies," explains
Amir Karo, Associate Vice President, Product Management and Business
Development, at RAD Data Communications. "RAD's Vmux and IPmux access products
are perfect complements to Shiron's InterSKY RBOD because they permit satellite
service providers to offer their customers a more attractive, efficient and
complete solution."
Bandwidth Savings of 50 Percent and More Reduces
Satellite Uptime
RAD's Vmux-400 and Vmux-420 A-bis (BTS to BSC)
optimisation gateways combined with Shiron's InterSKY broadband satellite
communications systems enable mobile operators to make better use of their GSM
network resources by offering up to 3:1 bandwidth optimisation, as well as a
2:1 reduction in the number of E1 ports required for backhaul without any
compromise in voice quality. This solution eliminates inefficiencies to yield
bandwidth savings of 50 percent and more, greatly reducing the amount of
satellite uptime required.
RAD's Vmux A-bis optimisation gateways,
moreover, ensure maximum scalability, given that up to twelve E1 voice trunks
can be connected over a single E1 or a 10/100 Mb/s Ethernet uplink. They also
distinguish themselves in the market by offering precise clock regeneration
over IP.
Pseudowire Offers Attractive Price-Performance
Ratio
Using RAD's patented TDMoIP technology, the company's IPmux family
of TDM pseudowire gateways enables carriers and service providers to take
advantage of new IP/Ethernet/MPLS packet switched networks (PSNs) for
transporting TDM-based CDMA backhaul traffic. Pseudowires convert and
encapsulate E1/T1 traffic into packets for transmission over the
IP/Ethernet/MPLS domain. This protects PBX investments while enabling a smooth
migration to Next Generation packet switched networks. Pseudowire offers an
attractive price-performance ratio without compromising voice
quality.
"One of RAD's advantages is its network of distributors in
Africa, Asia and Oceania, whose vast expanses are best served by satellite
solutions," states Oscar Glottmann, Vice President of Sales and Marketing at
Shiron. "This alliance will enable cellular operators to implement reliable,
cost-effective solutions for deployment of remote micro-cells over
satellite."
About Shiron Satellite Communications
Headquartered
in Petah Tikvah, Israel, with offices in United States, Australia, Colombia,
and Venezuela and representatives world-wide, Shiron Satellite Communications,
a privately held company and technology powerhouse, is the provider of
InterSKY, the leading broadband satellite platform which supports fast Internet
access and IP applications including Corporate Intranet, videoconferencing and
VoIP, optimised for high-quality satellite connectivity such as GSM and WLL
backhaul. Through the use of innovative patent-protected technologies and
standards the InterSKY system significantly reduces satellite and network
resources, making it the most cost-effective solution on the market. Shiron
InterSKY is marketed world-wide, achieving global coverage with the deployment
of numerous broadband DVB hubs and thousands of remote gateways across the six
continents. Shiron InterSKY family of products is aimed at service providers,
with a customer base that includes major satellite operators, telcos, ISPs,
governments, public and private companies. InterSKY is a trademark of Shiron
Satellite Communications.
About RAD
Founded in 1981, RAD Data
Communications is now marking 25 years of innovation as an industry leader in
the development of access solutions for data and telecommunications
applications. RAD's solutions serve the data and voice access requirements of
service providers, incumbent and new carriers, and enterprise networks, by
reducing infrastructure investment costs while boosting competitiveness and
profitability. The company's installed base exceeds 9,000,000 units and
includes more than 150 carriers and operators around the world. These customers
are supported by 23 RAD offices and more than 200 distributors in 164
countries.
RAD is a member of the RAD Group of companies, a world leader
in networking and internetworking product solutions.
(source: RAD Data
Communications)