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CommScope names new leader for Wireless Sales in Europe

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CommScope, a global specialist in infrastructure solutions for communications networks, has named Phil Sorsky as vice president of Wireless Sales for Europe, effective immediately. 

Sorsky is responsible for leading CommScope’s Andrew Solutions’ European wireless sales organization in its efforts to provide the industry’s highest levels of support and satisfaction to customers from the Atlantic coast to Russia, and from the Nordics to the Mediterranean.  He is based in Wokingham, England.

“I am confident that Phil will be a tremendous sales leader with his deep industry experience and extensive track record of success in serving customers,” said Ben Cardwell, senior vice president, Global Wireless Sales, CommScope.  “I look forward to him and the team expanding our customer relationships in Europe with a strong focus on solutions that leverage the full breadth of our wireless portfolio.  He is a strong addition to our team and I welcome him to CommScope.”

Sorsky has more than 20 years of telecommunications industry experience, having worked for and made significant contributions to industry leaders such as Juniper Networks, Adobe Systems, Cisco Systems and AT&T.  In his most recent position, Sorsky was Juniper’s vice president of sales for the United Kingdom and portions of northern Europe, where he was responsible for sales, technical support and marketing.  He is a graduate of the University of Birmingham in the UK. 

“This decade will be a pivotal period for the mobile sector in Europe, with many opportunities for growth, new services and more ways to benefit from wireless mobility,” said Sorsky. “I am really excited at the prospect of deepening relationships with our customers, partners and employee teams across the region, and helping all of our key stakeholders benefit from the next phase of the mobile internet.”

Tablets lead rise of ‘lite’ OS devices to 150 million global shipments – research

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Global shipments of portable internet devices based on ‘lite’ operating systems (OSs), which include tablet computers such as the iPad, will hit 150 million per year in 2015, according to Ovum.  

A new forecast by the independent telecoms analyst shows that shipments of these devices will increase from 14.2 million at the end of 2010, a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 60 per cent.
 
The portable devices tracked in Ovum’s forecast are those that use ‘lite’ OSs’ such as Apple’s iOS, Google’s Android and RIM’s BlackBerry Tablet OS and include tablet devices such as the iPad and the BlackBerry PlayBook as well as clamshell and convertible form factors.
 
Tony Cripps, Ovum principal analyst, commented: “This huge growth in shipments will be dominated by tablet-style technologies such as the iPad and will mainly be driven by consumers buying devices to complement their smartphones. This will either be as a ‘third device’ where there is a high-penetration PCs or the primary computing device where there is low-penetration.
 
“Nonetheless, the greater ease of use of smartphones for the majority of consumers means that shipments of the tablet and other ‘lite’ OS devices will not dramatically erode the growing demand for smartphones. This is especially pertinent given their obvious similarity in hardware and software technology.”
 
According to Ovum’s predictions, North America and Western Europe will experience the greatest penetration of tablet and other mobile internet devices by 2015, with 23 per cent and 19 per cent of global shipments, respectively.
 
However, the largest regional slice of shipments by the end of the period – due to the size of the potential addressable markets and the relatively low penetration of PCs (desktop and portable) – will be the Asia Pacific region, which will account for 35 per cent of all such device shipments in 2015.
 
Ovum’s figures also suggest that by the end of the forecast period, Google’s operating systems, primarily Android but also likely to include Chrome OS, will dominate the market, pushing current frontrunner Apple’s iOS into second place.
 
Tony explained: “We believe that Apple constituted 90 per cent of the market in 2010. However, by 2015 we expect this market share to drop to 35 per cent and Google’s market share to rise to 36 per cent. Other software platforms, such as RIM’s Blackberry Tablet OS and HP’s web OS, will find some success but between them all they will only account for 29 per cent of the market.
 
“This is because the dominant software platforms, Apple and Google, will attract the most attention form the cream of the developers. As a result they will have the best, most talked about applications and content and, when all is said and done, this is what people will consider when making a purchasing decision.”

Vodafone Albania to launch 3G mobile broadband

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Vodafone Albania is to provide broadband 3G services across the country, and has chosen Nokia Siemens Networks to build its 3G network, and enhance the experience for its users and visitors roaming onto its network. Under the four-year deal, NSN will also provide consulting, civil works support, network planning and optimization, training and maintenance services.

“Albania enjoys one of the highest mobile subscriber growth rates in Eastern Europe. This growth will be spurred further by the launch of 3G services,” said Haris Broumidis, chief executive officer, Vodafone Albania. “To maintain our leadership, we are pioneering the country’s first 3G services. We selected Nokia Siemens Networks because its technical expertise and rapid rollout capabilities were best suited to our needs.”

“Vodafone Albania provides leading smartphones, software and services for easy access to a host of business and lifestyle applications such as streaming video and online communities,” said George Angelis, head of the Vodafone customer team at Nokia Siemens Networks. “The 3G network will allow the operator to offer broadband services, which adequately match its portfolio in a cost-effective and energy-efficient manner. We will combine our strong product portfolio, service expertise and understanding of the operator’s needs to provide the best 3G experience.”

Under the four-year contract, Nokia Siemens Networks will build Vodafone Albania’s 3G radio access network, deploying its Flexi Multiradio Base Station, said to be the industry’s smallest and most energy-efficient Single RAN base station. The base station is just 20% the size and weight of traditional network equipment, and consumes over 70% less energy than previous models, without impacting performance.

In addition, Nokia Siemens Networks will replace the existing GSM radio network provided by Vodafone Albania’s previous radio network vendor. Nokia Siemens Networks will also provide Vodafone Albania’s 3G network with consulting and civil works support, network planning and optimization using its NetAct management platform, and on-site training and maintenance services.

Aviat’s Kissner promises tight product focus to address IP Microwave opportunity

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Aviat’s Kissner promises tight product focus to address IP Microwave opportunity

“When the slowdown occurred we were exposed like the tallest rock on the beach when the tide goes out.”

UPDATE: 18-11-2011:
Aviat has asked us to clarify that Aviat will continue to invest in the Eclipse portfolio in parallel with the all-IP products. We’re happy to do that.

Aviat Networks’ Chuck Kissner, who combines the CEO and Chairman roles after previous CEO Harald Braun was shown the door in July 2010, has said that the company is back on track after refocusing its product line and its future development plans.

Delivering a quietly damning assessment of the company’s delivery since the Harris-Stratex merger, Kissner told Mobile Europe that the company is now focusing solely on its Eclipse wireless transmission product line, and is abandoning its previous “End-to-End” messaging which he thought many found confusing.

“I saw [Braun] present that message when we opened on Nasdaq,” Kissner said. “I was in a position to watch the reaction of those at the presentation, and I thought that many there found it confusing.”

The re-focus has led to considerable consolidation within the company, with divisions being relocated from North Carolina to California and headcount reduced substantially. But Kissner said such actions were necessary to bring down the cost of supporting a product line that had grown too large, and was impacting on margins.

“If you go right back to the merger [of Harris and Stratex Networks] in 2007, we had laid out a set plan for the integration. In Year One we would see the replacement of products and system support, and so on. That didn’t happen and it brought with it a level of concern that there was too high a level of duplication in the business. Our costs were high because we were supporting a number of lines of product requirements, and Eclipse did not get the attention it should have – there wasn’t the sense of urgency there could have been to get that sorted out.

“When the global economic slowdown occurred we were exposed like the tallest rock on the beach when the tide goes out. And so the decision was made that a change of leadership was required.”

It’s not all bad news, though, Kissner pointed out. “We have probably shifted more IP radios than anyone,” he said, “and we are the number one independent supplier and number four or five overall in the market. We have deployments in 260 customers and our customers really like us. Our ongoing sales means we have easily enough horsepower to cover our ongoing development into the current and the next platform.”

Aviat’s research and development activites will be placed into an all-IP product platform, rather than the hybrid Eclipse product. These will be able to offer optimised and “significantly more” IP networking and intelligence, Kissner said, as they do not have to compromise on the “TDM overhead”.

“We can keep adding to Eclipse,” Kissner said, “but it’s not a long term strategy.”

More important than just high producing high capacity radios – the “Dragonwave broad pipe approach” in Kissner’s words – is the ability to add network intelligence and IP networking functionalities such as enhanced QoS management, Kissner added.

“Microwave is a unique transport mechanism, and the algorithms for QoS and routing in the network may not work for Microwave, that’s why there is a play for intelligence in the Microwave system.”

Kissner said that he sees Microwave transmission growing as operators move to all IP networks, and contend with increasing volumes of traffic, as well as the need to apply intelligent routing and rules to traffic. The availability of spectrum such as E-Band and perhaps WiMax spectrum also means that Microwave backhaul could be brought closer to the customer, truly the last mile rather then the “middle mile” of current backhaul. This would also open up opportunities for wireless transmission.

As for the wider role for Microwave in backhaul, he said that one major European operator that currently has just 10% of its backhaul over microwave has indicated that will shortly rise to 15-20%. And Aviat also has a French customer that is rolling out a “highly advanced” all IP Ethernet infrastructure, using technology from Aviat that has not yet been publicly announced, Kissner claimed.

 

 

Fraud and Revenue Assurance, 21st – 23rd March, London – Book before 21st January and save up to €600!

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Book you place before 21st January and save up to €600* on the delegate cost for IIR’s Telecoms Fraud and Revenue Assurance 2011.

With more than 30 expert speakers, including 18 operators, contributions will be made from the following companies; BT Wholesale, Deutsche Telekom, Telecom Italia, Telefónica, Bell Canada, T-Mobile UK, Rom Telecom, Optimus, Vodafone, LLC Astelit, Avea Turkey, Teliasonera and T-Mobile Czech Republic

 Learn From The Experts, Share Experiences And Network With Your Peers!
Highlights of the programme include:
* Combining fraud management and revenue assurance to improve accuracy and maximizing revenue
* Strategies to manage fraud risks for the launch of new products and services
* Telecoms risk management: The value of a risk management model in a changing environment
* Impact of IRSF: secured subscription and PABX hacking
* Evaluating regulatory and technical solutions to prevent frauds and revenue loss
* How to develop effective RA strategies to drive business performance engagement
* Understanding legislation and regulation: case studies through international institutions’ experiences (the ITU, the ENISA…)

In addition, the event will enable all delegates to take advantage of the unique opportunity to learn from operator case studies, meet leading international industry specialists and network with their peers. Full programme available to download at http://www.iir-telecoms.com/fraudrev
 
Book Your Place Before 21st January And Save Up To €600!
* Call the Customer Service team on +44 (0) 20 7017 7483
* Visit http://www.iir-telecoms.com/fraudrev
* Email us at registrations@iir-telecoms.com

If you have any questions about the conference agenda or speaking opportunities, please feel free to contact Ludivine Labussiere, Conference Producer at llabussiere@iir-telecoms.com.

February issue plans – information for inclusion

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FEBRUARY ISSUE PLANS

We are currently putting together our February issue, which is the one that will be distributed just prior to, and at, the event itself. This will include a number of features, including the below features that we still have room for comment/ input into. Please contact me if you think you have something to add on any of these topics.

MWC Preview
A rundown of what the top topics will be at MWC – includes interviews with operators attending the event, and sector specific breakdown of key exhibitors.
What we need: What you will be exhibiting and demonstrating at the event – and why visitors should take time out to visit your stand.

WAC Attack
The Wholesale Applications Community will launch during Mobile World Congress, with a live event on the 14th where Peters Suh, CEO will detail the commercial launch of the Wholesale Applications Community. A number of CEOs from member organisations will be demonstrate the full commercial launch of WAC-enabled application stores, operator storefronts and WAC devices supporting the latest widgets. WAC wants to unite a fragmented applications marketplace – will it succeed?.
What we need: Your views on WAC’s approach – its likely success or otherwise, appeal to developers and potential for revenue generation for operators.

Customer Experience Management
What is customer experience management? What has it come to mean within the industry and what is its importance to the ongoing profitability and relevance of the mobile operator? Is the vision of the customer-centric, personalised service achievable or just so much rhetoric? If it can be achieved, then what do operators need to do to get there?
What we need: Answers to the above questions.

Thanks,

Keith

Huawei completes circuit switched fallback voice call

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Huawei has today announced that it has successfully completed a circuit switched (CS) fallback voice call with a third-party handset provider.

Conducted at Huawei’s Long Term Evolution (LTE) and Evolved Packet Core (EPC) Interoperability Testing Lab in Shanghai, the call demonstrates that operators using LTE/EPC to provide pure data services will still be able to leverage its existing CS network to provide voice services.

“The successful completion is another example of our efforts to provide LTE/EPC end-to-end solutions to global operators to optimize their networks. Huawei is committed to working with our peers and partners to foster a vibrant telecommunications industry,” said Xu Weizhong, President of packet core product line, Huawei.

According to the standard solution defined by 3rd Generation Partnership Project (3GPP), CS fallback is considered the preferred solution for the early stages of LTE/EPC network deployment. From the user perspective, it minimizes call establishment delay and supports smooth handoffs. For operators, the solution enables them to make full use of their existing networks to protect investments. Huawei provides SingleEPC and SingleCORE-based CS fall back services and a range of network structures for the solution, including LTE/EPC networks, CS core networks, UMTS wireless networks and CS fallback capable handsets with a third-party provider.

iPass Open Mobile Platform to help provide new enterprise mobility services from Deutsche Telekom

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iPass, a provider of enterprise mobility services, today announced that it is partnering with Deutsche Telekom’s International Multinational Corporations (MNC) Business Unit to deliver a range of new integrated mobility services for  multinational corporate customers. As part of the expanded relationship, Deutsche Telekom’s MNC Unit is leveraging the iPass Open Mobile Platform, a cloud-based platform launched in 2010, to enable its corporate customers to define the mobility experience for their mobile workers, provide complete visibility into usage and costs and to enforce connection, cost and security policies.

The iPass Open Mobile Platform will enable Deutsche Telekom’s MNC customers to offer their employees a simple, secure and seamless connectivity experience with an always-on, lightweight enterprise connection service that runs on the mobile device and instantly connects employees to the best available network. Deutsche Telekom’s MNC Unit plans to deliver these enterprise mobility services as part of its Global Corporate Access mobility offering, a service which provides employees at corporate customers with secure access to their corporate network and the Internet anywhere in the world.

“This new platform will drive the adoption of Deutsche Telekom’s Global Corporate Access (GCA) mobility offering to multinational corporations and provide seamless integration with T-Mobile’s 3G networks,” said Martin Schlieker, senior vice president MNC at Deutsche Telekom. “This will enable our customers to rapidly deploy an innovative, global mobility management capability with intuitive connection management to their mobile workers, whilst supporting IT requirements for security policies and wireless expense management.”  

“Our partnership with Deutsche Telekom further validates the value of our new Open Mobile platform for managing the increasing mobility needs of enterprises and multinational corporations,” said Evan Kaplan, president and CEO of iPass. “Wireless carriers are looking to meet the unique demands of enterprise customers to help manage their access, security, and spend on 3G and Wi-Fi Networks around the world and we are pleased that our platform coupled with the largest Global Wi-Fi network is positioned to serve those requirements”  .

“Meeting the complex mobility requirements of large enterprises has traditionally been a significant challenge for operators,” said Pauline Trotter, principal analyst at Ovum. “For such customers, a one-size-fits-all approach is rarely adequate, with global workforces placing increasing pressure on the IT Department to meet their growing mobility needs. Cost management is a major concern and IT managers need a way of ensuring that employees accessing the company network remotely do so securely and in the most cost-effective way.  Partnering iPass with its Open Mobile Platform, makes a lot of sense for Deutsche Telekom, who can bring its expertise to bear in building flexibility into its core MNC offering for corporates.”

Anritsu introduces passive intermodulation analyzer

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Anritsu has introduced the MW8219A PIM Master, the industry’s first field test solution that can accurately and quickly locate the source of passive intermodulation (PIM), whether it is at the base station or in the surrounding environment. Covering the PCS and AWS cellular frequency ranges, the MW8219A provides field personnel with a test system that can help ensure optimum network performance and also locate PIM faults before intermodulation distortion adversely affects signal transmission.

PIM Master has been designed to work with Anritsu’s S332E/S362E Site Master, MS2712E/MS2713E Spectrum Master, and MT8212E/MT8213E Cell Master handheld analyzers, as well as the MT8221B/MT8222A/MT8222B BTS Master handheld analyzers. Field personnel can use the PIM Master to generate two high-power tones in the transmit band of a base station, and use any of the handheld analyzers to measure the 3rd, 5th, or 7th order intermodulation products in the receive band that travel down the same cable. Using the GPS option available on all the analyzers, the location of the measurement can be recorded as well.

A unique feature of the MW8219A is its 40 W testing, compared to alternative methods that only measure at 20 W. Using double the power allows the PIM Master to locate intermittent failures due to light corrosion, high-traffic loading, or changing weather conditions. It also permits users to find faults in a multicarrier antenna system or discover microscopic arcing in connectors.

Anritsu developed a proprietary technology called Distance-to-PIM for use with PIM Master. Distance-to-PIM helps field engineers, technicians and contractors pinpoint passive intermodulation faults, eliminating the unknown of whether the PIM source is from the antenna system or surrounding environment. Simple, immediate, and accurate, Distance-to-PIM simultaneously informs the user of the distance and magnitude of all the PIM sources, both inside the antenna system and beyond the antenna.

Distance-to-PIM testing provides the detail and insight that can quicken repairs, control repair costs, and help plan budgets. Historical data can be used to monitor a device and determine if it is deteriorating with age, so that corrections can be made before a failure results in dropped or blocked calls.

GSA confirms LTE as ‘the fastest developing system in the history of mobile telecommunications’

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The Global mobile Suppliers Association (GSA) has published an update to its Evolution to LTE report which confirms that 180 operators in 70 countries are currently investing in LTE. 128 firm operator commitments to deploy commercial LTE systems in 52 countries, and a further 52 “pre-commitment” trials or pilots in an additional 18 countries.

The report covers both LTE FDD and LTE TDD modes.

Seventeen operators have commercially launched LTE networks, in Austria, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Hong Kong, Japan, Norway, Poland, Sweden, USA, and Uzbekistan.

The number of operators investing in LTE in deployments or trials has increased by more than 140% over the past 12 months. The number of countries where LTE systems are deployed or planned has increased by 85% in the same period.

At least 64 LTE networks are anticipated will be in commercial service by end 2012, according to the report.

LTE operator commitments are developing faster than they did for HSPA, which until now had been the fastest developing mobile communications system. By comparing the number of operator commitments 6 months and 12 months after first commercial system launches for HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+ and LTE respectively, LTE proves to be the fastest developing mobile communications system technology ever.

Alan Hadden, President of the GSA, said: “LTE made excellent progress in 2010 to become the fastest developing mobile system technology ever. We expect that the introduction of LTE systems and user devices will significantly quicken in 2011.”

Many operators invest in both HSPA+ and LTE. The success of HSPA/HSPA+ in delivering mobile broadband has fuelled demand to support more customers and provide even higher data throughputs, as well as support for new applications. The rapid increase in data traffic over the past 3 years, which is currently supported by HSPA and HSPA+ systems, is driving the interest in deploying LTE as quickly as possible.

The LTE eco-system is rapidly developing. User devices are now coming into the market in increasing numbers and addressing all product segments including USB modems/dongles, PC cards, routers, personal WiFi hotspots, smartphones, tablets, gaming devices, and more.

GSA also today announced plans to launch a new report “LTE User Devices” which will track and report on LTE product announcements. The first issue of this report will be published by GSA later this month.

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