Intracom Telecom Supplies Its Small-Cell Backhaul Equipment to Telefónica UK for a Live Trial
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ATHENS, Greece –Â Intracom Telecom, a global telecommunications system vendor, announced today the successful deployment of StreetNode™, its small-cell backhaul platform, for a livesmall cell field trial being undertaken by Telefonica UK, one of the largest mobile telecommunications providers in the United Kingdom and part of Telefonica Group.
The trial took place in Newark-on-Trent in one of the busiest industrial parks in the East Midlands region of the UK. The StreetNode™ solution was tested in a livesmall-cell network and the platform's software defined operation allowed activation and reconfiguration in the field in Point-to-Point (PtP) and Point-to-MultiPoint (PtMP) mode demonstrating unparalleled flexibility. Telefonica UK were assessing ease of deploymentand the capability of the system to support live traffic from the latest generation of small cells.
The trial successfully proved that a street lighting contractor who had received minimal training could install and commission a StreetNode™ unit quickly and easily,assisted greatly by the unique auto-alignment feature of StreetNode™. The deployment was conveniently monitored locally by use of apps running on Android Smartphones which connected through Bluetooth with the StreetNode™. The system was remotely managed viaTelefonica UK's Network Management Centre using Intracom Telecom's flexible management platform, uni|MS™. Live traffic was successfully carried with 100% availability throughthe trial period.
Mr. Steve Brown, Small Cells Trials Manager for Telefonica UK said: "This was an ideal opportunity to trial the Intracom Telecom StreetNode product for the first time on ourlive UK mobile network. The units were physically deployed in under 30 minutes at eachlocation and performed well in a challenging environment."
"This was a great opportunity to trial our StreetNode™ with Telefonica UK.StreetNode™ allows operators to deploy street level backhauling by reusing licensed MWfrequencies," stated Mr. John Tenidis, Marketing Head for Intracom Telecom's wireless solutions portfolio. "By combining carrier grade features with intelligent auto-alignmentand zero touch commissioning we have developed the most advanced system for street levelconnectivity," he added.
Intracom Telecom innovates in the field of Small-Cell Backhaul featuring itsSON-capable StreetNode™ platform which is designed to implement any type of network architecture through software-defined radio operation. The platform's highly-compact formfactor together with street-friendly aesthetics, allow the platform to blend invisiblywith street level furniture. StreetNode™ is available now in licensed frequency bands 26/28/32/42 GHz.
About Intracom Telecom
Intracom Telecom is a global telecommunication systems solutions vendor operatingfor over 35 years in the market. Intracom Telecom innovates in the areas of small-cellbackhaul, wireless transmission and broadband wireless access and has successfullydeployed its industry leading point-to-point and point-to-multipoint packet radio systemsworldwide. Over 100 customers in more than 70 countries choose Intracom Telecom for itsstate-of-the-art technology. The company employs more than 1,800 people and operates subsidiaries in Eastern Europe, Russia and the CIS, the Middle East and Africa, Asia andNorth America. For more information, visit http://www.intracom-telecom.com
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Alexandros Tarnaris
Director, Marketing Communications Dept at Intracom Telecom
T: +30-210-667-1758
E-mail: atarnar@intracom-telecom.com
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