STOCKHOLM -- Ericsson (NASDAQ: ERIC) is today launching an application to run on its IP networking Smart Services Router (SSR) 8000 family offering that can handle more mobile data traffic than any other mobile packet gateway on the market.
The Evolved Packet Gateway application, designed to be used with the SSR 8020, offers an order of magnitude higher capacity than the nearest competitor. The SSR 8000 family of Smart Services Routers is the next generation platform from Ericsson.
Over the top (OTT) cloud-based services will continue to drive mobile broadband traffic in networks. This leaves operators looking for smart and cost-effective solutions to meet the challenges of rapid growth in data traffic and to create new business opportunities.
With the Evolved Packet Gateway on SSR 8020, operators can attract and efficiently serve active mobile subscribers who drive traffic growth with their smartphones and tablets. It introduces network intelligence that enables operators to offer an unparalleled diversity of applications and choice in devices.
Ericsson's new Evolved Packet Gateway employs the application software that has successfully been used in the GGSN-MPG, operating in 240 networks in 130 countries, serving billions of subscribers. Working on the SSR 8020, capacity increases more than ten-fold and brings the same intelligence, without risk of teething problems.
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STOCKHOLM -- Ericsson (NASDAQ: ERIC) today announces that Telstra will be the first network operator in the world to deploy the latest Ericsson SSR node running the EPG application, to support its wireless core network.
The SSR 8020 is a new ultra-high capacity and highly scalable product from Ericsson that is capable of performing many different functions related to the handling of IP packet data in carrier networks. The EPG application is a specific application of the SSR which supports 2G, 3G and 4G mobile networks and their rapidly growing demand for mobile broadband services.
"In Australia, mobile traffic throughput is doubling every 12 months. To manage traffic growth and to enable us to offer our subscribers an unparalleled diversity of applications, as well as greater choice in devices, our network needs to be smarter. The deployment of the Evolved Packet Gateway on SSR 8020 introduces the network intelligence to effectively manage growth, whilst maintaining quality service to our customers," Telstra Executive Director for Networks & Access Technology, Mike Wright, explained.
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