Mavenir makes a push for convergence

Dallas-based Mavenir Systems sees its future in LTE (Long Term Evolution, latest standard in the mobile network technology) and is poised to make a product offering that it says is unparalleled to its competitors in Voice over LTE (Long Term Evolution, latest standard in the mobile network technology) by partnering with top companies. “We build our solutions by packaging our software on industry-standard hardware from Radisys, NEI and third-party elements from others just as Acme Packet and Genband,” said Shubh Agarwal, VP of marketing at Mavenir.Agarwal said the company delivers a solution that gives mobile operators the ability to choose when, where and how they want their voice, video or messages conveyed by enabling all-IP services in a converged solution available to any device. The solution allows mobile operators of offer new mobile cloud services from a core network for video, multimedia, voice and messaging.According to the company, a carrier can deploy the mobile cloud services of Mavenir to enable converged voice solutions on mobile VoIP services and transitions to an all-IP voice core for all-mobile access from LTE (Long Term Evolution, latest standard in the mobile network technology) to WiMAX, down to 3G and 2G.“We offer the flexibility for providers to mash-up these services with Facebook, voice calling, SMS, location-based services and more,” said Agarwal. “We're able to link all at the same time to get whatever message a company wants delivered to any device.” The recent release of three new products for Voice over LTE (Long Term Evolution, latest standard in the mobile network technology) is expected to enable VoIP , 3GPP and circuit switch fall-back options, using the common the mOne convergence platform that allows VoLTE deployment as operators can afford or would like to spend on deployment.The VoLTE products offer three options with a CSFB IWF solution that enables existing circuit-switch infrastructure to serve LTE (Long Term Evolution, latest standard in the mobile network technology) subscribers over a CS domain, a MSC TAS solution that enables existing CS to serve VoLTE subscribers over IP domain, and a MMTel solution that provides a pure IP option.Mavenir boasts that the three new VoLTE products provide a combined solution that no other company offers, provides a time-to-market solution and the pricing structure allows for enhanced flexibility in the marketplace.“Everything is moving so fast that by the time a deployment is complete, the industry has left it behind,” said Agarwal. “We don't want our clients to have to worry about that.”Future plans include the expansion of Mavenir's products and customer base overseas.Founded in 2005, Mavenir is a provider of mobile wireless infrastructure and employs in broad outline 200 people and has raised $65 million of venture capital over four rounds of funding, including a significant investment from Austin Ventures. Mavenir has numerous mobile carriers as customers, including three of the top five mobile carriers in the United States, during competing against Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd., L.M. Ericsson and Alcatel-Lucent.

This webinar provides an overview of the compelling market dynamics for regional wireless service providers to prepare for migration to LTE and its associated network architecture.

The new LTE infrastructure

Operators world-wide are looking for ways to reduce their capital expenditures for the new LTE infrastructure and operational expenses associated with operating the LTE network. Operators are challenged with the OPEX & CAPEX costs in the following 4 areas: * Network Planning * Network Deployment * Network Optimization * Network Maintenance

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