Thursday, June 4, 2009

Core network challenges LTE vendors - Telecom News Analysis

June 3, 2009

The core network requirements for next-generation Long Term Evolution (LTE) are so demanding that vendors have revamped their products and strategies, Unstrung has found.

As vendors jostle for position to prove they have what it takes in LTE and the Evolved Packet Core (EPC), Ericsson AB (Nasdaq: ERIC) is so far the only vendor with more than one operator customer for EPC equipment. TeliaSonera AB (Nasdaq: TLSN) and Verizon Wireless have both selected Ericsson, not only for LTE radio access equipment, but also for EPC gear. (See TeliaSonera: We'll Do 4G in 2010 and MWC 2009: Verizon Picks LTE Vendors.)