ATHENS, Greece, February 22, 2016 /PRNewswire/ --
Intracom Telecom, a global telecommunication systems and
solutions vendor, through its Moscow-based subsidiary Intracom
Svyaz, announced today the signing of a USD 25 million contract to supply its new E-Band,
ultra high capacity Ethernet radio, UltraLink™-FX80, to MTS Russia,
the country's largest mobile operator. The duration of the
agreement is 2 years and includes network management software and
support services.
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MTS Russia, in line with its
strategy to deliver superior quality services and high speed 4G
connectivity to its customers, has proceeded to further enhancing
its mobile network by employing Intracom Telecom's UltraLink™-FX80
ultra high capacity mmWave radio. With this investment MTS
addresses in the most efficient way its future wireless backhauling
needs for LTE and LTE-A deployment.
The introduction of the state of the art technology of
UltraLink™-FX80 into MTS backhaul and transport network will enable
the delivery of next generation mobile services that will offer 4G+
service speeds reaching and even exceeding 1 Gbps, providing fast
Internet surfing and file downloads and uploads, streaming of high
definition video and rich multimedia e-services on the ever
increasing variety of user mobile devices.
Intracom Telecom's UltraLink™-FX80 employs the latest mmWave
integrated transceiver technologies in a compact fully outdoor
unit. Offering the highest spectral efficiency, it provides up to 3
Gbit/s full-duplex Ethernet throughputs in a 500 MHz channel for
delivering mobile network backhaul services at the lowest cost per
Gigabit. UltraLink™-FX80 can be easily and flexibly deployed on
rooftops, telecommunication towers and even lamp posts.
Accommodating Ethernet and CPRI interfaces on the same fully
outdoor unit, Ultralink-FX80™ can be used in both backhaul and
fronthaul applications. Furthermore, its innovative "zero-touch"
configuration, using the uniMS™ SON Manager minimizes rollout time
and cost, and safeguards against deployment errors.
Andrei Ushatskiy, Vice President, Chief Technology and
Information Officer, MTS, commented: "We are very satisfied with
the scale and results of cooperation with Intracom Telecom, our
longstanding partner. The vendor supplies us
with variety of innovative equipment and we have selected Intracom
Telecom's Ethernet radio UltraLink™-FX80 because it
fully meets our key backhauling needs in dense urban areas - the
compact all-outdoor multi-Gigabit Ethernet PtP radio platform
operates in non-licensing spectrum and demonstrates high capacity
for heavy loaded 3G/4G sites. Moreover it is easy to
install, flexible in use that also minimizes operational
costs."
Athanasios Antoulinakis, General
Director of Intracom Svyaz, commented: "We are honored to
be selected once again by MTS for their mobile network
modernization. The advanced technical and operational features
of our new E-Band ultra high capacity system
UltraLink™-FX80 cover all the current and future
requirements of MTS transport network offering the highest
capacities per link that are available in the market today. I am
proud to say that we are in the unique position to offer to our
customers the complete range of MW solutions PtP and
PtMP starting from 6 GHz up to 80 GHz
while being monitored by the same network Management Suite,
uniMS™. In this way, Intracom Telecom can
vertically respond to any type of wireless backhauling requirement
related to 3G, LTE, LTE-A, Macro/ Micro Base stations and Small
Cells."
About Mobile TeleSystems PJSC
("MTS")
Mobile TeleSystems PJSC ("MTS" - NYSE:MBT; MOEX:MTSS) is the
leading telecommunications group in Russia, Central and Eastern Europe. We provide wireless Internet
access and fixed voice, broadband and pay-TV to over 100 million
customers who value high quality of service at a competitive price.
Our wireless and fixed-line networks deliver best-in-class speeds
and coverage throughout Russia,
Ukraine, Armenia, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan and Belarus. To keep pace with evolving customer
demand, we continue to grow through innovative products,
investments in our market-leading retail platform, mobile payment
services, e-commerce and IT solutions. MTS has been listed on the
New York Stock Exchange since July
2000 and trades under the ticker MBT. The Company's shares
have been listed locally on the Moscow Exchange since November 2003 and trades under the symbol MTSS.
For more information, please visit: http://www.mtsgsm.com
About Intracom Telecom
Intracom Telecom is a global telecommunication systems and
solutions vendor operating for over 35 years in the market. The
company innovates in the areas of small-cell backhaul, wireless
transmission and broadband wireless access and has successfully
deployed its industry leading point-to-point and
point-to-multipoint packet radio systems worldwide. Moreover,
Intracom Telecom offers a competitive portfolio of
revenue-generating telco software solutions and a complete range of
ICT services, focusing on big data analytics, converged networking
and cloud computing for operators and private, public and
government clouds. The company invests significantly in R&D
developing cutting-edge products and integrated solutions that
ensure customer satisfaction. Over 100 customers in more than 70
countries choose Intracom Telecom for its state-of-the-art
technology. The company employs more than 1,900 people and operates
subsidiaries in Europe,
Russia and the CIS, the
Middle East and Africa, Asia
and North America. For more
information, visit http://www.intracom-telecom.com
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Alexandros Tarnaris
Marketing Communications Director
Intracom Telecom
tel. +30-210-667-7027
e-mail: atarnar@intracom-telecom.com
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