The Hindu Business Line : GTL partners Vanu

New Delhi, March 20 In a first of its kind deal, GTL Ltd and Vanu Inc announced a strategic alliance to develop solutions for sharing active infrastructure by mobile operators. Active infrastructure includes the radio frequency equipment, antennae and other gear required to transmit wireless communication. At present, the Government allows sharing of passive infrastructure (towers), though it may soon permit operators to share the active part of the mobile network.

As part of the partnership, the two companies will conduct field trials in India of the industry’s first software radio-based solution. The agreement was announced on the sidelines of Convergence India conference.

The solution will allow multiple operators on a shared common network to maintain independence, gain cost benefits and lower cost of entry through a combined infrastructure. The solution will also allow carriers to serve new markets, saving the time and expense of a traditional network build. This will be extremely useful for new operators who would launch their services once spectrum is allocated.

Talking about the alliance, Mr Charudatta Naik, Whole Time Director and Chief Operating Officer, GTL Ltd, said, “Interest in RAN sharing is growing around the world as carriers across large geographic areas look to technology to serve areas with low population density or low ARPU.”

“Global wireless operators face the prospect of deploying new wireless standards, the opening of new spectrum bands, managing large legacy subscriber bases and integrating wireless acquisitions into their service portfolio, forcing them into faster upgrade cycles requiring support for multiple standards in their network,” said Dr Vanu Bose, Vanu’s Chief Executive Officer.

More Stories on : Infrastructure | Radio/TV

Article E-Mail :: Comment :: Syndication :: Printer Friendly Page

Stories in this Section
HTC to offer India-specific smart phone models

GTL partners Vanu

Motorola to foray into set-top box market

SMEs unaware of available tools: AMI

Infotech MoU for tech skills

US bars multiple H-1B filings for same worker

Kaashyap in pursuit of US acquisition

Review Tata, Virgin deal, GSM players urge DoT

MTNL launches IPTV services

AP projected as major investment destination

‘Centre planning IT investment regions’