New technology can support more non-voice services for mobile companies
Mobile telecommunications operators are increasingly deploying new 'softswitch' technology to transform their traditional networks to internet-based platforms.
The move shortens the time needed for the introduction of new multimedia services for 3G or even 4G networks, according to Ronald Raffensperger, the director of core network marketing at Huawei Technologies.
The Shenzhen-based telecommunications vendor has shipped more than 1 billion licences for its all-internet protocol-based mobile softswitch products since it entered the market in 2003.
China Mobile, Vodafone Group, Telefonica and operators from about 100 countries are among Huawei's customers.
The softswitch, which replaces the circuit switch network infrastructure, allows operators to use internet-based networks to efficiently carry voice and data over diverse routes and shared facilities.