Forging a Contemporary Carrier Edge -
Why New Machinery is Required for a Mobile Internet and "Anywhere" Services.
The communications industry is undergoing rapid transformation. Video use has skyrocketed. Dual-mode cellular and Wi-Fi-enabled devices are now mainstream. Low cost broadband access is pervasive at homes, offices and most public places to complement cellular data networks. Promising new technologies like Femtocells and WiMAX are emerging.
As carriers compete for what analysts estimate to be a trillion dollar market for "anywhere" network service - including a true mobile Internet experience - they must rapidly evolve the edge of their networks to manage and harmonize growing "last mile" variables, including devices, access technologies, security, QoS, subscriber & application characteristics and more. The technical requirements for this "contemporary edge" cannot be solved using legacy equipment designed decades ago with no thought of fixed-mobile convergence, large volumes of encrypted video traffic or 4G evolution. New machinery is clearly required.
Stoke is revolutionizing the carrier edge with the industry's first multi-access convergence gateway purpose-built for contemporary access requirements. The Stoke Session Exchange (SSX) is the only product of its kind engineered to perform converged, multimedia IP session management and mobility across multiple access technologies - including fixed, cellular, Wi-Fi and WiMAX. Stoke's multi-access session management suite - integrated with and powered by contemporary, high performance hardware - delivers an unprecedented combination of security, application control, mobility and charging capabilities.
The highly scalable, multi-function SSX reduces the number of discreet devices required at the carrier edge, lowering costs and simplifying the significant transformation required to enable "anywhere" network services. The SSX was architected in compliance with leading standards including 3GPP/2 and ITU, and offers a strategic foundation for future evolution to WiMAX and LTE.
Learn more about the contemporary carrier edge requirements, the new machinery blueprint used for the SSX and economic and evolutionary advantages of Stoke's approach.