NSN upgrades Vodacom's 3G & LTE network

Nokia Siemens Networks announced the successful completion of a project bagged from Vodacom South Africa in four weeks; NSN integrated its Liquid Core architecture based on mobile soft switch (MSS) with circuit switched fall-back (CSFB) functionality to Vodacom's LTE network.

As part of the contract, NSN will also deliver planning, implementation, optimization and support services for the network. This functionality allows 4G users to make and receive voice calls using either the GSM or 3G network while retaining the benefit of ultra-fast data services via LTE.

We wanted to ensure that our customers get a unified service by being able to access both mobile voice and SMS services alongside 4G/LTE data services, said Andries Steenkamp, managing executive, core network engineering at Vodacom South Africa.

Paul Divall, head of the Vodacom South Africa customer team at Nokia Siemens Networks said, The CSFB functionality was integrated into the operator's live network with optimized call set-up times and bought it into commercial operation within a time span of four weeks.

This achievement further strengthens our business relationship and paves the way for greater opportunities in the future.