Cisco completes largest 3G network deployment in India

Cisco yesterday announced the completion of a new mobile network for Reliance Communications that will cover 100,000 square kilometers -- the largest 3G deployment in India.

With this new network, Reliance customers will be able to experience new mobile services such as high-quality video telephony and high-speed mobile data, along with enhanced music downloads, instant messaging and online gaming.

"The radio-independent IP-based mobile backhaul and packet core infrastructure will offer pre-eminent traffic capacity and operating efficiency for the global growth of the next-generation mobile internet," said Vish Iyer, vice president, of Cisco's service provider businessin a statement.

Reliance's new mobile architecture, which includes the Cisco ASR 5000, Cisco 7600 and Cisco ME 3800X Series routers, will enable Reliance to develop and deliver, on a large scale, highly personalised and customised mobile multimedia services with superior quality and reliability.

The deployment also paves the way for Reliance's implementation of the recently announced Cisco MOVE (monetisation, optimisation, videoscape experience) framework.

Cisco's MOVE empowers mobile operators like Reliance to better manage, enhance and take financial advantage of the rapidly growing volume of mobile data traffic.
 
The Cisco ASR 5000 is a purpose-built mobile multimedia core platform featuring a high-performance distributed architecture, service assurance and subscriber awareness.