At the launch of Telkom\u2019s first MSAN unit in March 2012 Bashier Sallie, Telkom\u2019s Managing Director of Wholesale and Networks explained that an access network is only as good as the underlying transmission and core network.<\/p>\n
He also said at the time that Telkom had gone a long way in revamping its transmission and aggregation network.<\/p>\n
The IMS core is Telkom\u2019s choice of technology to deliver voice and converged offerings in its future mode of operation.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt satisfies Telkom\u2019s need for an overlay network that supports both emulated and simulated voice services whilst enabling efficiency and delivering fixed and mobile converged voice products,\u201d Telkom said in a press statement.<\/p>\n
\u201cFor Telkom, this is the most significant network intervention in 3 decades. Our current Time Division Multiplexing (TDM) voice switching equipment has reliably provided the voice platform over the past three decades, but has reached end-of-life and will reach end-of-support in 2015\/16,\u201d said Sallie.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe IMS core will replace this seamlessly. In terms of voice applications, we are now ready for the future with the latest, best in breed technology.\u201d<\/p>\n
Telkom said that the IMS project was completed in six months but its own technical and engineering personnel and members of staff from equipment supplier Huawei.<\/p>\n
The standards based IMS core that allows for the deployment of fixed and mobile services is fully redundant and caters for a larger number of customers than legacy voice systems.<\/p>\n
The new network also affords Telkom significant savings in terms of space, power, cooling and maintenance and support.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe technology will replace core network switching equipment that is currently based in more than 100 of Telkom\u2019s buildings nationally. The voice aspect for all future MSAN\u2019s that are deployed by Telkom will work off the IMS core,\u201d Telkom said.<\/p>\n
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