Vodafone Malta deploys Tellabs 8600 smart routers for LTE service

NAPERVILLE, USA: Vodafone Malta has commercially launched its 4G LTE service, supported by a 10 Gbps Ethernet backhaul network using Tellabs 8600 Smart Routers.

Vodafone Malta owns its own backhaul network, which consists mainly of 10 Gbps connections over fiber. The new solution comprises Tellabs 8660 Smart Routers, Tellabs 8630 Smart Routers and Tellabs Ethernet Line Card (ELC1) cards, all managed by the Tellabs 8000 Intelligent Network Manager.

As part of the deal, the Tellabs products were evaluated by the Vodafone Technology Network group, which conducts rigorous tests on behalf of various Vodafone companies.

"The capabilities we wanted were scalability, ease of management, IP-MPLS capability and support for IEEE 1588 synchronization capability," said Geoffrey Cauchi, IP and Transport Network Manager for Vodafone Malta. "Tellabs met all of our criteria. Their solution offers features and capabilities that suit our current and future requirements."