Tata Comms extends managed services for 4G

BANGALORE, INDIA: Telecommunications service provider Tata Communications expanded its managed services for mobile network operators (MNOs) in a bid to grow the company's mobile broadband offering as 4G continues to gather pace globally.

The company has introduced two new solutions - Virtual Private Roaming Hub which consolidates roaming operations and LTE Roaming Service to streamline roaming for 4G networks. Tata Communications also launched Managed SMS Firewall to protect MNOs and consumers against mobile spam.

"Mobile broadband presents unique opportunities for mobile operators to rethink their business and service delivery models in order to address the challenges of data growth and fierce competition", says Tim Sherwood, vice president, Mobile Segment Strategy, Tata Communications. "What we bring to the market is a comprehensive, yet modular, managed services framework which efficiently empowers mobile operators to generate revenue from new services, capabilities and business models - many of which are supporting evolving customer demands."

The Virtual Private Roaming Hub consolidates roaming operations across a community of MNOs, creating economies of scale. The company's new LTE Roaming Service simplifes LTE roaming interconnection across MNOs. It also features Diameter Signalling eXchange for authentication and policy control and IPX connect for data roaming and delivery. The new Managed SMS Firewall features always-on SMS threat monitoring and protection, based on MNO-set policies for spam traps and content filtering.

Tata Communications' managed solutions are delivered through an IPX+ converged interconnect platform across mobile networks to manage end-to-end delivery of multiple services over IP, including voice, video, messaging, roaming and signalling, says a release.