TTSL, Ceragon partner for wireless backhaul soln

TEL AVIV, ISRAEL: Ceragon Networks Ltd., a provider of LTE-ready wireless backhaul solutions, announced that it has received new orders from Tata Teleservices Ltd., the pan India telecom service provider.

Ceragon's SDH and IP FibeAir solutions will support Tata Teleservices in expanding its GSM mobile network to seven new communication circles that cover a population of nearly 400 million.

Tata has already deployed Ceragon's high capacity backhaul equipment in three circles following a long-term supply agreement the companies signed in mid-2008. This agreement is now extended, bringing the number of circles to be served by Ceragon equipment to a total of 10, including the Delhi metro area. Ceragon will provide Tata with the FibeAir 1500R wireless SDH solutions and its leading edge FibeAir IP-10 that supports native TDM, Native2 (hybrid TDM/Ethernet) and native Ethernet over a single platform.

A G Rao, President & CTO, Tata Teleservices Limited, said: "Tata Teleservices is rapidly moving and gearing towards the launch of GSM services and is also enhancing capabilities on its CDMA network. To match the scale, we selected Ceragon as its features fit our network expansion strategy perfectly and will also serve to support our network evolution towards 3G."

Ira Palti, president and CEO, Ceragon, said: "Our selection for such a large-scale deployment underscores Ceragon's ability to deliver the right products to the market, powering our customers with the solutions they need - when they need them."