Wireless operators worldwide today spend more than $3 billion – approximately 50% of their operational costs – leasing T1/E1 lines from Local Carriers to backhaul traffic from wireless base stations to their Mobile Telephone Switching Centers (MTSOs). As new IP-centric access technologies such as 3G and 4G continue to increase capacity requirements, these costs also continue to grow. The business need for less dependency on T1/E1s, combined with an overall desire to migrate from the legacy TDM network to a more IP/packet optimized infrastructure, is leading many operators to consider backhaul alternatives. By utilizing Carrier Ethernet, operators can carry IP traffic natively, eliminate the need for conversion equipment, and lower overall costs.

Transitioning the Backhaul Network

Turin Networks provides a range of products designed to reduce costs and provide efficient and reliable capacity expansion of the wireless backhaul infrastructure. Leveraging a combination of advanced packet switching and aggregation capabilities, TDM bandwidth management, and optical transport functionality, Turin’s Traverse® and TraverseEdge™ platforms are optimized for deployments in MTSOs, cell sites, and regional offices.

In addition to aggregating any mix of Carrier Ethernet/IP and TDM access traffic, Turin’s wireless backhaul solution provides resilient and scalable metro transport using GigE, 10G or SONET/SDH. Turin’s platforms also deliver scalable DCS (Digital Cross-Connect System) functionality for MTSOs or smaller sites. Turin’s carrier-class platforms are quick to deploy, and provide a wide degree of interface and technology flexibility to enable the migration to a more cost-effective, packet-optimized wireless backhaul network.