Light Reading & EANTC Test Cisco's Mobile IP Network

NEW YORK, Aug. 31 /PRNewswire/ -- UBM TechWeb's Light Reading (www.lightreading.com), the largest research-led media company serving the global communications marketplace, today announced the availability of the first report in a two-part series that details an extensive test of Cisco Systems Inc.'s mobile IP network infrastructure by Light Reading and the European Advanced Networking Test Center AG (EANTC).

To read a special feature detailing the full results of the first half of this massive test, please visit: www.lightreading.com/mobiletest  

"Cisco showed that they truly support all mobile network generations – from GSM (2G) and current-generation UMTS (3G) to Long Term Evolution (LTE), the next generation of radio technology," writes Carsten Rossenhovel, EANTC's Managing Director, in the introduction to Part One of the test results. "Without exaggerating, our nine-month exercise was by far the largest and most in-depth public, independent, third-party test of mobile infrastructure vendor performance ever."

The scale of the network agreed upon by EANTC and Cisco was sufficient to cater to more than 1.5 million active mobile subscribers across more than 4,500 emulated base stations. This marks the first public test ever performed with Cisco's ASR5000 mobile gateway, which came from Cisco's acquisition of Starent Networks Corp. Also, this test includes an evaluation of Cisco's brand-new CRS-3 flagship carrier router including pre-production 100-Gigabit Ethernet equipment.

"Mobile networks around the world were built to handle basic phone calls and now consumers are demanding they support video, data, and everything else a smartphone can throw at them," says Phil Harvey, Light Reading's Editor-in-Chief. "This aggressive test of Cisco's mobile IP network shows that network operators can effectively scale their technology to match the data demands of the modern mobile consumer. What's more, this program is open and we encourage other mobile IP infrastructure suppliers out there to step up and be tested."

About Light Reading

Founded in 2000, Light Reading (www.lightreading.com) is the leading online media, research, and focused event company serving the $3 trillion worldwide communications market. Lightreading.com is the ultimate source for technological and financial analysis of the communications industry, leading the media sector in terms of traffic, content, and reputation. Light Reading's research arms, Heavy Reading and Pyramid Research, provide the most comprehensive communications research, market data, and technology analysis in close to 100 markets around the world. Light Reading produces nearly 20 targeted communications events including TelcoTV, and TelcoTV Asia, Ethernet Expo New York and Ethernet Europe, and The Tower Summit @ CTIA, as well as focused one-day events tailored for cable, mobile, and wireline executives in the US, Europe, India, and China. Light Reading was acquired by United Business Media in August 2005 and operates as a unit of TechWeb.

About UBM TechWeb

UBM TechWeb, the global leader in technology media and professional information, enables people and organizations to harness the transformative power of technology.  Through its core businesses – media solutions, marketing services, and professional information – UBM TechWeb produces the most respected and consumed brands, applications, and services in the technology market. More than 14.5 million business and technology professionals (CIOs, IT and IT support managers, Web and digital professionals, software and game developers, government decision makers, and telecom providers) actively participate in UBM TechWeb's communities. UBM TechWeb brands includes: global face-to-face events such as Interop, Game Developers Conference (GDC), Web 2.0, Black Hat, and VoiceCon; large-scale online networks such as InformationWeek, Light Reading, and Gamasutra; research, training, and certification services, including HDI, Pyramid Research, and InformationWeek Analytics; and market-leading magazines such as InformationWeek and Wall Street & Technology.  UBM TechWeb is part of UBM, a global provider of media and information services for professional B2B communities and markets.

About United Business Media Limited

UBM (UBM.L) focuses on two principal activities: worldwide information distribution, targeting and monitoring; and, the development and monetization of B2B communities and markets. UBM's businesses inform markets and serve professional commercial communities – from doctors to game developers, from journalists to jewelry traders, from farmers to pharmacists – with integrated events, online, print, and business information products. Our 6,500 staff in more than 30 countries are organized into specialist teams that serve these communities, bringing buyers and sellers together, helping them to do business and their markets to work effectively and efficiently. For more information, go to http://www.unitedbusinessmedia.com

SOURCE Light Reading

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