UTStarcom has reportedly announced the debut of its expanded NetRing Transport Network product portfolio  - NetRing TN - which includes new multiprotocol label switching - transport profile.

 

The new MPLS-TP has been specifically designed to overhaul existing mobile backhaul networks, provide Ethernet services and deliver broadband aggregation applications, according to the company.

 

Based on the latest MPLS-TP technology pre-standard being jointly defined by ITU-T and IETF, UTStarcom’s (News - Alert) highly scalable NetRing TN packet-based optical transport can be deployed for key applications such as carrier mobile backhaul, metro Ethernet services for enterprise and digital subscriber line access multiplexer and X-version of passive optical network aggregation.

 

This latest offering is capable of carrying time division multiplexing, asynchronous transfer mode (ATM), synchronous digital hierarchy/synchronous optical network and Ethernet seamlessly over a scalable network.

 

Moreover, it also enables enterprise services over Ethernet. This provides “wholesale” connectivity and an alternative for leased lines, company officials said.

 

Peter Blackmore (News - Alert), CEO and president at UTStarcom, said that packet transport networks are an emerging segment of the overall optical transport market that can specifically address the evolution of new enterprise services and the subsequent challenges of packet traffic growth, increased bandwidth pressure and the need to improve ARPU.

 

“UTStarcom has invested in the development of this expanded TN portfolio to ensure our customers have an effective migration path to PTN. We are confident that this portfolio will deliver that long-term,” Blackmore said in statement.

 

Alameda, Calif.-based UTStarcom is a provider of IP-based, end-to-end networking solutions and international service and support. The company sells its solutions to operators in both emerging and established telecommunications markets around the world.

 

Last month, the company settled a patent dispute with Starent Networks (News - Alert) that began in 2005. The settlement calls on Starent to make a one-time payment of $3.5 million to UTStarcom in exchange for a perpetual royalty-free license to UTStarcom patents. The terms also include dismissal of two pending lawsuits in U.S. District Courts in Illinois and California.