| MontaVista Linux Carrier
Grade Edition Powers New NEC
Platform for Mobile Operators Supports World’s First Advanced TCA-based Commercial
Product
Advanced Telecommunications Computing Architecture (ATCA) is the standard basic architecture based on the next-generation, highly advanced telecommunications specifications developed by the PCI Industrial Computer Manufacturers Group (PICMG). The recently announced NEC platform is the world’s first working implementation of an ATCA-based commercial product. MontaVista Linux Carrier Grade Edition (CGE) is an industry standard
COTS (Commercial-Off-The-Shelf) carrier-grade Linux product that provides
specific functionality for telecommunications and data communications
with requirements for high availability, fault management and real-time
performance. Mr. Takatoshi Numasato, senior general manager of the Mobile Network
Operation Unit at NEC said, “We selected this new platform that
is based on open standards to shorten the development time and reduce
total costs. Using MontaVista Linux Carrier Grade Edition, which provides
a level of reliability unattainable so far with any other OS, along with
high availability middleware from NEC, enabled us to build a platform
that can truly support carrier-grade services. Having selected this new
platform, we are convinced that we can quickly respond to the demands
for low cost and high performance from the mobile phone market, which
is expanding rapidly.” NEC will demonstrate this new high performance Intel processor-based platform running MontaVista Linux Carrier Grade Edition, at the Intel booth at "ITU TELECOM WORLD 2003" (stand 4111 in Hall 4) from October 12th to 18th, 2003, in Geneva, Switzerland. The first product based on the new NEC platform is a Packet Core Node, with SGSN (Serving GPRS Support Node) and GGSN (Gateway GPRS Support Node), which can handle large-volume IP-packet transmission applications such as video streaming and GPS (Global Positioning System) in 3rd generation (3G) services. “With the rapid evolution of the mobile Internet, supporting software needs to be more robust with rich functionality and networking capabilities,” said Glenn Seiler, director of Product Marketing, MontaVista Software. “MontaVista Linux Carrier Grade Edition provides a powerful systems software platform that helps to bring these advanced products and services to market quickly and at reduced costs.” "The pairing of standards-based Intel building blocks with the MontaVista Software development platform is an excellent example of off-the-shelf modular platforms gaining momentum in the communications industry," said Anthony Ambrose, general manager, Intel Communications Infrastructure Group. "Equipment manufacturers like NEC are taking advantage of efficiency improvements in everything from inventory management to product deployment cycle times made available through standards-based modular communication platforms." About MontaVista Linux Carrier Grade Edition Availability The details of the new NEC SGSN and GGSN platform can be obtained in the NEC press release issued on September 10th, at http://www.nec.co.jp/press/en/0309/1001.html About MontaVista Software Headquartered in the heart of Silicon Valley, in Sunnyvale, Calif., MontaVista Software is a privately held company funded by leading investors such as Alloy Ventures, US Venture Partners, RRE Ventures, WR Hambrecht + Co., IBM, Intel Capital, Sony, Panasonic (Matsushita), Toshiba America and Yamaha Corporation. For more information about MontaVista Software, please visit http://www.mvista.com. About NEC Linux is a registered trademark of Linus Torvalds. MontaVista is a registered trademark of MontaVista Software Inc. All other names mentioned are trademarks, registered trademarks or service marks of their respective owners.
MontaVista Software Patricia Colby |
