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One of the leading operators in Malaysia is bringing 3G services to remote areas across the country...

One of the leading operators in Malaysia is bringing 3G services to remote areas across the country. Maxis Berhad is using solutions from Altobridge for a deployment that will deliver ultra-low cost 3G services to rural communities. Close to 200 sites are already in service across some of the remotest parts of Malaysia, with 300 new sites being deployed as part of the initiative.

The cost is kept down via an optimisation feature known as Data-at-the-Edge which adds increased intelligence at the radio base station level on mobile networks, reducing the cost of data delivery between an operator’s core network and the radio base station. The content is served locally, enhancing quality of experience.

“Optimising and managing voice and data at the edge of the network delivers savings of over 40% in mobile broadband transmission costs. DatE offers service providers a compelling solution to their spiralling ‘big data’ delivery costs while at the same time, dramatically improving end-user experience,” said Mike Fitzgerald, Chief Executive, Altobridge.

“Operational savings are the key to commercially viable network expansion to rural communities. The bandwidth optimisation features which Altobridge has developed, coupled with our VSAT offerings, makes rural deployment a positive proposition”, said Mark Dioguardi, Joint Chief Operating Officer, Maxis.

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