Ericsson Review unfolds and clarifies Ericsson’s technology and product strategy, showing customers how to make technology and solutions work.

In an all-connected world, remote access is a key scenario. The simple user proposition is that user-created and commercial content will be available anywhere, anytime and on any device. Remote access also applies to other application areas, such as home monitoring & control and sensor networking.

Ericsson’s Multimedia Communication Suite (MCS) is a horizontal business solution which gives network operators the platforms and mechanisms they need to create an end-user experience that simplifies the discovery of, access to, and usage of new network services, facilitating a much higher level of customization and integration of services with terminal capabilities while hiding the complexities of doing so from end-users.

 

Ericsson’s end-to-end solution for remote access services builds on the IMS and UPnP families of standards along with the Home IMS Gateway (HIGA), which serves as an intermediary gateway for connecting the device-centric consumer electronics space with the user-centric telecommunications world.

The article describes the evolution of GPON and associated trends in the industry. Further, it briefly introduces and compares current PON technologies and describes options for reach-extended GPON and next-generation access systems.

Ericsson’s acquisitions of Drutt, LHS, and Tandberg combine with homegrown products, solutions, and delivery capacity to put Ericsson in a strong position to set up new internet multimedia marketplaces and offer a service delivery platform (SDP) that has what it takes going forward.

Emphasis on simplified network management is in line with other efforts in the wireless industry to streamline operations and reduce costs. This article describes the rationale behind this trend and introduces Ericsson’s Smart Simplicity concept for radio network management, which focuses on means of increasing automation in today’s increasingly complex networks in order to reduce operating expenses (OPEX).going forward.

LTE enables unprecedented performance in terms of peak data rates, delay, and spectrum efficiency. This article presents some of the key features of the radio interface for LTE, including spectrum flexibility, multi-antenna technologies, scheduling, link adaptation, power control, and retransmission handling.

IMS multi-access gives non-IMS-capable devices access to the IMS core network and services. It is a first step toward all-IP/IMS, enabling operators to provide services like Centrex for office-bound SIP phones as well as wireless devices without the requirement to deploy new terminals.