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ip.access and Blue Arcus Partner to Optimize Satellite Backhaul for RAN in Rural Areas

ip.access and Blue Arcus Partner to Optimize Satellite Backhaul for RAN in Rural Areas Image Credit: ThaiPrayBoy/Bigstockphoto.com

ip.access announced a collaboration with Blue Arcus Technologies, a company dedicated in providing the best network solution and telecom engineering, to improve satellite backhaul for rural deployments.

A trial in Jakarta, Indonesia using 3G technology has demonstrated significant cost savings of an estimated $1,000 per site per month, claims ip.access.

Due to the high cost of satellite backhaul and its performance limitations, subscribers in remote and rural portions of the world are typically limited to using voice centric technology such as GSM. At the same time, issues with VoLTE latency mean that LTE is not viable for rural users who require voice services.

To offer a solution to this significant challenge, Blue Arcus Technologies and VSAT provider Lintasarta carried out a live speed, performance and QOS testing using ip.access’ RAN infrastructure and Blue Arcus’ optimisation software. The test was completed using service provider Indosat Ooredoo’s network and using satellite backhaul with VSAT downlink bandwidth of 1Mbps and an uplink of 512Kbps.

Working together, ip.access and Blue Arcus Technologies deployed a 3G solution offering voice and data services in one single offering to rural communities in Indonesia. This optimized backhaul solution requires just 1 Mbps bandwidth per RAN, while other non-optimised satellite solutions require between 3 and 8 Mbps per RAN, says ip.access.

Naren Yanamadala, President and CEO, Blue Arcus
The fact that this trial was so successful will open up a whole world of opportunities for communications in rural areas across the globe. These cost savings mean we now have the potential to bring new mobile services to those who have, up until now, been off the grid.

Nick Johnson, CTO, ip.access
The huge technical challenge of solving many of the issues surrounding satellite backhaul – including handling backhaul latency, high power consumption and high bandwidth capacity – means this successful trial represents a significant breakthrough. 

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