Voiceworks, the leading provider of telephony and data solutions for the business market in the Netherlands, Monday announced that it has extended the use of the BFX Interface Gateway to support integration with KPN’s 4G network, enabling live deployment of LTE interworking with older generation of HLRs.
BroadForward, the leading expert in signaling interworking and routing for 3G, 4G/LTE, IMS, Fixed and Wi-Fi networks said that the solution is world's first deployment connecting older generation HLRs (pre 3GPP release 8) for 4G/LTE deployment, providing cost effective and faster LTE connectivity.
According to Broadforward, the LTE interworking function is part of BFX’s wide range of interworking and routing capabilities used by Voiceworks to speed up time-to-market for new services. BFX empowers Voiceworks to setup signaling scenarios across vendor and access technologies such as 3G, 4G, Fixed and Wi-Fi, without the need for R&D or scripting, added Broadforward.
Stijn Nijhuis, CEO of Voiceworks
Agility is an essential element in our strategy to be the driving force of innovation for business customers. The flexibility of BFX empowers us to structurally speed up time-to-market for new services. With the special HLR-LTE interworking function, BFX has enabled us to be the first MVNE in the Netherlands to enable a 4G proposition, while saving significant cost.
Taco Schoute, CEO of BroadForward
Service providers are keen to maximize mobile reach by enabling services across LTE and existing networks. The on-board 4G interworking function of BFX provides service providers with an essential capability for LTE roaming, also for pre-release 8 HLR’s. We are thrilled to work with innovative MVNE’s such as Voiceworks, who successfully leverages the unique competitive advantages that BFX offers.
