Ceragon Networks, a leading provider of wireless backhaul has announced that its short haul wireless solution has been selected by Vodafone Portugal to support a unique project meant to provide coverage for Portugal’s large scale public events. The Ceragon solution will deliver up to 1Gbps radio capacity using innovative wireless short haul technology to back haul traffic coming from the 3G/4G cells that serve all local event attendees.
According to Ceragon, its FibeAir IP-20C is the solution of choice that successfully passed all stress tests performed both in Vodafone’s labs and during trials in Vodafone’s live network and are able to deliver gigabit capacity over narrow channels. The Ceragon wireless solutions deliver a number of value added benefits including: high-capacity over both short and long distances, best power consumption per transported bit and robust radio technology for high availability and reliability.
Moisés Cruz, transmission and core integration manager of Vodafone Portugal
After testing the Ceragon FibeAir IP-20C solution both in the Vodafone labs and live network, Vodafone Portugal was very impressed by its high capabilities and robustness. Moreover, being an all outdoor platform, we were very pleased with the simplicity of the installation and commissioning, as it allows Vodafone operations to reduce set up time and relevant costs.
Ira Palti, president and CEO of Ceragon
We are happy to be selected by Vodafone Portugal and to be able to showcase the performance of our IP-20 platform in critical real-world conditions via this project. Our FibeAir IP-20C solution is the only system today capable of delivering multi gigabit capacities over a single licensed frequency channel. As such, FibeAir IP-20C provides the flexibility that mobile carriers need in order to meet diverse deployment scenarios in both urban and rural settings.
