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The widescale adoption of 3G telephony is finally arriving, but there are many technical challenges posed by the delayed evolution of the GSM mobile system. Live networks delivering the 3G experience today are based largely on legacy backhaul infrastructure.
Traditionally there has been no economical, unifying solution for networks needing to exchange professional content - realtime studio quality video transfer - as well as other vital LAN/VPN, Intra/Internet, and voice data.
The challenge of providing a flexible, cost-effective and especially portable solution to the tricky task of broadcast quality live sports events - from 13 Norwegian racecourses - had to be tackled by Digital Vision, currently Norway's largest digital TV producer.
Many challenges face mobile operator professionals responsible for selecting and designing network architecture and choosing a vendor that can deliver. Selecting independent vendors offers a more competitive solution and potentially lower operating costs.
For network operators, increasing demand for Ethernet/IP services has created a bandwidth demand that existing SDH technology is not ideally suited to meet.