Sky Link, a wireless communications provider and CDMA operator in Russia, is set to reduce backhaul expenses and reinforce its network for next generation services with the help of VPIsystems' network resource planning system, OnePlan.

 

One of the major operating expenses for wireless service providers like Sky Link is leasing backhaul lines from carriers, accounting for roughly 30-40 percent of an average service provider's operating expenses. OnePlan helps service providers limit backhaul costs by optimizing networks for peak efficiency.

 

Sky Link is working with VPIsystems to ensure its backhaul and core transport networks are optimized for both peak efficiency and high QoE for its customers. With OnePlan, Sky Link will be able to simulate multiple

network congestion and failure scenarios, enabling the provider to plan for and ensure service quality and continuity for its customers.

 

"Sky Link was the first service provider to launch next generation mobile services in Russia," said Nikolai Golovkin, CTO of Sky Link - Moscow. "With OnePlan, we will be able to build on that initial success by delivering more valuable services to our subscribers while ensuring that our network not only delivers those services efficiently, but delivers them at a quality level that clearly differentiates them from competing offerings."

 

OnePlan combines information and requirements from wireless service providers' business planning, marketing and engineering departments to enable networks to be designed for the demands of next generation services.

 

"Nothing will slow a new service's adoption faster than poor QoE," said Hank Firey, CEO of VPIsystems. "Given the revenue potential, all wireless service providers are adding or planning to add next generation data services to their suite of offerings. The smart service providers are taking the steps Sky Link has to ensure those services are introduced with a quality level that facilitates rather than hinders adoption."