C Spire Wireless Selects Tekelec for LTE New Diameter Network

Operator Focusing on Personalized LTE Services

MORRISVILLE, N.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--U.S. operator C Spire Wireless is deploying Tekelec’s Diameter Signaling Router (DSR) to deliver personalized services on its LTE network.

“This allows C Spire to personalize broadband services for both consumers and enterprises.”

The DSR intelligently routes the policy, charging, roaming, authorization, authentication and mobility management messages that enable mobile data services. These messages communicate using the Diameter protocol.

Tekelec’s DSR will support subscribers’ personalized LTE experience by enabling C Spire to:

• Offer new and innovative LTE services. The DSR binds a subscriber’s mobile data activities – including browsing and voice over LTE (VoLTE) – to a single policy server. This allows C Spire to offer new tightly integrated VoLTE and data services.
• Manage Diameter signaling traffic. All of C Spire’s Diameter traffic will flow through the DSR, giving the operator a central nervous system to intelligently route messages across network elements. This reduces the risk of signaling overloads and balances network resources to reduce congestion, allowing subscribers maximum use of C Spire’s LTE capabilities.
• Secure the LTE network. The DSR provides a secure interconnection to partner networks, protecting private network and subscriber from third parties.

“An efficient, reliable network is critical for our customers to use mobile data when and how they want, at an affordable price,” said David Smith, vice president of Network Engineering for C Spire Wireless. “Tekelec’s Diameter Signaling Router is an essential element for C Spire to offer creative voice and data services for consumer and enterprise customers.”

Tekelec has 75 percent to 85 percent share of the Diameter signaling control market, according to industry analyst firm Exact Ventures, including eight North American mobile operators.

“C Spire rapidly rolled out LTE last year, and is architecting a New Diameter Network from the get go,” said Tekelec CTO Doug Suriano. “This allows C Spire to personalize broadband services for both consumers and enterprises.”

Supporting Resources

Diameter Signaling Controllers: Forecast Report & Analysis 2012-2017 Excerpt

New Diameter Network: Managing the Signaling Storm White Paper

New Diameter Network: Over-the-Top, Clouds and Machines White Paper

The New Diameter Network White Paper

The Time for Diameter Is Now White Paper

Diameter Signaling Router product brief

About Tekelec

Tekelec’s intelligent mobile broadband solutions enable service providers to manage and monetize mobile data and evolve to LTE and IMS. We are the architects of the new Diameter network, the foundation for session, policy and subscriber data management. More than 300 service providers use our market-leading solutions to deliver cloud, machine-to-machine and personalized services to consumers and enterprises. For more information visit www.tekelec.com.