Europe UK : Malaysian cellular operator Maxis is trialling Cambridge Broadband’s VectaStar fixed wireless transmission platform in its 2G and 3G cellular networks.

The VectaStar equipment is being used to backhaul traffic from Maxis cellular base stations to its core network. Maxis and Cambridge Broadband are working together on an exclusive large-scale trial, with a view to targeted nationwide deployment following the success of this trial.

Greg Drayton, EVP Technology Development, of Maxis, comments: “Point-to-multipoint architectures show significant promise in reducing costs for cellular backhaul while meeting the growing demands from broadband upgrades. Cambridge Broadband’s implementation incorporates traffic management features that effectively exploit these architectures. As the VectaStar solution delivers on its promises we expect to continue to expand its use in our cellular networks.”

Peter Wharton, Chief Executive Officer of Cambridge Broadband, comments: “Throughout the cellular industry, operators are facing a backhaul capacity crisis, as cellular services become more data-intensive and cells increase in density. The features in our VectaStar solution have been designed to help operators head off this 3G backhaul crisis, and we are very pleased to have been chosen by another major operator in the form of Maxis.”

Equipment deployment has already commenced in the trial areas