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SingaporeDecember4,2013
StarHubsuccessfullycompletesSoutheastAsiasfirst3GPPstandardVoLTE
callinSingapore
NSNprovidesLTEinfrastructuretosupportStarHubscommercialVoLTErolloutin2014
StarHub,apremieroperatorinSingapore,hassuccessfullycompletedthefirstVoice
overLTE(VoLTE)callbasedonIR.92*inalivenetworkinSoutheastAsia.The
operatorimplementedNokiaSolutionsandNetworkscomprehensiveendtoend
approachforprovidingvoicecallservicesoverLTE**(longtermevolution).
TogetherwithourkeytechnologypartnerNSN,wearecommittedtocontinuallyenabling
innovativefuturereadytechnologiesandservicestobenefitStarHubscustomers,saidChan
KinHung,headofpersonalsolutionsatStarHub.StarHubslandmarkVoLTEachievement
todayreaffirmsourcommitmenttowardsdeliveringanunparalleleduserexperiencetoour
subscribers,whowillsoonenjoycrystalclearvoicecallsinHDoverStarHubs4Gand3G
networkanytime,anywhere.
ToenableVoLTE,StarHubdeployedNSNsOpenTAS(TelecommunicationsApplication
Server)forvoice,HomeSubscriberServer(HSS)andIPMultiMediaSubsystem(IMS).
VoLTEservicesarepartofanexistingLTEagreementthatwassignedbetweenNSNand
StarHubin2012.NSNhadsupplieditsSingleRAN(SingleRadioAccessNetwork)platform
basedonitscompactandenergyefficientFlexiMultiradio10BaseStationstoenable
StarHubtorunGSMandLTEconcurrentlyonthe1800MHzband.
NSNsGlobalServicesprovideplanningandoptimizationservices,fromthearchitectureand
designstagetomultivendorintegrationandcorenetworkmigration,andhashelpedputthe
operatorinapositiontolaunchVoLTEcommerciallyinitsnetwork.Italsoprovides
ImplementationandCareservices.
Byenablingthefirst3GPPstandardVoLTEcallinSoutheastAsia,NSNhashelpedStarHub
reachanimportantmilestoneintheregionstelecommunicationsindustry,anachievement
thatlaysthefoundationforthedeliveryofHDvoiceservicesoverLTEtousersinSingapore,
saidJohnLancasterLennox,headofSouthAsiaatNSN.Thisisyetanotherstrong
proofpointthatNSNremainscommittedtosupportingStarHubinitsendeavorstobuilda
cuttingedgenetworkinfrastructureinthecountry.
NSNhas97commercialreferencesforLTEandhasdeployeditsIMSintheworldslargest
liveLTEnetwork.
FormoreinformationonNSNsmobilebroadbandcapabilities,includingavideooverview,
followthislink.Toshareyourthoughtsonthetopic,join@NSNtweetsonTwitterusing
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AboutStarHub
StarHubisSingapore'sfullyintegratedinfocommunicationscompany,offeringafullrangeof
information,communicationsandentertainmentservicesforbothconsumerandcorporate
markets.StarHuboperatesamobilenetworkthatprovides4G,3Gand2Gservices.Italso
managesanislandwideHFCnetworkthatdeliversmultichannelpayTVservices(including
HDTV,InternetTVandondemandservices)aswellasultrahighspeedresidential
broadbandservices.StarHuboperatesanextensivefixedbusinessnetworkthatprovidesa
widerangeofdata,voiceandwholesaleservices.OverSingaporesfibrebasedNext
GenerationNationwideBroadbandNetwork,StarHuboffersabroadrangeofhomeand
businessbroadbandplansalongwithahostofadvancedmediarichvalueaddedservices,
suchasIPTVforcommercialentities.
Launchedin2000,StarHubhasbecomeoneofSingapore'smostinnovative
infocommunicationsproviders,andthepioneerin'hubbing'theabilitytodeliverunique
integratedandconvergedservicestoallitscustomers.StarHub,listedonthemainboardof
theSingaporeExchangesinceOctober2004,isacomponentstockoftheStraitsTimes
IndexandtheMSCISingaporeFreeIndex.Formoreinformation,pleasevisit
www.starhub.com.
AboutNSN
NokiaSolutionsandNetworksistheworldsspecialistinmobilebroadband.Fromthefirst
evercallonGSM,tothefirstcallonLTE,weoperateattheforefrontofeachgenerationof
mobiletechnology.Ourglobalexpertsinventthenewcapabilitiesourcustomersneedintheir
networks.Weprovidetheworldsmostefficientmobilenetworks,theintelligencetomaximize
thevalueofthosenetworks,andtheservicestomakeitallworkseamlessly.
WithheadquartersinEspoo,Finland,weoperateinover120countriesandhadnetsalesof
approximately13.4billioneurosin2012.NSNiswhollyownedbyNokiaCorporation.
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Email:philemon.f.foo@starhub.com
Notes:
*IR.92definesglobal3GPPVoLTEstandardstoensurethatterminalsandnetworksareinteroperablefor
voiceandmessaging.ItdefinescallsetupprocessesandhandoversbetweenLTEand2G/3G
networks.SincethemobiledevicesemployIR.92,therearelimitationsinserviceeventhoughthe
networkiscapableofdeliveringthefullsetofstandards.
**NSNisaleaderinthecommercializationandinnovationofLTEandLTEAdvanced,with97LTEand
TDLTEnetworkreferencesworldwide.Wearesuppliertotheworldsfirstthreecommerciallylaunched
LTEAdvancednetworksandmostofthelargestnetworksbyLTEsubscribercount.Ouruniquetrack
recordisbasedonawardwinningplatformslikethemultitechnology,compact,modularand
weatherproofFlexiMultiradio10BaseStationandtheingeniousLiquidRadioLTESoftwareSuiteand
SmartSchedulertomaximizeperformanceandoptimizetheuseofradiospectrum.
NSNsGlobalServicesenableoperatorstosafelymovetowardsLTEwiththehighestqualitypossible
andensurefastandreliablenetworkrolloutswithendtoendnetworkintegrationtoCustomerExperience
Management.OurindustryleadingSecuritysolutionsenableoperatorstoprovidesecuresubscriber
serviceswhileourNetworkPlanningandOptimizationservicessupportasmoothtransitionwith
RefarmingServices,LTEPlanning,iSONServices,LTEOptimizationandServicesforVoLTE.

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