Traffix Joins GSMA as Associate Member to Offer Diameter Signaling Expertise to Mobile Ecosystem

Traffix Joins GSMA as Associate Member to Offer Diameter Signaling Expertise to Mobile Ecosystem

Traffix Will Participate in Several Working Groups That Reflect Typical Diameter Use Cases to Assist Operators

FREEHOLD, New Jersey, November 15, 2011/PRNewswire/ --

    Traffix Systems, the 4G & Diameter control plane experts, today
announced that it joined the GSMA as an associate member. The GSMA
represents the interests of mobile operators worldwide. Spanning more than
220 countries, the GSMA unites nearly 800 of the world's mobile operators,
as well as more than 200 companies in the broader mobile ecosystem,
including handset makers, software companies, equipment providers, Internet
companies, and media and entertainment organisations.

    "We welcome Traffix with its seasoned specialization in Diameter
signaling solutions, to the GSMA. The Traffix team's deep understanding of
the control plane will contribute to many of our technical groups, and ease
the move to 4G technologies for our members," said Michael O'Hara, Chief
Marketing Officer, GSMA.

    "We are looking forward to participating in GSMA activities and to
broaden the industry's focus on the growing centrality of signaling in 4G
technologies and in many 3G use cases," commented Ben Volkow, CEO of
Traffix. "We have already begun to take an active role in several technical
groups and to share our years of experience in working with Diameter
protocol."

    Traffix staff will be contributing their Diameter expertise in several
GSMA working groups. Here are a few examples:

   
    - The Inter-Working, Roaming Expert Group (IREG) that
      specifies technical, operational and performance issues supporting
      international roaming.
    - The Packet Working Group (PACKET) that specifies technical,
      operational and performance issues supporting international roaming in
      2.5G, 3G and LTE. The group focuses on the study from a compatibility
      and interoperability perspective of the transition from 2.5 to 3G to
      LTE.
    - Roaming & Interconnect over LTE (RILTE) group whose goal is to
      understand the impact of the addition of LTE and EPC to the existing
      roaming ecosystem.
    - IWG, Interconnect Working Group, that has the overall
      responsibility for interconnection and interworking related matters
      aimed at improving the quality of operator interconnection and
      interworking relationships worldwide between operators and third
      parties, and between operators themselves.

    Developing innovative Diameter solutions since 2005, Traffix offers
service providers a field-proven Signaling Delivery Controller (SDC), a
unified solution for intelligent dynamic Diameter routing, load balancing
for unlimited scalability and overload control, and seamless gateway
connectivity. The Traffix SDC has already been deployed with Tier one
carriers and offers patented technology of context-aware signaling
analytics, and unmatched management tools for network visibility and
Diameter testing.

    The Traffix team will also be present at the GSMA's upcoming Mobile
World Congress event in Barcelona. To schedule a meeting with Traffix,
contact susan@traffixsystems.com.

    About Traffix Systems

    Traffix is the 4G network signaling expert, leading the market with a
range of Diameter products [http://www.traffixsystems.com/sdc.html ]
deployed at over 100 locations worldwide. Traffix supports
telecommunications service providers as they build high-capacity,
high-performance data networks for cost-efficient operation in 4G. For more
information, visit http://www.traffixsystems.com.

   
    Media Contact:
    Traffix Systems
    Susan Becker
    Phone: +972-54-3094440
    Email:  susan@traffixsystems.com

Source: Traffix Systems

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