XL deploys Cisco tech

23.01.2009
Indonesian mobile wireless service provider Excelcomindo Pratama (XL) has deployed a new technology from Cisco that allows it to increase the capacity of its network up to seven times at less than half the cost, claims the networking firm.

The new solution is the Cisco Service and Application Module for Internet Protocol (SAMI) for the Cisco 7600 Series Router.

XL has also started using SAMI technology for another mobile wireless solution, Cisco Content Services Gateway 2nd Generation, which provides XL with improved performance and output.

The Indonesian company, which installed Cisco's IP Transfer Point solution in 2003, was able to expand the capacity of its mobile wireless network without increasing complexity or cost, said Cisco.

Simple solution

"Cisco came to us with a surprisingly simple solution in the form of the SAMI. We've had the solution running for over two months, and it is working very well. It also gives us the additional upside of being able to deploy new services, which enhances our value to our customers," said Dian Siswarini, director of network, XL.