Afghan Wireless Communications (AWCC) will deploy a session and application management platform from Epsilon Global Communications subsidiary Cataleya to support its migration to an all-IP infrastructure.
Cataleya’s Orchid One platform will be initially deployed in Kabul, with plans to expand its roll out to additional cities in Afghanistan.
AWCC is the first mobile operator to deliver enhanced voice connectivity in the country and will use Orchid One as an international voice-switching platform, addressing quality of service (QoS), quality of experience (QoE), interworking, and transcoding.
Founded in 2002 as the first mobile services company in Afghanistan, AWCC has more than four million mobile subscribers. It offers 2G and 3G services including wireless voice telephony, mobile internet access, fixed wireless internet access, video calls, HD Voice and mobile TV.
“There is a tremendous opportunity in supporting IP networking in developing markets, and in enabling our customers to offer the best possible QoS and QoE,” said Jay Jayasimha, CEO at Cataleya.
Orchid One was specifically designed to enable the delivery of IP communications services and high-performance applications. It offers service providers full end-to-end QoS and QoE with visibility from the transport to applications layers, which is critical for the delivery of advanced communications services.
“As we increase the number of deployments in the field, we are also expanding and evolving our capabilities,” said Jay. “Over the last 12 to 18 months, we have deployed Orchid One in 13 networks globally, and we are developing new solutions for fraud identification and mitigation as well as other IP-based solutions.”