Alcatel-Lucent 9130 BSC/MFS Evolution
Despite competitor upgrades, Alcatel-Lucent’s single-cabinet configuration continues delivering impressive capacity and space efficiency. Regardless, the 9130 comes up short with limited BTS capacity and the need for a standalone transcoder. (10/28/2008)

Price: $495

Ericsson GSM High Density Base Station Controller
With its High Density BSC, Ericsson can lay claim to best-in-class BSC metrics on many fronts. Combined with a small cabinet, the solution is hard to beat – though operators looking for single-cabinet offers may have issues with the offer. (10/28/2008)

Price: $495

Nokia Siemens Networks BSC3i
The BSC3i was already scalable, but the new Flexi BSC promises added capacity and solid transport options with the ability to transform existing BSC3is to Flexis, providing operators with the tools necessary to cope with new GSM network demands. (11/12/2008)

Price: $495

Nortel BSC3000 (3KE and 4KE)
To its credit, a recent BSC3000 upgrade signals that Nortel is committed to keeping the GSM BSC relevant. Unfortunately, capacity that lags all competitors packaged in an over-sized cabinet questions how relevant the product really is. (10/28/2008)

Price: $495

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• Buying Criteria
  • Capacity and Expandability
    • Reflects the number of Base Transmission Systems (BTS) that are supported by a single Base Station Controller, the range of expansion options, call capacity, and packet data capacity.
  • Density and Footprint
    • Reflects the economic impact of a BSC solution in terms of space requirements and efficiency. The size of the unit, floor space footprint, and installed height factor in the consideration. In addition, the density of the solution is evaluated by examining the total number of Erlangs supported for the space volume required.
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    • Backhaul network flexibility evaluates types of transmission options connectivity to the BTS as well as to the MSC. The number and types of different interfaces are evaluated along with architectural strengths and weaknesses.

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• Product Metrics
  • Physical Specifications
    • Equipment Description
    • Dimensions
    • Volume
    • Footprint
    • Mass
    • Operating Temp Range
    • Power Supply
  • Mobility Support & Capacity
    • Maximum Number of BTS Sites
    • Max Erlangs
    • Maximum BHCA
    • Maximum Radio Transceivers
    • Transcoder Support
  • Interfaces
    • Max A-bis Logical/Physical Links
    • Max BTS Daisychaining
    • Max A-ter Logical/ Physical Links
    • Number of E1/T1 Links Supported
    • Submultplexing Ratio on A-ter
    • OMC Link
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