Alcatel-Lucent - Evolium 7500 SGSN / 7720 iGGSN
Weak GGSN capacity combined with a less-than- stellar (through improving) position in WCDMA puts Alcatel-Lucent’s GSM/UMTS packet data gateway offer in a tough spot – though suggests that an OEM partnership would make sense. (6/10/2008)

Price: $495

Cisco GGSN 7.0
Cisco’s GGSN platform looks great on paper. Upgrades should improve performance but session vs. application capacity will always be an issue and until the SAMI upgrades are announced, it’s unclear that operators will be able to leverage them. (6/2/2008)

Price: $495

Ericsson SGSN R8 / GGSN R5
Ericsson’s position in 3G networks and SGSN/GGSN customer references make it the mobile packet core player to beat. Where customers wonder what the Redback acquisition means to them, SmartEdge demos at Mobile World Congress may be worrying. (6/2/2008)

Price: $495

Nokia Siemens Networks Combi SGSN SG6.0/Flexi Intelligent Service Node 3.2
NSN is a market leader when it comes to 2G and 3G networking. A focus on advanced data capabilities such as direct tunneling and bandwidth management sets its Flexi ISN up for 4G, but weak capacity and a questionable platform choice weigh on it. (6/5/2008)

Price: $495

Starent Networks ST16 / ST40 Intelligent Mobile Gateway
Thanks to its success with CDMA, Starent can point deep expertise with mobile data. Yet, while the ST40-based GGSN and SGSN claim some great performance metrics, a win at Vodafone Germany is not enough to prove its broader mettle. (6/5/2008)

Price: $495

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• - Product Strengths & Weaknesses
• - Product Buying Criteria
• - Product Metrics

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• Buying Criteria
  • Scalability and Density
    • The number of active PDP contexts supported for mobile data sessions as well as how efficiently the scale is supported.
  • 3G Service Capabilities
    • The extent of feature support that furthers the operation of the packet switched domain in a mobile network. This includes consideration of QoS, lawful intercept, and any optimizations provided by the vendor.
  • Value-Added Service Capabilities
    • The extent of feature support that enables operator deployed services beyond simple packet transport over mobile wireless networks. These features must have potential for increasing the revenue contributions from the wireless data service.
  • Billing Capabilities
    • The extent of support for post-paid and pre-paid data billing.
  • Market Momentum and Vision
    • Factors such as market share, recent product momentum, and innovation that could impact purchase decisions.

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• Product Metrics
  • SGSN Solution
    • Product Name
    • Equipment Description
    • Number and Type of Physical Links
    • Max RNCs Supported
    • Max Subscribers
    • Max PDP Contexts Supported
    • Miscellaneous
  • Physical Specifications - GGSN
    • Product Name
    • Equipment Description
    • Dimensions
    • Volume
    • Footprint
    • Rack/Chassis Quantity
    • Mass
    • Switch Fabric
    • Power Supply
    • Power Consumption
    • System Availability
  • Transmission Interfaces - GGSN
    • Number and Type of Physical Links
    • WAN Protocols
    • Diffserv
  • Gn Support - GGSN
    • Max PDP Contexts
    • Secondary PDP Contexts
    • Max Access Point Names (APN)
    • PDP Types Supported
    • 3GPP Billing
    • Prepaid Billing
    • RADIUS Billing
    • 3GPP Release Level
  • Gi Support - GGSN
    • Routing Protocols
    • Static IP Address Assignment
    • Dynamic IP Address Assignment
    • Non-transparent Authentication
    • Network Address Translation
    • Port Address Translation
    • Max L2TP Tunnels
    • IPSEC Capability
    • RFC2547bis VPN
    • Max IPSEC Security Associations
    • Stateful Firewall
    • Other Value Add Features
  • Other - GGSN
    • IP Packets per Second
    • PDP Footprint Efficiency
    • Availability
    • Major Customer Wins

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