ESB Constructs Mobile Backhaul Network Using Transmode’s Optical Network Design

Transmode, a provider of optical networking solutions, announced that ESB Telecoms is constructing a mobile backhaul network all over Ireland using its Native Packet Optical network design. The new fiber-optic network will enhance the versatility and the capability of ESB Telecoms’ infrastructure.

The network can handle growing volumes of backhaul traffic from all aggregation sites in Ireland. It will utilize the TM-Series Ethernet Muxponder II (EMXP II) of Transmode. The EMXP II will offer the network of ESB with bandwidth from 100 Mbps to many Gigabit Ethernet circuits for every site. The EMXP II also offers demarcation of all types of Ethernet services on a 10G Ethernet ring.

Transmode stated that many customers, including a national wireless operator and a key international mobile operator, have signed up for the new services of ESB. The General Manager of ESB Telecoms’ Tom Bambury stated that the solutions of Transmode will offer the company with improved visibility and allow convenient management of mobile backhaul traffic. Bambury added that Transmode’s solutions would allow ESB to provide a scalable and an economical offering to the mobile service provider customers.