US : TimesTen, Inc., a provider of real-time infrastructure software, announced that NEC Corporation has embedded TimesTen®/DataServer into its new AdvancedTCA(*)-based platform for Mobile Operators.

The first products based on the new platform are new SGSN and GGSN (**) packet core nodes that can process the rapidly growing internet traffic for applications such as packetized voice and video, as well as new services such as on-line gaming over 3G Mobile Packet Networks. NEC chose TimesTen’s real-time database system for its superior scalability, adherence to standards, and continuous availability features.

The NEC SGSN and GGSN are the world’s first commercial products and run on an Intel-based system and a Carrier Grade Linux operating system. The SGSN and GGSN comprise an industry-leading switch that boosts the performance of data-intensive services while significantly reducing the cost for operators deploying 3G networks using Wideband Code-Division Multiple Access (WCDMA). Within the SGSN and GGSN, TimesTen/DataServer manages system configuration and routing information, including IP addresses, roaming and authentication information. TimesTen/DataServer allows transactions to be processed and managed in real time, ensuring greater flexibility, scalability, resilience, and control. TimesTen/DataServer also facilitates a shorter development cycle which results in increased overall productivity.

“WCDMA operators are now deploying new, innovative data services that are proving to strongly contribute to increased revenues and customer satisfaction,” said Takatoshi Numasato, Senior General Manager of the Mobile Network Operation Unit at NEC Corporation. “The use of the SGSN and GGSN is vital to deploying these data services as it provides an efficient means to access mobile data networks. TimesTen is helping to meet this market demand by providing the infrastructure software needed for a highly scalable and reliable networking infrastructure,” added Numasato.

“Over the next few years many new 3G networks will be migrating online, capitalizing on the growing consumer and enterprise appetites for new data-intensive services such as streaming video and remote access to corporate systems,” said Jim Groff, CEO, TimesTen, Inc. “NEC is one of the industry’s leading networking innovators and has accelerated their time to market by leveraging AdvancedTCA specifications and best-of-breed components such as Carrier Grade Linux, and TimesTen. We are pleased to have a successful and growing relationship directly with NEC and through our distributor Tokyo Electron Limited in Japan,” added Groff.