Huawei’s mobile softswitch product was selected to expand the capacity of the core network in the Circuit Switched (CS) domain, while adhering to KPN Mobile’s stringent requirements. It is a key part of KPN Mobile’s strategy is to deliver service to customers through shared radio and core network infrastructure.  This is the first commercial deployment of all-IP mobile softswitch network architecture in Europe.

 In the Packet Switched (PS) domain, Huawei’s high-capacity 2G/3G SGSN is currently carrying KPN Mobile’s 2G PS traffic, and 3G traffic will be migrated to this equipment in the next few months.  Huawei’s Gateway GPRS Support Nodes (GGSN) will also be introduced into KPN Mobile’s network in the next few months. The deployment of Huawei’s PS equipment will provide KPN with an advanced, high-capacity network onto which next generation IP based services can be deployed with greater flexibility.

 “We are very happy that the project to replace KPN Mobiles core network with the future proof Huawei core network is well on track. Huawei has shown their ability to supply European tier one operators and deliver in time a network with outstanding QoS performance that will benefit KPN and Telfort’s end customers. We are very pleased to see that the KPN Mobile network is now ready for the future, mainly based on the efficient IP protocol.”said Sietse Sijperda, CTO of KPN Mobile.

 Mr. Victor Chen, General Manager of Huawei’s representative office in The Netherlands, said: "The successful deployment of Huawei’s CS and PS equipment into KPN’s commercial network is of great significance to Huawei.  This implementation once again attests to the excellent quality of our core network products, our strong delivery capability, and leading operators such as KPN Mobile’s trust in Huawei as a mobile network equipment supplier."

 Huawei’s mobile softswitch is renowned for its reliability and stability. Huawei is the first company that introduced the mobile softswitch solution for commercial use. To date, Huawei’s mobile softswitch solution serves more than 170 million subscribers worldwide and has the largest market share in new mobile softswitch sales. Huawei also pioneered the integrated 2G/3G PS product, which is currently deployed in more than 40 countries for over 55 million subscribers.