Rural and Remote Communications - Rural Village System

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As advanced communications proliferate worldwide, and public demand to eliminate any technology divide grows, rural and remote operators are driven to offer state-of-the-art services to their communities. Yet these providers face the challenge of significantly lower population density in their license areas compared to their metropolitan counterparts. Lower population density translates into lower revenue per dollar of network build out unless you're working with Tecore. The Rural Village System (RVS) provides operators with dual benefits: enhanced features to drive incremental revenue; and lower build out cost when compared to large vendor offerings.

The RVS is designed to address the challenges of delivering a consistent level of coverage and services to rural and remote communities as in the operator's main network given the lower population density and revenue potential. The core value of the RVS is a streamlined infrastructure solution with a suitable cost profile, capable of local coverage and call processing. Management control and network operations are maintained via an IP connection from a central location. With the capability to support GSM, CDMA, 3G or a combination of protocols from a common platform, the system is compatible with the majority of subscriber devices in the market today. Additionally, the RVS provides a comprehensive suite of TDM and IP interfaces to enable connectivity with local PSTN facilities, roaming partners and satellite backhaul as needed.

The RVS provides:

• a complete, compact and cost-effective mobile network including core and radio access components
• capability to process multiple voice and data technologies including GSM, CDMA, 2.5/3G data and VoIP in multiple frequency bands
• superior voice quality compared to alternative solutions
• integrated value-added features to generate incremental revenue, such as Over-The-Air Prepaid Roaming to provide services directly to network visitors without roaming agreements
• regulatory compliance features: lawful intercept, emergency calling and number portability
• high degree of flexibility and control for the operator, such as: complete or limited mobility support to allow the operator to deploy either regional or localized mobility commensurate with the business model and license specifications; and zone billing capability for tailored service and rating structures