SpeedCast and Comtech EF Data to deliver Cellular Backhaul Services to Indonesia

June 20th, 2012

SpeedCast, with partner PT. AJN Solusindo, also known as AJN, was awarded a multi-million dollar contract to provide their CelCast™ cellular backhaul service for more than 40 sites in Indonesia. SpeedCast partnered with Comtech EF Data, the global leader in satellite bandwidth efficiency and link optimization, and leveraged their market-leading modems and RAN optimization to deliver a highly optimized and efficient cellular backhaul solution for the customer.

Cellular backhaul projects are substantially more complex than basic IP network connections, because of the real-time nature of the network. This project was particularly challenging because it involved existing equipment & infrastructure in a geographically distributed environment -- all across Indonesia, on various islands. Due to the complexity, most operators have strict service level agreements for performance, to guarantee a high level of quality for their users.

SpeedCast and AJN were selected after extensive testing by the customer to ensure the quality of the provider and solution offered. SpeedCast and AJN’s engineers worked closely with the customer and completed extensive field reports for all sites.

With this level of detail, the SpeedCast RF team designed a customized solution, based on Comtech EF Data’s CDM-625 Advanced Satellite Modems with DoubleTalk® Carrier-in-Carrier® and the Memotec CX-U Series RAN optimization products to deliver significant bandwidth savings for the customer, with no degradation in quality.

“This project brought together a number of SpeedCast’s core capabilities – our ability to finance large-scale projects, our experience in cellular and satellite network integration, and our expertise in RF engineering – to deliver a compelling solution for the customer,” stated Pierre-Jean Beylier, CEO of SpeedCast. “We are thrilled to take advantage of Comtech EF Data’s market-leading technologies to provide our customers with improved service and cost savings.”

SpeedCast’s CelCast™ product is a cellular traffic backhaul solution that enables mobile operators to expand their 2G or 3G coverage in a rapid and cost-effective manner. This managed service allows cellular operators to deliver service to remote and hard-to-reach areas, while minimizing their capital expenditure and avoid significant increases in their operating expenditures. SpeedCast’s CelCast™ is deployed and in service in multiple countries throughout Asia.

“Mobile operators globally have deployed our best in class, fully integrated technologies to support optimized satellite-based mobile backhaul,” said Daniel Enns, Senior Vice President Strategic Marketing & Business Development of Comtech EF Data.

"We are pleased to be working with SpeedCast and Comtech EF Data to deliver bandwidth efficiencies and cost-effective expansion options for our customers. With this partnership, we will be able to offer ever richer and more diversified services to our customers," stated Widhy Nugroho S., President Director of AJN