Alcatel Launches New 3G/UMTS Backhaul Terminal

Alcatel introduced a "Quad E1 Multi-mode" backhaul terminal for 3G/UMTS networks. The terminal uses Inverse Multiplexing of ATM (IMA) to combine up to four E1 connections into a virtual trunk. It also can simultaneously handle 2G BTS traffic using ATM Circuit Emulation Service or TDM.
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