Dubrovnik, Croatia, South East Europe

20-22 May, 2013

Cisco Success Story in

ALBtelecom &
EagleMobile:
From MPLS to
Mobile Packet Core
and Beyond
Yavuz Kalfa, ALBtelecom
Core Network Operation and Maintenance Director

Erman Morina, Verso

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Agenda
About Verso
About ALBtelecom & EagleMobile

Telekomi Shqiptar 1912 2007

ALBtelecom 2007 today
Roadmap of transformation
Current state of network transformation
Verso footprint in ALBtelecom & EagleMobile
Current projects with Cisco: EPC/MPC

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We continuously grow our sales, capabilities and

geographical footprint
HQ in Croatia, 7 Country Offices
100+ Employees
120 Customers in 31 Countries
est. 40 mio. EUR Revenue in
2013

Ljubljana

Zagreb
Beograd

stanbul
Sarajevo
Prishtin
Tiran

Ankara

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Global Subcontractor Engagements for

SAP Billing, Revenue and Innovation Management

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Our portfolio and business practices support

contemporary business models of our customers
Operations and Business Support Systems

Fault Mgmt

Convergent Charging & Billing

Performance Mgmt

Customer Financial Mgmt

Network Operations Center

Customer Relationship Mgmt

Trouble Ticketing

Supplier & Partner Relationship Mgmt

Provisioning & Workflow

Service & Operations Mgmt

ICT Infrastructure
Solutions
NETWORK
INFRASTRUCTURE

ICT Systems
Management
COMMUNICATIONS
& COLLABORATION

Unified Access

IP telephony

NGN Core

IP Call Center

Mobile Packet
Core

Telepresence

IPTV

Data Center
Network

MANAGED & CLOUD

SERVICES

Managed SP
Services

SECURITY &
COMPLIANCE

Network Security

Mail & Internet

Communications
Security

Managed NOC

VDI

Safe Mobility

Collaboration in
the Cloud

Disaster Recovery

Lawfull
Interception

Professional &
Support
Services

Consulting

Assessment

Design

Deployment

Project Mgmt

Support &
Maintenance

Education

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About ALBtelecom and Eagle Mobile

http://www.albtelecom.al/web/page.aspx?id=237#.UXf0yUqi810

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About ALBtelecom and Eagle Mobile (cont.)

Owned by CETEL a.s., Ankara (76% of the shares) and by the

Albanian Government and other shareholders (24 per cent)

ALBtelecom Company facts
Established in 1912, right after the Independence of Albania, and was licensed
to provide fixed telephony and internet
Biggest Albanian telecommunication operator offers fixed telephony, the ADSL,
the Dedicated Internet Access, the Dial-up, the Intranet, the ISDN service, the
prepaid cards, etc.
Eagle Mobile
Established on 12 March 2008; 3rd mobile operator on Albanian market

Brand within the ALBtelecom Company

Mobile telephony and mobile broadband internet

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Roadmap of Transformation
Transformation
Targets

Strategic Targets

Keep the Market

Share

Decrease the OPEX

Create more
revenue streams

Technology
Transformation

Organizational
Transformation

Transformation
Targets

Having a protected
backbone
infrastructure

Increase the
broadband
penetration

Build a converged
and future-proof
network

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Country Wide Optical Fiber Infrastructure

TOTAL FO LENGTH CONSTRUCTED

DURING 2008 2012 IS: 1400 KM

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MPLS Network Overview MPLS Network Structure (1)

Tirana
Net

MPLS
Access

Milot

Mamuras
Shkoze

Lac
Koplik

Rubik

Bulqize
Bajram Curri

Rreshen
Burrel
Vau i Dejes Puke

TR2
Shengjin

Ali Demi

Sauk

Selite

Fushe Arrez
Krume

F. Kruje

Lezhe
Level 2
Aggregation

Kruje

TR1

Kukes

Peshkopi
Belsh
Shkoder
Kombinat

Level 1
Aggregation
Librazhd

Tirana PE
Vore

Laprake
Shijak
K.Kamez

MPLS
Core

Korce

Plazh

Durres
PE

Divjake Kavaje

Level 2 PE

Ura
Vajgurore
Bilisht

Elbasan

Roskovec

Peqin

4924-10GE

Lushnje
Rrogozine

Gjirokaster
Vlore
Delvine
Orrikum

Berat

Ballsh

3600X-10GE
DWDM TGE
GE Existing
GE Planned
TGE Existing
TGE Planned
TGE Non-DWDM

Kucove

Fier

MPLS P

4924-10GE

Maliq

Durres P

Shkozet

Legend

Level 1 PE

Cerrik

Pogradec

Tirana P

Kamez

Prrenjas

Sukth

Corovode

Memaliaj
Tepelene

Patos

Ksamil

Polican
Erseke

Sarande

Himare

Libohove

Konispol

Kelcyre

Selenice
Cakran

Permet

Leskovik
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MPLS Network Topology

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Implemented Projects and Ongoing

Project Purpose design and build IP MPLS core network

IP MPLS Core
Deployment

Key facts Cisco CRS-1, ASR9K, 7600 and ME platforms; 74 locations throughout Albania

Deliverables fully operational IP MPLS network

Customer Benefits network platform ready for deployment of advanced data/voice/video services

Project Purpose increase realiability of network platforms and availability of services

Element
Manager
Deployment

Key facts different element managers; inefficient troubleshooting; deploy Cisco Prime Networks

Deliverables fully operational Cisco Prime Networks NMS solution

Customer Benefits decreased OPEX; increased productivity; increased customer satisfaction

Project Purpose increase capacity of licensed spectrum through WiFi offloading of mobile data

SP WiFi
Offload

Key facts Cisco WiFi core and access; 200+ APs, Altima Verso PCRF solution

Deliverables fully operational WiFi Offload solution

Customer Benefits cost savings through efficient use of licensed spectrum; congestion avoidance

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Implemented Projects and Ongoing (2)

Project Purpose charge all services on one billing platform and invoice on one bill

Converged
Charging and
Invoicing
Deployment

Key facts existing billing platform inflexible and expensive; deploy SAP BRIM solution
Deliverables deployment of convergent charging and invoicing platform
Customer Benefits fast&simple modeling and roll out of new tariffs,services and service packages

Project Purpose increase efficiency and effectiveness of the sales process in all stages

Converged CRM
Deployment

Key facts deploy SAP CRM solution

Deliverables fully operational SAP CRM solution
Customer Benefits - increased revenue and reduced churn through improved customer relationship

Project Purpose design and build 3G mobile core (SGSN&GGSN) and RAN backhaul

3G Mobile
Packet Core
and Backhaul

Key facts Cisco ASR5K, ASR901, ASR903; 200 NodeB locations, 3 core and 41 aggregation site
Deliverables fully operational 3G mobile core and RAN backhaul

Customer Benefits ready to offer broadband mobile services

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Verso in ALBtelecom
Verso footprint in ALBtelecom consists of deployment:
IP MPLS Core Deployment

GPRS Mobile Packet Core and Backhaul

SP WiFi Offload
Converged Charging and Invoicing Deployment
Converged CRM Deployment

Element Manager Deployment

Present in ALBtelecom since 2009
Verso vast knowledge and experience gathered on projects

worldwide guaranteed ability of deployment

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2G/3G Backhaul for EagleMobile

Proposed and Delivered Solution
216 sites will be extended and include as follow:
3G sites (RF part) deliver 3G RAN; NodeBs implementation ongoing

Transmission for 2G/3G sites (Transport part) - deliver IP Mobile transport part
of the 3G network; Cisco and Huawei implementation ongoing
Cisco ASR901 implementation - 200 FO or SDH-1/E1 sites
Cisco ASR903 implementation - 4 aggregation sites

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2G/3G Backhaul for EagleMobile

IP/MPLS RAN Implementation Scenarios

IP/MPLS fiber

3G/4G

IP/MPLS u-wave
ASR901
ODU
IDU
ASR903
IP over E1
ASR901

IP/MPLS RAN

RNC, BSC

ODU

IP/MPLS
Core

ODU
IDU
IDU

SDH
mux

mux

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Service Provider Wi-Fi Offload Solution

Key Objectives
provided a to ALBtelecom truly carrier-grade, end-to-end Wi-Fi infrastructure
Scalable enough to support exponential traffic growth from millions of users
able to deliver a transparent mobility experience for the end user
is built on open standards
Control of security, management, mobility, authentication, billing and policy

Key services
Mobile data services

Key technologies
802.11n standard
Cisco Aironet Outdoor/Indoor
APs
Cisco Clean Air, ClientLink,
BendSelect, VideoStream,
Wireless Mesh

Centralized Wireless
Controller
Cisco Intelligent Services
Gateway (ISG)
Cisco Access Register
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Mobile and Evolved Packet Core Solutions

Key objectives
deliver a combo SGSN/GGSN solution to
ALBtelecom/Eagle mobile
build a mobile core network which is,
industry-leading performance, which
includes high capacity, exceptional
throughput, and session and mobility
management
flexible infrastructure where this platform
Cisco ASR 5000 supports combination of
different technologies, such as:
GSM/UMTS/HSPA
gateway GPRS Support Node (GGSN)
serving GPRS Support Node (SGSN)

Evoled Packet Core (EPC)

prepare infrastructure for next-generation
technologies, such as Long Term Evolution
(LTE)

Single HW platform to
support all functions

Femtocell
security Gateway
home Node B Gateway (HNBGW)

Key services

call Session Control Function (CSCF)

2G/3G/4G packet core network

Wi-Fi

Key technologies

security Gateway

Cisco ASR5K

call Session Control Function (CSCF)

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Solution Delivered
(Current and Targeted Network)
2G

BTS 1

HLR

OCS

STP

BTS 2

GY

Gr/IP

MMSC

WAP GW

BTS
Gb/IP

GERAN

BTS 3
SGSN
SGSN

Gi

Internet

Current MPC

IuPS/ATM

UTRAN

GGSN
GGSN

RNC

3G

NodeB
DNS

Management

WEM

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MUR

OSS

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Cisco ASR 5000

flexible distributed architecture that

support:
Multiple access technologies concurrently (e.g., 2G, 3G
and 4G)
Subscriber mobility management and call control
capabilities

Integrated intelligent In-line services with policy

enforcement and control
High availability and geographic redundancy

provide key network functions for the

various applications:
Serving GPRS Support Node (SGSN)
Gateway GPRS Support Node (GGSN)
Serving Gateway (S-GW)
PDN Gateway (P-GW)
Mobility Management Entity (MME)
Policy Control Resource Function (PCRF)
Policy Control Enforcement Function (PCEF)
Broadband Network Gateway (BNG)
Packet Data Serving Node (PDSN)
Home Agent (HA)
Security Gateway (PDG, PDIF, TTG, Femtocell/Home
NodeB Gateway)
Session Control Manager (x-CSCF, IETF SIP Proxy,
Access Border Gateway)
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Major Milestones
Design and Documentation

Site Readiness

Integration

Ready for Acceptance

Migration & Ready for Service Go
Live
Project Completion
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Migration Process (1)

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Migration Process (2)

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Migration Process (3)

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Migration Process (4)

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Yavuz Kalfa
ALBtelecom
Core Network Operation & Manintance
Director
+355672071437

Verso Sh.p.k.
Altima Sh.p.k.

Erman Morina
Verso
Project Manager
+38649663369

Rr. Ismail Qemali, P. 7/1, Shk. 2,

Ap. 4/C, Tirane, Albania

www.verso.hr , info@verso.hr

www.altima.hr, info@altima.hr
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Thank you.

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