MTS Russia taps iBasis for LTE roaming

Telecom service provider MTS Russia has selected iBasis as the primary provider of IPX services to enable LTE roaming.

iBasis, a KPN company, in a statement said that through the IPX interconnect, iBasis is providing multiple services including GRX, covering both 2G/3G and LTE data roaming, as well as the iBasis LTE Signaling Exchange (LSX) service for the exchange of Diameter signaling between LTE networks.

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iBasis LTE Signaling eXchange (LSX) service provides a single point of access to iBasis’ live 4G (LTE) signaling network with Diameter Routing Agents in key locations and complemented with 2G and 3G MAP Signaling interworking services to non-LTE networks.

In addition, through direct connections to many mobile operators’ LTE networks and its open peering policy, iBasis delivers a global LTE Roaming footprint that reaches approximately 60 LTE networks. In addition, iBasis offers a trial environment for testing LTE interworking and roaming scenarios.

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