African operator upgrades to HSPA with CBNL With a high-profile sporting event on the horizon, a major African operator had to expand its mobile data coverage and capacity. Not only to prepare for increased traffic, but to stay competitive by extending coverage and rolling out a high-speed data service. The operator’s long-term strategy was to migrate its network to an all-IP core and in preparation, needed a backhaul network that was efficiently and quickly deployed, whilst maintaining the flexibility to scale for the future. Its existing 2G backhaul links were provided by the incumbent wireline operator. However, in evaluating its business case, the operator

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