Quintel’s Sectorization in the Vertical Plane solution has reportedly delivered a 50 percent increase of measured capacity in multiple deployments for an unnamed 3G wireless carrier, the company announced recently. This result will help the operator in quickly and economically realizing additional capacity gains with regards to smart phone and data usage, Quintel (News - Alert) said.

 

Sectorization in the Vertical Plane is an economical approach to solve capacity problems in UMTS wireless networks. It uses Quintel’s innovative solution for SVP implementation and requires no additional spectrum, horizontal antenna sector positions, or tower sites to add capacity in UMTS networks.

 

The tier one 3G operator was looking to mitigate spectrum limitations quickly at the lowest cost to meet demand. According to Quintel, the carrier reported both capacity constraints and call blocking in some areas and there were no immediate plans for clearing spectrum to add carriers or new sites. After implementing SVP solution from the company, the capacity was increased by more than 50 percent, and call blocking was eliminated, Quintel said.

 

“The unprecedented growth of wireless applications continues to stress carriers' critical network planning and implementation teams,” said Steve Obsitnik, Quintel's chairman and CEO, in a statement. “The ability to add network capacity is turning pent-up demand into actual revenue and increased customer satisfaction. Quintel's SVP has been shown to improve end-user experience and satisfaction. SVP minimizes the need for additional antennas, and the resultant costs and regulatory approvals.”

 

According to Quintel, the company improved capacity by making use of underutilized vertical spectrum. This improves the network capacity for the carrier consistently and measurably increases customer satisfaction with their 3G services.

 

Recently, the company announced new wireless QTilt service architecture and gained two new ISO certifications. Quintel's antenna sharing solutions allow multiple wireless operators, or one operator to deploy multiple air interfaces on a standard antenna platform. According to Quintel, this capability dramatically reduces capital and operational requirements while enhancing network quality or capacity, the company said.