Huawei unveiled its SingleMetro platform which allow service providers to smoothly upgrade from triple-play to multi-play services. The new platform come sunder the company’s IPTime (IP Transport Infrastructure for Multi-play Experience) solution.

Huawei says that the demand for HDTV, high-speed Internet, mobile broadband and other applications is fueling demand from service providers to have multi-play platform.  

“Service providers are rapidly transitioning to converged metro service architectures in order to effectively support the further evolution of multi-play service delivery. Huawei’s new SingleMetro platform combines the traditional service routing functions of an edge router, multiple specialized network devices such as video quality monitoring, and a cost effective metro Ethernet aggregation capability into a single platform flexible enough to support new service models. Emerging service models must include new and innovative ways to help carriers monetize and provision their network infrastructures,” said Glen Hunt, Principal Analyst of Carrier Infrastructure, Current Analysis.

The new platform which has a high-precision packet-based clock distribution enables operators to provide enhanced 3G as well as LTE services. Moreover the integrated value-added service engine (iVSE) ensures non-stop HDTV while saving bandwidth significantly with distributed cache, claims Huawei.

Inline real time service monitoring (iRSM) is supported owing tot eh user-centered operation model.

"The upgrade from triple-play to multi-play is more than adding new services. It’s about building future-oriented network infrastructure that can support innovative technologies, services and business models. As part of Huawei’s All-IP convergence strategy, the SingleMetro platform reflects our long-term commitment to address the challenges and pressures of global operators through our network solutions," said Daniel Tang, Vice President of Huawei Network Product Line.

Huawei also launched its Metro Services Platform (MSP) CX600 V6, as the first product release of the SingleMetro platform. More product releases are expected to be available to the market by the end of 2009, said the company.