ACT Telecommunications Deploys Exalt Systems Backhaul Systems

Exalt Communications, designs, manufactures and markets next generation wireless backhaul systems for service providers and enterprises worldwide unveiled that ACT Telecommunications Limited of Antigua and Barbuda has deployed its microwave backhaul systems to link key aggregation points in its WiMAX (News - Alert) network.

ACT officials clarified that the company chose Exalt (News - Alert) systems to provide the security and traffic prioritization capabilities it needs to meet the requirements of its government, and retail WiMAX and Wi-Fi customers.

"Because we serve government agencies as well as commercial customers, we require systems that enable full 256-bit AES encryption at any speed, and the Exalt systems meet our needs perfectly," Salomon Doumith, president and chief executive officer of ACT said.

"We also wanted our new systems to be able to prioritize TDM traffic over Ethernet, and we like that the Exalt systems support both traffic types natively and prioritize TDM automatically," Doumith added.

All Exalt microwave backhaul systems -- indoor, outdoor, and split-mount -- offer guaranteed link availability, guaranteed throughput and low, constant latency. Systems are available in world bands from 2 to 40 GHz and in capacities from 10 Mbps to more than 1000 Mbps per channel, providing a range of options to fit countless network applications.

As configured for ACT, the Exalt split-mount microwave backhaul systems each carry one DS-3 circuit and 100 megabits per-second (Mbps) of Ethernet traffic, and include 256-bit AES encryption to ensure the utmost network security. Exalt systems can be easily upgraded with software license keys to carry up to 200 Mbps of Ethernet traffic if necessary.

In addition to their built-in encryption and traffic prioritization capabilities, the Exalt microwave backhaul systems is said to help to maintain link performance, even during heavy downpours, and a web-based graphical user interface for easy configuration.

"Because we understand that every network has unique requirements, we offer customers more system options and unique capabilities than any other microwave backhaul manufacturer," Amir Zoufonoun (News - Alert), chief executive officer at Exalt Communications mentioned.

"These include native TDM and Ethernet, a rich set of data networking features, pay-as-you-grow scalability, and optional 256-bit AES encryption that is hardware-based, so encrypting data does not affect throughput or add latency. Capabilities such as these are critical for customers like ACT, whose business spans government and commercial markets, and whose backhaul network must be as reliable as fiber," Zoufonoun added.