Lemko Corporation is advertising its Distributed Mobile Wireless Network (DiMoWiNe) as a cheaper yet similarly-effective substitute for backhaul services. And it's putting its Long Term Evolution (LTE) concept on its first big trial with a Canadian Tier 1 operator.
In a Light Reading article, the small Illinois-based company proposes doing away with the intermediate links between the core/backbone network and the subnetworks at the edge of the hierarchical network.
Instead, Lemko suggested virtualizing the network's Evolved Packet Core (EPC) and IMS functionality. By removing the backhaul and converting the entire switching center into software, a network operator could perform all LTE operations -authentication, switching, routing, and rating- at the eNodeB, a Layer 7 cloud application at the network's edge.
DiMoWiNe is expected to reduce operating expenses by four-fifths, with Lemko estimating that the cost spent for each gigabyte will drop from $5 to $1. The new technology will also decongest the spectrum, allowing wireless operators to reduce their dependency on expensive Wi-Fi offload.
"DiMoWiNe turns cellular into an app that jumps on the Internet right away," says Lemko COO Bohdan Pyskir.
Lemko's DiMoWiNe has been deployed at more than 500 commercial and military-operated locations. One notable example cited are the primarily rural wireless operators in remote areas like Alaskan fishing towns. Big operators do not cover these areas because of the lack of infrastructure and- according to COO Psikyir- motivation.
The biggest test for Lemko is a five-month trial with a Canadian Tier 1 operator. Lemko is also pitching its DiMoWiNe concept to other Tier 1 operators as a competitive substitute to backhaul.
On July 24, 2012, Lemko Corporation also announced that its DiMoWiNe 4G system has reached interoperability for roaming between 700MHz LTE lower band class 12 and band class 17.
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