BANGALORE, INDIA: Network solutions provider Cisco announced on Tuesday that spurred by the dramatic rise in demand for mobile broadband and video, mobility is the fastest growing IP segment for services providers worldwide in terms of overall traffic.

 Service providers are finding new revenue opportunities in mobility, with reduced times to market, by delivering a wide range of new and differentiated services, many of which incorporate video, it said in a press release.

Cisco is demonstrating how service providers worldwide are embracing a 4G mobile Internet transformation strategy with Cisco Internet Protocol Next-Generation Network (IP NGN) mobile transformation solutions, at the 2009 GSMA Mobile World Congress, the release added.

 Cisco said it offers an end-to-end portfolio of advanced, 4G-ready mobile Internet technologies, which are also 3G-capable, in the four key areas impacting mobile operators’ IP NGN transformation - efficient connectivity, intelligent control, coverage expansion and client applications.

“A true, rich mobile experience is not dictated by the type of radio but by the quality of the network,” said Kelly Ahuja, senior vice president, service provider routing technology group, Cisco.

“The IP network is the platform to deliver on the promise of mobility and enable new services, applications and experiences. With an advanced, Cisco-based IP NGN, these services can be unlocked to create new revenue-generating offerings for the provider and a better, tailored experience for the end-user,” he added.

Cisco had recently announced the results of a Cisco Visual Networking Index (VNI) Mobile Forecast for 2008-2013, providing key findings on a variety of IP networking trends driven largely by the increased use of mobile broadband applications.

These projections, such as mobile IP traffic expected to increase 66 fold from 2008-2013, reflect the evolving transformation to the 4G mobile Internet that will enable consumers to experience a truly connected life through a variety of video and rich media applications and broadband services, said the release.

 Cisco is extending its portfolio of mobile gateways by announcing support for the LTE gateway on the Cisco 7600 Series Router.

All commercially available major access technologies, including WiMAX and ASN Gateway, are supported merely by adding a single line card, it added.

 Cisco is also launching the Cisco Wireless Security Gateway as part of its offering to support the security needs of various in-home licensed and unlicensed wireless broadband technologies, such as UMA and Femto, which enable service providers to scale their service offerings.

This Cisco Gateway solution is based on the Cisco 7600 Series Router and can support up to 900,000 IPSec sessions, said the release.