Case Study: ip.access achieves carrier-grade scalability and 99.999% availability for small-cell networks with MySQL

ip.access Relies on MySQL to Support Mobile Traffic Growth

ip.access, a Cambridge-based provider of end-to-end small cell solutions for Tier 1 and Tier 2 mobile operators, needed a database to support mission-critical telecom deployments. Their Network Orchestration System required five-nines availability, strong referential integrity, centralized inventory and monitoring for potentially millions of small cells, high read/write performance for evolving self‑organizing features, and a cost-effective, low‑administration solution suitable for trials and large national rollouts.

ip.access selected Oracle MySQL (Enterprise Edition and MySQL Cluster Carrier Grade) to meet those requirements, using active-standby with DRBD and replication for up to 250K cells and Cluster for larger or higher-performance needs. MySQL powers real-time access-point data and NOS management, includes monitoring and tuning tools, and provides the high availability, scalability and cost profile that accelerated time-to-market, enabled flexible pilot and large-scale deployments, and let ip.access focus on product differentiation.

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Gavin Ray

VP Product & Marketing