CHELMSFORD, Mass., Dec. 19, 2005 (PRIMEZONE) -- Airvana, Inc. (www.airvananet.com), an innovator and leader in broadband CDMA network infrastructure systems based on third-generation (3G) EV-DO wireless packet data technology, today announced plans to enter the inflight wireless broadband market. Working with industry leaders such as Verizon Airfone Inc, Airvana's technology provides vast benefits over competing technologies.
Airvana's customized IP-based EVDO Rev A radio base station has unique RF filtering capabilities to ensure that no interference is caused to systems operating in adjacent radio bands. Airvana's Rev. A technology also includes a 3-4x increase in uplink speeds, and support for VoIP, broadcast and multicast services.
Verizon Airfone, first to use Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA) technology in an airborne system, has been demonstrating the system to commercial airlines by conducting flight tests since September 2004 that have achieved ground-to-air data speeds of 2.4 Mbps (megabits per second). Upon receipt of a license from the FCC, Verizon Airfone plans to upgrade its existing North American ground network to enable this broadband capability and Airvana looks to play an integral role in that network expansion.
"The Verizon Airfone platform enables us to be part of this industry," said Randy Battat, CEO of Airvana. "Inflight wireless broadband is an important frontier in the evolution of communications systems. Working with Verizon Airfone enables us to demonstrate the superior performance of Airvana's technology and to arrive one step closer to Airvana's goal of providing mobile broadband everywhere."
About Airvana
Airvana is an innovator and leader in broadband CDMA network infrastructure systems based on third-generation (3G) CDMA2000 1xEV-DO wireless packet data technology. Airvana is the first company to combine advanced EV-DO technology with an innovative IP-RAN architecture to bring broadband speeds and carrier class performance and reliability to the radio access network. Today, networks around the world based on Airvana's technology are supporting millions of consumer and business subscribers and are delivering a wide range of mobile broadband information, communication and entertainment services. Airvana is headquartered in Chelmsford, MA USA. For more information, please visit the company's Web site at http://www.airvananet.com.