CHELMSFORD, Mass., March 21, 2006 (PRIMEZONE) -- Airvana, Inc. (www.airvana.com), an innovator and leader in mobile broadband infrastructure based on 3G 1x EV-DO air interface technology, today announced the launch of its Universal Access Gateway (UAG), which allows operators to extend their subscriber services across other access technologies. More specifically, carriers can maintain a branded presence and continue offering services through any IP-based network, including Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and WiMax. The UAG is a highly reliable, standards-based network element that provides carrier-class security, IP mobility, and quality of service.
"The UAG demonstrates Airvana's vision of mobile broadband everywhere -- the true coexistence of cell and IP-based access technologies," said Randy Battat, CEO of Airvana. "Whereas operators have been apprehensive about losing traffic and subscriber revenue to converged networks, the UAG bridges the gap between Access Networks and Service Networks, allowing them to offer services wherever subscribers initiate a connection."
As a platform for Fixed Mobile Convergence (FMC), the UAG allows 3G network operators to monetize and coexist with the proliferation of new access networks and convergence devices. The UAG resides inside a carrier's infrastructure and manages the delivery of voice, data and multimedia offerings over alternatively available IP networks.
UAG benefits at a glance:
Security
-- Protects user privacy and data integrity with the industry's
most advanced encryption and authentication protocols
-- Defends the operator's network against Denial of Service and
other malicious attacks
-- Provides industry-leading secure session capacity
IP Mobility
-- Solves the wireless LAN subnet-roaming problem with leading-edge
IETF mobility protocols
-- Enables fast handoff across IP networks via Mobile IP
-- Interoperates with any circuit-to-packet handover solution
Quality of Service
-- Allows operators to provide differentiated services via per-flow
packet filtering, packet marking, and traffic management at both
the ingress and egress ports
-- Provides detailed accounting and call records
"Service providers who wish to build a business based on FMC will require network elements that can protect and manage the parent network interface," said Iain Gillott, president and founder of iGR, a market research consultancy focused on the wireless and mobile industry. "Obviously, these border gateway solutions must be highly reliable and scalable."
Airvana has already established itself as a market and technology leader in EV-DO RAN infrastructure. The company's technology powers 16 of the world's most dynamic 1xEV-DO networks, on six continents. Airvana's 1xEV-DO infrastructure is based on its unique IP-RAN architecture that delivers carrier-grade mobility, scalability and reliability, and is optimized for mobile broadband multimedia.
Airvana has also applied its 1xEV-DO technology to develop an Air-to-ground (ATG) communications system in partnership with industry leaders such as Verizon Airfone. The Airvana EV-DO ATG system delivers an in-flight broadband connection that can be shared using Wi-Fi, allowing passengers broadband access to the Internet, corporate intranets and voice calls using Voice over IP (VoIP).
About Airvana
Airvana is an innovator and leader in mobile broadband infrastructure based on third-generation (3G) CDMA2000 1xEV-DO wireless packet data technology. Airvana is the first company to combine advanced 1x EV-DO broadband technology with an innovative IP-RAN architecture to bring 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.airvana.com.