Airvana

Airvana Showcases Comprehensive Solutions for Fixed-Mobile Convergence at Mobile World Congress

Company Introduces its HubBubT UMTS/CDMA Femtocells and Modular Femtocell technology for Deployment in Residential Gateways

Mobile World Congress 2008, Barcelona, Spain, February 11, 2008 — 

Airvana, Inc. (Nasdaq: AIRV), the company transforming the mobile experience, will showcase its comprehensive, end-to-end solutions for fixed-mobile convergence at this year's Mobile World Congress, taking place February 11-14, 2008 in Barcelona, Spain. The company's products being highlighted include the HubBubT line of UMTS and CDMA femtocells, the Universal Access Gateway (UAG), a convergence gateway for innovative FMC services, and modular femtocell technology designed to be integrated into residential gateway products.

Airvana's participation in the Mobile World Congress event offers an opportunity for mobile operators to evaluate the company's comprehensive femtocell solution for fixed-mobile convergence in both UMTS and CDMA networks.  By offering an end-to-end solution - from standalone femtocells and femtocell-enabled residential gateways to femto gateway equipment in the mobile core network - Airvana helps operators speed time to market, and ensure a quality end-user experience.  

In addition to the company's own offerings, Airvana has announced important partnerships with Nokia Siemens Networks and Thomson. Working closely with these partners, Airvana is currently in trials for femtocell and fixed-mobile convergence solutions with multiple UMTS and CDMA mobile operators worldwide.

"Femtocells are truly beginning to change the way operators and consumers alike think about mobile devices and what they can accomplish through fixed mobile convergence," said Dave Nowicki, vice president, Marketing, Airvana.  "From improved voice services at the most basic level, to supporting the use of new and exciting data, video, music and other services, femtocells are changing the game for mobile operators and their subscribers and only Airvana delivers a complete solution for both UMTS and CDMA networks."

Airvana's femtocell solution for both UMTS and CDMA networks supporting both voice and advanced 3G services includes:

Please visit Airvana at Stand AV106 to learn more about how the company's comprehensive femtocell and fixed mobile convergence solutions are transforming the mobile experience.

About Airvana
Airvana is a leading provider of network infrastructure products used by wireless operators to provide mobile broadband services.  Airvana's software and hardware products---including base stations, controllers, gateways and femtocells---enable wireless networks to deliver broadband-quality multimedia services to mobile phones, laptop computers and other mobile devices.  These services include Internet access, e-mail, music downloads, video, IP-TV, gaming, push-to-talk and voice-over-IP.  Airvana's solutions enable new services and deliver carrier-grade mobility, scalability and reliability with relatively low operating and capital costs. Worldwide, Airvana's mobile broadband systems are deployed on six continents in 16 major networks by industry-leading service providers who demand high standards of carrier-class performance. Airvana is headquartered in Chelmsford, Massachusetts, USA. http://www.airvana.com/

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