According to the CDMA Development Group (CDG), the number of CDMA subscribers exceeded 431 million globally at the close of 2007, a year-over-year increase of nearly 15 percent, and femtocells are expected to play a key role in CDMA network growth. Airvana offers the most comprehensive femtocell solution for CDMA networks, with in-home femtocells and a femto network gateway as well as the software to accelerate and scale deployments through automated configuration and remote management. In addition, Airvana's HubBub femtocell supports up to six concurrent users, features powerful RF interference mitigation capabilities, has a software-defined feature set to enable remote provisioning of new services, and is the only CDMA femtocell that supports both 1x-RTT and EV-DO. Based on these factors, Airvana's HubBub CDMA femtocell has been named a CTIA Emerging Technology Award finalist.
Another key factor in successful femtocell deployments is multi-vendor interoperability and the ability to leverage existing network investments, so Airvana is working closely with leading CDMA equipment manufacturers to provide operators with femtocell and gateway technologies optimized to work with their existing core mobile network infrastructures. To that end, Airvana and Motorola recently announced that the two companies have entered into an OEM agreement for CDMA femtocells.
"The customer desire to use their mobile phone as their primary communications device, coupled with the rise in 3G services, is the driving force behind FMC. And to provide customers with the best FMC experience possible, you need to support both 1x-RTT and EV-DO services," said Dave Nowicki, vice president, Marketing, Airvana. "Our CDMA femtocells, which uniquely support both voice and mobile broadband services, and our advanced UAG technology, when paired with the core mobile network infrastructure of our partners, is a compelling solution for operators wishing to deliver FMC options that truly meet their subscribers' requirements for features and performance."
Airvana's macro network EV-DO technology is currently deployed in more than 40,000 base stations in networks covering nearly half a billion subscribers worldwide. The company has leveraged this extensive experience to deliver high performance femtocell solutions for CDMA networks, which include:
Airvana's CDMA femtocell solutions are currently in trials with mobile network operators and are expected to be commercially available in the second half of 2008.
About Airvana
Airvana specializes in helping operators transform the mobile experience for users worldwide. The company's high-performance technology and products, from comprehensive femtocell solutions to core mobile network infrastructure, enable operators to deliver broadband services to mobile devices, independent of physical location. Airvana is headquartered in Chelmsford, Mass., USA, with additional offices in the United Kingdom, China, India, Japan and Korea. For more information, please visit the company's Web site at http://www.airvana.com/.
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