HubBub UMTS High-Capacity Femtocell from Airvana Addresses Needs of Enterprise and Public Space Deployment

CHELMSFORD, Mass., Nov. 9 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Airvana, Inc. (Nasdaq: AIRV), the company transforming the mobile experience, today introduced the HubBub(TM) UMTS High-Capacity Femtocell. Designed to meet the stringent demands of mobile operators who need to deliver improved 3G coverage and advanced services to office buildings and public spaces, the HubBub UMTS High-Capacity Femtocell is fully standards-compliant and features industry-leading concurrent call capacity, range and HSPA performance.

The ability of femtocells to help operators cost-effectively improve in-building coverage, call quality and data performance for residential subscribers by using the public internet for backhaul is increasingly being recognized. However, the range, call capacity, manageability and physical deployment options required to make femtocells a viable technology for use in enterprises and public spaces have until now not been available. Airvana has designed the HubBub UMTS High-Capacity Femtocell to address these specific challenges, opening the door for operators to efficiently deliver improved coverage and performance in both office environments and public spaces, creating opportunities to not only secure new customers and increase average revenue per user (ARPU), but also reduce churn.

"The major drawback to femtocells in commercial or enterprise environments has always been low concurrent call capacity, which significantly limited usefulness in a business setting," explained Peter Jarich, research director, Wireless Infrastructure and Converged Core, Current Analysis. "Capacity increases, along with improved range and performance will open the door for much greater acceptance of femtocells as a viable business technology."

The HubBub High-Capacity femtocell provides a range of features that make it ideal for use in enterprises and public spaces. Each device supports 16 simultaneous users, 21.6 Mbps download speeds and 5.7 Mbps upload speed with a coverage range of up to 600 meters--a breakthrough at nearly three times that of residential femtocell technologies. Each device can additionally support up to 40 simultaneous users of low-bandwidth data applications such as push e-mail. This combination is well suited to offices and public spaces in which many smartphone users will be checking email or updating social networking sites, while others will be conducting voice calls or more intensive data sessions. Like HubBub residential femtocells, the HubBub High-Capacity femtocell can use a standard high-speed Internet connection for backhaul and is compatible with 3GPP Iuh femtocells standards. It is truly plug-and-play, designed for installation by non-specialized IT staff, significantly lowering the cost of deployment for both operator and end-customer.

The HubBub High-Capacity femtocell is based on a fully programmable platform. It is software-upgradable to support higher capacities and new features as they become available. This is a direct result of Airvana's strategy of developing its own baseband and femtocell application software on high-performance commercial microprocessors. The HubBub High-Capacity femtocell is not constrained to the processing power and features of consumer-grade femtocell chipsets and their associated software.

"Operators are expanding their view of femtocells as a tool to capture high-value corporate business and cost-effectively deliver 3G mobile data services in heavy-use public spaces" said Airvana Spokesperson. The HubBub UMTS High-Capacity Femtocell is the natural evolution of our technology and an excellent option for operators who wish to intelligently add coverage and capacity and open new business opportunities."

About Airvana
Airvana helps operators transform the mobile experience for users worldwide. The company's high-performance technology and products, from comprehensive 3G femtocell solutions based on its HubBub(TM) CDMA and UMTS femtocells, to core mobile broadband network infrastructure, enable operators to deliver compelling broadband services to mobile subscribers, wherever they are. Airvana's products are deployed in 70 commercial networks on six continents. The company is headquartered in Chelmsford, Mass., USA, with offices worldwide. For more information, please visit www.airvana.com.
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