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2nd May - Airvana, Inc. announced it has acquired 3Way Networks,
a provider of home base stations and industry-tailored solutions
for UMTS markets. Terms of the deal are undisclosed.
The acquisition furthers Airvana's strategy to address UMTS
radio access networks and to deliver fixed-mobile convergence
and in-building mobile broadband solutions for both UMTS and
CDMA2000 markets. 3Way Networks' pico and femto cell solutions
will complement Airvana's Universal Access Gateway (UAG),
a high-capacity network element through which we expect to
provide secure access to core network services for UMTS, CDMA2000,
Wi-Fi and other Internet Protocol (IP)-based wireless devices.
"This is a logical step in both companies' evolution,"
said Simon Albury, managing director of 3Way Networks. "We
believe the acquisition validates our technology, and provides
3Way Networks with considerable resources and market reach."
3Way Networks' technology can enable mobile operators to
offer UMTS voice, video and data cost-effectively into the
home. The company also offers products that provide UMTS connectivity
for military and transportation markets. Both 3Way Networks
and Airvana have embraced a 'flat' architecture that combines
multiple functions of a radio access network into the base
station for simpler deployment, greater reliability and lower
cost.
"Consumers increasingly want to make their mobile phone
their primary phone," said Sanjeev Verma, founder and
vice president of business development of Airvana. "With
this acquisition and our existing UAG product, Airvana anticipates
providing such a solution for UMTS subscribers."
About 3Way Networks
3Way Networks was founded in 2004 to develop a range of 3G
wireless infrastructure solutions for military, aviation,
maritime and mobile operator markets. The company has been
shipping UMTS infrastructure products to a variety of customers
since 2005 based around its innovative Integrated Network
on a Card IN-c technology. 3Way is a headquartered in Cambridge,
United Kingdom.
About Airvana
Airvana is a leading provider of network infrastructure products
used by wireless carriers to provide mobile broadband services.
Airvana's software and hardware products 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
cost
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