Airvana Hits All the Right Notes at CTIA 2010

CHELMSFORD, Mass., March 22 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Airvana, Inc. AIRV will use the upcoming International CTIA Wireless 2010 event (booth # 2023), taking place March 23-25 in Las Vegas, Nev., to showcase the impact of evolving femtocell technology on mobile operators, businesses and families.  Exciting product demonstrations will highlight how emerging femtocell applications can keep today's busy families more connected and showcase the unique capacity and performance capabilities of the HubBub™ Femtocell.  

In addition, Airvana executives will address conference attendees and share their industry expertise in dealing with issues such as offload, mobile broadband and the business case for femtocells as members of the Femto Forum's the Femtozone and as participants in the CDMA Development Group's (CDG) 3G CDMA Forum and the pre-show seminar series "Wireless Law, Policy and Technology."  

Attendees visiting Airvana's booth at International CTIA Wireless 2010 will witness:

The Hall is Alive, with the Sounds of Femtos

Airvana has created a "Femtocell Orchestra" powered by the company's HubBub UMTS High Capacity Femtocell.  Sixteen handsets are connected to Airvana's enterprise femtocell, simultaneously broadcasting music and spoken word content.  This creative demonstration highlights the evolution of Airvana's femtocell technology to address the business need for high capacity, high performance femtocells.

The "Femtocell Family Tablet"

The concept of the "connected digital home" that Airvana introduced at last year's event has evolved to showcase the value of femtocells beyond basic indoor coverage.  Visitors to the booth will see how a femtocell-connected tablet-based touch-screen application portal can keep today's busy family connected. The "femtocell family tablet" offers a range of messaging, multimedia and social networking services designed to keep the family 'location aware' and fully connected. An Android-based mobile phone app, operating on the Google Nexus One device, will even show how family members can remotely interact with the home network through the family tablet and the HubBub femtocell.

EV-DO: Rev B and Beyond

Airvana will be showing its latest EV-DO macro technology including demonstrations of EV-DO Rev B as well as the analytic tools the company uses to identify and measure the Network Load Multiplier effect for smartphones on the macro network. Airvana experts will discuss the impact of increased functionality and performance of smartphones, coupled with significantly expanding data usage and strategies operators can employ today to mitigate the growing strain on today's networks.

In addition to the in-the-booth demonstrations, Airvana executives will share their expertise and insights with attendees through a variety of venues.  These presentations include:

• The pre-show seminar "The Evolving Wireless Ecosystem —What's Next in Wireless Law, Policy and Technology," taking place Monday, March 22:  
  • Airvana's Vice President of Systems Technology, Leigh Chinitz, will participate in the panel "Cool New Stuff" from 2:30 – 3:30 p.m.
• David Nowicki, vice president of Marketing, Airvana will be a panelist in the Femtocell Super Session Thursday, March 25 at 11:00 a.m.
• At the 3G CDMA Forum, taking place on Tuesday, March 23 from 12:30-5:00 p.m.:
  • At 2:30 p.m., Woojune Kim, Ph.D., vice president, Technology, Airvana will participate in the panel discussion "Evolution of Devices, Networks and Revenue Streams"
• The Femtozone (Booth 3769), taking place throughout the event:  
  • Tuesday, March 23 at 2:30 p.m. – David Nowicki, will co-present "The Mobile Broadband Business Case"
  • Wednesday, March 24 at 11:30 a.m. – Sanjeev Verma, vice president, Femtocell Business and Corporate Development, Airvana will present "Femtocells at the Heart of the Mobile Broadband Explosion"
  • Wednesday, March 24 at 2:00 p.m. – Mr. Nowicki will participate in the Media Round Table
  • Wednesday, March 24 at 4:00 p.m. – Mr. Nowicki will co-present "The LTE Femto Business Case"

About Airvana

Airvana helps 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 compelling and consistent broadband services to mobile subscribers, wherever they are.  Airvana's products are deployed in 70 commercial networks on all 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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SOURCE Airvana, Inc.