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Airvana acquires 3Way Networks |
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Saturday, 05 May 2007 |
Airvana, a provider of network infrastructure products used by wireless carriers to provide mobile broadband services, 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 designed to provide secure access to core network services for UMTS, CDMA2000, Wi-Fi and other Internet Protocol (IP)-based wireless devices. 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. www.airvana.com
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