RadioFrame Networks Announces Commercial Availability of Converged
Indoor Wireless Solution in Europe
New technology enables mobile operators to compete in the rapidly
growing wireless LAN market, while improving mobile services
In
response to the growing demand from enterprises for enhanced indoor services,
RadioFrame Networks, a provider of converged indoor voice and data systems
that improve wireless clarity, coverage and connectivity, today announced the
commercial availability of its system to support GSM-based mobile operators.
“Wireless LANs and wireless voice networks are maturing to the point where competition between them is likely for wireless data transport with the enterprise,” said Jeff Brown, RadioFrame Networks president and CEO. “While many may view wireless LANs as a competitive threat, a converged, integrated offering by a mobile operator offers pre-emptive competitive advantages.”
RadioFrame
Networks has developed a system that is the first to converge mobile voice,
mobile data and high-speed wireless LAN into a single platform solution via
software-defined radio technologies. The RadioFrame System increases the
quality, connection speeds and reliability of indoor wireless coverage at a
fraction of the cost of current alternatives. The company’s investors
include Orange Ventures, Nextel Communications, Craig McCaw and other mobile
industry leaders.
“Enterprise customers are demanding relief from payment for mobile calls that stay within the enterprise,” said Brown. “With the RadioFrame System installed, mobile operators can offer enterprises enhanced PBX-style services such as a single voice mailbox and 4-digit dialing or other special services, since the system can be internetworked to the PBX, telco network, mobile switching center, VPNs and Internet.”
Although the GSM components of the modular RadioFrame System
will be commercially available early next year, the company has shipped its
first integrated indoor system this week in the United States. The system
includes 802.11b WLAN data traffic capability and voice interface cards, called
RadioBlades™, to improve wireless communications in a large indoor
environments.
WLAN
services are presently regarded as an attractive service offering by wireless
carriers, as the widely distributed 802.11b standard represents free spectrum.
However, enterprise-wide deployment of large-scale WLANs can be problematic, as
each access point operates independently of surrounding access points, making
system management challenging. The RadioFrame System offers a more predictable
management of the WLAN access points and simplifies provisioning and security,
which can be enhanced in the system by adding software-based encryption.
“European
mobile operators have a wireless LAN solution available they can immediately
deploy to meet enterprise demand,” said Brown. “Operators can improve GSM
call capacity, coverage and quality by adding GSM air interface RadioBlades into
existing installations. In this manner, an operator can cost effectively deploy
two networks for a little more than the price of a single network.”
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