Vanu Highlights Developments In Software Radio Technology

Orlando, FL -- CTIA Wireless -- Vanu, Inc. will spotlight developments in software radio, which has emerged as one of the most influential technologies in the wireless industry in 2007. Vanu will demonstrate simultaneous operation of GSM and CDMA in a single base station, single network configuration, as well as other advances in software radio at CTIA Wireless 2007, Booth #516.

Software radio – also known as software-defined radio (SDR) – provides wireless operators with the ability to deploy each new wireless technology (GSM, CDMA and beyond) entirely in software, eliminating the need to purchase specialized signal processing hardware for each wireless standard. Software radio solutions deliver a full range of capital and operational cost savings, including: no hardware duplication as new technologies are added to the network; the ability to run multiple standards simultaneously on a single platform; use of commercial off-the-shelf computing servers to ensure high performance, low cost hardware; remote software downloads to increase system capacity or add wireless standards; and significantly less backhaul expense due to its IP-based solution.

In addition, Vanu continues to drive adoption of its software radio base station. In February, Vanu announced deployment of its Anywave Multi-Standard Radio Access Network (RAN) by Arctic Slope Telephone Cooperative (ASTAC) of Alaska. ASTAC selected the Vanu Anywave RAN to support its analog system expansion to GSM because of its ability to simultaneously operate multiple standards in a single hardware platform.

Vanu's Anywave Multi-Standard RAN provides flexibility and cost performance in wireless communications. All wireless technology and network signal processing functions (GSM, CDMA, etc) are implemented in software running on the Anywave RAN, allowing carriers to future-proof their networks by supporting multiple wireless standards on a single hardware platform. The Anywave RAN can be upgraded to new wireless technologies as new standards emerge.

At CTIA Wireless 2007, Vanu will exhibit its technology and products in multiple locations, including its own booth (#516) and in the Powerwave booth # 2163.

SOURCE: Vanu, Inc.