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Vanu, Inc. Earns First FCC Certification for Software Radio Device; Base Station System is the First Software Radio to Earn FCC Certification under SDR Rules
PHOENIX --(Business Wire)-- Nov. 15, 2004 -- Vanu, Inc. announces today that their Vanu Software Radio GSM Base Station is the first device to successfully complete the FCC's certification process governing software radio devices. The FCC recently recognized a new category of radios: software defined radios. These radios afford greater flexibility than traditional radios, and offer wireless network operators the ability to lower CAPEX and OPEX, and to use their spectrum more efficiently.
FCC certification of the Vanu Software Radio base station paves the way for commercial sales of the technology in the United States. The certification of this technology will benefit rural wireless operators, who can use multi-mode infrastructure to create additional roaming relationships and new sources of revenue. Large carriers can take advantage of the cost savings inherent in Vanu Software Radio and the flexibility of an off-the-shelf-based approach to building out wireless infrastructure.
"Vanu's software radio certification represents yet another proof point that this emerging technology will have a major impact on the future of the wireless industry. From the ease of adding new standards to the ability to support multiple standards on one platform, carriers will realize a number of benefits from Vanu's innovative approach to network infrastructure," stated Caressa Bennet, General Counsel to the Rural Telecommunications Group, an advocacy group of rural wireless providers that seek to ensure that new and emerging technologies are economically deployed to rural America.
The Vanu Software Radio system consists entirely of software applications that support all of the GSM cellular base station functionality running on off-the-shelf Hewlett-Packard ProLiant servers with an ADC Digivance(TM) RF subsystem. Because the software runs on off-the-shelf hardware, Vanu's systems are quickly deployed and easily upgraded, and offer many advantages over traditional base station deployments:
-- The system can support multiple radio standards, protocols and frequencies on a single, industry standard server.
-- The system allows modification of the RF planning and assignment of standards through remote software parameter changes.
-- The system supports upgrades to new standards through a software-only download.
Vanu, Inc. has been working with Mid-Tex Cellular, a rural wireless carrier in Texas, over the past year to evaluate a GSM network using Vanu Software Radio base stations.
"Our work with Mid-Tex Cellular was a major step to proving the value of software radio in the infrastructure marketplace." stated Vanu, Inc. CEO, Dr. Vanu Bose. "Achieving this milestone with the FCC pushes the technology even further. We are proud that our innovations are leading the way forward for software radio in the commercial arena."
Mid-Tex Cellular initiated a trial deployment in June, 2003 to test the commercial viability of a software-based GSM/GPRS wireless network. The successful trial validated that Vanu Software Radio was ready for commercial deployment and demonstrated that significant cost savings are achievable. Phased installation of the Vanu Software Radio-based network is currently underway, with the complete rollout of a 20-site system scheduled for completion by year end.
"Vanu, Inc. has reaffirmed its leadership position in the SDR space and brought to market what appears to be the first commercially viable software radio solution," stated Dr. Jim Gunn, author of "Wireless Infrastructure Technology and Markets" market research reports published by Forward Concepts. He is currently developing a series of SDR market research reports for the SDR Forum. "I look forward to the continuing advancements of Vanu, Inc.'s technology and its impact on the commercial infrastructure market."
Vanu, Inc. makes this announcement in conjunction with the Software Defined Radio Forum's annual Technical Conference and Product Exposition taking place this week in Phoenix, Arizona. Vanu, Inc. is demonstrating their GSM/GPRS base station system at the conference.
About Vanu, Inc.
Vanu, Inc. applies modern software engineering techniques to the high-speed signal processing elements at the core of wireless devices to create portable software radio applications that increase the pace of innovation in wireless devices. Vanu, Inc. licenses software radio components and applications and provides design-consulting services to wireless OEMs, system integrators and service providers. Vanu, Inc. was founded in 1998 and is based in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
Vanu, Inc., the stylized "V" logo, and Vanu Software Radio(TM) are trademarks or registered trademarks of Vanu, Inc.
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