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Kineto Wireless (News - Alert) announced the release of software for its UMA Network Controller (UNC), which is required for the highly scalable and standards-based Femtocell (News - Alert) RAN Gateway.

The release follows to other UNC versions which will satisfy operator requirements for commercial femtocell service installations slated for a 2008 launch.

The Kineto UNC has been put to several femtocell trial tests with major mobile operators along with support from partners like Ubiquisys (News - Alert) and NEC.

Michael Cooney, associate vice president of product management for Kineto Wireless said, “Time to market is critical for operators evaluating femtocell solutions. By providing a commercially deployable system today, operators can confidently evaluate femtocell technology and quickly prepare for commercial service launches as soon as next quarter.”

The UNC release includes several features like ‘zero touch femtocell installation’ and ‘full service transparency’. Also, no manual intervention from an operator is required during switch on, moving, adding and changing of location of the Kineto UNC. It also supports delivery of voice, SMS, video calling besides IMS-based services to handsets which are connected to a femtocell.

The Handover feature in the Kineto UNC allows mobile handsets to maintain session continuity between the femtocell and a 2G or 3G radio network. Voice, video and data sessions are given seamless handover support by this feature said Kineto.

Kineto’s advanced access control feature allows operators to control when and where femtocells can connect to their core network. It also helps assign handsets to receive service from specific femtocells.

 

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