CAMBRIDGE, Mass. -- Vanu®, Inc., the leading software radio innovator for the wireless infrastructure industry, and Globecomm Systems Inc. (NASDAQ: GCOM - News), a worldwide provider of end-to-end, cellular and satellite-based communications, today announced a joint solution designed to bring a turnkey, multi-standard wireless offering to rural wireless operators. The Vanu/Globecomm solution enables carriers to simultaneously support both GSM and CDMA from a hosted switch service so that operators don't have to invest in a Mobile Switching Center (MSC) nor will they have to replicate radio access network (RAN) hardware for each new technology they add to their service offering.
The two companies are collaborating to provide rural operators with a solution that minimizes upfront capital expenditures by making Globecomm's SatCell HST hosted switch solution available to each carrier. The economics of this offering are only further enhanced by Vanu's Anywave® software radio technology which enables new wireless standards and system capacity to be added via remote software downloads, thereby eliminating numerous, costly cell site field service visits. The combined solution also allows operators to accelerate time-to-market for new services while taking advantage of lower cost IP-based backhaul, decreased real estate and utility expense, and ongoing operating expense reductions associated with remote monitoring capabilities. The companies also deliver full turnkey implementation from system test to installation, commercial deployment and 24/7 support services for all hardware and software components.
The increased emergence of new wireless standards and additional spectrum has caused nationwide carriers to quicken the pace at which they introduce new technologies, some of which are not supported by many rural operators today. This in turn forces these smaller carriers to make an expensive choice: bear the cost of building a unique network for each new wireless standard or forego further infrastructure investment and risk losing existing subscribers and incremental roaming revenue. The Vanu/Globecomm solution makes this a very affordable and highly flexible investment that optimizes the network today and for future expansion.
"Through the combined efforts of Globecomm Systems and Vanu, we will provide rural carriers with an opportunity to expand their networks and customer base - as well as their revenues - without the tremendous costs associated with building new networks, or replacing existing networks, to support ever-changing communications standards," said John Winn, Executive VP of Sales and Marketing at Vanu. "Both of our organizations are committed to focus on what we do best, provide leading-edge technology, first-class service support and economic infrastructure solutions that are sensitive to the business needs of the rural operator. For a smaller carrier, this is a winning combination."
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