25 November 2008 - FREEDOM4 has achieved the world’s first seamless mobile WiMAX session handover between base stations operating at two different frequencies (2.5GHz & 3.6GHz). Working with its partners Airspan Networks (NASDAQ: AIRN), Starent Networks (NASDAQ: STAR) and Bridgewater Systems (TSX: BWC), FREEDOM4 has also built the underlying network architecture enabling it to deliver high capacity wholesale mobile broadband services.
FREEDOM4’s network can now utilise multiple WiMAX vendors and consolidated spectrum assets to support major UK retail and public sector partners with individual product propositions, access devices and quality of service.
Graham Currier, COO at FREEDOM4 comments "The excellent technical knowledge and operating experience now gained strongly positions FREEDOM4 as the WiMAX ‘partner of choice’. We have the spectrum position and capability to implement a wholesale network and systems platform ideally suited to compete in the rapidly expanding market for wireless broadband services."
Paul Senior, Airspan Networks CTO adds "We are very pleased to have achieved the ‘world’s first’ dual band WiMAX handover with FREEDOM4. The ability to combine their 3.6GHz spectrum with 2.5GHz enables carriers on a national or international basis to support seamless handover and roaming regardless of the WiMAX profile that is used. This breakthrough was achieved using Airspan’s quad band Q-Series MiMAX USB device with base stations co-developed by Airspan and Fujitsu."
Brenda Boehm, Starent Networks VP Business Solutions added "Our intelligent ASN Gateway and Home Agent solutions combined with FREEDOM4’s wholesale WiMAX core network provide a robust, scalable and flexible mobile IP solution which is able to support multiple retail and infrastructure partners on the same radio access network."
Ashish Patel, Managing Director Intel Capital EMEA asserted: "We believe this advance pioneered by FREEDOM4 reinforces our vision of a true mobile broadband consumer experience across WiMAX frequency bands in the European market. Intel Capital is a major investor in WiMAX technology and is committed to accelerating the deployment of open-standards mobile broadband around the world. Earlier this year Intel Capital provided growth capital to FREEDOM4 to accelerate the deployment of WiMAX networks in the U.K."
FREEDOM4’s WiMAX solution has been built at its facility at Stratford-upon-Avon leveraging its own and non-operational spectrum at 3.6GHz, 2.5GHz and 28GHz to showcase mobile broadband services and device interoperability. The end-to-end WiMAX network can deliver both fixed and mobile broadband services on a unified IP core infrastructure. This technology model could also greatly accelerate the prospect of inter-operator and inter-country mobile broadband roaming across WiMAX frequency bands using WiMAX enabled laptops and other mobile internet devices.
For further details please visit www.freedom4.com
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About FREEDOM4
FREEDOM4, a joint venture between the FREEDOM4 Group and Intel Capital, is a provider of personal wireless broadband services without boundaries. With a national licence to deploy WiMAX services in the 3.6 GHz band, FREEDOM4 is working closely with businesses and local authorities to build the necessary infrastructure to provide broadband wireless internet access across the UK.
FREEDOM4 has partnerships with some of the leading names in wireless technologies and telecommunications, including Airspan Networks, Nokia Siemens Networks and Arqiva to provide WiMAX services to nomadic workers, businesses and SoHos via a scalable and resilient network.
For further information please visit www.freedom4.com
About Airspan Networks Inc.
Airspan is the industry's leading WiMAX pure player, ranked #1 for IEEE802.16-2004 WiMAX revenue in 2007 and has now been selected for some of the world's largest mobile WiMAX deployments. With direct sales offices throughout Asia, EMEA and the Americas, a worldwide network of resellers and agents, and partnership alliances with major OEMs, Airspan boasts over 100 commercial WiMAX deployments worldwide.
For further information please visit www.airspan.com
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