RadioFrame Networks Announces Collapsed Base Station Subsystems (BSS) Network Demonstration at 3GSM World Congress in Barcelona
RadioFrame Networks, Inc., a leader in IP-based picocell and
femtocell solutions for the mobile marketplace, will showcase its next
generation of Radio Access technology solutions at the 3GSM World
Congress conference in Barcelona this upcoming February 12-15.
The RadioFrame(R) solutions address the acute need of mobile
network operators (MNOs) to efficiently and effectively improve
wireless coverage inside of office buildings and homes. RadioFrame's
femtocells and picocells allow MNOs to dramatically increase the
number of base stations in their networks in an efficient and
cost-effective manner.
Leveraging the company's current IP-based radio solutions,
RadioFrame's collapsed BSS architecture is designed to provide the
services and connectivity of base transceiver stations and base
station controllers. This architecture collapses the functions of much
of the radio management into RadioFrame's picocell and femtocell base
stations at the edge of the network allowing a virtually unlimited
number of RadioFrame(R) base stations to connect into current network
architecture as well as newer network technologies such as IMS
networks as they are deployed. Additionally, because it is an
integrated part of the network, RadioFrame's solution can support
important functions such as handover and frequency planning while
enabling a "plug and play" customer based deployment model.
"This is a major evolution of the way wireless networks are
operated today considering operators who had 30,000 base stations in
their entire networks will soon be managing that many base stations in
a single city," said RadioFrame Networks President and Chief Executive
Officer Jeff Brown. "Being competitive in the fixed mobile convergence
battle requires incorporating femtocells and picocells into wireless
networks. And while the physical size and complexity of femtocells and
picocells are far less than that of macrocells, the sheer number of
connections requires a reworking of the current core network topology.
RadioFrame Networks has been working on a collapsed BSS architecture
that will seamlessly address this concern for sometime. The
marketplace is clearly in need of this solution -- the time is now --
and we are excited to be bringing this technology to 3GSM in
Barcelona."
Earlier this week RadioFrame announced the introduction of its
OmniRadio(TM) Processor that is at the core of RadioFrame's
OmniRadio(TM) Platform, which will be used in their GSM and UMTS
femtocell and picocell products. In the future, RadioFrame intends to
offer femtocell products for other technologies such as WiMAX and LTE.
In developing its collapsed BSS architecture, RadioFrame has
partnered with United Kingdom-based Zynetix. Zynetix is an innovator
of core networking and switching systems for mobile networks and has
developed one of the leading GSM softswitches on the market.
"Zynetix has developed the next generation of highly integrated,
compact network switching solutions and RadioFrame's concept fits
perfectly with our view that winning solutions will be aimed at
facilitating the evolution of more streamlined networks that rely on
fewer yet smarter network elements," said Andy Odgers at Zynetix.
RadioFrame Networks will be demonstrating its collapsed BSS
solution in Hall 1, Stand 1C06 at the 3GSM World Congress. Zynetix
will also be exhibiting in Hall 2, Stand 2E66.
About RadioFrame Networks, Inc.
Headquartered in Redmond, Washington, USA, RadioFrame Networks,
Inc. is the leader in modular radio solutions for telecom operators.
RadioFrame deploys cost-effective radio access via flexible and
efficient software driven base stations. Unlike traditional approaches
from vendors offering proprietary, single-technology equipment,
RadioFrame Networks offers an agile, multiple-technology, future-proof
solution that integrates into existing networks, increases capacity
and reduces operating costs and capital expenditures. For more
information, please visit the company's Web site at
www.radioframenetworks.com.