Addition of Airvana's HubBub Femtocell Brings 3G To Pirelli's Multifunction broadband CPEs
Pirelli Broadband Solutions develops products that enable the delivery of innovative services to the connected home and office. Over the past three years Pirelli has become one of the leading suppliers of CPEs for quad-play service providers in
"Embedding femtocell functionality into our home and office access products is a natural extension of the connectivity options leveraged by our open EpicentroTM middleware for service creation," said
Airvana's HubBub UMTS femtocell is built on a flexible architecture that enables feature enhancement in response to evolving customer and industry requirements. Airvana and Pirelli both cooperate in Nokia Siemens Networks' 3G Femto Home Access Solution, an ecosystem that uses a standards-ready open architecture for femto-to-core network interaction. Adherence to these important industry standard initiatives, plus the TR-069 standard for device management, will make it easier to incorporate Pirelli's HubBub-powered broadband access devices into existing operator networks.
"Femtocells are clearly going to become part of the home network, and the involvement of players with a converged home vision like Pirelli is an enabling step in this direction," said
About Airvana
Airvana helps operators transform the mobile experience for users worldwide. The company's high-performance technology and products, from comprehensive femtocell solutions to core mobile network infrastructure, enable operators to deliver compelling and consistent broadband services to mobile subscribers, wherever they are. Airvana's products are deployed in 70 commercial networks on all six continents. The company is headquartered in
About Pirelli Broadband Solutions
Pirelli Broadband Solutions develops products that enable the delivery of innovative services to the broadband connected homes and offices. With a portfolio comprising residential and small business access gateways, IPTV set-top boxes, home networking adapters, remote management systems, and fixed-mobile convergence solutions, Pirelli has been chosen as main Supplier by leading Service Providers and Telecom Operators.
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