The FemtoZone will serve as the industry's central information point on femtocell markets and technologies at Mobile World Congress, featuring public presentations from global operators - including Orange, Softbank, T-Mobile & Vodafone - and a broad ecosystem of solution vendors.

CHELMSFORD, Mass., Feb. 10 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Airvana, Inc. (Nasdaq: AIRV), the company transforming the mobile experience, today announced it will be participating in the FemtoZone at Mobile World Congress 2009. The FemtoZone, which is hosted by the GSMA and the Femto Forum, will serve as a one-stop shop for all visitors interested in learning about the latest developments in the femtocell industry as it undergoes a pivotal year for deployment.

The FemtoZone (Stand - 2.1B34) will feature a daily schedule of public presentations from operators and vendors on the major opportunities and challenges facing the femtocell market. Airvana will be making a presentation about, "Femtocells in context: How femtocells are driven by - and will drive - trends in mobile communications," on Tuesday 17 February at 1:00 pm. Airvana will also be displaying its HubBub(TM) femtocell in the femtocell ecosystem product showcase in the FemtoZone as well as on its own stand, AV75.

Sanjeev Verma, co-founder and vice president, Femtocell Business and Corporate Development at Airvana, will be giving the presentation. He said, "The Femto Forum has played a major role in driving the femtocell industry forwards. By fostering a spirit of co-operation amongst competitive vendors and operators, it has helped drive the adoption of standards and articulate the value proposition, which we will all see in the business case whitepaper the forum will be presenting. The FemtoZone is going to be an exciting place to be this year."

"Over the past year the femtocell industry has overcome major technical and business challenges paving the way in 2009 for operators to introduce commercial services. As such the Mobile World Congress is going to be a key event for operators to cement their consumer propositions to ensure their launches are as successful as possible," said Professor Simon Saunders, Chairman of The Femto Forum.

"This year's Mobile World Congress marks the beginning of the real acid test for femtocells. The FemtoZone will attempt to address the key issues, such as what is going to be the key driver for successful deployments and are there going to be further technical hurdles to be addressed before we see large scale deployment," said Robindhra Mangtani, Director of the GSMA project on Femtocells.

More information on the FemtoZone, including the speaking program, is available at http://www.femtoforum.org/femtozone.html.

About The Femto Forum

Femtocells are low-power wireless access points that operate in licensed spectrum to connect standard mobile devices to a mobile operator's network using residential DSL or cable broadband connections. The Femto Forum (www.femtoforum.org) has been set up to promote the wide-scale adoption of femtocells. The Forum will support and drive the adoption of industry wide standards and common architectures to enable the widespread adoption & deployment of femtocells by operators around the world. It will direct and implement a multi-faceted marketing campaign to raise the profile, drive technology development & deployment and to promote the potential of femto solutions among industry stakeholders, journalists, analysts, regulators, special interest groups, standards bodies and consumers.

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 Chelmsford, Mass., USA, with offices worldwide. For more information, please visit www.airvana.com.

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SOURCE Airvana, Inc.