Airvana Named a Finalist at 2011 Femto Forum Femtocell Industry Awards

Airvana's femtocell is the world's first and only IMS-based dual-mode femtocell. As a dual-mode femtocell, it supports both CDMA2000 1xRTT and CDMA2000 1xEV-DO, thereby covering practically 100% of a CDMA operator's subscribers. By routing all 1xRTT voice calls through the IMS core or rather than legacy MSCs, it reduces the cost of offering unlimited voice plans and enables VoIP (Voice over Internet Protocol) services. Airvana's femtocell furthermore improves an operator's business case by integrating an Ethernet router and a VoIP (Voice over Internet Protocol) analog telephone adaptor.

"These awards, like the whole femtocell industry, have transformed out of all recognition since their inception. The overwhelming consensus in the mobile industry is that femtocells represent a critical part of the evolution of mobile networks. This is reflected in the growing number of deployments by nearly all the major operator groups as so then as the smaller regional players," said Simon Saunders, The Femto Forum's chairman. "These awards recognize and reward this remarkable transformation of the mobile industry."

About Airvana LLC Airvana LLC.'s femtocell solutions dramatically improve the coverage, performance and capacity of 3G CDMA wireless networks. The company's achievements include the delivery of the first 3G CDMA femtocell to be deployed commercially by mobile operators, the first IMS-based femtocell, and the first open femtocell management system. Airvana is a founding member of the femtocell industry body, the Femto Forum, and has played an active role in the development of femtocell standards. The company is headquartered in Chelmsford, Massachusetts, USA. For more information, visit www.airvana.com.

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