One example is DigitalBridge Communications (DBC), a provider of broadband services to underserved communities using WiMAX technology, which has selected Alvarion as its solutions partner.
"WiMAX allows us to bring broadband services to many smaller communities that were previously too costly to serve with older technologies," said Kelley Dunne, CEO of DigitalBridge Communications. "DigitalBridge Communications has developed a highly scalable network deployment and back office platform that will enable us to take advantage of WiMAX economics to bring broadband to communities nationwide. We needed a solutions partner who brought market scalability and comprehensive engineering support to aid our growth. With a proven track record of leadership in the WiMAX industry, Alvarion was the natural choice."
Using Alvarion's award-winning BreezeMAX as its radio access network (RAN), 4Motion operates at 2.3, 2.5, and 3.5 GHz and is already being used by more than 15 customers to provide fixed, nomadic and portable broadband services in urban, suburban and rural areas alike. BreezeMAX and 4Motion are the foundation of Alvarion's OPEN WiMAX, an operator-centric, all-IP ecosystem that will enable service providers to choose network equipment and consumer electronics equipment from any combination of vendors and partners to best fit their specific mobile network requirements.
"After working for the past few months with several core customers to fully test its capabilities, our new BreezeMAX system is ready for use by anyone planning to deploy an 802.16e WiMAX network," said Tzvika Friedman president and CEO of Alvarion. "With its nomadic and self install capabilities, operators can begin offering a variety of data and voice services over WiMAX. As a result, service providers will benefit from immediate revenues by offering end users any service, anytime, anywhere."
According to independent analyst firm, Maravedis, 56% of today's WiMAX networks are built using Alvarion equipment.
The company's 4Motion solution is designed to offer service providers greater coverage, capacity and flexibility in their fixed, nomadic and mobile WiMAX deployments along with improved economics. BreezeMAX complies with IEEE 802.16 standards and uses OFDM technology for advanced non-line-of-sight functionality. Its carrier-class design supports broadband speeds and quality of service, enabling carriers to offer triple play broadband services to thousands of subscribers via a single base station. Since its launch in mid-2004, BreezeMAX is the most popular WiMAX system in the world having been successfully deployed in over 300 installations, in more than 100 countries worldwide.
