Airvana

Airvana to be taken private

New owners pay a 23% premium on yesterday's stock price - Battat and Verma get equity in the acquirer

Airvana has entered into a definitive agreement with a newly formed company to be owned by affiliates of S.A.C. Private

Can femtocells solve smartphone signalling overload?

Smartphones set to drive huge increase in signalling load

We have written before about how it is not just the quantity, but the nature, of mobile data traffic that mobile operators need to be concerned about. Now we have received some stats from Airvana that purport to show that a typical smartphone is eight times more demanding of the signalling network than a laptop or notebook dongle.

If you

Airvana and VeriSign team up for Femtocell Network Authentication

Airvana and VeriSign today announced that the two companies are working to deploy device certificates for Airvana's HubBub UMTS Femtocell.  The certificates will be embedded into the HubBub UMTS femtocell, allowing operators to authenticate these devices before allowing

Vodafone anounces UK femtocell launch

1 July launch for Access Gateway service 

Vodafone has announced that it will launch a consumer femtocell product and service in the UK from the 1 July. The announcement - made at the Femtocells World Summit being held today in London - has taken many by surprise.

Airvana’s femtocell technology selected by Pirelli Broadband Solutions

Airvana and Pirelli Broadband Solutions have today announced that Airvana's HubBub UMTS femtocell has been selected to deliver 3G connectivity as part of  Pirelli's portfolio for fixed-mobile convergence.

Pick your winners in the year of the femto cell

2008 will see a fall out in the femto cell equipment vendor market, as operators begin to hone their strategies, make purchasing decisions, and consign some femto cell hopefuls to the loser pen, according to Paul Callahan, vp