Kineto Releases UNC
MILPITAS, Calif. — Kineto Wireless,
Inc., the key innovator and leading supplier of UMA technology, today
announced the availability of the latest software release for its
industry-leading UMA Network Controller (UNC). This new version adds
support for the 3G Iu core network interface, which enables deployment
of 3G femtocells and dual-mode handsets, and has entered trials with
mobile operators worldwide.
“The femtocell industry is moving rapidly towards commercial
deployments, with trials starting before the end of the year,” said
Vincent Poulbere, principal analyst with Ovum. “Commercially
available, standards-based femtocell solutions are critical to give
operators worldwide the opportunity to enter user trials today and
prepare for deployments in 2008.”
Femtocells are consumer 3G access points that improve coverage and
performance of mobile services in a subscriber’s home. A key challenge
for mass-market femtocell deployments is a standardized, scalable,
robust interface from the femtocell to the mobile core network. UMA,
as the only proven 3GPP standard for the delivery of mobile services
over broadband and IP networks, is quickly being recognized as the
preferred approach to enable this femtocell-to-core network
connectivity. UMA addresses key issues in commercial femtocell
deployments including security, device authentication, access
controls, handover, and regulatory compliance, as well as scalability
to support millions of endpoints.
“The femtocell industry is starting to appreciate the three-year
head start UMA has over proprietary approaches being proposed for
device-to-core network connectivity,” said Patrick Tao, Kineto’s vice
president of technology. “As the technology behind successful
dual-mode handset services, such as unik from FT/Orange and T-Mobile’s
Hotspot @Home, the 3GPP UMA standard has already identified and
addressed the real-world deployment issues operators face in bringing
femtocells to market.”
Kineto Wireless Inc.