Airpath's RoamBOSS Metro Named ''One of the Most Inspiring Products Available for the WiMAX Platform''; Broadband Operational Support System and Clearinghouse Software Recognized by America's Network magazine.WALTHAM, Mass. -- Airpath Wireless, Inc., the leader in enabling management and roaming The ability to use a communications device such as a cellphone or PDA and be able to move from one cell or access point to another without losing the connection. for wireless broadband High-speed wireless transmission of data. What is "high" speed is always a changing number. Wireless systems are typically slower than land-based, wireline networks. In the past, wireless broadband started at 250 Kbps, whereas land-based broadband was generally considered to start at T1 networks, today announced that America's Network recognized its RoamBOSS Metro solution as "one of the most inspiring products available for the WiMAX platform." The magazine presented the awards at the WiMAX World Conference and Exposition, which took place October 26 -28 in Boston. RoamBOSS Metro is the only carrier-class OSS Oss (ôs), city (1994 pop. 62,141), North Brabant prov., S Netherlands; chartered 1399. It is a significant industrial center. Manufactures include meat products, chemicals, pharmaceuticals, electrical equipment, and metalware. and provisioning solution with roaming and clearinghouse capabilities offering a neutral host platform and the only product on the market that allows network operators to handle both the retailing (to end-user wireless subscribers) and wholesaling (selling their wireless network footprint The amount of geographic space covered by an object. A computer footprint is the desk or floor surface it occupies. A satellite's footprint is the earth area covered by its downlink. See form factor. 1. to other service providers) of their wireless network. With RoamBOSS Metro, municipalities can deploy neutral host platforms on which to easily deliver wireless broadband access to residents, city employees and transient A malfunction that occurs at random intervals and lasts for a short duration such as a spike or surge in a power line or a memory cell that intermittently fails. See spike and power surge. transient - 1. roamers throughout their areas. "RoamBOSS Metro offers a feature set that works well with the wide variations found in metro wireless networks today, while also delivering the cost advantages and ease of use of a hosted solution," said Olivia Hecht, director of marketing at Airpath. "We are pleased that the judges saw the promise in making metro Wi-Fi roaming as seamless as cellular roaming is today." RoamBOSS Metro was named as one of two runners up behind a grand prize winner. To be considered, exhibitors at WiMAX World submitted product nominations in advance and the entries were judged based on ability to make the most of the advantages of WiMAX. The editors of America's Network along with a panel of distinguished judges reviewed the entries, weighed relative merits and scrutinized products to determine the winners. The panel members included Joan Engebretson, senior correspondent, America's Network; Peter Fuhr, Ph.D., CTO (Chief Technical Officer) The executive responsible for the technical direction of an organization. See CIO and salary survey. , Apprion; and Hesh Kagan, president of the Wireless Industrial Networking Alliance
About Airpath Wireless, Inc. Airpath Wireless, Inc. is "clearing the way," enabling providers to easily manage their wireless broadband networks and roaming. Using its powerful hosted-software applications, Airpath enables providers with the flexible tools and services to manage their business, offering seamless, global access to wireless broadband services across disparate networks on a global scale. Founded in 2001, the company is a privately held, venture-funded corporation with lead investments from Boston Millennia Partners. It is headquartered in Waltham, Massachusetts One of the early centers of the Industrial Revolution in northern America, Waltham is a city in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 59,226 at the 2000 census. . For more information, visit Airpath on the web at www.airpath.com. |
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