Airvana Wins Massachusetts Network Communications Company of the Year and Fastest Growth in Massachusetts; First to Win Company of the Year -- Two Years in a Row.WALTHAM, Mass. -- At its Annual Awards Ceremony last week, the Massachusetts Network Communications Council awarded Airvana its Company of the Year and Fastest Growth in Massachusetts Awards, recognizing a year of stellar performance and corporate growth. In 2005, the company exceeded $100M in revenue and has been profitable and cash flow positive for 8 consecutive quarters. Airvana, Inc. (www.airvana.com) is an innovator and leader in mobile broadband Description Mobile Broadband is a type of wireless internet access that differs from Wi-Fi. Mobile Broadband is the name used to describe the 3G services which are made possible by HSDPA and HSUPA, the latest technologies on the W-CDMA evolutionary path. infrastructure based on 3G 1x EV-DO (EVolution-Data Only) A 3G high-speed digital data service provided by cellular carriers worldwide that use the CDMA technology, including Verizon and Sprint in the U.S. EV-DO works on EV-DO cellphones as well as laptops and portable devices that have EV-DO modems. air interface technology. Airvana is the first company in MassNetComms 12-year history to win Company of the Year two years in a row. Randy Battat, Airvana's President and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. , accepted the awards at a dinner event attended by more than 400 industry leaders. Each year MassNetComms presents awards for exceptional achievement over the past year based on statistical information and member votes. "Airvana continues to demonstrate the strong demand for wireless infrastructure solutions to enable new services for businesses and consumers, and the company's exemplary ability to meet the needs of its customers," said Nina Saberi, chairman, Massachusetts Network Communications Council, and founder and partner, Castile Ventures. "Airvana and its peer companies in Massachusetts have kept the Commonwealth at the forefront of the network communications industry communications industry, broadly defined, the business of conveying information. Although communication by means of symbols and gestures dates to the beginning of human history, the term generally refers to mass communications. worldwide." Airvana builds mobile broadband radio access network (RAN) infrastructure for CDMA (Code Division Multiple Access) A method for transmitting simultaneous signals over a shared portion of the spectrum. The foremost application of CDMA is the digital cellular phone technology from QUALCOMM that operates in the 800 MHz band and 1.9 GHz PCS band. 2000 1xEV-DO. 1xEV-DO is a leading third-generation wireless standard that provides broadband connectivity to over 21 million phones and personal computers around the globe. 1xEV-DO is the most widely deployed mobile broadband technology in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. , with coverage in over 180 metropolitan areas. Consumers in the United States can choose from over 30 devices, including phones, handsets, PC cards and laptops with embedded EV-DO modems. Airvana is a market and technology leader in EV-DO RAN infrastructure. Its technology powers 16 of the world's most dynamic 1xEV-DO networks, on six continents Six Continents is a large retail PLC in UK which split into Six Continents Retail known as Mitchells and Butlers plc. The hotels and soft drinks business of Six Continents PLC is now known as InterContinental Hotels Group PLC. . Airvana's 1xEV-DO infrastructure is based on its unique IP-RAN architecture that delivers carrier-grade mobility, scalability and reliability and is optimized for mobile broadband multimedia. Airvana is accelerating innovation in 1xEV-DO with its next-generation products based on 1xEV-DO Revision A. Airvana's Revision A products will not only support high-speed data, but also high-capacity voice-over-IP, packet-based push-to-talk, packet video telephony See videophone. and multicast. Airvana was first to publicly demonstrate VoIP over 1xEV-DO Revision A with its partner, Nortel Networks (Nortel Networks Limited, Brampton, Ontario, www.nortelnetworks.com) A world leader in telecommunications products, which includes switching, wireless and broadband systems for service providers and carriers, telephones and systems for residential and business users, computer telephony , at the CDMA Americas Congress in September 2005. "Airvana is honored by MassNetComms' recognition for performance and rapid growth," said Randy Battat, CEO of Airvana, adding that, "Airvana's vision of 'Mobile Broadband Everywhere' is fundamentally enabled by the richness of network communications knowledge and talent embodied in New England New England, name applied to the region comprising six states of the NE United States—Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Connecticut. The region is thought to have been so named by Capt. ." The Massachusetts Network Communications Council Annual Awards Ceremony enjoyed the support of the following sponsors: Charles River Charles River River, eastern Massachusetts, U.S. The longest river wholly in the state, it flows into Boston Bay after a course of about 80 mi (130 km). Navigable for about 7 mi (11 km), its estuary separates the cities of Boston and Cambridge. Ventures, Deutsche Bank Deutsche Bank AG (IPA: /'dɔɪ.tʃə/[1]) (ISIN: DE0005140008, NYSE: DB) (English: German Bank , DLA Piper, Ernst & Young, Mass High Tech and Silicon Valley Bank. About Airvana Airvana is an innovator and leader in mobile broadband infrastructure based on third-generation (3G) CDMA2000 1xEV-DO wireless packet data technology. Airvana is the first company to combine advanced 1x EV-DO broadband technology with an innovative IP-RAN architecture to bring carrier class performance and reliability to the radio access network. Today, networks around the world based on Airvana's technology are supporting millions of consumer and business subscribers and are delivering a wide range of mobile broadband information, communication and entertainment services. Airvana is headquartered in Chelmsford, Mass., USA. For more information, please visit the company's Web site at http://www.airvana.com. About the Massachusetts Network Communications Council The Massachusetts Network Communications Council supports voice and data communication companies as they build successful and growing businesses in Massachusetts and New England. By providing advocacy to the state and federal government, education about key technical and business trends and visibility with customers, partners and investors, the Council fosters entrepreneurship and growth in the telecom sector in Massachusetts. Through our successful workforce development activities, including a unique scholarship program for high school students in Massachusetts, we help ensure a vibrant and well-trained workforce in the region long term. To learn more about MassNetComms, please visit www.massnetcomms.org. |
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