IPmobile Joins the Mobile Wireless Internet Forum to Push Open Internet Standards.Business Editors/Technology Writers DALLAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 29, 2000 In an effort to open wireless networks to increased competition and expand today's services opportunity, IPmobile, Inc. today announced it joins the Mobile Wireless Internet Forum See forum. (MWIF MWIF Mobile Wireless Internet Forum ). IPmobile is a new, wireless communications wireless communications System using radio-frequency, infrared, microwave, or other types of electromagnetic or acoustic waves in place of wires, cables, or fibre optics to transmit signals or data. infrastructure company enabling service providers to deliver the "real" Internet through its standards independent Airscape(TM) technology. Joining the MWIF will allow IPmobile to actively influence the standards that will pervade per·vade tr.v. per·vad·ed, per·vad·ing, per·vades To be present throughout; permeate. See Synonyms at charge. [Latin perv wireless networks of the future. A founding member of the MWIF, IPmobile is an advocate for an all IP end-to-end protocol. Today, the standards between the radio access and the switching equipment does not deliver true end-to-end IP service. As a result, wireless networks are not conducive to the kind of competition and services that are offered in the wireline Internet. "IPmobile's Airscape is standards independent enabling our customers -- service and content providers -- to ensure Internet service quality to any mobile device today," said Pulin Patel, Chief Technical Officer, IPmobile. "We have a vested interest Vested Interest A financial or personal stake one entity has in an asset, security, or transaction. Notes: For example, if you have a mortgage, your bank has a vested interest on the sale of your house. See also: Right in the future of wireless networks and therefore want to see an all open standards interface, which means services providers will need to embrace and end-to-end IP architecture." The Airscape solution offers the end-user the 'real' Internet experience because it delivers IP Quality of Service (QoS) over the air. Integrating IP routing and QoS layers with the radio physical layer intelligence enables the 'real' Internet functionality. A fully distributed Fully distributed A new stock issue that has been completely resold to the investing public and is no longer held by dealers. fully distributed Of or relating to a new issue of securities that has been sold out. wireless architecture based on wireless routers will introduce flexibility and scalability to the network. In turn, this will encourage competition and allow providers to greatly expand their enhanced services portfolio. IPmobile will play a key role in the MWIF and offers a strong business case for open standards. The company's Airscape technology proves end-to-end IP QoS is the future for ensuring that the wireless Internet evolves to meets consumer demands. "IPmobile will work with service providers on how the Internet Engineering Task Force (c/o Corporation for National Research Initiatives (CNRI), Reston, VA, www.ietf.org) Founded in 1986, the IETF is a non-membership, open, voluntary standards organization dedicated to identifying problems and opportunities in IP data networks and proposing technical solutions to the standards can be used for wireless," said Patel. "By developing Airscape, we have proven that an all IP network is the next step to unleashing the Internet and enabling rapid service creation opportunities. For more information about IPmobile, visit the website at www.ipmobile.com. About IPmobile IPmobile is a new, wireless communications infrastructure company focused on transforming raw radio capacity into managed, cost-efficient, and IP service-ready bandwidth. Using IPmobile's solutions, network operators and service/content providers will be able to profitably extend wireline VPN (Virtual Private Network) A private network that is configured within a public network (a carrier's network or the Internet) in order to take advantage of the economies of scale and management facilities of large networks. , service guarantees, provisioned QoS, premium content delivery, VoIP, and multicasting capabilities over the air. The Company's air intelligent technology has wide applicability for current cellular/PCS and fixed wireless markets, and for next generation IP-based wireless/mobility networks. Based in Richardson, Texas, IPmobile's executive team has more than 60 years of technology and management experience. Funded since July 1999, private investors and two of the industry's leading venture capital firms Name Location Founding date Managing Partners/Directors Specialty Capital managed 5AM Ventures Menlo Park, CA; Waltham, MA 2002 John Diekman, PhD (managing partner), Scott Rocklage, PhD (managing partner), Andrew Schwab (managing partner) life sciences $200M [1] -- Sevin Rosen Funds Sevin Rosen Funds (SRF) is a venture capital firm that was established in 1981 by L.J. Sevin and Ben Rosen. SRF was involved in the financing of ArQule, CIENA, Citrix, Cypress Semiconductor, Electronic Arts, Lotus Development Corporation, Silicon Graphics, and Vitesse. and North Bridge Venture Partners -- have financially backed the company. For more information about IPmobile, please visit us on the Web at www.IPmobile.com |
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