Redline Announces the Public Debut of its RedMAX 4C Platform for Mobile WiMAX at WiMAX World Europe.Company to Feature RedMAX and RedMAX 4C Product Demonstrations in Vienna, Austria TORONTO -- Redline Communications Inc. ("Redline" or "the Company"), (AIM:REDL) a leading provider of standards-based WiMAX and broadband wireless See wireless broadband. infrastructure products, today announces the public debut of its RedMAX 4C Mobile WiMAX See WiMAX and 802.16. platform and the next addition to RedMAX, one of the world's most widely deployed WiMAX Forum Certified[TM] solutions. The Company will feature live "over-the-air" demonstrations of its RedMAX 4C products at WiMAX World Europe in Vienna, Austria, from May 29 to 31, 2007. The RedMAX 4C, which is based on the WiMAX industry's 802.16e-2005 standards for mobile WiMAX, supports a wide range of fixed, portable and mobile wireless services including support Voice and Video over IP, broadband Internet access Broadband Internet access, often shortened to just "broadband", is high speed Internet access—typically contrasted with dial-up access over modem. Dial-up modems are generally only capable of a maximum bitrate of 56 kbit/s (kilobits per second) and require the full use of a used to support highly valued education, medical, transportation and municipal applications, VPNs (Virtual Private Networks) and other advanced communications services. The RedMAX 4C Mobile WiMAX platform is designed to enable operators to maximize the reach and customer density required for a profitable carrier business model. Redline's new WiMAX offering is also designed to facilitate the integration of its existing RedMAX products with its RedMAX 4C technologies, providing operators a path to introduce 802.16e and evolve to technologies that incorporate 802.16m which is the WiMAX industry standard for true mobility. "Redline continues to lead the WiMAX industry with worldwide deployments of RedMAX, the first complete WiMAX Forum Certified[TM] system, and ongoing development of technologies that enable carriers to build multi-use networks that enable the high-revenue services demanded by customers worldwide," said Kevin Suitor SUITOR. One who is a party to a suit or action in court. One who is a party to an action. In its ancient sense, suitor meant one Who was bound to attend the county court, also, one who formed part of the secta. (q.v.) , Vice President, Business Development and Marketing, Redline Communications. "Following recent interoperability testing with other WiMAX vendors, Redline's debut of the RedMAX 4C is a significant milestone in bringing true, tested 802.16e-2005-compliant products to market." "With the success of its WiMAX Forum Certified[TM] RedMAX family of products, Redline has been a significant driver behind the deployment and commercial delivery of WiMAX services by carriers worldwide," said Berge Ayvazian, Chief Strategy Officer, Yankee Group (the Yankee Group, Boston, MA, www.yankeegroup.com) A major market research, analysis and consulting firm founded in 1970 by Howard Anderson. It provides general consulting and strategic planning in the computer and communications field. . "We believe carriers will continue to look to the WiMAX market leaders such as Redline in the evolution of their networks to incorporate new technologies and services as they emerge. Based on Redline's track record of producing high-performance, high-capacity WiMAX solutions, we believe RedMAX and the new RedMAX 4C provide solid platforms on which carriers can build a long term WiMAX strategy." "The introduction of the RedMAX 4C makes Redline's WiMAX technologies available to more carriers worldwide, including Asia Pacific regions such as Japan and India where regulators are awarding licenses for WiMAX operation in the 2.5 GHz spectrum. It also enables operators with 3.5 GHz licenses to choose from additional Redline technologies to achieve their specific business and deployment objectives," added Suitor. "Redline expects to begin delivering its RedMAX 4C 802.16e-2005-based products to new and existing customers in the second half of 2007." Redline's RedMAX 4C products, including both the base station and customer premise equipment, were among those tested at the recent WiMAX Forum Plugfest in Sophia Antipolis Sophia Antipolis is a technology park northwest of Antibes and southwest of Nice, France. Much of the park falls within the commune of Valbonne. Created in 1970~84, it houses primarily companies in the fields of computing, electronics, pharmacology and biotechnology. , France. Among the key mobility features tested were handover n. 1. The act of relinquishing property or authority etc. to another; as, the handover of occupied territory to the original posssessors; the handover of power from the military back to the civilian authorities s>. capabilities for mobile applications and MIMO (Multiple Input/Multiple Output) Pronounced "my-mo," it is the use of multiple transmitters and receivers (multiple antennas) on wireless devices for improved performance. (Multiple Input Multiple Output), an intelligent antenna technology that delivers higher capacity and spectral efficiency Spectral efficiency or spectrum efficiency refers to the amount of information that can be transmitted over a given bandwidth in a specific digital communication system. . At WiMAX World Europe, Redline will demonstrate broadband video applications over its RedMAX 4C system. RedMAX 4C Mobile WiMAX Platform Operating in the 2.5 GHz and 3.5 GHz spectrum bands, RedMAX 4C is designed to conform to Verb 1. conform to - satisfy a condition or restriction; "Does this paper meet the requirements for the degree?" fit, meet coordinate - be co-ordinated; "These activities coordinate well" the requirements for 802.16e Certification Wave 2, which is the WiMAX Forum's official certification program for Mobile WiMAX. Supporting a high concentration of subscribers, it enables operators to realize a rapid return on their WiMAX investment, with a low total cost of ownership. The RedMAX 4C leverages Redline's proven, field tested and optimized fourth-generation technologies for TDD (Time Division Duplexing) A transmission method that uses only one channel for transmitting and receiving, separating them by different time slots. No guard band is used. Contrast with FDD. See also TDD/TTY. TDD - Telecommunications Device for the Deaf (Time Division Duplexing Time division duplex Time division duplex (TDD) is the application of time-division multiplexing to separate outward and return signals. It emulates full duplex communication over a half duplex communication link. )-based Scalable-OFDMA-based systems. It provides carriers with an all-IP system that incorporates open standards Specifications for hardware and software that are developed by a standards organization or a consortium involved in supporting a standard. Available to the public for developing compliant products, open standards imply "open systems;" that an existing component in a system can be replaced to provide carriers the flexibility to deliver fixed, portable and mobile services with WiMAX. The new product family includes a modular, standardized uTCA (micro Telecommunications Computing Architecture) chassis base station that is small, lightweight and easy to deploy thereby minimizing site acquisition and construction costs and speeding up site buildout timelines. RedMAX 4C will also include a suite of indoor and outdoor fixed and portable end-user devices including laptops, mobile handsets and PDAs. High System Gain and Advanced Antenna Techniques Incorporating advanced antenna techniques including MIMO, receive diversity techniques and high power radios (up to 10W), RedMAX 4C provides one of the highest system gains in the industry for wide area coverage and high in-building penetration. It also supports hundreds of active subscribers positioning it among the most cost effective WiMAX base station systems to deploy and operate as it allows carriers to derive the highest possible revenue from fewest cell sites. The modularity and scalability of the RedMAX 4C allows carriers to deploy one of several possible MIMO configuration options including 2x2 or 4x4 MIMO. High Capacity through layer 2 innovations Predictive Scheduling, born out of over 7 years of Redline's field experience with TDD, OFDM (Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing) A digital transmission technique that uses a large number of carriers spaced apart at slightly different frequencies. systems, allows the carriers to support over 250 active subscribers on a single base station sector leading to lower infrastructure build-out costs and faster time to profitability. The high system gain, high capacity RedMAX 4C reduces deployment costs by providing un-paralleled WiMAX performance to support broadband fixed and mobile wireless services. Additional Benefits The modularity of the base station along with the OBSAI (Open Base Station Architecture Initiative) and software-defined radio A software-defined radio (SDR) system is a radio communication system which can tune to any frequency band and receive any modulation across a large frequency spectrum by means of programmable hardware which is controlled by software. architecture protects the carrier investment and extends the product lifecycle Product lifecycle or product life cycle is the course of a product's sales and profits over time. The five stages of each product lifecycle are product development, introduction, growth, maturity and decline. by allowing system upgrades to match the evolution of WiMAX. The RedMAX 4C base station incorporates OAM&P (Operation, Administration, Maintenance and Provisioning) function support including fault tolerance See fault tolerant. (architecture) fault tolerance - 1. The ability of a system or component to continue normal operation despite the presence of hardware or software faults. This often involves some degree of redundancy. 2. , performance, inventory and software management to ensure greater reliability. It also supports SNMP (Simple Network Management Protocol) A widely used network monitoring and control protocol. Data are passed from SNMP agents, which are hardware and/or software processes reporting activity in each network device (hub, router, bridge, etc. (simple network management protocol) interface, WiMAX MIBs (Management Information Base) and is easily managed by the Redline Management Suite or third party Element Management System. Redline's RedMAX[TM] Family The RedMAX 4C is the latest addition to Redline's growing roster of WiMAX solutions. Redline is among the leading global companies that are bringing proven WiMAX solutions to markets around the world. Redline's RedMAX family of WiMAX solutions is the world's first complete system to receive the WiMAX Forum Certified[TM] mark for conformance to the WiMAX standards for performance and interoperability. Redline's carrier-class RedMAX Base Station (AN-100U) supports voice, video, and prioritized data traffic, enabling long-range, high-capacity 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. Redline's WiMAX products also include the RedMAX Indoor Subscriber Unit A Subscriber Unit, or SU is a broadband radio that is installed at a business or residential location to connect to an Access Point to send/receive high speed data wired or wirelessly. Devices commonly referred to as a Subscriber Unit include cable modems, mobile phones, etc. (SU-I) and Outdoor Subscriber Unit (SU-O) designed for enterprise and residential services. The RedMAX Management Suite enables operators to monitor and control the network, ensuring high service availability. Redline's RedMAX family will be expanded to include products for additional frequency bands, applications and standards. The exceptional performance, capacity, coverage and carrier-class scalability of RedMAX products are the result of Redline's extensive OFDM technology development and deployment experience. With an extended reach of more than 15 kilometers, speeds of up to 35 Mbps, advanced encryption, quality of service (QoS) controls, VLAN See virtual LAN. VLAN - Virtual Local Area Network capabilities, and ability to support up to thousands of users on a single base station, RedMAX enables carriers and other network operators to support heavy data, video and voice traffic on their networks. About Redline Communications Redline Communications is the leading provider of standards-based wireless broadband solutions. Redline's RedMAX[TM] WiMAX Forum Certified[TM] systems and award-winning RedCONNEX[TM] family of broadband wireless infrastructure products enable service providers and other network operators to cost-effectively deliver high-bandwidth services including voice, video and data communications data communications, application of telecommunications technology to the problem of transmitting data, especially to, from, or between computers. In popular usage, it is said that data communications make it possible for one computer to "talk" with another. . Redline is committed to the continued development of WiMAX and other advanced wireless broadband products. With more than 35,000 installations in 75 countries, and a global network of over 100 partners, Redline's experience and expertise helps service providers, enterprises and government organizations roll out the services and applications that drive their business forward. For more information, visit www.redlinecommunications.com. NOTE: All registered and unregistered trademarks mentioned in this release are the property of their respective owners. |
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