Press Release

Intel and DOVADO Qualify Voice Services in MobileCity WiMAX Network

As part of the evolving development within the WiMAX standards, DOVADO and Intel Solution Services has together with the Swedish operator, MobileCity, in Skellefteå, hosted a quality verification test using equipment from the DOVADO product portfolio.

The network infrastructure, based on the 802.16a (Fixed-Wireless Access) standard has been used to transport broadband data up to 10Mbps full-duplex across distances in excess of 35km. With an affordable and compact offering from MobileCity, the subscriber is able to connect from a rural location at Ethernet speeds within a short amount of time upon antenna installation.

The test conducted by all parties was to qualify the delivery capability of voice services on the perpetual wireless transmission medium, WiMAX. In such tests, Class 5 call services were thoroughly qualified with results proving that the transmission characteristics of WiMAX is in par with traditional wireline Ethernet in terms of bandwidth availability, low round-trip latency, minimal packet-loss and Quality-of-Service (QoS) for prioritizing voice above high bandwidth consuming services such as streaming video and file transfer.

"Intel® Solution Services on-site expertise provided validation of the end-to-end solution. This project relied strongly upon our VoIP and WiMax expertise on one hand and our worldwide network on the other what helped to bring together key technologies and industry players. The trial demonstrates that WiMAX is well suited to support VoIP and validates the capabilities of the next generation of wireless technologies.", said Jörgen Forsberg, Nordic Regional Manager for Intel® Solution Services.

With a simple Plug-and-Play approach to the subscriber, the DOVADO Residential Gateway (RG) offers Ethernet and Analog Telephony interfaces, now a globally-deployed standard; to connect their devices and be part of a Wireless Broadband Access and Telephony network in mere seconds.

The DOVADO Portfolio offers operators to deploy voice in a more managed and cost-efficient manner in order to maintain a large network without complications in commissioning, provisioning and supporting the deployed lines.

About MobileCity
MobileCity is a competence center in Skellefteå, Sweden, where industrial businesses and universities collaborate on research and product development within one of the most expansive and exciting fields in today's world: wireless communications. MobileCity is located on Campus Skellefteå, a melting pot for innovative businesses and universities. Here, MobileCity maintains a high-tech lab symbolizing the collaboration between industry and academia. The lab is a hub for companies looking to collaborate on projects to develop ideas within wireless communications, focusing on those with a potential to lead to new products and services. Companies are given the opportunity to work with Luleå University of Technology, Umeå University and The Royal Institute of Technology. MobileCity also collaborates with CDT, a center for distance technologies at Luleå. CDT has extensive experience in collaborative efforts between industry and business. One of MobileCity's objectives is to contribute to a necessary structural shift in the entrepreneurial landscape of northern Sweden. To this end, MobileCity supports business- and university efforts to create exciting products, services and courses within the field of wireless communications

About Intel Solution Services
Intel® Solution Services is Intel Corporation's worldwide professional services organization, helping companies capitalize on the full value of Intel® architecture through consulting focused on architecture transitions. Intel Solution Services uses its foremost expertise in Intel architecture and next-generation technologies to design cost-effective, cutting-edge solutions to complex business challenges. We combine our architecture expertise, state-of-the-art facilities, and strong industry alliances to help businesses get the most out of their information technology investments.

About DOVADO
DOVADO is an innovative supplier of unique products and solutions for operators in order to introduce telecom services in new broadband wireless networks. DOVADO recognizes communication as a basic human right, and should be available across all boundaries of society and geography.

For further information, please contact


MobileCity
Göran Eriksson
Project Manager
goran.eriksson@mobilecity.nu
Phone: +46703351362
www.mobilecity.nu

Intel Solution Services
Torbjörn Widh
Distributed Solution CER Manager
torbjoern.widh@intel.com
Phone: +46859463127
www.intel.com/go/intelsolutionservices

DOVADO
Samir Madani
Director, Sales & Marketing
samir.madani@dovado.com
Phone: +46 709 45 63 96
www.dovado.com