
US
CA : Azaire Networks announced that Chunghwa Mobile will deploy Azaire
Networks' IP Converged Network Platform (IP-CNP). With the IP-CNP,
Chunghwa Mobile will provide its subscribers seamless services across
2.5G, 3G and WLAN networks.
Chunghwa
Mobile subscribers will be able to use a notebook PC with a 3G data
card, a PDA or a dual-mode handset to access unified services across
different wireless networks. Elta Technology Company, Ltd., a leading
systems house in broadband, video and multimedia solutions, will assist
with the integration of Azaire's IP-CNP into Chunghwa Telecom's core
network.
Azaire Networks'
new 3GPP- and IETF-compliant Next Generation IP Converged Network
Platform, announced on October 26, is the world's first convergence
gateway on the AdvancedTCA(R) platform. It supports both legacy voice
and data services, as well as future IMS services. The new IP-CNP
provides Chunghwa Telecom with a standards based solution that leverages
the company's 3G core network investments for subscriber management,
traffic management, IP services, customer care and billing systems.
Azaire's IP-CNP will enable
Chunghwa Telecom to cost effectively deliver seamless mobile broadband
services to its subscribers everywhere. For example, a subscriber
can roam between macrocellular 3G networks and WLAN zones, always
receiving the best connected service that has an identical look and
feel.
"We reviewed and tested
the offerings and capabilities of several companies, and selected
Azaire's IP Converged Network Platform because it is 3GPP compliant
and provides the highest level of convergence across 3G, 2.5G and
WLAN networks," said Mu-Piao Shih, Vice President of Chunghwa
Telecom's Mobile Business Group. "The Azaire Networks solution
supports Taiwan's Dual Network Initiative."
"Taiwan's Dual Network
Initiative is a government-sponsored program to integrate 3G and WiFi
networks throughout the island," said Bill Howe, President and
Chief Executive Officer of Azaire Networks. "Chunghwa Mobile
continues to demonstrate its leadership in mobile and broadband services
with the selection of Azaire's Next Generation IP-CNP. We are delighted
to have Chunghwa as a new customer."
About Azaire Networks Inc.
Azaire Networks is the
leading provider of hybrid network solutions with deployments in service
in Europe, North America and Asia. Customers include T-Mobile, Rogers
Wireless, Mobilkom Austria, GoMobile and several others, with additional
operators currently testing the IP-CNP. Azaire Networks' flagship
IP-CNP product is the first 3GPP-compliant IWLAN solution that enables
operators to cost effectively extend 2.5G/3G network coverage.
Azaire Networks'
hybrid network approach enables business users and consumers to receive
the broadband mobility and new services they desire on the best available
network.