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."
