UTStarcom Unveils "MovingMedia" TD-CDMA Wireless Broadband Platform

UTStarcom introduced its MovingMedia 6000 wireless broadband solution for delivering data services at up to 3Mbps per subscriber using a range of licensed frequency bands -- 1900- 1920MHz, 2010-2025MHz, 2500-2700MHz, and 3400-3600MHz.



UMTS license holders with allocated spectrum could use the MovingMedia 6000 solution to offer portable, always-on broadband service to compete with DSL and cable modem services. The wireless mobile data services could also complement existing Wideband Code Division Multiple Access (W-CDMA) data service. Future upgrades to the MovingMedia 6000 solution will support wireless VoIP and high-mobility data services.



UTStarcom said its new MovingMedia 6000 platform offers operators the opportunity to use low-cost, unused spectrum to offer high-value, portable broadband services. Because the MovingMedia 6000 complies with the UMTS standard, it can be co-located with UMTS FDD base stations and share cell site equipment, including antennas. The MovingMedia 6000 architecture supports both centralized and distributed deployments.



UTStarcom's platform is based on the UMTS Time Division Duplexing (UMTS TDD) standard for 3G mobile networks, which utilizes Time Division-Code Division Multiple Access (TD-CDMA) technology. UTStarcom is using IP Wireless' TD-CDMA core technology for the new product line. The end-to-end MovingMedia 6000 solution includes Radio Access Network (RAN) products, core network products, and customer premise equipment (CPE), including a PCMCIA card that provides a mobile broadband interface between a mobile computer and a wireless TD-CDMA network. UTStarcom will also offer a MovingMedia 6000 Desktop Modem.



UTStarcom's MovingMedia 6000 solution is currently being deployed by UK Broadband, a subsidiary of PCCW Communications (UK) Ltd. UK Broadband's NETVIGATOR service offers subscribers plug-and-play wireless broadband, with an initial choice of a 512 kbps or 1 Mbps connection. The carrier also plans to introduce VoIP and mobile broadband data in 2005. UTStarcom said the MovingMedia 6000 is also currently being trialed and evaluated by several operators in other regions of the world. Optus, the second largest GSM operator in Australia, has also announced it will evaluate the UTStarcom solution as part of its ongoing strategy to tap into new and emergent technologies that open up growth opportunities.http/utstar.com/Solutions/Wireless/TD-CDMA/