Airvana
| Part of CommScope | |
| Industry | Small cell, , Wireless broadband, Mobile Broadband |
| Founded | March 2000 |
| Headquarters | Chelmsford, Massachusetts USA |
| Website | www.commscope.com |
Airvana was acquired by CommScope in 2015. Prior to that, the company was an independent provider of small cells and based on fourth generation (4G) Long Term Evolution (LTE) and third-generation (3G) CDMA2000 EV-DO mobile broadband technologies. Airvana products enable mobile operators to deliver 3G and 4G cellular data services indoors.
Airvana was founded in 2000 by Motorola executives Sanjeev Verma and Vedat Eyuboglu. The company went public in July 2007 on the NASDAQ: AIRV and was taken private in 2009 for $530M by management and private equity investors. In 2013, Ericssson Inc acquired Airvana's 3G EVDO business and in 2015 CommScope acquired Airvana's Femtocell Business . Airvana's 3G CDMA2000 EVDO infrastructure business was ranked #2 in worldwide marketshare and in 2011 it's Femtocell business was ranked #1 in worldwide marketshare.
Airvana provides technology for mobile networks to support mobile broadband information, communication and entertainment services. Airvana’s small cell and products are small cellular access points that connect to a mobile operator’s network through broadband (such as DSL, fiber or cable) internet connections. They are designed to improve coverage for mobile phone users inside buildings. Airvana’s femtocells currently support LTE and CDMA mobile networks. A previous UMTS femtocell product was disbanded in September 2010.
On March 20, 2013, Airvana Network Solutions Inc. was granted a preliminary injunction in its 330-md intellectual-property lawsuit against Ericsson AB, the world’s largest maker of wireless networks. On September 6, 2013, Airvana sold its EV-DO macro-cell radio access network business unit to Ericsson, retaining its small cell business.
In April 2014 former Nortel executive Richard Lowe was hired as CEO, replacing Randy Battat who remained as chairman of the board.
In June 2014 Airvana announced OneCell, an LTE small cell system based on Cloud RAN (C-RAN) technology for large indoor spaces. In February 2015 Airvana announced the Device Management System (DMS), a small cell management system.
CommScope headquarters are in Hickory, North Carolina, USA.
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