Vanu Inc in talks with CDMA players for dual tech solution

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Vanu Inc in talks with CDMA players for dual tech solution
N. Sridharan

Mr Vanu Bose , head of US-based company Vanu Inc. —
Thomas K. Thomas
New Delhi, Sept. 7 In a bid to capitalise on mobilecompanies’ move to adopt dual technology, US-based Vanu Incis in talks with CDMA players including Tata Teleservices to offera solution that will help the operators to switch to GSM withoutchanging their existing hardware.
Vanu’s solution enables operators to move betweentechnologies seamlessly via its software based solution calledAnywave Software Radio.
Dr Vanu Bose, President and CEO of Vanu Inc, told Business Line , “We expect our first deployment in India by early nextyear. Pilots and trials are going on with differentoperators.” Tata invests
The company has also received $32 million venture capitalinvestment. Norwest Venture Partners (NVP) led this round offunding, while previous investor Charles River Ventures and TataCapital participated in the round which will largely supportbusiness development, marketing and integration currently underwayin India.
Mr Bose said since a Tata venture has invested in the company, apartnership with Tata Telservices may be expected. Vanu is in theprocess of significantly expanding its presence in India throughincreased staffing and the signing of strategic partnerships.
Vanu’s software-only design runs on commercial off-the-shelfservers, rather than expensive proprietary hardware. In addition,it is the only Radio Access Network (RAN) product to simultaneouslysupport multiple cellular standards on the same platform. Anywavehas already been deployed by cellular operators in the US andCanada. Vanu also has a research and development centre inBangalore. 3G Solution
Mr Bose said the company was working on a solution for the thirdgeneration (3G) mobile segment. Earlier Vanu and the Centre forDevelopment of Telematics (C-DOT) had announced their partnershipto trial the Vanu Anywave technology as an integral component inwireless access and broadband solutions for the Indian ruralcommunication market.
The company had also entered into a strategic alliance with GTLLimited to address the shared active infrastructure services marketin India. The solution will allow multiple operators on a sharedcommon network to maintain independence, gain cost benefits andlower cost of entry through a combined wireless infrastructure. Related Stories:
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