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Vanu Inc., C-DOT pact for wireless expansion
By siliconindia
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Thursday, 03 March 2005, 20:30 IST
NEW DELHI: The Center for Development of Telematics and Vanu, Inc. of Cambridge have tied up to launch VanuÂ’s Anywave Software Radio GSM Base Station Technology on a trial basis in IndiaÂ’s rural areas, mostly deprived of a effective communication network.
The partnership is focused on extending C-DOT's rural network infrastructure solution to provide wireless capability through Vanu's unique software radio approach to wireless communications. Initial trials will focus on GSM, yet future commercial deployments of the integrated solution will be focused on leveraging the multi-mode capability of the Anywave Base Station technology, a press release by both partners said.
"India represents a substantial market opportunity for wireless infrastructure providers," said Vanu Bose, CEO of Vanu, Inc. "This partnership with C-DOT will provide tremendous value to Vanu, Inc. and will extend our presence into one of the world's largest wireless markets. We understand the needs of the rural market and have proven success in the US, while C-DOT has the track record for deploying and supporting rural landline systems in more than 30,000 Indian villages. This partnership will extend C-DOT's existing infrastructure and accelerate the deployment of the advanced wireless applications in India."
According to Vijay Madan, Executive Director of C-DOT, "C-DOT foresees the success of the partnership with Vanu and our joint ability to demonstrate this leading-edge software radio technology in the rural market deployment here in India. C-DOT has a particular focus on the development of cost-effective rural solutions and believes that Vanu's software radio approach is ideally suited to this opportunity due to its flexibility, ability to support multiple standards and remote management capabilities. This partnership in the future will enable development of low-cost, field proven rural solutions for users of C-DOT exchanges in other countries as well."