WiMAX Software Solutions
Aptilo Networks
www.aptilo.com
Arenavägen 47
Block 2, 7th Floor
S-121 77 Stockholm, Sweden
Americas:
+1 972 767 6901
Europe/Africa:
+46 8 5089 8900
Asia/Middle East:
+60 3 2332 0130
info@aptilo.com
Company Background
Aptilo Networks is the leading vendor of integrated service management and
access control solutions for service providers, enterprises and municipalities
needing a rapidly deployable, scalable multiservice solution to easily manage
data and voice services over WiMAX™, metro wireless, Wi-Fi and fixed networks.
Aptilo’s service management platforms control billing, user services and access
in these networks, which are currently deployed worldwide in more than 40
countries.
Aptilo’s WiMAX Products & Solutions
By leveraging Aptilo’s solid experience in the Wi-Fi and wireless mesh markets
into the WiMAX arena, Aptilo offers a proven, multi-access (Wi-Fi / WiMAX) and
cost-effective platform that can grow with the needs of our customers. The
Aptilo’s WiMAX CSN System consists of the Aptilo Service Management Platform
integrated with add-on modules for the specific WiMAX features. It can thus by
default be used for networks using both WiMAX and Wi-Fi access. The system
delivers a highly flexible and versatile authentication, authorization,
accounting (AAA), policy management and service control solution for Mobile
WiMAX and Wi-Fi network services, with support for pre- and post-paid data and
Voice over IP (VoIP) services. The integrated data and voice services solution
provides authentication, authorization and accounting through multiple
authentication types and enforces QoS and service flow profile parameters for
users, devices and services. Intelligent AAA Proxy functionality in the Aptilo
WiMAX CSN System allows service providers to manage interactions with multiple
external AAA servers and roaming partners while a large multitude of service
offerings and combinations of time-, volume- and price-based subscriber accounts
cover required business models. The Aptilo WiMAX CSN System is fully
interoperable with WiMAX-compliant clients and Access Service Network (ASN)
nodes such as WiMAX 802.16-2005 based Base Stations and ASN Gateways through
standards interfaces defined by The WiMAX Forum®.
Aptilo is proud to be one of the first vendors with full support for
pre-integrated NWG pre-paid and hotlining. Aptilo’s growing list of
interoperable vendors through customer implementations and partner testing
includes ADC, Airspan, Alvarion, Aperto, Aricent, Cisco, Harris Stratex,
Motorola, Nortel, Redline, Starent, WiChorus and WiNetworks. (as of April 2009).
Save time and money with an integrated WiMAX CSN solution:
Aptilo offers a unique, yet simple approach to challenges faced by many WiMAX
Operators. We have integrated most of the different subsystems functions needed
into our own product, the Aptilo WiMAX CSN System.
Dedicated subsystems are frequently underutilized from a functionality
perspective. Many operators just make use of a fraction of the total
functionality. Aptilo is second to none when it comes to critical core functions
such as AAA, policy management and end-to-end pre-paid billing and we have
developed sufficient functionality for the other subsystems. The Aptilo system
also features a built-in user database. Our optional AC-network node can be
deployed for traffic management including intelligent IP-address allocation,
DHCP, policy based routing, VLAN and bandwidth shaping.
Furthermore, Aptilo’s WiMAX AAA core is not like any other generic
Authentication, Authorization and Accounting (AAA) solution. It is a
purpose-built solid system for control of access, user services and billing in
WiMAX networks. That is why we call it Aptilo WiMAX AAA+.
Deploying several subsystems from different vendors and getting them ready for
launch is a complex and costly process, especially if something does not work as
intended. With an integrated, ready to deploy solution there is no custom
integration required at all for products from different vendors, as the
different subsystem functions - all included in the integrated solution - are
designed to work seamlessly together. Maintenance may not be the first thing
considered when launching a new WiMAX service. In the long run, however, this
might be the most important issue when it comes to OPEX (operating expenditures)
for the service. Having several subsystem-vendors releasing new software
versions at different times puts a great deal of pressure on the operation of
the service.
The stability of the service may even be compromised due to sudden problems
between subsystems not detected during the testing. Aptilo’s WiMAX CSN System
provides a more stable operation as the different subsystems are designed to
work together and are well tested before release. The Aptilo WiMAX CSN System is
an open system, which means that the operator is free to integrate with a
dedicated subsystem when desired. The integration via Aptilo’s well defined APIs
and native interfaces give the operator the flexibility to make the integration
in an easy and modular way throughout the lifecycle of the service.
Bridgewater Systems, Inc.
www.bridgewatersystems.com
303 Terry Fox Drive, Suite 500
Ottawa, Ontario Canada K2K 3JI
+1.613.591.6655
marketing@bridgewatersystems.com
Company Background
Bridgewater Systems (TSX: BWC), the mobile personalization company, enables
service providers to efficiently manage and profit from mobile data services,
content and commerce. The company’s market leading mobile personalization
portfolio provides a real-time, unified view of subscribers including
entitlements, devices, networks, billing profiles, preferences and context.
Anchored by Bridgewater’s Subscriber Data Broker™, the portfolio of
carrier-grade and standards-based products includes the Bridgewater® Service
Controller (AAA), the Bridgewater® Policy Controller (PCRF) and the Bridgewater®
Home Subscriber Server (HSS). More than 120 leading service providers use
Bridgewater’s solutions to rapidly deliver innovative mobile services to over
150 million subscribers.
Bridgewater’s WiMAX Products & Solutions
Over 25 of the world’s leading WiMAX operators have chosen Bridgewater to be a
key part of their WiMAX Connectivity Service Network (CSN). As a Principal
Member of the WiMAX Forum, Bridgewater is lead contributor to current and
upcoming AAA and policy standards and architectures for WiMAX networks. Vendor
neutral and featuring extensive multi-vendor interoperability, Bridgewater
offers a comprehensive solutions suite that helps WiMAX operators accelerate
commercial launch and introduce new personalized services.
The industry’s leading Service Controller (AAA) features extensive support for
fixed and mobile WiMAX, including:
Authentication - User and device level authentication with full EAP support.
Authorization – Fully profile and policy based for flexible control.
Accounting - Supports session and flow-based accounting for differentiated
charging, as well as support for pre-paid and post-paid.
RADIUS/Diameter - Dual protocol stack ensures multi-vendor, multi-network
compatibility.
Mobile IP – Roaming features such as RADIUS AAA proxy and Mobile IP key
derivation.
Hotlining – Redirect subscribers to prevent revenue leakage.
Lawful intercept – Unique support in WiMAX to enable compliance with law
enforcement and telecoms regulations.
Pre-paid support – Supports multiple prepaid billing models including
standards-based and pre-standards implementations. Helps accelerate subscriber
acquisition.
Accounting mediation – Reduces the load on backend billing systems and the need
for custom mediation. Correlates, aggregates, filters, formats, and streams
accounting records to billing system.
Subscriber data management – Subscriber Data Broker enables creation of advanced
new services and revenue models – such as location based services (LBS), mobile
advertising, and personalized promotions – by leveraging rich set of static,
dynamic and usage data on a per subscriber basis. Allows service providers to
easily manage subscribers and services to accelerate commercial WiMAX launch.
Service model innovation – Policy Controller provides dynamic network and
application policy control to enable advanced service models including casual
(non-subscription) user services and over-the-air provisioning device and
subscriber provisioning to accelerate service introduction.
Bridgewater’s solutions stand at the leading edge of subscriber management.
Please visit www.bridgewatersystems.com to see how we can help you get more from
your network and your subscribers.
CommuniGate Systems
www.communigate.com
655 Redwood Hwy, Suite 275
Mill Valley, CA 94941 USA
+1.415.383.7164
sales@communigate.com
Company Background
Founded in 1991 and based in Mill Valley, California, CommuniGate Systems
develops carrier-class Unified Communications and media delivery software for
broadband and mobile operators to deliver value-added services and SaaS
solutions.
Communigate’s WiMAX Products & Solutions
Mobile Office from CommuniGate Systems is a fixed mobile convergence solution
that provides a suite of Unified Communications applications available for
delivery in a SaaS model. It allows Mobile Operators to offer Value Added
Services (VAS) to their small and medium business subscribers. Mobile Office
delivers push communications on the mobile and a Flash UI on the desktop, tying
SME subscribers to the Mobile Operators’ brand. It increases ARPU by driving
WiMAX data services, encouraging the purchase of add-on features, and
substantially reducing subscriber churn rates.
Mobile Office includes a full suite of virtual applications such as push e-mail,
push calendar, push contacts, push e-mail, shared folders, shared calendars, a
global address book and the Flash-based Web 2.0 client Pronto!. Mobile Office
works any time at any place via push technology when the handset is connected to
an IP network. It supports the largest variety of handsets including the iPhone,
Nokia and WinMobile devices. Subscribers can use any PC, Mac or Linux computer
to access services via the Flash-based user interface Pronto!. Mobile Operators
can upgrade SME subscribers by offering other products including website
hosting, backup services, storage services, archival services, and compliance
services.
Mobile Office is built upon the CommuniGate Pro Unified Communications platform.
CommuniGate Pro is the most reliable and efficient SaaS delivery platform. It
delivers virtualization of domains with a modular feature set, powerful class of
service provisioning, and a live rolling updates change management capability
not found in other solutions. The platform’s exclusive Dynamic Clustering
architecture provides 99.999% uptime in a multi-tenant architecture with no
single point of failure and allows SaaS providers to add frontend or backend
nodes as needed without any downtime or service interruption. CommuniGate Pro
makes it easy for service providers and operators to offer business class
services with costs that decline as virtualized client volume increases.
CommuniGate Pro is the only truly integrated UC platform that was built to power
all forms of IP communications in one integrated platform.
Green Packet Berhad
www.greenpacket.com
Packet Hub,
159, Jalan Templer,
46050 Petaling Jaya,
Selangor, Malaysia
+1 781-328-4400
marketing.gp@greenpacket.com
Company Background
Green Packet Solutions, part of the Green Packet Berhad group of companies, is a
leading developer of Next Generation Mobile Broadband and Networking Solutions.
Our mission is to provide seamless and unified platforms for the delivery of
user-centric multimedia communications services regardless of the nature and
availability of backbone infrastructures. Founded in San Francisco’s Silicon
Valley in 2000, Green Packet Solutions has expanded its global footprint to
Kuala Lumpur (Headquarters), Singapore, Shanghai, Taiwan, Australia, Bahrain and
Bangkok.
Green Packet Solutions empowers Operators to improve ARPU via leading edge
carrier-grade connectivity solutions and interoperability-tested WiMAX Modems.
Green Packet Solutions’ products offer best-in-class performance and are of the
highest quality, ensuring our customers are ALWAYS BEST CONNECTED!
With R&D centres located in USA, Shanghai, and Taiwan, we are on the edge of new
developments in 4G (particularly WiMAX and LTE), as well as software
advancement. Green Packet Solutions’ presence around the world shouts our global
capabilities and localization abilities. Furthermore, fellow symbiotic players
can leverage on Green Packet Solutions’ strategic alliances in the
telecommunications industry to strengthen one’s stake in the ecosystem.
Green Packet’s WiMAX Products & Solutions
Intouch Connection Management Platform
Intouch Connection Management Platform (ICMP) is an easy to use, single-client
solution that intelligently manages access network connections you offer (for
example WiFi, WiMAX or 3G).
Simple & Unified Network Access
ICMP is designed to converge connection management, communication services and
entertainment within a single client. In other words, subscribers gain
connectivity convenience with single sign-on to a host of lifestyle-based
value-added services, as well as a rich spread of applications and services, all
via one user-friendly and trendy interface. Operators can monetize the
value-added services to gain additional revenue on top of access network fees.
Connectivity On The Go
It includes the Seamless Mobility feature that enables users to automatically
switch from one network to another, without any interruption to their
connectivity or application usage. In other words, a user need not worry which
network to connect to; instead based on the current location, he will be
automatically connected to best available network. This gives users the
advantage of wireless broadband unification and whilst addressing Operators’
need for network convergence.
Optimize Usage of Existing Infrastructure
Aside from this, the ICMP is perfect for Operators offering multiple access
networks as it enables the maximized use of existing infrastructure. Traffic
from a congested network, for example, WiFi can be easily offloaded to the next
available network, say WiMAX - thus creating a balance in bandwidth utilization.
