OPEN WiMAX Video Solution to Enable Carriers to Maximize ARPU; Company's 4Motion Solution Being Showcased at CTIA, Booth #4969

Alvarion, a provider of WiMAX and wireless broadband solutions, announced that it is showcasing 4MotionTM mobile WiMAX high resolution TV in cooperation with NDS, a provider of technology solutions for digital pay-TV, and MobiTV, a provider of mobile and broadband television and music services. By deploying this type of OPENTM WiMAX solution, mobile WiMAX operators can generate additional revenues and profits under a variety of business models.

4Motion is designed to fully integrate NDS’s digital rights management (DRM) and conditional access (CA) solutions, with MobiTV’s end-to-end mobile WiMAX television services, to enable broadcast of live channels video on demand (VoD), interactive TV, and other value added video applications.

“Our companies are cooperating in order to demonstrate mobile TV over WiMAX anytime, anywhere and on any device,” said Joseph Deutsch, VP Product Marketing, NDS. “Alvarion’s 4Motion solution, together with our core VideoGuard CA and DRM solution, supports the full range of video services, giving carriers the assurance that only paying subscribers gain access to content while offering various business models to consumers and increasing average revenues per user (ARPU).”

“Combining Alvarion’s 4Motion solution with MobiTV’s mobile WiMAX client and content delivery system means that high quality video services can be made available to users at all times,” said Kay Johansson, CTO of MobiTV. “We look forward to working with Alvarion and its 4Motion solution on specific future carrier implementations of mobile TV over WiMAX.”

Leveraging BreezeMAXTM, the leading WiMAX system with more than 300 deployments in 100 countries, 4Motion is designed to enable service providers to offer Personal Broadband or fixed, portable, and mobile WiMAX services anytime, anywhere. Designed to be compliant with 802.16e-2005 and WiMAX ForumTM Network Working Group specifications, 4Motion is the basis of Alvarion’s OPEN WiMAX ecosystem with its best of breed network optimization and smooth and simple integration of third party applications and services. 4Motion is expected to be commercially released later in 2007.

“Our cooperation with NDS and MobiTV is a prime example of our OPEN WiMAX strategy,” said Rudy Leser, Alvarion’s corporate vice president of strategy and marketing. “This further demonstrates the Open WiMAX benefits for operators, allowing best of breed partners to provide innovative and advanced services to Alvarion’s Open WiMAX customers. Supporting core network, radio and application elements, and consumer electronics, 4Motion is designed to provide operators with the potential for offering secure, personalized high-ARPU services with their 4G mobile networks. As the OPEN WiMAX thought leader, we look forward to expanding our relationship with these two market leaders as 4Motion and WiMAX move to supporting video services.”

The three companies are showcasing their joint mobile WiMAX TV solution at the CTIA show, booth #4969, being held here this week.

Source: Alvarion