for scaling to support potentially millions of
individual end points.
such as a RAN Gateway, is best served if it can
be leveraged beyond a single application. While
many vendors are investigating RAN Gateways
with a single 3G femtocell application in mind,
there are requirements to support 2G or combo
(2G/3G) access points, as well as applications
beyond femtocells.
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scalable, proven and secure method for delivering mobile
voice and data services over the internet. Known as the
`Generic Access Network' (GAN) specification within 3GPP,
the UMA standard defines the UMA Network Controller
(UNC) that, by definition, is a RAN Gateway that can be
directly applied to also meet the unique challenges of
femtocell deployment.
global leader in femtocells. "It's already been deployed, it
has a proven security approach, a lot of thought has gone
into discovery and registration of devices, and it scales well.
UMA is really helping accelerate the femtocell market."
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network connectivity standard. It is well vetted and
currently deployed in large-scale dual-mode handset
(DMH) applications in the United States, Spain, France,
Italy, among other countries. It has been proven secure,
scalable, cost-effective and robust. In addition, the minor
modifications required to support 3G femtocells are already
underway and expected to complete soon within 3GPP.
being proposed for device-to-core network connectivity,"
said Patrick Tao, vice president of technology with Kineto
Wireless. "As the technology behind successful dual-
mode handset services, such as Unik from FT/Orange and
T-Mobile's Hotspot @Home, the 3GPP UMA standard has
already identified and addressed the real-world deployment
issues operators face in bringing femtocells to market.
These issues include security, device authentication,