Jan 26, 2009 08:30 ET
Motorola Selects Starent Networks to Provide Mobile Multimedia Core Products for Its LTE Solution
TEWKSBURY, Mass. --(Business Wire)-- Jan 26, 2009
Starent Networks, Corp. (Nasdaq:STAR), a leading provider of
infrastructure solutions that enable mobile operators to deliver
multimedia services, today announced Motorola, Inc. has selected Starent
Networks to provide multimedia core networking solutions for use in its
LTE (Long Term Evolution)/SAE (System Architecture Evolution) network
offerings.
The incorporation of Starent Networks’ solutions into Motorola’s LTE
portfolio allows Motorola to offer an end-to-end network solution for
its operator customers. The Starent Networks products fulfill the
functional requirements defined in the SAE or Evolved Packet Core (EPC)
standards. Additionally, the Starent Networks solutions are designed for
a smooth migration to LTE for both CDMA 1X/DO-A and GSM/UMTS operators.
Mobile operators are looking for solutions that deliver on today’s
requirements for 3G mobile broadband, while also positioning them for a
migration to mobile ultra broadband networks.
“By teaming with Starent, Motorola is working with industry experts in
the mobile operators’ multimedia core networks,” said Darren McQueen,
vice president, Wireless Broadband Access Technologies, Motorola Home &
Networks Mobility. “Integrating Starent’s solutions into the Motorola
LTE ecosystem enhances our world-class LTE network solution by adding a
robust feature rich multimedia core to our overall LTE offering.”
Starent Networks is a market leader in high-performance, intelligent
solutions for the mobile operators’ multimedia core network. Its
products deliver superior performance in existing 3G networks, while
positioning the mobile network for a migration to 4G/LTE. Starent’s
solutions already include many of the elements required of the 4G
network, including integrated intelligence, a simplified network
architecture, high bandwidth performance capabilities, carrier-class
reliability and enhanced mobility. Furthermore, Starent’s solutions are
capable of supporting multiple functions in a single node, allowing a
single platform to concurrently act as a 2G/3G and 4G node. Starent’s
solutions are designed to be evolutionary, deployed through software
upgrades. This approach is intended to protect operators’ existing
investments and eliminates the need for forklift upgrades.
“As operators strive for market share and revenue in the mobile market,
they are focused on deploying high-bandwidth networks that can deliver
the broadband-intensive multimedia applications that subscribers are
expecting,” said Phil Marshall, senior research fellow, Yankee Group.
“Solutions that allow the seamless migration of services from 3G to 4G
are of critical value to operators and their consumer and enterprise
customers.”
“We are very pleased to be working with Motorola, as they are such a
prominent player in the wireless market,” said Ashraf Dahod, CEO of
Starent Networks. “We appreciate their recognition of our value, and
feel that working together we can deliver exceptional mobile broadband
networking technology with the superior support operators expect.”
LTE will provide users with an experience similar to that of fixed line
broadband with higher bandwidth and lower latency. By combining Motorola
expertise with Starent Networks expertise in the multimedia core,
Motorola will enable high demand multimedia services along with media
mobility, which can help mobile operators increase revenues and gain
competitive advantage delivering true mobile broadband.
About Starent Networks
Starent Networks, Corp. is a leading provider of infrastructure
solutions that enable mobile operators to deliver multimedia services to
their subscribers. Starent Networks has created solutions that provide
mobile operators with the functions and services needed for access,
mobility management and call control in their networks. Through
integrated intelligence and high performance capabilities, Starent
Networks’ solutions also enhance subscriber management, billing and
session policy enforcement. The company’s products are capable of
supporting a wide range of mobile wireless networks, such as UMTS,
CDMA2000, WiFi, and WiMAX. Starent Networks’ products have been deployed
by over 85 mobile operators in 35 countries. Additional information
about Starent Networks is available at www.starentnetworks.com.
Starent Networks’ Safe Harbor Statement
Any statements in this press release about future expectations, plans
and prospects for Starent Networks, including statements about
expectations related to the company's multimedia solutions, constitute
forward-looking statements within the meaning of The Private Securities
Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements may contain the words
“believes,” “anticipates,” “plans,” “expects,” “will” and similar
expressions. Actual results may differ materially from those indicated
by such forward-looking statements as a result of various important
factors, including the inability to predict the future success or market
acceptance of Starent Networks’ multimedia core platform solutions, the
highly competitive and rapidly evolving market in which Starent
Networks’ competes, Starent Networks’ limited operating history, the
fluctuation of its past operating results, its reliance on a limited
number of customers for a significant portion of its revenues and its
reliance on a single line of products and other factors discussed in the
“Risk Factors” section of Starent Networks’ Annual Report on Form 10-K
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. In addition, the
forward-looking statements included in this press release represent
Starent Networks’ views as of the date of this press release. Starent
Networks anticipates that subsequent events and developments will cause
its views to change. However, while Starent Networks may elect to update
these forward-looking statements at some point in the future, it
specifically disclaims any obligation to do so. These forward-looking
statements should not be relied upon as representing Starent Networks’
views as of any date subsequent to the date of this press release.
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Starent Networks, Corp.
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