BARCELONA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--InterDigital, Inc. (NASDAQ: IDCC) today announced its collaboration with technology partner Continuous Computing®, the global provider of integrated platform solutions that address the mobile broadband capacity challenge, on developing solutions for the intelligent management of traffic at the network edge, considered to be the next frontier in addressing the bandwidth crunch. For the 2011 Mobile World Congress in Barcelona on February 14 – 17, 2011, the companies have developed bandwidth management and machine-to-machine (M2M) demonstrations that reflect synergies in offloading the wireless network by intelligent traffic management.
The reduction of the bandwidth and processing load on the core network becomes especially valuable with the expected growth of M2M traffic where the signaling overhead related to setup, security handshaking and teardown is significant relative to the amount of data transferred. InterDigital® is a key contributor to the standardization of M2M technology and system architecture for standardized end-to-end service capabilities with seamless integration of M2M devices with cellular networks. By using M2M gateways, network operators can remotely manage and control M2M devices and offer M2M network services to third parties. This gateway function can be integrated on femtocells, home gateways and even smartphones on the edge of the cellular network to handle most bandwidth-heavy security and device management.
Continuous Computing’s industry-leading Trillium femtocell software is integrated with InterDigital’s bandwidth management application and M2M gateway for compelling demonstrations at the Mobile World Congress. InterDigital is also leveraging Continuous Computing’s deep expertise in 3G wireless and femtocells by engaging Trillium Professional Services for design, development, integration and testing of InterDigital bandwidth management and M2M solutions with Trillium wireless technologies.
“InterDigital’s holistic bandwidth technologies for solving the bandwidth crunch are in perfect alignment with our roadmap of integrated platform solutions for operators,” said Manish Singh, Vice President of product line management for Continuous Computing. “InterDigital’s innovations in spectrum optimization, cross-network connectivity and mobility, and intelligent data delivery can directly benefit Continuous Computing’s customers and ultimately the entire wireless ecosystem.”
“Continuous Computing’s ability to deliver customizable solutions for both wireless and packet processing made them a natural fit with InterDigital’s holistic approach to providing dynamic bandwidth management solutions that span the entire network,” said James J. Nolan - Executive Vice President, Research and Development, InterDigital. “With a singular focus on the telecom market and a complete product portfolio of hardware, software and professional services, Continuous Computing is uniquely qualified to provide the solutions that meet InterDigital’s needs from the core all the way to the network edge.”
Other elements of InterDigital’s suite of holistic bandwidth technologies use configurable policy rules that opportunistically leverage multiple networks to increase bandwidth supply and offload traffic through:
- Segregation of traffic flows across separate networks based on Quality of Service needs and operator policy;
- Flow mobility between network links based on changing network conditions; and
- Splitting and aggregation of individual flows across multiple network links allowing bandwidth to be allocated flexibly based on application needs.
About Continuous Computing
Continuous Computing is the global source of integrated platform solutions that enable network equipment providers to overcome the mobile broadband capacity challenge quickly and cost effectively. Leveraging more than 20 years of telecom innovation, the company empowers customers to increase return on investment by focusing internal resources on differentiation for 3G, Long Term Evolution (LTE), Femtocell and Deep Packet Inspection (DPI) applications. Expertise and responsiveness set the company apart: only Continuous Computing combines best-in-class ATCA platforms with world-famous Trillium® protocol software to create highly-optimized, field-proven wireless and packet processing network infrastructure. www.ccpu.com
Continuous Computing is an active member of 3GPP, CP-TA, eNsemble Multi-Core Alliance, ETSI, Femto Forum, Intel Embedded Alliance, Multicore Packet Processing Forum, NI Alliance, PICMG and the SCOPE Alliance.
Continuous Computing, the Continuous Computing logo and Trillium are trademarks or registered trademarks of Continuous Computing Corporation. Other names and brands may be claimed as the property of others.
About InterDigital
InterDigital develops fundamental wireless technologies that are at the core of mobile devices, networks, and services worldwide. As a long-standing contributor to the evolution of the wireless industry, we solve many of the industry’s most critical and complex technical challenges years ahead of market deployment. Our advanced solutions support more efficient wireless networks, a richer multimedia experience, and new mobile broadband capabilities. Accordingly, we have established licenses and partnerships with many of the world’s leading wireless companies.
InterDigital is a registered trademark of InterDigital, Inc.
For more information, visit: www.interdigital.com.