BEDMINSTER, N.J.—Flarion Technologies Inc. reported a trial deployment of its Flash-OFDM technology by Japan Telecom Co. Ltd. and Tohoku University’s Research Center in Sendai, Japan, that will include seamless roaming and handoff between Flarion’s wide-area technology and fixed Wi-Fi access points.
The mobile broadband trial will use the 2 GHz frequency band recently given to Japan Telecom by Japan’s Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications and will be conducted at Tohoku University.
“The technology trial objectives are to verify high-speed Internet access and seamless roaming, as well as mobile-to-fixed handoff with wireless [local area networks] using the IEEE 802.11b/g/a standard and Flash-OFDM,” noted Tohoku University Professor Kazuo Tsubouchi. “Our goal is to help prove the ability of IP-based technologies to work in harmony to help create a seamless broadband experience for people, government and public-safety organizations, using fixed and mobile networks.”
In a separate announcement, Miami Lakes, Fla.-based Calypso Wireless Inc. said it has successfully completed a demonstration with Ecutel of its dual-mode C1250i Wi-Fi/GSM/GPRS/Voice over Internet Protocol cellular phone. Calypso said the handset, which uses Microsoft Corp.’s VoIP SIP Client operating system, was able to successfully interconnect with Cisco Systems network equipment using Ecutel telephony network systems.
Calypso claims the handset’s browser can used both inside and outside the wireless local area network and that users will have continuous access to the Internet as well as instant messaging between C1250i handsets over the WLAN. The company also noted that the handset’s battery provides up to 4 hours of VoIP calls.
