Wi-LAN Partners with Amplify.net to Deliver Quality of Service Solution for Wireless Networks

Strategic Insights -

Wireless networking pioneer Wi-LAN Inc. has partnered with Silicon Valley startup Amplify.net to deliver a high-speed broadband wireless IP network solution that guarantees quality of service. The strategic partnership will see Amplify's iSurf(TM) Family of IP service management solutions integrated into Wi-LAN's wireless infrastructure equipment offerings for public and private wireless data networks. This marks a significant advancement in wireless technology, enabling service providers to offer different classes and rates of service while guaranteeing the quality of subscribed services.

Key Takeaways:

  • Wi-LAN and Amplify.net have formed a strategic partnership to deliver a quality of service solution for wireless networks.
  • The partnership involves the integration of Amplify's iSurf(TM) Family of IP service management solutions into Wi-LAN's wireless infrastructure equipment offerings.
  • The combined solution represents the industry's first "ready to deploy" quality of service solution for wireless networks.
  • Service providers can now offer different classes and rates of service while guaranteeing the quality of subscribed services.
  • The partnership includes Wi-LAN's investment in Amplify.net, alongside two other corporate investors, 3Com Corporation and Kingston Technology Corporation.
  • Amplify.net's iProvidence(TM) software platform supports multiple services over any media, providing automatic and dynamic subscriber provisioning, bandwidth management/traffic shaping, and usage data warehousing.
  • Wi-LAN's Hopper(TM) and Hopper Plus products have been sold in over 50 countries on six continents.
  • Wi-LAN's Hopper Plus wireless Ethernet bridge transceivers will integrate Amplify's bandwidth management and traffic shaping technologies.

Statistics:

  • Wi-LAN's Hopper Plus wireless Ethernet bridge transceivers will integrate Amplify's bandwidth management and traffic shaping technologies.
  • Wi-LAN's W-OFDM technology is at the foundation of the IEEE 802.11a standard.
  • Wi-LAN is the 1999 recipient of the CATA Alliance Award of Distinction for Emerging Technology.
  • Wi-LAN(TM) common shares trade on The Toronto Stock Exchange under the symbol "WIN."
  • Wi-LAN has sold over 50 countries on six continents.

Sources:

  • Wi-LAN Inc., based in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, is a leading innovator in the field of high-speed wireless data communications.
  • Wi-LAN's recently launched I.WiLL(TM) 30 Mbps wireless access point is based on the company's patented W-OFDM technology.
  • Wi-LAN's Hopper(TM) and Hopper Plus products have been sold in over 50 countries on six continents.
  • Wi-LAN(TM) common shares trade on The Toronto Stock Exchange under the symbol "WIN."
  • Wi-LAN is the 1999 recipient of the CATA Alliance Award of Distinction for Emerging Technology.
  • Detailed information on Wi-LAN can be found on the Web at http://www.wi-lan.com.
  • Note to Editors: The Toronto Stock Exchange has neither approved nor disapproved the information contained herein.