PLANO, Texas-Alcatel Corp. picked Netrake’s nCite Security Gateway technology to support the launch of its Unlicensed Mobile Access-based wireless local area network solution. Netrake said its gateway gives UMA providers secure access to GSM and GPRS mobile services using Bluetooth and Wi-Fi unlicensed spectrum technologies.
“Netrake is pleased to be working with Alcatel to deploy a proven solution for the global UMA WLAN market and ultimately support for seamless mobility,” said Bruce Hill, chief executive officer of Netrake. “This solution represents a major step forward in delivering IP-based services to mobile subscribers and sets the standard in performance, security and functionality.”
By deploying UMA technology, service providers can enable their subscribers to roam and handover calls between cellular networks and public and private unlicensed wireless networks using dual-mode, UMA-enabled handsets.
Netrake said its gateway makes it possible to establish hundreds of thousands of security associations without adding network latency.
Terms of the agreement were not disclosed.
Netrake also launched its next-generation 3GX platform for converged fixed and mobile networks. The company said the platform allows service providers to manage a single secure connection to the subscriber that is capable of concurrently supporting all Internet Protocol services such as Voice over IP, IPTV and data services.
“Service providers are beginning to upgrade their core network security posture in advance of the industry shift to dual-mode 3G/UMA networks, and eventually to full convergence based on the IP Multimedia Subsystem architecture,” said Mark Neider, vice president of marketing at Netrake. “Adding unlicensed wireless network access exposes the network to threats such as denial of service, fraud and spoofing, and 3GX is designed to eliminate those risks.”
