Airvana Corp. Honored in Seventh Annual International Business Awards
Airvana 3G HubBub™ Connected Home Femtocell Recognized for Innovation
Chelmsford, MA – August 10, 2010– Airvana Corp. has earned a Distinguished Honoree medal in Best New Product or Service of the Year – Telecommunications in the 2010 International Business Awards for the company’s HubBub™ Connected Home Femtocell. The International Business Awards are the only global, all-encompassing business awards program honoring great performances in business.
Nicknamed the Stevie® for the Greek word “crowned,” the awards will be presented to honorees at a gala dinner on Monday, 27 September in the Ritz-Carlton Hotel in Istanbul, Turkey.
Honorees were selected from more than 1,700 entries received from organizations and individuals in more than 40 countries and were determined through two rounds of judging by professionals worldwide.
Organizations all over the world are eligible to compete in The International Business Awards, and can enter in any of more than 40 categories from Multinational Company of the Year and Best New Product of the Year to Corporate Social Responsibility Program of the Year and Executive of the Year.
The HubBub Connected Home Femtocell is a version of the company’s pioneering HubBub CDMA femtocell that features an integrated analog telephone adaptor and Internet router. Offering this combination of technologies in a single femtocell unit allows subscribers to use the femtocell as the core of a comprehensive home telephony solution that integrates the traditional home phone with their mobile phone service.
“To be recognized by the international business community for the innovation Airvana is bringing to the telecommunications market is a testament to the hard work and dedication of the company’s employees,” said David Nowicki, vice president, marketing. “We will continue to offer mobile operators and their subscribers the exciting products that can be used to effectively connect the digital home to the mobile network.”
“Despite the harsh economic climate, entries to the IBAs actually grew a bit this year, and that illustrates the increasing importance of The International Business Awards worldwide,” said Michael Gallagher, president of The Stevie Awards, presenters of the IBAs. “We congratulate all of the honorees, and we look forward to recognizing them for their achievements at our gala awards dinner in Istanbul on 27 September.”
Complete lists of honorees and other details are available at www.stevieawards.com/iba.
About Airvana
Airvana Corp. dramatically improves the coverage, performance and capacity of 3G wireless networks through small indoor base stations called femtocells. Airvana products include plug-and-play femtocells for homes and offices, and an open, standards-compliant femtocell management system that enables massive-scale deployments. A pioneer in the femtocell market with a strong heritage in building IP-based radio access networks, Airvana is a founding member of the Femto Forum and an active contributor to femtocell standards. The company’s award-winning femtocells are currently being deployed by multiple tier 1 operators. The company is headquartered in Chelmsford, Massachusetts, USA with offices worldwide. For more information, visit www.airvana.com
About The Stevie Awards
Stevie Awards are conferred in four programs: The American Business Awards, The International Business Awards, the Stevie Awards for Women in Business, and the Stevie Awards for Sales & Customer Service. Honoring companies of all types and sizes and the people behind them, the Stevies recognize outstanding performances in the workplace worldwide. Learn more about The Stevie Awards at www.stevieawards.com.
Premier Sponsor of The 2010 International Business Awards is Infogroup. National Sponsors include the Korea Business Communicators Association and the Public Relations Society of India. Supporting sponsor is McCann PR Romania. Localization Partner for the 2010 IBAs is Lionbridge.
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