Airbiquity Releases aqLink 5 In-Band Modem

Airbiquity, a provider of wireless communication solutions, today released the latest version of its patented in-band modem – called aqLink 5.

 

According to Airbiquity officials, the new modem features enhanced speeds up to four times faster than its previous versions. The modem also features instantaneous switching between voice and data during the same call.

 

The modem supports protocols used in telematics applications, including full duplex, half duplex and simplex modes, they added.

 

It can also change the configuration for the type of call. That means, unlike the simplex data transmission mode, where the modem sends data in one direction while speech is transmitted in the opposite, aqLink 5 modem enables bi-directional data flow between the client and server.

 

Another advantage of this modem is that while using the voice channel of any wireless network (UMTS, GSM, CDMA), the modem technology can rapidly and reliably transports data during the course of a wireless voice conversation.

 

The modem works through many of the standard vocoders implemented in cellular networks (AMR, GSM-FR, GSM-HR, GSM-EFR, EVRC, EVRC-B (News - Alert)) and on a wide variety of chipsets.

 

Another commercial off-the-shelf server that uses Airbiquity’s technology to process data that received over the voice channel was also introduced. The new aqLink 5 offers telematics services, emergency and safety response services, infotainment and concierge services for automobiles or mobile devices.

 

Officials further said that data can be sent via the aqLink 5 modem to local emergency call centers quickly, reliably and without modifications to any of the existing mobile networks.

 

According to Airbiquity CTO, Leon Hong, the new aqLink 5 in-band modem includes remarkable advancements in speed and reliability of data transfer.

 

“Customers wanting to employ the wide reach of wireless networks to deploy services regionally, or internationally, can use aqLink 5 and aqServer IP for a complete and substantiated end-to-end solution.”

 

 

Airbiquity provides wireless communications solutions for suppliers and service providers in the telematics, portable navigation device (PND) and machine-to-machine (M2M) industries.