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Feb. 10, 2009

To help mobile equipment makers and wireless service providers keep up with market demands, Continuous Computing is now offering two solution suites for the wireless and deep packet inspection (DPI) markets.

The company’s wireless and DPI solutions enable wireless equipment vendors in an effort to accelerate the delivery of mobile carrier-class systems to market by upwards of one to two years, according to Continuous.

The company says the speed at which LTE technology is progressing is probably faster than any other technology it has seen. The standard isn’t even completely ratified and Verizon Wireless is planning trials in 2009.

This is putting some pressure on mobile equipment vendors to get their gear up to standards.

The trend for wireless equipment providers to move into the managed services space also provides some opportunities for Continuous Computing, simply because the vendors are moving resources from R&D over to the services sector.

During the last downturn, Continuous grew almost 91 percent from 2000 to 2003.

The company says the future is definitely in LTE technology, though it credits Wi-MAX technology for pushing the LTE community to move a lot faster.

LTE technology is generally perceived as the way to go by some incumbent mobile carriers, while WiMAX is geared for new entrants or new markets.

With lower capital, many new entrants simply can’t raise the necessary financing they need to operate properly and in a market where competition is increasingly agressive.

“We’re seeing the demand for LTE technology grow very, very quickly,” Continuous Computing says.

The overall growth area for DPI in the wireless industry lies in the need to manage data traffic. Cellular phone systems weren't built for the laptops that now have embedded modems.

DPI technology can now be used in the wireless segment to look at traffic and make decisions about how to prioritize packets. For example, an operator might give higher priority to a business e-mail than a YouTube video.

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Source: The LiMo Foundation.