Hughes, Montavista tie-up for protocols

BANGALORE: Hughes Software Systems, specialists in convergent network software, announced a partnership with Montavista Software, Inc, a company that powered the embedded revolution. This partnership brings together the market leaders in carrier grade Linux edition and communication protocol stacks (wireless/3G/2.5G, VoIP and SS7) offering best of breed solutions to the OEM market place.

"Hughes Software is serving an increasing number of network equipment providers who are demanding carrier-grade Linux platforms for their next-generation infrastructure products," said Manoranjan Mahopatra, Chief Operating Officer, Hughes Software Systems. "The availability of Hughes Software protocol stacks for MontaVista Linux Carrier Grade Edition will drastically reduce development cost and time-to-market for these OEMs."

MontaVista Linux CGE provides the scalability, dependability and functionality required by telecommunications and data communications such as soft switches. BSC/RNC (base station controllers/radio network controllers) media gateways control plane applications in core/edge, media servers and core switches.

Hughes Software high performance high availability, interoperable and versatile protocol stack software enhances next generation and traditional communications networks with voice over packet and high-speed mobile data capability.

At the BSE today, the company`s shares closed at Rs 147.95, down Rs 4.80 or 3.14 per cent against its previous close of Rs 152.75.

Source: IRIS