Wireless Networking :

Preserve access to data and network services

The Advanced Wireless Communications Controller (AWCC)

"Can you hear me now?".  What if the answer is "No!"

The word “network” has traditionally meant a data packet protocol (like TCP/IP) and a transport mechanism (like HTTP) that allows computers to exchange information. The Internet, as a distributed, publicly accessible network with a common protocol and transport mechanism, has focused on moving data packets - little pieces of information that don’t necessarily make business sense, but are an efficient and reliable transportation mechanism.

“Content” is a better, more abstract way to look at a network. Content is documents, forms, contracts, web pages, database fields, XML, images, code, applications and rich media. It is also discussions, email, customer information, warehouse data, and complete business processes. Content is a concept understood by business people.

Companies have a tremendous amount of content – this is the knowledge about the business that keeps the business running, competitive and efficient. Because the Internet has made it easy to get formatted information to the right person, through a web browser, staying connected has taken on a prominent role in business. Delivering this information has taken a toll on the existing wireless infrastructure used to store and deliver this information.

What happens when connectivity is not available?

Wireless voice interruptions are frustrating; you simply call the other party back and continue your conversation from the point at which it was severed. Wireless data interruptions are fatal. Currently, there is a direct relationship between when a user wishes to access information and when the network has connectivity to provide it.  When connectivity is lost, access to data and network services is also lost.

US Navy sponsored development

The US Navy recognized the need for a solution to problems associated with the inherent nature of wireless networking, combined with the need to preserve access to data and network services during periods of slow or no connectivity as well as exploit all available wireless links when they become available.. It was for this reason, Critical Technologies was contracted to design a solution for military application, The Application Traffic Controller (ATC).

The commercial version of the technology, The Advanced Wireless Communications Controller (AWCC) preserves access to data and network services during periods of no connectivity and provides optimization of wireless links when they become available. Several strategies are employed to support continued operations by de-coupling the relationship between when a user wishes to access information and when the network has connectivity to provide it.

We keep you working

The AWCC preserves and accelerates mobile wireless network services and enables you to roam from WiFi hotspot to cellular, and even to areas with no signal at all. There are currently over 2 billion wireless end users; we sell to wireless National Service Providers and OEM manufacturers.

CTI is seeking:

• Equity investment to commercialize this US Navy sponsored technology into the commercial space

• Partners to transition the technology into other military branches

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