InterDigital (News - Alert), a provider of bandwidth management solutions, has signed a partnership agreement with AirHop (News - Alert), which offers advanced Radio Access Network (RAN) intelligence, to develop integrated bandwidth management solutions.

Under the terms of this partnership, InterDigital will integrate its innovative bandwidth management (BWM) software with AirHop's eSON software suite and provide capacity optimization and connectivity across multiple standards including cellular, WiFi and other networks.

"Even as LTE (News - Alert) deployments accelerate, it is becoming clear we are heading towards a major bandwidth shortfall, because mobile data demands are already outstripping the new network capacity," said Yan Hui, CEO of AirHop, in a statement.

"Innovative technology that addresses the need for maximizing network resources is critical to solving this problem,” Hui added. “The solutions from InterDigital and AirHop work together cohesively to intelligently manage scarce network resources and proactively optimize coverage and capacity issues as they arise."

InterDigital’s bandwidth management solutions power seamless connectivity, mobility, offloading and new services over multiple heterogeneous networks. With this integrated solution, service providers can maximize network assets and introduce new services.

AirHop's eSON helps manage interference and increase capacity to provide real-time optimization of available radio resources. By offering the required coverage, capacity and Quality of Service (QoS), the eSON software helps in HetNet deployments where a large number of unplanned small cells can exist within a macro-cell.

According to James J. Nolan, executive vice president, Research and Development at InterDigital, intelligent capturing of bandwidth from multiple heterogeneous networks can help solve the challenges associated with bandwidth management.

"We believe our bandwidth management approach, complemented by AirHop's eSON solution, can substantially increase wireless network capacity and improve the user experience," Nolan commented.

TMCnet recently had reported that organizations can tackle bandwidth management challenges by deploying multiple ISPs using multiple carrier technologies such as DSL, fiber, cable modems and wireless by connecting to different carrier point of presence sites. Read the full article here.