AlwaysOn Network Bangladesh Ltd (AlwaysOn) is a joint venture between AON, an Oregon; USA based Wireless Internet Provider and a group of NRB (Non-Resident Bangladeshi) entrepreneurs and technologists. AlwaysOn was incorporated with the Registrar of Joint Stock Companies and Firms, Bangladesh in June 2005. The Company received a nationwide Internet Service Provider license in March of 2006 from th
e Bangladesh Telecommunications Regulatory Commission (BTRC). In July of 2006, the BTRC granted the Company a number of spectrum licenses for building a nationwide wireless transmission network and state-of-the-art last mile networks for wireless access by the end users
AlwaysOn presents the most powerful Broadband Wireless Access (BWA) technology. AlwaysOn solution provides low-cost, scalable, non-line-of-sight, plug-and-play CPE, using an end-to-end all-IP infrastructure, to provide access and communication services to the end user. The system quickly and economically delivers services that include landline-quality data, multi-megabit broadband and new applications - all with carrier-class quality. AlwaysOn's solution is an all-IP, fully converged, end-to-end system that delivers data at carrier-class service levels. AlwaysOn’s solution contains a multitude of technology breakthroughs, beginning with the macro base station and the subscriber terminal. Substantial development in these elements enables the industry's largest cell radius and best non-line-of-sight coverage. Beyond these notable achievements, though, is where the AlwaysOn breaks with traditional design:
Both the macro base station and the subscriber terminal include general-purpose computing power. This breakthrough in network design puts open computing power at both ends of the wireless network for the first time, creating the opportunity for highly flexible network and application controls to increase system capacity and capability. Heavily based on industry standards, the AlwaysOn solution does not rely on a single technology innovation to deliver its value. To deliver the best business case in the industry, the AlwaysOn solution leverages innovations across a range of areas, including:
• Wireless CPE/Awe-Port
• Radio frequency technologies
• Digital signal processing technologies
• Radio resource management
• Distributed computing
• Operating systems
• IP standards
• QoS mechanisms