Beceem Communications, a provider of mobile WiMAX semiconductors, has selected Red Bend’s vDirect Mobile device management client software for its family of WiMAX chipsets.
Beceem and Red Bend are integrating vDirect Mobile into Beceem’s software stack to provide Beceem’s customers with the option to leverage the performance of Red Bend’s OMA-DM client, said Red Bend.
According to Red Bend, vDirect Mobile is an independent device management (DM) client software that is interoperable with any DM server supporting standards from the Open Mobile Alliance, including the WiMAX Management Object used by the WiMAX Forum and adopted by WiMAX operators worldwide. The software is used to provision new subscribers, configure applications and network settings, manage software and retrieve device information over the air.
Babu Mandava, CEO and co-founder of Beceem, said: By integrating Red Bend’s vDirect Mobile into our software stack, we are providing one of the most complete WiMAX chip solutions. With vDirect Mobile our partners can take advantage of a proven OMA-DM client to further accelerate their device development and ensure out-of-the-box network interoperability in all the major mobile WiMAX networks.
