Airvana Inc.: See the world in 3G

Consumers are cutting the cord, severing the tether to the landlines that once were mandated to talk to the world. No longer are they feeling beholdin’ to AT&T Inc. (NYSE:T), Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE:VZ) or any of the other traditional providers of Plain Old Telephone Service.

Viva la revolution cellular.

Admittedly, wireless services are not without shortcomings. Dropped calls are not completely a thing of the past, but recent technology developments, combined with a network buildout by the carriers, are making strides in minimizing callus interruptus.

One of the hotter technologies under development is known as “femtocell,” and an 8-year-old Massachusetts company, Airvana Inc. (Nasdaq:AIRV), is working to help take it mainstream. Think of it as something akin to a cell tower of your very own: rather than depending on an outside signal that might fade inside a building, the femtocell is a small base station that delivers cellular communication over a broadband Internet connection. Adding range in the home to the home on the range — or in the condo complex — could help popularize 3G wireless services in the important U.S. market.

Airvana has a portfolio of network infrastructure products based on Internet Protocol technology, which provides the missing link between wireless service . . .

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