Vanu has a proven track record of developing industry firsts and taking them forward into live networks, showcased by its development of the first productized software Radio Access Network. Vanu has achieved many industry firsts along with the approval of multiple patents.
- In 2003, it debuted the first GSM base station with all signal processing performed entirely in software, followed by FCC certification in 2004.
- In 2006, Vanu successfully demonstrated the first GSM/CDMA/iDEN base station followed by the world’s first commercial deployment of a dual-standard GSM/CDMA Radio Access Network.
- In 2012, Vanu deployed the first zero-OPEX in-building coverage solution in India.
- In 2013, Vanu launched the first multi-standard wholesale coverage network through its subsidiary, CoverageCo, in Vermont.
- In 2014, Vanu deployed the first successful cellular suppression system that prevented the use of illicit cellphones in prisons on all cellular frequencies and standards.
- In early 2016, Vanu began construction of the first solar-powered, wholesale network in Rural Rwanda that will cover 1 million people who do not have any connectivity today.