VBurst operates as an overlay to the company’s earlier technology, MicroBurst®, which sends short data bursts across the cell networks less trafficked control channels. "VBurst is an evolutionary extension of Aeris.net’s MicroBurst service," said Dick Gossen, president and CEO at Aeris.net. "Because VBurst service has [increase data capacity and security] and can communicate bi-directionally using the same size data payload in both directions, there are endless opportunities for telemetry and mainstream consumers," he added.

As well as providing the robustness that the telemetry market requires, VBurst will provide larger data payloads, facilitating enterprise solutions that require greater bandwidth," said David Neale, vice president of Rogers AT&T Wireless. For example, when utility companies incorporate VBurst-enabled mobile radio devices into utility usage meters, they can continuously and instantly monitor customer usage and power quality, and reconfigure meters remotely. VBurst technology is also well suited for applications such as vending machine monitoring, point of sale, supply chain management, and high-end alarm systems.

New Features of VBurst Service

• Increase data capacity allows approximately one kilobyte of data, up to 1,045 bytes, to be transmitted bi-directionally within seconds.
• Radio interconnection is achieved by packetizing the analog network, with fast set-up, transmission and teardown of the VBurst connection.
• Robust error detection and correction with automatic retries ensures reliable delivery of data.
• Store-and-front architecture allows one-to-many machine-to-machine communications to work during off-peak hours.

VBurst will be available during the second quarter, as Aeris licensing the technology