Polaris Networks is a global solution provider for wireless technologies. The company was started in 2003 by a group of former Agilent Technologies employees. Headquartered in Massachusetts, USA, the company has two R&D centers in Kolkata, India. PolarisÍ business is currently divided into two broad categories, A) LTE Carrier Gateways, and B) Test & Measurement Tools. The company offers the following carrier grade solutions for LTE: 1) NetEPC - Small EPC solution suited for deployment in rural, enterprise & Public Safety LTE Networks 2) NetFem - Home eNB GW to aggregate traffic from LTE Femtocells to reduce load on an operator's EPC Polaris provides test tools for various technologies: 1) LTE - Functional and Load test tools for LTE Access and EPC. Emulators for eNB, MME, SGW, PGW that simulates live network behavior in lab conditions 2) WiFi - Test tool for 802.11n interop testing as per WFA test plan 3) High-Availability platforms - Manageability testing for PICMG's ATCA, mTCA & AMC specs 4) RFID - Middleware testing for EPCglobal's RP, RM, ALE & LLRP protocols