Alcatel Lucent Establishes Strategic Relationship with ip.access

Written by Adam Gosling

Wednesday, 14 February 2007

ip.access establishes a key partnership with Alcatel-Lucent GSM Product Line PRESS RELEASE From 3GSM World Congress: Cambridge, Feb. 06, 2007 - ip.access is partnering with Alcatel-Lucent GSM Product Line to serve the needs of mobile operators wishing to extend their GSM/EDGE networks, with in-building GSM over IP picocellular coverage and capacity. nanoGSM(tm) provides improved GSM in-building coverage and extended capacity to corporate offices and campus locations. The solution uses nanoBTS(tm) base stations and DSL to backhaul the traffic over IP, providing a simple and cost-efficient service to SMEs (Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises), and a very well adapted form factor. Jean Louis Hurel, GSM Product Line Director, commented, "This partnership enables Alcatel Lucent to extend its extensive portfolio of GSM/EDGE solutions, to enable mobile operators to offer cost effective in-building services to locations with 25-500 employees. This is a valuable and complementary addition to our portfolio of GSM/EDGE solutions." Stephen Mallinson, CEO, ip.access, added, "We are pleased to be working alongside Alcatel Lucent, whose support and expertise will play an important role as we continue to gain traction in the global market. We value their considerable knowledge and resources in bringing nanoGSM(tm) to an even wider business audience." ip.access' nanoGSM(tm) range of wireless infrastructure products deliver coverage and capacity in difficult-to-reach areas, enabling enhanced service coverage and increased Average Revenue Per User (ARPU) for Mobile Network Operators, Service Providers and MVNOs. About ip.access Based in Cambridge, UK, ip.access ltd (www.ipaccess.com) is a leading manufacturer of cost-effective picocellular GSM, GPRS and EDGE and 3G infrastructure solutions, which integrate with standard broadband IP networks for backhaul. ip.access systems are live in over 15 networks around the world and many more are in the process of being deployed. The femto3G(tm) product range enables mobile network operators to provide improved residential 3G voice and data coverage and deliver a pure-play cellular approach to fixed-mobile convergence. The nanoGSM(r) product range provides low-cost GSM coverage and capacity, to improve service quality in offices, shops and residential buildings. ip.access picocells can also provide coverage on passenger aircraft, ships and in remote rural areas using satellite backhaul. ip.access counts Scottish Equity Partners, Intel Capital, Rothschild Gestion and Motorola among its shareholders. Related news items Seven In Unwired Takeover Bid -26/09/2007 Major Players To Test WiMAX Interoperability -26/09/2007 Telstra Launches Another Coonan Attack -12/09/2007 Sydney Airport Network Improved For APEC -03/09/2007 Acer Elbows Into Third Place -27/08/2007 Newer news items Samsung Ultra Multimedia - Redefining the Mobile Experience -13/02/2007 Samsung Premiers Stunning Range of Smartphones on European Stage -13/02/2007 Latest Mobile Local Search Index Shows Consumers Prefer Movies To Margaritas -13/02/2007 First Hop Paves the Way for Advertising-Funded Mobile Content Services -13/02/2007 Aepona Raises $10M in New Financing Round -13/02/2007 Older news items ‘Crippling’ IP Application Overheads Cause Telco Network Bottlenecks -13/02/2007 Critical Path's Memova Mobile 3.0 Brings Mobile Email and Content to Virtually All of Today's Consum -13/02/2007 BlackBerry Connect to be Offered on Five New HTC Windows Mobile-based Devices -13/02/2007 Motorola Delivers Uncompromising Style and Innovative Experiences to the Mass Market -13/02/2007 Uncompromised Beauty and Speed Combine with Rich Multimedia Experience in MOTOKRZR K3 -13/02/2007 Tag This Now: