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Altobridge, the leading provider of wireless solutions for remote enterprises and communities, is exhibiting at CTIA in Las Vegas, (BOOTH #1727, Hall C3), where it will be highlighting the company’s industry leading core technologies and their use in remote community, secure government network and emergency service applications around the world.
Customers are currently using Altobridge Remote Community Solutions in Asia, the Pacific, Africa and Latin America. Government agencies across North America are using the company’s solutions widely for secure network applications.
CEO of Altobridge, Mike Fitzgerald, said, “As a result of our recent acquisition we have extended our Intellectual Property portfolio and client base, including activities in new markets. We have also significantly increased the number of our government customers. Our presence at CTIA illustrates the strengths and capabilities of our newly combined product portfolio and the broader expertise of our enhanced team across all disciplines, which the acquisition has helped to achieve.”
On display will be the company’s Compact All-IP GSM Network Solution, which forms a core element of Altobridge solutions already supplied to the military, government and emergency services. Due to the unique scalability of the company’s core technologies the solution has also become the system of choice for comprehensive developing and testing purposes by leading wireless industry software and systems developers and vendors. This complete IP GSM ‘Network in a Box’ includes a pico IP GSM Base Station (BTS), a soft Base Station Controller (BSC) and a fully featured soft Mobile Switching Centre (MSC).
The Compact All-IP GSM Network Solution provides the GSM vendor community with a cost-effective way of testing new hardware and software in a true cellular network environment. Altobridge is the only company able to provide all the elements of a network in such a compact configuration. • 23-3-10
Headquartered at Kerry Technology Park, Ireland with further R&D, Service & Sales offices in San Jose (USA), Shenzhen (China) and Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia), Altobridge is a leading provider of telecommunications solutions that cut the cost of communications to, from and between wireless devices. Altobridge sells wireless network solutions and provides Fully Managed Services to Mobile Network Operators, Government Organisations & NGOs and also licenses its core Intellectual Property to other network suppliers. At the heart of the company’s offering lies the patented and patent-pending technologies: Local ConnectivityTM, Split ArchitectureTM, Remote Power Optimisation™ and Data at the Edge™. Wireless networks operate far more cost-effectively with this embedded capability.
Following the strategic acquisition of the ADC Mobile Network Solutions business in December 2009, Altobridge can now offer customers a broader portfolio of products and services.
Ernst & Young awards - Kerry Technology Park, Ireland
Mike Fitzgerald, CEO of mobile communications company, Altobridge, was named as Ernst & Young’s Irish Entrepreneur of the Year 2009, in the Emerging category.
The award was presented by Irish President, Mary McAleese, who paid tribute to all the finalists’ “courage, resilience and inventiveness” and noted that they had been subjected to “the most rigorous, forensic, expert scrutiny” as part of the Award process. Accepting the award, Mike Fitzgerald was quick to emphasize the contribution of his Altobridge colleagues to his win.
“When I started out 21 years ago as a software engineer, the team leader asked me if I understood the concept of teamwork. It wasn’t until Altobridge that I fully discovered its true meaning and it is a privilege to accept this award on behalf of everyone in the company.”
Fitzgerald went on to give a special mention to Altobridge board member, Declan Hogan. “In particular I want to thank Declan Hogan, my mentor, who took me under his wing 10 years ago. He has given me confidence and has always been a great inspiration.”
The judges singled out Mike’s vision and leadership in driving the success of Altobridge in emerging markets including Mongolia, Malaysia and Latin America. Fitzgerald added, “Altobridge has created the world’s most cost-effective solution for providing remote communities with access to mobile communications. This award is a wonderful recognition of the quality of our products and technology, the focus and commitment of our worldwide team and the long-term value of our business.” • 23-10-09
For further information on the awards visit Ernst & Young website • Related: Altobridge Remote Community Solution Shortlisted for Two Prestigious Industry Awards
Sonera continues its accelerated turbo 3G build-out program by introducing mobile broadband services in the 900 MHz frequency. Nokia Siemens Networks and Huawei are the network vendors for the 3G expansion program in the following years.
“Our customers expect the traditional Sonera network quality where ever they are. By investing in the latest technology we can offer mobile broadband to a growing number of customers in a cost-efficient way”, says Esa Rautalinko, CEO of TeliaSonera Finland.
A significant part of the turbo 3G extension will be based on the 900 MHz frequency. In a lower-frequency network, an individual base station serves a larger coverage area, which makes it possible to extend geographical network coverage in an economic way.
”Besides the right timing, the choice of partners is a critical decision. The challenges are great, because we are not only rolling out 3G, but also supporting the fixed-mobile migration in the most rural areas and building a foundation for the evolution to 4G”, Rautalinko continues.
In 2009, Sonera will introduce its turbo 3G network in more than 100 new towns and localities, adding up to a total of 350 localities. More than 1,000 new base stations will be introduced. The company will continue its build-out programme in 2010 and 2011 depending on the market situation and service demand.
The Finnish State Treasury has selected TeliaSonera Finland Oyj to provide central government with a high-quality information network solution that meets tight information security criteria. The new switching core with management and service function for Finnish government network interconnects government offices and public services and also transmits their external traffic. Sonera’s smart network solution generates cost savings to the State and improves information security. The agreement signed today is for ten years
The switching core solution promotes the State’s aim of boosting the use of information networks and developing the central government’s service offering in a centralized manner. Sonera is responsible for both the implementation of the swittching core and the delivery of the associated control and contact centre. Sonera’s solution is considered to provide value for money.
“Sonera’s success is based on expertise and a systematic quality thinking. We consider it a display of trust that the State decided to build services important to its future IT development largely on Sonera’s solution,” says Juha-Pekka Weckström, Senior Vice President of TeliaSonera Broadband Services Finland.
The State saves millions of euros as Sonera simplifies the central government’s data communications architecture. About 100,000 people working in Ministries, government offices and public services at over 3,000 locations will be using the common network. The network will be piloted in October–November and it will be available to the new Regional State Administrative Agencies at the beginning of 2010.
“Central government aims at efficiency improvement through more effective and extensive use of IT. Harmonization of network services improves the level of service while reducing total costs. The network solution’s security and long-term development opportunities played an essential role when we were selecting the service provider,” says Max Hamberg, Ministerial Adviser of the State IT Management Unit.
In future, the switching core will handle the central government’s internal data communications and all connections to the central government’s external service providers and the Internet. The connection core will improve the central government’s information security and efficiency. The common network also provides a flexible basis for the development of citizens’ services. • 25-6-09
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Location based services (LBS) have been talked about for quite a while and many industry giants are foraying in this field in the past few years. Google Latitude has the maximum recall as it has been a highly publicized service by Google that caters to the top end of the pyramid that are advanced users of VAS.
High-end location technology (GPS) available on smart phones with data plans reaches out to niche subscribers who are actively using mobile Internet. It enables them to find out their location, points of interest, their friend’s location and sharing such updates between their community of friends.
In a recent service launch example Airtel – India’s leading operator – has taken innovation to the next level by offering a similar service but focusing on a mass offering across the complete pyramid. Airtel has enabled the same functionality on all handsets, without the need of data service, by simply dialing a USSD string (*321*88#).
Their Buddy Finder Service is enabled for all of their 120 million subscribers. By simply dialing the universal code, a mother can get to know the location of her teenagers who are partying late at night, or a wife can start the dinner preparation because she has checked and saw that her spouse has just left the office, or an employer knows the location of all his team members who are out on a sales call.
The ability of knowing the location of any mobile handset to an approximate 300 meter of accuracy opens a plethora of applications and the services are being consumed by a large number of subscribers.
This is a business model that can be replicated in all emerging markets around the world especially in Middle East and Africa where a majority of subscribers use low-end handsets and still want to enjoy high end VAS services like LBS.
Given the exciting scenario around location, NDTV – India’s leading news channel – held a panel discussion around “Innovation in VAS – LBA the Next Frontier” on its popular show Cell Guru hosted by Rajiv Makhni, a famous technology journalist.
The panel brought together three leading companies in the LBS space - Google, Airtel and Telenity. The panel discussion revolved around how location based applications are opening a new frontier in VAS and the host of interesting services that will be offered to subscribers in India in 2010.
Do watch the interesting debate on LBS and its future in India. • Source: Telenity (13-6-10)
Telefónica Internacional + NEC
NEC Corporation (NEC) announced at the Mobile World Congress (Booth 8A125, Hall 8) that Telefónica has selected NEC as a strategic partner to promote Cloud Computing in Latin America.
The deal will enhance NEC’s position as a partner of Telefónica in the major service areas of applications. These include software as a service (SaaS), Desktop/Virtual PC as a service (access to PC over a network) and other on-demand services and applications (“everything as a service” or XaaS).
The project will allow Telefónica to boost its innovative services in Latin America using a more efficient model and with reduced time-to-market. Initially, Telefónica aims to support the business of small and medium enterprises in Latin America, by breaking down the current entry barriers to new technologies and to the world of IT applications, while encouraging an open environment for developers to launch new applications.
NEC will deploy the platform and applications to launch Cloud Services in Latin America, including logistics, location, collaboration, virtual PC, CRM, ERP, health, games and media applications. Cloud Computing will play a significant role in Telefónica’s portfolio, with the ability to deliver added value to both residential and enterprise markets.
The new agreement follows the recent contract signed by NEC and Telefónica of Spain to launch applications and software as a service (marketed as “Aplicateca”). It is part of the activities of NEC’s new European Competence Center for Cloud Computing and value added services, which was established in Madrid in early 2009.
According to Jaime Serrano, president and CEO of NEC Iberica, "This deal will mark another step in our collaboration with the Telefónica Group and reflects the position of our "Cloud Services" offering which combines NEC's expertise in the areas of IT and networks, in the market." • 18-2-10
Telenity and CIS Enable Zain Nigeria to Address Demand for Innovative Mobile Services
Telenity announced that Zain Nigeria has chosen Telenity’s market leading Mobile Collect Call Application, Canvas® PayForMe™ for deployment in its network. Established in 2000, Zain Nigeria is one of the fastest growing operations of Zain Group in Africa. The Nigerian operator currently covers thousands of communities across the six geopolitical zones of the country and accounts for 20% of Zain Group’s total revenues.
Telenity and its local partner CIS Nigeria will provide Zain Nigeria a mobile collect call system that supports 20 million subscribers. This new win, with yet another Zain Group operation, is a joint success of the two companies and is an affirmation to their commitment to the region and their mutual customers.
Canvas PayForMe, Mobile Collect Call Application also known as wireless reverse charge calling, provides mobile subscribers the opportunity to make calls even if they run out of credit or have a low balance in their prepaid accounts. By allowing the costs of the call to be charged to the called party pending subscriber consent, Canvas PayForMe helps operators increase their network usage and stimulate revenue generating calls that would not have been otherwise made.
Canvas PayForMe, Mobile Collect Call application will help Zain Nigeria remain competitive and continue to be the “first” to offer Nigerian subscribers leading innovative services that help improve their communications experience and lifestyles.
“We are proud to bring innovative mobile communication service to the vibrant and diverse Nigerian communities, even to customers across various social and economic spectrum,” said Shamel Hanafi, Zain Nigeria’s Chief Commercial Officer. “Our company’s strategy has always been to deliver additional value to our customers by offering them services that truly support their lifestyles and we are very optimistic that Telenity’s mobile collect call solution will help us achieve this. We were also impressed with the technical expertise and the local sensitivity that Telenity and CIS offered us during the selection process.”
“The Mobile Collect Call solution deployment in Zain Nigeria is a significant strategic achievement for Telenity and our local partner CIS as it expands further our presence in Africa,” said Ahmet Ozalp, Chief Executive Officer at Telenity. “We continue to invest in the rapidly growing Africa and the Middle East regions, where we are focusing on product-based solutions along with strong localized support from CIS to address the needs of our existing and future customers.”
“Mobile collect call service is a great way for operators to increase their revenues by capturing traffic that they would otherwise lose while at the same time improving communications for their subscribers,” said Charbel K. Bou-Eid, Managing Director at CIS Nigeria. “Together with Telenity, we are proud to collaborate with Zain Nigeria in making this value proposition a reality for both the operator and its subscribers.” • 11-11-09
Telenity is a leading provider of next generation converged services and applications for communications networks. Telenity's market ready software solutions include: integrated advanced messaging (SMS, MMS, USSD) applications, innovative value added services (personalized call management, mobile collect call, missed call notification, voice/video mail, multimedia ringback tones, location-based people finder); and reusable service delivery components (messaging gateway, 3rd party access gateway and location gateways) enabling rapid service creation and deployment. • CIS Group is a leading technology solutions provider to business and institutions and is part of an international group operating in Africa and the Middle East. CIS Group offers complete turnkey solutions integrating hardware, middleware and vertical solutions. Its responsibilities encompass the design, installation and after sales services of complex systems with multi-vendor configurations and project management.• Zain is a leading emerging markets player in the field of telecommunications aiming to become one of the top ten mobile operators in the world by 2011. Today it is the 4th largest mobile network in the world in terms of geographical footprint with commercial presence in 24 countries spread across the Middle East and Africa providing mobile voice and data services to 64.7 million active customers as at 31 March 2009.
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