3th February 2012
ip.access signs global small cell agreement with Telenor Group
11 countries covered by framework agreement
Confirms ip.access as market leading small cell supplier and innovator
Cambridge, 3 February 2012: Pioneering developer of small cell mobile technology, ip.access, today confirmed it had signed a major global agreement with Telenor Group, one of the world’s leading mobile network operator groups, for the supply of ip.access' end-to-end small cell solutions.
The frame agreement covers all 11 operators in the Telenor Group including its home network in Norway, as well as the other Scandinavian countries plus Telenor’s operations in Eastern Europe, the Indian sub-continent and the Asia Pacific region.
Telenor’s selection was based on a number of key criteria, including the ability to deliver an end-to-end solution, technical credibility, and a competitive long term Total Cost of Ownership.
Under the terms of the deal, ip.access will be able to supply its standards-compliant end-to-end 3G small cell solution for residential, business and public use to Telenor operators worldwide. Last year, ip.access was the first vendor to pass the milestone of more than half a million 3G small cells operational in networks globally. The deal also has provision to potentially extend to 4G in future.
Simon Brown, ip.access CEO said: “This is another important milestone for both ip.access and the small cell market. Major operators are recognising and reacting to the role that small cells can play to boost coverage, capacity and customer service in homes, offices and public spaces.”
“What’s more – as we move into an ‘always on’ world, small cells will be a key part of the connectivity solution from crowded office buildings to remote rural locations.”
About Telenor
Telenor Group is one of the world’s major mobile operators with 133 million mobile subscriptions. Telenor has mobile operations in 11 markets as well as an economic stake of 31.67 per cent in VimpelCom Ltd., operating in 19 markets.
The Telenor Group:
- Strong mobile footprint in the Nordics, Central and Eastern Europe and Asia
- Leading Nordic position in broadband and TV services
- Substantial activities in subsidiaries and joint venture operations
- One of the top 500 global companies by market value
- Among the top performers on Dow Jones Sustainability Indexes
- 31,000 man-years worldwide
- Revenues 2010: NOK 95 billion
- Group CEO: Jon Fredrik Baksaas
- Listed on the Oslo Stock Exchange, with headquarters in Norway
About ip.access
Based in Cambridge, UK, ip.access ltd (www.ipaccess.com) is a leading manufacturer of cost-effective picocell and femtocell infrastructure solutions for GSM, GPRS, EDGE and 3G. These solutions bring IP and cellular technologies together to drive down costs and increase coverage and capacity of mobile networks.
ABI Research ranks ip.access as the world’s number 1 picocell vendor; its nanoGSM® and nano3G™ picocell solutions provide 2G and 3G coverage and capacity for offices, shops and (using satellite backhaul) passenger aircraft, ships and remote rural areas. nanoGSM is the world’s most deployed picocell, with live installations in more than 50 networks around the world and growing.
ip.access is also the company behind the multi-award winning Oyster 3G™ femtocell technology, which dramatically improves the user experience for 3G services at home. Oyster 3G is the core femtocell technology in AT&T’s 3G MicroCell.
ip.access counts Scottish Equity Partners, Rothschild Gestion, Intel Capital, Amadeus Capital Partners, ADC, Cisco, Qualcomm and Motorola Ventures among its shareholders.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION PLEASE CONTACT:
Press contacts:
Europe: Kevin Taylor
Robertson Taylor PR
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kevin.taylor@robertsontaylorpr.com
US: Vivian Kelly
Interprose
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viviankelly@interprosepr.com
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