Femtocell and Picocell Solutions from our partners
Some of the telecom market’s most innovative companies build their solutions around ip.access solutions.
Here’s a sample of our world-class partnerships and the products they foster:
AeroMobile is the leading in-flight GSM connectivity company, providing technology and services that allow the safe and managed use of passengers’ own mobile phones and PDAs in-flight.
The ip.access picocell forms a pivotal part of our system, acting as the onboard transceiver allowing passengers to connect to the AeroMobile network safely and conveniently. The portability and light weight profile of the ip.access picocell is perfect for the airborne environment. Currently AeroMobile and IP Access technologies can be found onboard 85 wide-body aircraft, increasing monthly as new installations are completed.
Altobridge is a leading provider of GSM solutions for remote communities.
Central to this is the green powered Altobridge lite-site™ which enables mobile network operators to bring mobile connectivity to isolated areas at low cost. Meeting the needs of 100 to 1,500 size subscriber communities – standalone or clustered –the Altobridge lite-site™ has been specifically designed to optimize satellite bandwidth and minimise power consumption. The solution uses 50% less backhaul than competing optimised solutions and offers quick and easy deployment with the compact design of the altoPod™. Core to this solution is the all-IP based nanoGSM™ from ip.access, which enables Altobridge to deliver low cost, highly efficient and reliable, voice and SMS plus GPRS and EDGE based data services to remote communities in developing and emerging nations worldwide.
Private Mobile Networks (PMN) provides private GSM network solutions using pico cell technology and our Private Mobile eXchange (PMX) for a variety of deployment scenarios including in building coverage, remote sites, GSM infill situations and rapid deployment applications. PMN offers a viable alternative to DECT and PMR for in-building solutions and delivers fixed mobile convergence to business users. PMN is a TeleWare Group company. PMN solutions are distinguished by both the ability to provide low power spectrum licensed solutions in the UK and by the feature rich nature for the services supported on the PMX.
Quortus is a London based software company developing fully integrated IP-based 2G/3G core network solutions. The Quortus SoftCore product incorporates a voice (with SIP backhaul) and packet data core with HLR, SMSC and femtocell gateway in a small footprint.
The ip.access nanoGSM and Oyster 3G Access Point product ranges are being used now in conjunction with the Quortus SoftCore for in-building mobile/PBX integration, for rural network extension deployments and for security & government applications. The standalone SoftCore driving Oyster 3G APs makes an ideal test bed for operators to evaluate femtocell technology.
setcom started its business operations in Munich in 1989, evolving into a global company in the field of wireless protocol and mobile multi-media testing. Today recognized as a leading R&D and conformance test solution suppliers with a client base which includes leading mobile handset manufacturers, global network operators and test organizations.
The setcom S-CAT 6000 series multi-media tester has significant worldwide market penetration at official 2G/3G applications certification. Here, setcom has selected ip.access to be a partner and supplier of the module that provides 2G/3G RF interface for network simulation. Supporting all commercial frequency ranges and commonly used channel combinations, ip.access enables setcom to support virtually any multi-media services from MMS and Video Telephony to Device Management and IMS based real time services.
The setcom group has offices around the globe and is headquartered in Munich, Germany.
TriaGnoSys provides GSMConneX, a solution for GSM and GPRS services in remote areas and on aircraft, ships and trains. GSMConneX enables operators to establish or extend communications from anywhere to anywhere via satellite, using highly efficient traffic management to ensure low operational cost.
Applications for GSMConneX include:
-Connectivity for aircraft, ships, trains and land vehicles
-Coverage for remote sites
-Quick deployment of GSM coverage in crisis areas, for emergencies, and on remote sites without terrestrial infrastructure
WINS Ltd is a subsidiary company of Eutelsat Communications and specialises in offering advanced telecommunication services over satellite to the maritime sector. WINS’s major service offering is the providing of GSM access to the Cruise Ship and long distance ferry market. Ip.access nanoBTS’s installed onboard the vessels enable passengers to use their own cellular phone while at sea anywhere in the globe to make or receive calls and SMS’s even hundreds of miles away from land. The traffic is carried over VSAT satellite links from the ship to a number of teleports which are connected over secure VPNs to locations where WINS operates ip.access circuit BSCs which are in turn connected to partner operator networks and the PLMN. Among WINS customers are Grandi Navi Veloci, MSC Cruises, Costa Cruises and Anek Lines.
