ip.access announces 3G Femtocell Developer Kit

Leading femtocell company enables specialist applications to be built on its Oyster 3G technology

Core Facts

Femtocells are increasingly being used by mobile network operators as a way to improve service quality for mobile phone users in homes and offices, and to offload traffic from their outdoor networks. However, femtocells have many other applications, including test and measurement equipment used for mobile handsets; and portable small scale networks for use by emergency aid agencies and government groups. The 3G Femtocell Developer Kit provides open access to ip.access mature Oyster 3G femtocell technology, enabling system integrators to incorporate femtocells into these specialist applications.
The 3G Developer Kit includes two UMTS femtocells (or femtocell modules), software interface specifications, management tools, training, documentation and support. Developers benefit from Oyster 3Gs proven ruggedness and power efficiency, as well as advanced features such as the ability to run Network Listen scans of the surrounding radio environment.

Quotes

We see the 3G Femtocell Developer Kit as a means of enabling innovation; expanding the scope of what can be done with femtocell technology. Its exciting to see partners such as setcom and Quortus providing imaginative products and services based on our core technology.

Stephen Mallinson, CEO ip.access

ip.access provided a proven and robust femtocell solution which is ideal for setcoms application,

Ashley Johnston, President of setcom wireless, Germany.

We chose to integrate ip.access Oyster 3G technology because of its advanced features and proven credentials.

Andy Odgers, Managing Director of Quortus,

Company information

Based in Cambridge, UK, ip.access ltd (www.ipaccess.com) is a leading manufacturer of 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. ip.access is the company behind the multi-award winning Oyster 3G femtocell technology, which dramatically improves the user experience for 3G services at home. ABI Research ranks ip.access as the worlds 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 worlds most deployed picocell, with deployments in more than 40 live networks around the world and growing. ip.access counts Scottish Equity Partners, Rothschild Gestion, Intel Capital, Amadeus Capital Partners, ADC, Cisco, Qualcomm and Motorola Ventures among its shareholders

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