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Netgear Working On WiFi, VoIP, 3G Device |
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Written by Adam Gosling
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Thursday, 28 June 2007 |
Netgear and a Femtocell company Ubiquisysare collaborating on a residential gateway that will bring together DSL access, Wi-Fi, VoIP and 3G
femtocell technology. To be made available next year the new gateway device will offer mobile operators a converged solution to bring 3G broadband into the home.
The Ubiquisys ZoneGate femtocell is a
plug-and-play 3G access point that uses a mobile subscriber's DSL
connection to transport voice and data calls to the core network using
a range of standards-based interfaces. NETGEAR and Ubiquisys are
working to build this functionality into NETGEAR's wireless gateways in
order to provide mobile operators with the means to interact with home
networks via 3G broadband networks.
"Consumer demand is rising
for high-quality, seamless and easy-to-use solutions that enable new
applications such as fixed mobile convergence. Integrating Ubiquisys'
femtocell technology into NETGEAR products represents a natural
progression in home networking," said David James, director of service
provider products at NETGEAR.
"Not only will this solution enable
mobile operators to provide enhanced cellular coverage in the home, but
it will also make it possible for consumers to access and control a
range of home networking services via standard 3G phone handsets."
"Our
collaboration with NETGEAR brings together two of the strongest players
from their respective sectors to turn the FMC vision into a reality,"
said Will Franks, co-founder and CTO of Ubiquisys. "This teaming is
about enabling forward-thinking mobile operators to seize market share
and generate new revenue streams through new and innovative residential
service models."
A recent study from ABI Research forecasts that
by 2012 there will be 152 million users of femtocell products on 36
million access points worldwide.
Stuart Carlaw, ABI Research principal
analyst, said: "Femtocells offer mobile service providers the
opportunity to address fixed mobile convergence markets with a highly
attractive and efficient solution.
"The alliance between NETGEAR and
Ubiquisys offers both companies the opportunity to combine their core
competencies in order to meet challenging operator requirements for
Quad and Triple play services. In fact, in our June 2007 survey, we
rated Ubiquisys number one femtocell vendor of the top ten players in
the sector, based on product innovation and implementation."
www.ubiquisys.com
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