New femtocell builds on SON capabilities: adding New Frequency Bands, Power over Ethernet, A-GPS and a picocell-class radio

CTIA Wireless, Las Vegas - 24th March 2010: Ubiquisys, the leading provider of 3G femtocells, today announced the latest addition to its Enterprise Femto Net solution, the G34, powered by Femto-Engine software and building on the G3 model currently being deployed by mobile operators. The G34 includes support for UMTS bands I, II and V, making it suitable for the majority of operators in North, Central and South America, Europe and Asia and also includes Power over Ethernet (PoE) and Assisted GPS (A-GPS) options. It also boasts support for 16 simultaneous calls, with data speeds of 14.4Mbps downlink and 5.7Mbps uplink, and a picocell-class 24dBm radio.

The Ubiquisys Femto-Engine software enables G34 femtocells to autonomously communicate with their femto neighbours to create a robust Self-Organising Network (SON). This allows the femto network to scale to any size by simply adding more femtos. Despite its extended range, the G34 has low enough power consumption to allow Power over Ethernet, so installation simply involves plugging it into the corporate LAN. In common with other Ubiquisys femtocell designs, the G34 is manufactured by Ubiquisys’ hardware partners.

“Operators have been quick to realise the huge market opportunity for femtocells in the enterprise sector and have demanded access points tailored to this segment,” said Chris Gilbert, CEO of Ubiquisys. “The G34 builds upon the commercially proven functionality of our existing enterprise product. The addition of the new bands, A-GPS, Power over Ethernet and greater range make it even more attractive for enterprises, particularly in the US.”

In the real world, organisations are spread across a diverse range of different building shapes and sizes, each with different mobile challenges.

Traditional solutions, such as picocells or DAS require specialist site planning, lack flexibility and have proven too expensive for smaller companies. Enterprise femtocells powered by Ubiquisys Femto-Engine software form a self-organising grid right out of the box and are an ideal way to provide a premium 3G experience for businesses of all sizes. They provide a low-cost modular solution that can be simply installed by a company’s IT support.

About Ubiquisys
Ubiquisys is ranked the #1 femtocell vendor by ABI Research Inc, with commercial deployments including SFR in France and SoftBank in Japan. Its Femto-Engine software system creates a complete ready-to-deploy 3G femtocell, providing proven self-organising capabilities off-the-shelf. Ubiquisys Hardware Blueprints enable manufacturers to rapidly produce low-cost “Engine-Ready” femtocells for Consumer, Business, Enterprise Self-Organising Networks (SONs), Metro and Rural applications. Ubiquisys investors include Google and T-Mobile Venture Fund. (www.ubiquisys.com)

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