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27 January 2004 - ip.access ltd., a wholly-owned subsidiary
of TTP Communications Plc (LSE:TTC), today announces
a deal with Proximus L.L.C., a Ukrainian company, which
will see ip.access supply its nanoBTS™ GSM basestations
for installation in the below-ground section of the
Kiev Metro. The application is a world first, blending
GSM and IP technology to provide underground coverage
to over 1.7 million Kiev commuters per day. Proximus
has an agreement with the Kiev Metro to lease space
and communications infrastructure to install the subsystem
which in turn will be subleased to mobile network operators.
The first network operator to sign up is UMC (Ukrainian
Mobile Communications), the biggest GSM operator in
Ukraine.
ip.access’ solution will enable Proximus to deliver
both coverage and capacity, exactly where it is required.
Basestations will be positioned throughout the subway’s
38 below-ground stations, and will be connected back
into the city’s above-ground mobile network to
deliver ubiquitous coverage right across Kiev. The nanoBTS
basestations are connected using optical fibre to the
BSC. From there E1 links connect into the mobile cellular
communication company UMC’s MSC.
“Working with ip.access, Proximus will be able
to deliver an innovative solution to the issue of zero
coverage in the underground system across Kiev,”
says Yuri Nebosenko, General Director at Proximus L.L.C.
“The underground has been a communications black
spot for too long and nowadays commuters are demanding
coverage wherever they are. The ip.access basestation
enables us to provide this extended coverage without
disruption and high prices for the Metro and mobile
network operators. In the near future, Proximus will
expand its underground network by installing additional
ip.access basestations, thus enabling the use of dedicated
radio-subsystems by each GSM operator in Kiev.”
ip.access will support Proximus both during and after
the installation, providing technical assistance as
the network is integrated into UMC’s network. The
system will employ ip.access’ nanoBTS’s, nanoGSM
BSC and Operations and Maintenance Center (OMC-R).
“ip.access is pleased to be a part of this innovative
deployment with Proximus,” said Simon Albury, Business
Development Director at ip.access. “This deal signals
the first step to offering extended network coverage
for cutting edge mobile technology and will provide
an enhanced service experience for Kiev underground
passengers.”
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