19th November 2004 - ip.access ltd, a wholly-owned
subsidiary of TTP Communications Plc, today announces
that its nanoGSM solution has been selected by BT
for a new service for Mobile Network Operators to
offer GSM in-building coverage.
The service offering to the Mobile Network Operators
is simple and cost-efficient as the nanoBTS™
basestations use BT’s world-class DSL infrastructure
for backhaul. Coupled with BT’s expertise as
a managed network supplier, Mobile Network Operators
can offer a complete GSM corporate solution that supports
excellent coverage and extended capacity within corporate
offices and campus locations.
“ip.access’ ground-breaking technology
complements our UK-wide DSL network, adding a new
IP-based managed solution which complements our growing
wireless services and solution portfolio,” said
Ian Welham, General Manager, Wireless Services and
Solutions, BT Wholesale Markets.
Stephen Mallinson, managing director, ip.access,
added, “This contract is an important milestone
in the widespread adoption of nanoGSM™ technology
and is further recognition of our strong belief in
using existing networks to deploy GSM in-building.”
The ip.access nanoBTS™ is a GSM picocell basestation
that uses IP networks to deliver cellular voice and
data services, in the smallest and most cost-effective
package available today. Through the innovation of
using IP as the backhaul medium, the nanoBTS™
provides coverage and capacity simply and efficiently.
The nanoBTS™ is part of the ip.access nanoGSM™
solution, which allows network operators to boost
mobile phone coverage in previously hard-to-reach
areas, enabling new applications such as Wireless
Office.
About ip access ltd
ip.access ltd (www.ipaccess.com) designs and manufactures
a range of GSM and GPRS infrastructure solutions that
integrate seamlessly with IP-based networks providing
ubiquitous and cost-effective mobile radio coverage
within buildings. ip.access products can be used to
enhance public mobile networks and to support emerging
enterprise-focused wireless office services. Based in
Cambridge, UK, ip.access ltd is a wholly-owned subsidiary
of TTP Communications plc, a world leading independent
supplier of cellular handset technology. TTP Communications,
through its subsidiary TTPCom (www.ttpcom.com), sells
technology intellectual property used in the design
and manufacture of wireless communication terminals.
Over 80 devices using its GSM technology have achieved
Full Type Approval - more than any other independent
developer. TTP Communications plc is listed on the London
Stock Exchange (LSE: TTC).
