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Aeroflex Incorporated is a multi-faceted high technology company that
designs, develops, manufactures and markets a diverse range of
microelectronic, and test and measurement products. Our products are in
worldwide use, supporting communication systems, networks and automatic test
systems.
http://www.aeroflex.com
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Agere Systems is a premier provider of advanced integrated circuit solutions for wireless data, high-density storage and multiservice networking applications. Agere's mobile terminals portfolio includes GPRS, EDGE, and Dual-Mode Wide-band CDMA systems and reference designs for data-capable mobile handsets and smart phones. By providing a complete portfolio of flexible and scalable solutions that integrate hardware and software and leverage Agere's comprehensive development tools and proven mobile systems expertise, customers are able to address the needs of a dynamic mobile communications market. This combined with the continuous performance and interoperability testing Agere conducts, assures customers a low-risk, high-confidence path for the rapid deployment of new mobile terminals for the global market. More information about Agere Systems is available from its web site.
http://www.agere.com/
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Alcatel provides end-to-end communications solutions, enabling carriers, service providers and enterprises to deliver content to any type of user, anywhere in the world. Leveraging its long-term leadership in telecommunications network equipment as well as its expertise in applications and network services, Alcatel enables its customers to focus on optimizing their service offerings and revenue streams. With sales of EURO 16.5 billion in 2002, Alcatel operates in more than 130 countries.
Alcatel is now the world's fastest growing GSM/GPRS and EDGE supplier. Alcatel's diversified portfolio of over 150 mobile operators includes a strong segment of greenfield operators - in Central & Eastern Europe, Asia-Pacific and Africa & the Middle-East, which are poised for the most rapid expansion. Alcatel has established a dominant position in today's expanding emerging markets, where it is now the leader with a 25% market share. Alcatel's highly efficient business model implemented through its Evolium™ radio & core solutions - GPRS and EDGE ready, has significantly contributed to this success. Alcatel offers mobile operators a GSM 800, 900, 1800 and 1900MHz end-to-end solution offering, including radio access and core network systems, microwave transport and LMDS mobile backhaul solutions, services platform and mobile terminals.
A global player in the worldwide GSM market, Alcatel brings to the market a wide range of innovative mobile phones to satisfy everyone's needs, with stylish designs, ease of use and value-added services. Alcatel design handsets facilitating the market adoption of innovative services, thus facilitating the transition to 3G era. Moreover, the company is expanding its offering in advanced applications and services. Alcatel's application portfolio leverages and extends the value of telecom networks. Alcatel's Open Service Delivery Engine is the ideal applications environment based on next generation IN and J2EE technology. It enables the implementation of a wide range of applications such as network proxies, WAP or SMS gateways, messaging solutions such as UMS or MMS, 0800 and 0900 services, mobile or fixed VPN solutions, a complete and convergent real-time payment chain. Alcatel's UMTS solutions are a reality today, with more than 20 UMTS pilot and pre-commercial networks delivered in Europe and in Asia. Evolium SAS, the Alcatel-Fujitsu joint venture, delivers a mobile infrastructure that is 3GPP-compliant, field-proven and capitalizes on Japanese 3G technical and field experience.
http://www.alcatel.com/
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Attix5 is a leading provider of online data backup and recovery solutions. Its technology provides fail-safe protection against loss of critical business information.
Attix5 Backup Professional is a fully automated solution which can backup data wherever it resides - on servers, desktops or mobile computing devices (including laptops, connected PDAs and smartphones) - via any network connection (LAN, WAN, Internet or wireless). Users can quickly and easily recover data anywhere, anytime using a simple, secure browser-based interface.
Backup Professional is the most secure solution of its class in the world. It is the only offering on the market to incorporate two-factor user authentication, PKI and encryption technology and to have full certification for RSA Security's RSA Keon, RSA BSAFE and RSA SecurID products. This means that any sensitive data stored, transmitted or accessed online using Backup Professional is protected by "bank-level plus" security.
Backup Professional: Mobile Edition is a carrier-class solution. It provides mobile network operators with a platform to offer both consumer and business customers a backup service which can safeguard any form of data, stored on any type of mobile device. It is the world's first solution which can backup data stored on SIM cards and mobile devices, via any mobile network connection.
http://www.attix5.com/
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Bechtel Telecommunications is one of the world's leading network engineering and construction firms. Bechtel is managing the two most comprehensive wireless network expansion and construction projects in the U.S. We have more than 30 years' experience managing some of the world's most advanced telecommunications projects, including:
- RF engineering and deployment of more than 20,000 GSM/TDMA wireless sites in the United States, including new build and overlay.
- Construction of 7,000 km of fiber backbone through eight European countries and undersea.
- Deployment of CDMA wireless technology in 2,300 cell sites in 17 major U.S. cities.
- Installation of 5,143 km of fiber, 29 POPs, and 2 NOCs in 22 cities throughout Europe.
- Engineering and construction of 1.8 million sq. ft. of data centers.
- Design and construction in Saudi Arabia of new infrastructure for 1.5 million fixed phone lines and 500,000 cellular lines.
Bechtel Telecoms is a unit of Bechtel Corporation, with 50,000 employees, more than 50 offices worldwide, and 2001 revenues of USD13.4 billion.
Network Interoperability Testing
Bechtel Telecoms Laboratories provide state-of-the-art tools to ensure that new builds and overlays optimize network assets. Interoperability testing and equipment evaluation are conducted in Bechtel-operated facilities staffed by experienced telecom and network security engineers. A new 890-square-mile Wireless Test Bed in Idaho is planned to provide a secure, controlled frequency environment for live testing of wireless network infrastructure and handsets, and their interoperability.
Principle Global Telecommunications Offices:
Frederick, Maryland, USA; Hong Kong; London; São Paulo
http://www.bechteltelecoms.com/
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Broadcom Corporation is a leading provider of highly integrated silicon solutions that enable broadband communications and networking of voice, video and data services. Using proprietary technologies and advanced design methodologies, Broadcom designs, develops and supplies complete system-on-a-chip solutions and related hardware and software applications for every major broadband communications market. Our diverse product portfolio includes solutions for digital cable and satellite set-top boxes; cable and DSL modems and residential gateways; high-speed transmission and switching for local, metropolitan, wide area and storage networking; home and wireless networking; cellular and terrestrial wireless communications; Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) gateway and telephony systems; broadband network processors; and SystemI/O™ server solutions. These technologies and products support our core mission: Connecting everything®.
Broadcom is headquartered in Irvine, Calif., and may be contacted at 1-949-450-8700 or at http://www.broadcom.com.
Broadcom's single-chip, all-CMOS baseband processors include the ML2011 GSM processor, BCM2121 GPRS/GSM processor and the BCM2132 EDGE/GPRS/GSM multimedia processor. Broadcom's proven expertise in mixed-signal and CMOS RF also enables the delivery of complete wireless, local and personal area network (WAN/LAN/PAN) solutions in mobile data communications with compelling, size, cost and performance benefits. Broadcom offers a wide range of innovative wireless products including solutions for EDGE, GSM, GPRS, IEEE 802.11 and Bluetooth, delivering on the vision of anytime anywhere connectivity.
http://www.broadcom.com/
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Business Logic Systems provides focused solutions Mobile market, with InTeleStage™, which brings together Loyalty, Business Intelligence and CRM in an integrated solution.
InTeleStage™ - Loyalty Server allows Operators to engage in pro-active marketing in order to reduce customer churn and increase customer retention and profitability.
InTeleStage™ - Reporter specifically designed to accommodate a wide range of Telecom-related data and is highly optimised for loading, analysing and retrieving data.
InTeleStage™ - Service Centre provides call centre, sales, campaign management functionality and intuitive analysis tools.
InTeleStage™ - Electronic Bill Presentation (EBP) Post-paid, Pre-paid and Cost Centre Billing are all services, which can be easily deployed and integrated into existing billing systems and integrated into Operators Internet portals.
InTeleStage™ - Voucher Management generates voucher numbers securely; it also provides a comprehensive and flexible voucher distribution management. Which is independent of any Pre-paid system.
http://www.businesslogic.co.uk/
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CCww is a leading global independent supplier of software and services to GSM, GPRS, EDGE and UTMS/W-CDMA handset makers and semiconductor companies . Formed in 2000, CCww's customers include industry leaders and household names.
CCww's protocol stacks include:
- Pro/GPRS: Type 1 multi-slot Class 12 GSM/GPRS that combines high quality and low resource utilisation, and spans Layer 1 through to applications interface
- Pro/GPRS-E: An EDGE extension is due for first shipment Q2 2003
- Dual-Mode GSM/GPRS and W-CDMA to Release 1999
- CCww has extensive experience of GSM and GPRS terminals, and is able to advise on systems design for rapid and efficient integration.
CCww offers flexible licensing terms which include access to source, sub-licensing and royalty or buyout (royalty-free) options.
http://www.ccww.co.uk/
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Comsys develops the industry's leading integrated digital baseband solutions
for EGPRS (EDGE), GPRS, GSM and UMTS networks.
Ranging from EDGE upgrades to full multi-mode baseband systems, Comsys
solutions combine excellent performance, very low resource requirements, and
rapid cost-effective integration into any platform.
World-leading chip, handset, and base station manufacturers partner with
Comsys to create advanced platforms that support current and future wireless
standards. For companies such as Texas Instruments, choosing Comsys means
optimizing performance, accelerating time-to-market, and cutting silicon
costs.
http://www.comsysmobile.com/
Ericsson is the leading communications supplier, combining innovation in mobility and Internet in creating the new era of mobile Internet. Ericsson provides total solutions covering everything from systems and applications to mobile phones and other communications tools. With more than 100,000 employees in 140 countries, Ericsson simplifies communications for customers all over the world.
GSM is the world's most widely deployed digital wireless communications standard. Ericsson is the global market leader in GSM and 3G with nearly half of the world's users connected to Ericsson systems. More than 125 operators in 70 countries use GSM systems from Ericsson.
Ericsson helped pioneer the GSM standard and was first to market with GSM both in the 1800 MHz and 1900 MHz bands, and continues its commanding lead by implementing new GSM features such as GPRS, EDGE and WAP, as well as UMTS and WCDMA.
Ericsson GSM Solution is building business, not just networks, creating tailor-made wireless data solutions that meet operator and customer needs anytime and anywhere.
White Papers
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http://www.ericsson.com/
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EVI Technology focuses on the rapid development and production of
custom wireless communication systems for a broad range of
applications.
http://www.evitechnology.com/
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Mobility Solutions Group At A Glance
Lucent Technologies' (NYSE: LU) Mobility Solutions Group is completely dedicated to meeting the equipment needs of the world's mobile service providers, including incumbent wireless carriers and emerging third-generation (3G) mobile operators worldwide.
The Mobility Solutions Group supplies wireless service providers with end-to-end solutions to support mobile communications, including radio access networks, core voice and data networking equipment and applications and services platforms and software. Lucent Worldwide Services, delivers comprehensive network design, planning and deployment capabilities to help mobile operators bring services to market quickly. And we provide the network operations software necessary to make sure their networks operate smoothly, and effectively.
As the global market leader in the development and deployment of spread-spectrum mobile networks - the basis of the world's two predominant 3G standards, UMTS and CDMA2000 - Lucent is committed to delivering the industry's strongest end-to-end 3G offers. Lucent has deployed more than 70,000 spread-spectrum base stations worldwide, and have enabled more than 35,000 base stations in networks worldwide to support 3G CDMA2000 1X service, far more than any other equipment vendor. Lucent has deployed commercial 3G networks for more than 20 mobile operators in North and South America, Europe, Asia and the Australia/New Zealand Region.
Lucent also is a leader in research on wireless communications. Our Bell Labs, and Mobility research and development teams continue to lead the industry in the design and development of innovative mobile technologies, and have amassed an impressive arsenal of components, proprietary algorithms and network design and optimization tools that can be directly applied to 3G networks, both CDMA2000 and UMTS.
In short, Lucent Mobility Solutions is better equipped than any other company in the industry to help mobile operators design, deploy and tap the revenue potential of 3G wireless networks. Lucent's Mobility Solutions Group is based in Whippany, NJ, and maintains a European headquarters in Swindon, U.K., as well as R&D and manufacturing facilities throughout the world.
For further information about Lucent please contact:
Tel: +44 (0) 7000 582368
Web: http://www.lucent.com/solutions/umts.html
Email: mobility@lucent.com
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Nokia is and continues to be a pioneer in GSM. In 1998, Nokia is the world's leading supplier of GSM 1800 and one of the two largest in GSM 900 networks. Nokia is also the world's second largest and Europe's leading manufacturer of mobile phones. The world's first GSM call was made through a network supplied by Nokia in 1991 and since then, Nokia has played a key role in the further development of GSM.
Nokia has built and commissioned some of the largest digital networks in the world and holds the record for the fastest ever construction of a commercial GSM network. Nokia also drove the development and recent standardisation of the Enhanced Full Rate voice coding so that GSM can provide better voice quality than any other digital standard.
Nokia is a leader in the provision of wireless data and communication technologies, enabling GSM networks to carry increasing amounts of information. Nokia's support for the Wireless Application Protocol continues a long-standing commitment to advancing wireless technology.
Nokia's in-depth knowledge of wireless systems is acknowledged world-wide, and Nokia plays a central role in taking the future-proof GSM platform further into third-generation telecommunications systems with the UMTS (Universal Mobile Telecommunications System) and IMT-2000 (International Mobile Telecommunication System 2000) technology.
White Papers
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http://www.nokia.com/
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magic4 is the world's leading independent producer of mobile messaging software with more than 100 employees based in the UK, USA, France, Sweden, Asia and India. magic4 was launched in March 2000 with backing from 3i and Philips Enterprises. In 2001, magic4 launched the world's first EMS release 5 compliant client, which it co-developed with members of 3GPP. Building on this success, magic4 released the world's first MMS/EMS client in 2002, culminating in the magic4 Mobile Messaging Suite. magic4's solutions are scheduled for implementation in 35 handsets on the world market.
The magic4 Mobile Messaging Suite is a seamless offering including EMS, MMS, IM, Sync ML and Email for GSM, CDMA, 2.5G and 3G networks. The Mobile Messaging Suite is interoperability assured and designed for rapid deployment into mobile devices.
magic4 carries also out ongoing benchmarking and systematic interoperability testing of devices and servers across the industry to ensure its clients have best-case compatibility across devices from different manufacturers. Supporting this, magic4 is playing a pivotal role in driving industry standards through its participation in associations including IOP, ETSI, GSM-A and OMA.
The magic4 Mobile Messaging Suite:
Standards driven... Interoperability assured ... Industry expertise....Reduced risk
http://www.magic4.com/
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Opened in 1988, the European design and manufacture centre for Panasonic mobile phones is located at Thatcham in the UK. Known as Matsushita Communications Industrial UK Ltd (MCUK), the factory initially manufactured analogue phones but quickly adapted to the production of GSM phones for export to over 80 countries world-wide.
With the rapid take-off of mobile phones, production has expanded by more than 500%. In 1999 a new £20 million R&D facility was opened at Thatcham, along with a logistics and distribution centre at Portsmouth.
MCUK employs the latest in production processes enabling it to consistently design and manufacture high quality user-friendly mobile phones. The company plans to double the number of its design engineers to ensure Panasonic remains at the forefront of technology. Panasonic has been involved in 3G mobile communications since 1988 with the W-CDMA standardisation process and field trials since 1998. The company is well placed to become the leading supplier of UMTS handsets and aims to be the first manufacturer to supply 3G handsets in Japan in 2001 and in Europe 2002.
The latest range of handsets including the GD92, GD52 and GD93, reconfirms Panasonic's commitment to being the masters of design in leading edge technology.
For further information, please visit our web site or contact Joanne Boden on +44 1635 871466.
http://www.mcuk.panasonic.co.uk/
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Royal Philips Electronics of the Netherlands (NYSE: PHG, AEX: PHI) is one of
the world's biggest electronics companies and Europe's largest, with sales
of EUR 30.3 billion in 2004. With activities in the three interlocking
domains of healthcare, lifestyle and technology and 159,700 employees in
more than 60 countries, it has market leadership positions in medical
diagnostic imaging and patient monitoring, color television sets, electric
shavers, lighting and silicon system solutions. News from Philips is located
at www.semiconductors.philips.com.
Philips Semiconductors, headquartered in Eindhoven, The Netherlands, is one
of the world's top semiconductor suppliers. Our ambition is to be the
leading provider of semiconductor-based solutions for connected consumer and
communications applications. Philips Semiconductors has 20 manufacturing and
assembly sites and a sales organization that delivers in 60 countries.
Manufacturing facilities are in the USA, AsiaPacific and Europe serving
customers worldwide. News from Philips is located at
www.semiconductors.philips.com.
http://www.semiconductors.philips.com/
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RADIXS' flagship Motion experience Interface (MXI) is a mobile operating system built on the open standards. Featuring a unique split processing architecture known as the Single Operating Layer Architecture (SOLA), the RADIXS MXI OS is divided into two components: The MXI server OS and the MXI platform OS.
RADIX MXI enables existing desktop applications written for Windows, Linux and Java in its entirety without the need for redevelopment, hence delivering the undiminished power of the PC onto new mobile devices. In addition, the universal platform delivers, on new mobile devices, Palm applications and full-fledged rich media games written for the games consoles and PCs.
The RADIXS MXI enables mobile operators to deliver compelling data services via wireless networks such as WiFi, GPRS and 3G among others, without compromising the user experience.
http://www.radixs.com/
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Siemens - Mobility the Intelligent Way
As a global supplier for telecommunication equipment since 150 years Siemens is one of the leading suppliers for all GSM network elements: currently more than 110 operators in 62 countries are using network equipment from Siemens. As a GSM supplier and system integrator Siemens offers chipsets, terminals and infrastructure for mobile networks as well as software solutions for intelligent networks. Siemens also enjoys a leading position as supplier of mobile terminals known for their excellent quality and intuitive user-interface concepts, being one of the top five players in Europe. The well-known flexibility of Siemens network equipment, the feature richness ist products and global localised service are just a few distinctive advantages uniquely offered by Siemens.
The vision of Siemens is that people have mobile access to all kinds of information from everywhere to every point - anytime and world-wide. Driven both from corporate users and private subscribers, the need for wireless data applications is increasing significantly. With mobile data as a key future market, Siemens brings the interactive experience of the www model to the mobile phone. Making use of WAP technology as part of a complete mobile application solution the specific requirements of mobile networks are met. Within the GSM environment, circuit-switched data and SMS are already supported as bearers by the WAP platform. In the future, GPRS and UMTS will be supported by the Siemens WAP and MIA solutions. GPRS by Siemens offers the operator the opportunity to push mobile data into the mass market extending their traditional business into new revenue sources. GPRS from Siemens is targeted at applications requiring bulky and bursty data transfer for point-to-point and point-to-multipoint services. UMTS from Siemens will integrate currently separate worlds of fixed and mobile telecommunication services to serve the user as a comprehensive personal tool for unlimited communications. As a "UMTS one stop shop", Siemens offers the complete range of services, products and networks.
Communication on Air is part of Siemens Information & Communication Networks Group with more than 60,000 employees and sales of about DM 24 billion. Our R&D virtual network covers 21 countries where we develop solutions for the world market. 66 factories in 35 countries are producing high-quality equipment & solutions. And we are present in 135 countries - close to the customer.
http://www.siemens-mobile.de/mobile/
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Telcordia Technologies, Inc. is a leading global provider of telecommunications software and services for IP, wireline, wireless, and cable. By delivering on its Elementive strategy of providing flexible, standards-based solutions that optimize complex network and business support systems, Telcordia enables customers to aggressively reduce costs and grow revenues.
Our depth and breadth of experience is evident in products that touch nearly every corner of telecommunications, from the infrastructure upon which one of the world's largest telephone networks is built, to the rapidly expanding IP and mobile markets. Today, our software handles 100 percent of the U.S. toll-free traffic with 90 percent market share of wireless number portability in the U.S. As our in-country presence expands across Europe, Latin America and Asia, our products and services are helping more and more telecom companies around the world transform their business operations locally. Telcordia is headquartered in Piscataway, NJ, with offices throughout the United States, Canada, Europe, Central and Latin America and Asia Pacific.
http://www.telcordia.com/
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Tropian is a fabless semiconductor company involved in the design, development and manufacturing of multi-mode, multi-band devices enabling implementation of 1G (analog voice), 2G (digital voice), 2.5G and 3G (digital voice and high-speed data) wireless standards in a single RF chipset. Tropian's products are based on its patented Polar Impact™ technology, a digital non-linear, polar modulation platform that enables multi-mode capability in wireless handsets and base stations. Polar Impact™ allows Tropian's ICs to offer dramatic improvements in system performance, cost, manufacturability, and reliability.
http://www.tropian.com/
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TTPCom is the world's leading independent supplier of wireless communications technology and has been developing platforms based on the GSM standard since 1988.
Occupying a pivotal position in the industry TTPCom's core platform technology is designed for licensing. Its modular structure and open architecture enables established players through to new entrants to develop a variety of devices:
- For semiconductor companies TTPCom licenses designs for baseband and radio chipsets. Partners include Analog Devices, Hitachi, IBM, Intel, Matsushita Electric Industrial, STMicroelectronics and Toshiba. TTPCom's unique multi-platform strategy, in which its protocol software is compatible with chips from each of its semiconductor partners, offers device manufacturers the flexibility to select the best silicon for their products, whether this is based on functionality, cost or time to market benefits.
- For mobile device manufacturers TTPCom offers GSM, GPRS, EDGE and 3G protocol software for license. With over 25 licensees TTPCom has established an industry standard with its GPRS platform. Software licensees include LG Electronics, Novatel Wireless, Panasonic, Research in Motion (for the BlackBerry email device), Sharp, Siemens and 8 of the GSM phone manufacturers based in China.
- For leading handset manufacturers looking to outsource product development, TTPCom has an established position with the leading Taiwanese Original Design Manufacturers (ODMs) including Quanta Computer, Arima and BenQ.
- For those new to the wireless market or seeking to enter the market quickly with less risk, TTPCom offers complete, ready to manufacture, GPRS mobile phone and module designs. Toshiba have licensed the phone design as the basis for their GPRS i-Mode phone for Europe.
- For operators looking to increase ARPU, TTPCom has developed an innovative wireless graphics engine that brings a stunning console-like gaming experience to the mobile phone and supports secure over-the-air downloads. TTPCom also undertakes extensive interoperability testing with operators to facilitate the early introduction of new technologies.
TTPCom has a complete understanding of the system aspects of producing competitive terminals from application to antenna. The company has invested right across the product portfolio and supports the increasing range of services available on 2G terminals including new messaging services, colour displays, Java, E-OTD positioning systems, WAP, voice recognition and email.
TTPCom is consolidating its market leading position in GPRS by investing in enhanced features and improved testing. The company is one of the first independent developers to offer an EDGE platform for license and offers a highly competitive solution for dual-system 3G terminals.
http://www.ttpcom.com/
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WAVECOM is a leading supplier of critical technology for cellular phones, digital cordless telephones, paging receivers and satellite-based mobile communications.
In 1997, WAVECOM brought to the market a revolutionary new concept in wireless technology called WISMO™, which stands for Wireless Standard Module.
WISMO™ based solutions are built upon the development of interchangeable modules to implement digital wireless communications standards.
WAVECOM's fast growing family of WISMO™ based modules are compact devices which include all the hardware and software needed for a full-featured digital wireless terminal.
WISMO™ solutions are available in GSM 900, GSM 1800, GSM 1900, and DECT versions.
http://www.wavecom.com/
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