ADC Secures Stake In ip.access To Further Expand Its All-IP RAN Wireless Solutions Portfolio.Investment Enables Further Product Development MINNEAPOLIS -- ADC (1) See A/D converter. (2) (Apple Display Connector) A peripheral connector from Apple that combines digital video display, USB and power in one cable. (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on :ADCT ADCT Adaptive Discrete Cosine Transform ; www.adc.com) and ip.access, the market leader in 3G femtocell and GSM picocell technologies, today announced that ADC has made a minority interest investment in ip.access Ltd. that strengthens the companies' alliance and supports the expansion of ip.access' product development. Terms of the investment were not disclosed. ADC's investment follows an original equipment manufacturer (OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer) The rebranding of equipment and selling it. The term initially referred to the company that made the products (the "original" manufacturer), but eventually became widely used to refer to the organization that buys the products and ) agreement signed with ip.access in March of this year. Under terms of that agreement, ip.access' nanoGSM([R]) technology was integrated into ADC's new FlexWave[TM] Base Station System (BSS See 802.11. BSS - Block Started by Symbol ), a self-contained, outdoor hardened, micro GSM base station solution. The FlexWave system, at the center of ADC's All-IP Radio Access Network (RAN) solutions, delivers standard GSM/EDGE service, but uses IP for backhaul. This provides simple and cost-effective enterprise and outdoor solutions for rural communities, hotspots and hole-fill coverage in the U.S., Latin America Latin America, the Spanish-speaking, Portuguese-speaking, and French-speaking countries (except Canada) of North America, South America, Central America, and the West Indies. , Europe, Africa and Asia. "Recognizing the growing pressure wireless operators are under to provide the mobility and bandwidth capabilities their customers need, ADC invested in ip.access to accelerate the development of All-IP (RAN) wireless solutions," said Hilton Nicholson, president of the Active Infrastructure Business Unit at ADC. "We are pleased to have the opportunity to enhance our alliance and contribute to ip.access' success in leading 3G technology development." "We are pleased to further enhance our relationship with ADC and work even more closely to bring 3G solutions to markets across the world," said Stephen Mallinson, CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. for ip.access. "We believe the company's backing and extensive experience will greatly benefit our business and the further expansion of our product development." About ip.access Based in Cambridge, UK, ip.access Ltd (www.ipaccess.com) is a leading manufacturer of cost-effective picocell and femtocell infrastructure solutions for GSM, GPRS (General Packet Radio Service) The first high-speed digital data service provided by cellular carriers that used the GSM technology. GPRS added a packet-switched channel to GSM, which uses dedicated, circuit-switched channels for voice conversations. , EDGE and 3G. These solutions bring IP and cellular technologies together and solve in-building access problems for mobile operators, opening up new revenue streams while defending existing business. Oyster 3G[TM] is the home access femtocell that dramatically increases 3G cell capacity and coverage; improves quality of experience; and drives down costs. Oyster 3G, which won the 2007 GSM Association (GSM Association, Dublin, Ireland, www.gsmworld.com) A membership association founded in 1987 that promotes the development and evolution of the GSM communications standard worldwide. Award for Best Radio Access Product, is ready for today's mobile networks and tomorrow's IMS (1) See IP Multimedia Subsystem. (2) (Information Management System) An early IBM hierarchical DBMS for IBM mainframes. IMS was widely implemented throughout the 1970s under MVS and continues to be used under z/OS. infrastructure. nanoGSM picocell provides GSM, GPRS and EDGE coverage and capacity for offices, shops and using satellite backhaul passenger aircraft, ships and in remote rural areas. With over 20 live networks around the world and many more being deployed, ip.access is the partner of choice for operators competing in the new converged marketplace. ip.access counts Scottish Equity Partners, Rothschild Gestion, Intel Capital, Amadeus Capital Partners and Motorola Ventures among its shareholders. About ADC ADC provides the connections for wireline, wireless, cable, broadcast, and enterprise networks around the world. ADC's innovative network infrastructure equipment and professional services enable high-speed Internet, data, video, and voice services to residential, business and mobile subscribers. ADC (NASDAQ:ADCT) has sales into more than 130 countries. Learn more about ADC at www.adc.com. |
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