NEC Corporation Selects Tatara Systems to Deliver Femtocell Solutions.Tatara's Femtocell Convergence Solution Integrated into NEC's Home Gateway Solution TOKYO and ACTON, Mass. -- NEC (NEC Corporation, Tokyo, www.nec.com, www.necus.com) An electronics conglomerate known in the U.S. for its monitors. In Japan, it had the lion's share of the PC market until the late 1990s (see PC 98). NEC was founded in Tokyo in 1899 as Nippon Electric Company, Ltd. Corporation (NEC) and Tatara Systems today announced that they have reached an agreement for NEC to integrate Tatara's femtocell convergence solution into NEC's Home Gateway Solution architecture. Tatara and NEC will collaborate on end-to-end solution packaging, marketing, trials and deployments of NEC's Home Gateway Solution into the rapidly emerging UMTS (Universal Mobile Telecommunications System) The GSM implementation of the 3G wireless phone system. Part of IMT-2000, UMTS provides service in the 2 GHz band and offers global roaming and personalized features. femtocell market. Utilizing the latest femtocell technology, NEC's Home Gateway Solution enables mobile operators to deploy a complete end-to-end solution, including the femtocell CPE (Customer Premises Equipment) Communications equipment that resides on the customer's premises. CPE - Customer Premises Equipment equipment and the supporting core infrastructure. NEC's Home Gateway Solution architecture consists of the 3G Access Point and the Home Gateway Server System (HGSS HGSS Hellfire Ground Support System HGSS High Grade Stainless Steel ). Based on a SIP/IP femtocell architecture approach, the Tatara Subscriber Gateway and the Tatara Convergence Server are integrated into the NEC HGSS to provide critical functionality such as authentication, security, voice and messaging convergence, supplementary service capabilities. The NEC Home Gateway Solution enables femtocell deployment and services in both 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. and more traditional SIP/IP core network environments utilizing existing softswitch technologies. The Tatara Convergence Server provides the inter-working between NEC SIP/IMS elements and an existing mobile network core to enable service parity among femtocells and the macro cellular network for standard cellular handsets. The backend HGSS may be deployed as a complete turnkey system with standard 3GPP GPP Government Performance Project GPP General Purpose Processor GPP General Physical Preparedness GPP Gambian People's Party GPP Good Pharmacy Practice GPP Gross Primary Productivity GPP Green Procurement Program GPP Generic Packetized Protocol interfaces in today's mobile network to enable rapid rollout of femtocells. A femtocell is a small cellular base station designed for use in the home or business environments. Routing the 3G mobile traffic through the IP network via a broadband connection, a femtocell allows mobile operators to extend service coverage inside the home without the need for expensive cellular towers, offload traffic off the macro network, decrease backhaul costs and stimulate the uptake of 3G services. Femtocell technology is a practical and attractive option for a fixed mobile convergence Seamless switching between cellular and local networks for mobile users. The goal is to have a handset that switches automatically from the cellular network to the local, wireless Wi-Fi network when entering a building in order to save cellphone minutes. offering, ensuring mobile operators higher ARPU (Average Revenue Per User) A calculation often used to determine the overall value of an application. It is also used to rate particular customers, especially in the wireless space, by comparing someone's account to the overall average. , lower churn and a solid defense to VoIP erosion. ABI Abi (ā`bī) [short for Abijah], in the Bible, King Hezekiah's mother. (Application Binary Interface) A specification for a specific hardware platform combined with the operating system. Research has forecasted that by 2011 there will be 102 million users on 32 million femtocell access points worldwide. "Due to their femtocell convergence expertise, innovative technology and vast experience in the mobile operator marketplace, Tatara Systems was the clear choice to partner with on NEC's Home Gateway Solution," stated Tadatoshi Fujiwara, General Manager of Mobile Network Solutions Division, NEC. "Femtocell is such a compelling fixed-mobile convergence strategy for mobile operators that there will be a race to bring the service to market." said Steve Nicolle, President and 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. of Tatara Systems. "NEC, with their track record in providing in-building solutions and their commitment to developing a total solution for femtocell, is an excellent partner for Tatara and for our mutual mobile operator customers." At 3GSM, please visit Tatara at Stand# 1G36 and NEC at Stand# 8A125. About NEC Corporation NEC Corporation (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 : NIPNY) is one of the world's leading providers of Internet, broadband network and enterprise business solutions dedicated to meeting the specialized needs of its diverse and global base of customers. NEC delivers tailored solutions in the key fields of computer, networking and electron devices, by integrating its technical strengths in IT and Networks, and by providing advanced semiconductor solutions through NEC Electronics Corporation. The NEC Group employs more than 150,000 people worldwide. For additional information, please visit the NEC home page at: http://www.nec.com About Tatara Systems Tatara Systems invents, develops, and deploys convergence products for service providers allowing them to offer converged mobile services to their subscribers across the widest base of available end-user devices (i.e. PCs and current mobile phones). Tatara's fixed-mobile convergence strategy is focused on femtocell convergence as a powerful FMC See fixed mobile convergence. approach for mobile operators that takes advantage of current cellular handsets to provide improved coverage and IP-based voice and data services via an economical in-home cellular access point. Tatara's products also enable the industry's broadest set of PC convergence solutions, from a mobile broadband service to advanced services, like a PC mobile softphone or intelligent content delivery. Tatara is proud to count some of the industry's largest operators as customers of its award-winning Tatara Mobile Services Convergence Portfolio[TM] of products. For more information, visit www.tatarasystems.com |
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