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Vipnet Selects LGC Wireless Solution for New Headquarters.


Unison Accel Systems Deliver GSM and 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.  Coverage for Croatia's Leading Wireless Provider

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 Wireless, the leader in advanced in-building wireless systems, today announced that Vipnet, the most advanced mobile operator in Croatia, has deployed LGC's Interreach Unison[TM] Accel system to provide strong and pervasive cellular coverage for its new headquarters in Zagreb. The new system delivers GSM and UMTS service over seven floors of offices and two underground parking levels in the facility -- more than 100,000 square feet in all.

Vipnet was the first company granted a private cellular network franchise in Croatia, and has been operating its GSM-based network in Zagreb and other cities since 1999. The company was also the first in Croatia to offer advanced services such as EDGE and HSDPA (High Speed Downlink Packet Access) See HSPA. . Vipnet's new headquarters building is part of a state-of-the-art corporate campus that features a host of employee amenities including a preschool and day care center, fitness center, and restaurants.

"With our new headquarters, Vipnet is setting higher standards for employee comfort and productivity in Croatia," said Tomislav Makar mak·ar  
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[Middle English, variant of maker, maker, poet.]
 of Vipnet. "LGC Wireless is the leader in systems that provide in-building cellular coverage, so their equipment was a natural choice for us. In addition, the Unison system was the only one that allowed for a painless pain·less  
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 upgrade from GSM to UMTS."

LGC's Unison Accel products are a perfect solution for medium-sized facilities like the Vipnet headquarters building. By deploying two Unison Accel systems (each serving a different part of the facility), LGC engineers enabled simpler installation and easier frequency planning with consistently high performance from the parking garage to the executive suites.

"VIPnet is the wireless technology leader in Croatia, and we are proud that our products were chosen for the in-building coverage at its new headquarters," said John Spindler, vice president of marketing at LGC Wireless. "VIPnet becomes the latest in a long list of wireless providers around the world who have chosen our products for their own facilities based on superior performance, scalability and ease of deployment."

About Vipnet

A wholly-owned subsidiary of Mobilkom Austria Mobilkom Austria is a major Austrian mobile network operator. It has been operating commercially since 1994 and in testing since 1992.

The mobilkom austria group also owns:
  • Mobilkom Liechtenstein in Liechtenstein
  • VIP Mobile in Serbia
, Vipnet was the first private GSM operator in Croatia. Vipnet is recognized as the leading innovator in the Croatian mobile communications market, and has consistently been the first to introduce new technologies such as 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 UMTS. Today, Vipnet has more than 1.7 million customers and is a partner of Vodafone, the world's leading mobile operator.

About LGC Wireless

With more than 5,500 deployments worldwide, LGC Wireless is the leader in extending scalable, high-performance wireless coverage inside buildings and public facilities. LGC's products offer low-cost installation, end-to-end monitoring and management, and easy integration of emerging wireless technologies. LGC Wireless is based in San Jose, California San Jose (IPA: /ˌsænhoʊˈzeɪ/) is the third-largest city in California, and the tenth-largest in the United States. It is the county seat of Santa Clara County.  USA and is privately held. For more information, please visit www.lgcwireless.com.
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