NetComm’s MyWay transforms home & small business communications

On 03.24.11, In Mobile, By Editor

NetComm Limited (ASX: NTC) a global leader in 3G mobile broadband technology is set to transform online communications for small businesses and home offices with the launch of the NetComm MyWay a fully integrated 3G WiFi router with voice capabilities.

With small business now representing 96% of all Australian businesses and 67% of these being home based operations , the ability to evolve with new technology that offers improved reliability and economical benefits is crucial to business success. The NetComm MyWay has been developedto help businesses work smarter by connecting multiple devices, including a standard landline phone, to a single 3G mobile broadband account.

Compatible with all 3G networks, the NetComm MyWay comes equipped with additional benefits for the home or office. The inclusion of two network ports allow connectivity to fixed-line devices such as desktop PCs, gaming consoles or home entertainment systems and the built-in 802.11n wireless access point ensures quality connectivity to wireless-enabled devices such as laptops, smart phones, gaming consoles or tablets.

Business operators who frequently re-locate their venture, or require a communication terminal for multiple devices at tradeshows, conventions and off site meetings depend heavily on a secure and reliable connection. The NetComm MyWay ensures reliability by serving as an Internet connection back-up using an integrated Auto WAN failover feature; and the LAN port can easily be turned into a WAN port by connecting the fixed-line connection (e.g. ADSL/Cable).

With ever increasing consumer expectations, it is vital that small businesses keep pace with technology designed to save time, money and credibility. Whether placing orders, receiving payments, maintaining a website or communicating with customers, businesses require a secure system with advanced back-up capabilities as well as the economical advantage of connecting multiple devices to a single broadband account,” says NetComm General Manger, Danny Morrison.

Mobile businesses are looking for the flexibility to freely move an Internet connection and phone line to wherever they are operating ,” said Mr Morrison.

The MyWay also integrates a multi-mode quad-band modem giving customers maximum flexibility with regards to selecting their Internet Service Provider of choice; and also provides the option of running with a pre-paid or post-paid plan.”

The elegant, small framed and upright standing NetComm MyWay saves space and is designed to fit seamlessly into any home or office environment.

The NetComm MyWay is available Australia-wide at all good retailers for a recommended retail price of $399.

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Macquarie Telecom delivers NBN network speeds with new managed WAN optimization service

On 03.23.11, In Mobile, By Editor

Macquarie Telecom, Australia’s number one Managed Hosting and Business-only Telecommunications Company, today announced its Managed WAN Optimization Service (MWO). Using Riverbed Technology, the IT performance company, the new application acceleration service will enable Macquarie Telecom customers to experience LAN-like performance, no matter where they are located, across the Wide Area Network (WAN); delivering National Broadband Network (NBN)-quality network performance ahead of the network’s completion. The MWO service has been designed to maximize performance and responsiveness of business applications up to 100 times across a company’s WAN.

The announcement also sees Macquarie Telecom as the first organization globally to offer a money-back or free bandwidth upgrade service level guarantee for application acceleration as a standard service offering.

With organizations facing an ever increasing need for more bandwidth and faster network speeds, the new fully managed service is ideally suited for companies with branch offices or remote workers. Specifically, MWO significantly improves application network response time for remote, branch and satellite users delivering faster speeds across the WAN. The offering is supported by Macquarie Telecom’s expertise and award winning world class customer care; providing customers with improved network performance, speed, efficiency and reliability.

Glen Noble, Group Executive of Data Services, Macquarie Telecom said, Adding more bandwidth does not always improve the performance of an application over the WAN. Today’s business environment demands the consumption of more and more data and applications than ever before. This announcement provides our customers with the ability to get the most out of their existing networks and paves the way for a super fast highway connection to cloud servers. Our managed hosting experience combined with deep telecommunications expertise, means we are perfectly equipped to deliver customers the benefits of the NBN before it even arrives.”

In addition, the service provides customers with detailed application level performance reports through a single sign-on portal to allow them full visibility and control, via Macquarie Telecom’s online management tool, InView. As part of the service, Macquarie Telecom will also offer its customers a free initial network assessment and proof of concept to ensure 100% success in implementation of the solution.

Our customers have been demanding a solution that enables them to get the most out of their existing WAN investment. By partnering with Riverbed, we are confident our service can provide significant improvement on application performance for our customers across their WAN; delivering cost savings, increased productivity, streamlined business processes and improved customer satisfaction. We have seen a lot of market demand for this service and have responded by developing and launching MWO to satisfy customer and market requirements,” concluded Noble.

Commenting on the benefits of the solution’s technology, Luke Mackie, Senior ICT Officer, Anglicare Central Queensland, said: Anglicare needed to resolve application performance issues it was experiencing across its WAN. After deploying the Riverbed WAN Optimization technology we achieved a 500% increase in WAN performance during business hours. Documents that took over 2 minutes to open now take between 8 to 10 seconds. The new high performance network was crucial for the deployment of SharePoint across the company.”

Additional features and benefits of the service include:

  • Free 24/7 technical support from the MacquarieHUB
  • Money-back service level guarantee
  • Introduction of new applications without WAN degradation
  • No upfront cost or capital investment fixed monthly price
  • Full visibility of managed WAN Optimization appliance, routers, servers and Multiprotocol Label Switching Quality of Service via Macquarie InView
  • Acceleration of business applications and bandwidth optimization across the WAN

Ian Raper, Regional Director, Riverbed ANZ concluded, Macquarie Telecom’s decision to roll-out a MWO service complements the current trend of IT consolidation and cloud computing. Using our Steelhead appliances, MWO can accelerate applications up to 100 times, enabling its customers to experience LAN-like performance even though their servers now reside within a private or enterprise cloud.”

 

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Meru inks IT infrastructure distribution agreement with Azlan (Europe)

On 03.23.11, In Mobile, By Editor

Meru Networks, US corporate Wi-Fi specialist has entered into an IT infrastructure distributor agreement with Azlan, the Enterprise Division of Tech Data Corporation.

Azlan will now expand its IT portfolio with Meru’s virtualized wireless LAN (WLAN) services to deliver specialized value-added tools to its reseller base.

Azlan will now offer 802.11n WLAN services, showcasing Meru’s AP300 Series and entry-level AP1000i access points.

 

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Bell Mobility deploys NETGEAR MBR1210 HSPA+ Mobile Broadband Routers

On 03.23.11, In Mobile, By Editor

NETGEAR Inc. has announced that Bell Mobility, a Canadian wireless provider has selected its MBR1210 HSPA+ Mobile Broadband Router for deployment to customers on its HSPA+ network.

The MBR1210 offers broadband internet access at speeds up to 21 Mbps downstream by 5.7 Mbps upstream, which rivals wired broadband access performance. It delivers network diversity with an Ethernet WAN port, and on the LAN side delivers 4 Ethernet ports and 801.11n Wi-Fi up to 300 Mbps.

According to Mike Martins, Vice President of Core Networks & Services at Bell Mobility, they selected the MBR1210 for its ability to meet their performance requirements, led by the extended mobile reach of its internal mobile broadband modem and network integration capabilities. NETGEAR’s broad mobile product portfolio, its North American based technical and logistics support as well as its creative bilingual documentation have proven valuable to Bell and its clients.

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NETGEAR introduces 4G LTE Mobile Broadband Router for Verizon Wireless customers

On 01.20.11, In Mobile, By Editor

NETGEAR Inc. a global networking company that delivers innovative products to consumers, businesses and Service Providers, has announced, in conjunction with Verizon Wireless, the MBR1000 Mobile Broadband Router, which is specifically designed to take advantage of the Verizon Wireless 4G LTE Mobile Broadband network. Performance delivered by the Verizon Wireless 4G network, combined with the NETGEAR MBR1000, helps enable powerful new business applications and expands broadband access to home and business customers that are either on the move or outside the wired broadband territory.

The MBR1000 supports expected wireless data speeds of 5-12 megabits per second (Mbps) downstream and 2-5 Mbps upstream on the Verizon Wireless LTE network. The device is designed to support theoretical LTE speeds of up to 100 Mbps downstream by 50 Mbps upstream. The MBR1000 delivers a full customer-side LAN with four Fast Ethernet ports and 802.11n Wi-Fi at up to 270 Mbps and features redundant WAN network availability with a separate Fast Ethernet WAN uplink port. The MBR1000 Dual WAN feature gives customers the option to switch between WANs for ‘always on’ network service should their selected primary WAN experience an outage – an especially important feature for fixed business applications. Equipped with an internal 3G/4G mobile broadband modem, the MBR1000 expands coverage by improving throughput beyond what is currently available to routers using USB mobile broadband modems because of its high-performance antenna configuration, making this router also relevant to Internet Service Providers in the Middle East region as a whole, and particularly in the UAE.

The Verizon Wireless 4G LTE Mobile Broadband network, launched in December 2010, is the fastest, most advanced network in the United States, providing speeds up to 10 times faster than Verizon Wireless’ 3G network. Verizon Wireless’ 4G LTE Mobile Broadband network currently reaches one-third of all Americans, with plans to expand the network to Verizon Wireless’ entire 3G coverage area over the next three years.

“Verizon Wireless looks forward to the development of powerful new mobile IP-based services that may be built on the combination of our LTE network and 4G Mobile Broadband Routers such as NETGEAR’s MBR1000,” said Aparna Khurjekar, Executive Director, Business Solutions, Verizon Wireless. “Creative new IP-based fleet management services are now possible, allowing fleets to easily and securely connect to the mobile broadband network to deliver on-the-go transaction processing and IP video to record pickups, deliveries or accidents.”

The MBR1000 can be deployed on rail, bus or select coastal marine vessels as well as in mining, construction, logging, parks and rural areas, greatly expanding broadband Internet access. With this expanded coverage, consumers on the go now have easy access to IP-based entertainment and valuable productivity tools. The LTE MBR1000 is part of Verizon Wireless’ LTE Open Development program – designed to allow and encourage the development community to create new products, applications and services beyond what Verizon Wireless offers in its portfolio and bring these to the marketplace on the Verizon Wireless network.

“We commend Verizon Wireless’ 4G technology leadership and the mammoth logistical effort that the company made in order to launch its LTE network with such extensive U.S. coverage,” said, Ahmad Zeidan, Channel Sales Manager, NETGEAR Middle East. “With the combination of NETGEAR’s innovative mobile broadband technology and Verizon Wireless’ cutting-edge network, we are confident we will deliver the most flexible and high-performance solution to the market, especially since this product has already generated considerable interest among GSM operators and ISPs in the Middle East. In fact, we are in the process of finalizing several deals with many companies that will see them avail the new product.”

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Market for Mobile Communications Gear Nears Quarter-Trillion-Dollar Mark

On 12.23.10, In Mobile, By Editor

­Propelled by the unstoppable cell phone market, worldwide factory equipment revenue generated by the mobile communications industry will near the quarter-trillion-dollar mark by the end of 2010, according to the sources.

Global mobile communications factory equipment revenue this year will reach $235.5 billion, up 7.9 percent from $218.2 billion in 2009, driven by the energetic expansion of mobile broadband in all parts of the world as well as by major increases in sales of 3G cell phones. Growth next year will be even more spectacular, data show, when revenue surpasses the quarter-trillion-dollar level and hits $271.3 billion.

Continued revenue growth seems assured in the years ahead for mobile communications, a wide-ranging market encompassing cell phones, cordless phones, battery chargers, mobile infrastructure, mobile and fixed broadband access devices and wireless LAN equipment such as routers. By 2014, total mobile communications factory equipment revenue will reach $359.3 billion.

Among the various segments of the market, 3G mobile handsets this year will take up the largest share of revenue at $86.4 billion, up 34.6% from $64.2 billion in 2009.

Revenue is also sizable, although declining, in the older category of 1G/2G mobile handsets-still a significant force in the emerging markets of Latin America, Asia and Africa. Revenue in 2010 for the combined 1G/2G category will fall to $55.6 billion, down 18.6% from $68.3 billion in 2009.

Revenue figures are much smaller in the latest-generation technology known as 4G-a category whose precise definition is in dispute-but growth is highest in this segment. From a paltry intake of only $11 million in 2009, revenue is expected to skyrocket to $1.3 billion in 2010.Market for Mobile Communications Gear

3G is still dominant; 4G ramping

According to sources, among mobile handsets, 3G continues to be the dominant technology in 2010 and likely will maintain that distinction beyond 2014. For their part, wireless carriers-while wrestling with the issue of heavy data traffic on their networks-are attempting to maximize investments in existing 3.5G and 3.75G technologies through incremental network upgrades. At the same time, carriers are deploying next-generation 4G technologies such as long term evolution (LTE), to begin in earnest by 2011.

Within the mobile handset segment, smart phones are the unrivaled stars, with projected growth this year of 40.6%, compared to a 12 percent expansion in 2009. Manufacturers in the smart-phone-specific space, such as Apple Inc., Research in Motion Ltd. and HTC Corp., continued to gain market share at the expense of other players with more generalized handset offerings.

Overall, cell phone shipments in 2010 are forecasted to reach 1.29 billion units, up 11.7 percent from 1.15 billion units last year. The projections do not take into account the presence of gray-market handsets, especially popular in China, which will contribute $8.9 billion worth of revenue to the industry for 2010.

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Samsung launches Anycall Clutch (SPH-W9500) for South Korean market

On 03.08.10, In Mobile Phones, By Editor

Samsung has launched a handset, Anycall Clutch (SPH-W9500) exclusively for South Korean market. Anycall Clutch looks like a variant of the S7070 Diva phone and has the same quilted back. The distinct feature of the model is its diamond-shaped home button.

The set is an all-touchscreen device with a 3.2-inch display, 3-megapixel camera with 3D motion picture feature”, 1.3-megapixel camera for video calls, 3G connectivity (HADPA), GPS, T-DMB mobile TV receiver, SOS function, Bluetooth, e-dictionary and a microSD expansion slot that works with cards of up to 16GB. The 960mAh battery offers enough charge for up to 8 hours of talk and 500 hours of standby time.

The TouchWIZ 2.0 of Samsung is used for all the interaction providing users with a quick way to access the key phone features as well as popular social networks like Facebook and Twitter. Lady UI is the name of the UI variant on the Clutch and it comes with preloaded widget for party planning and some diet assistant app.

The Samsung Anycall Clutch will be available in three shades including Silver, Pink and Black on KT for 600,000 won, which is about $523.

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MTNL joins per second billing system club (India)

On 12.03.09, In Mobile, By Editor

www.WirelessFederation.com/news: The 2G and 3G customers of Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Ltd (MTNL) in Delhi and Mumbai circles can now enjoy per second billing scheme. The announcement was made after the launch of per second billing systems by other telecom majors like Tata Teleservices, Reliance Communications and Bharti Airtel.

As per the plan, any call made within the same network across the country will cost half paise per second and the calls made to other networks will cost one paise per second. Even video calls through 3G network will cost one paise per second.

The cost of text messages has also been reduced with 25 paise for local messages Re 1 for national messages while international messages will cost Rs.2.50.

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Case Study of the Mobile IP Centrex: A paper by NTTDoCoMo

On 11.30.09, In Mobile, By admin
Hiroyasu YUHASHI
Mobile Society Research Institute,

We just came across a case study of the Mobile IP Centrex.

The paper explores how at the initial stage of mobile phone penetration, cell phones were primarily used for business. With increased penetration, mobile phone use expanded vastly from business alone to personal and onto entertainment among other utilities. In 2004, a handset was released with a wireless LAN function, and mobile phones came to be incorporated into the ICT solution.

Hiroyasu YUHASHI of the Mobile Society Research Institute at NTT DOCOMO, INC believes that now,  Mobile IP Centrex is one of the most popular ICT solutions for utilizing mobile phones.

In this paper, he has introduced a manufacturing company as the latest example of an enterprise providing an ICT solution using mobile phones. With the adoption of the mobile phone, the office environment was restructured. In addition, the increasing use of mobile phones changed the way people worked. Progressing from the introduction of the example, he considers the construction of a communication network for business as a result of the increasing use of mobile phones.

Click here to read the Case Study.

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