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TeliaSonera Selects Kineto Wireless for UMA Service DeploymentMILPITAS, Calif. --(Business Wire)-- Kineto Wireless, Inc., the key innovator and leading supplier of Unlicensed Mobile Access (UMA) technology, announced today that TeliaSonera, a leading telecommunications company in the Nordic and Baltic regions, has selected the company's UMA technology as the platform to deliver its innovative "Home Free" cellular/Wi-Fi service offering, the first of its kind in the world. Kineto Wireless' technology is used within the UMA Network Controllers (UNC) deployed by TeliaSonera that enable seamless handover between the GSM network and Wi-Fi access points. In addition, Kineto's technology is integrated with the Philips Nexperia platform into the Samsung P200, the industry's first commercially available UMA handset and the initial handset available for the Home Free service. "Kineto has been a key partner in helping TeliaSonera be the first operator in the world to offer a dual-mode cellular/Wi-Fi service based on UMA technology," said Peter Bredgaard, vice president of business development with TeliaSonera. "Now, our customers can make calls at lower rates when at home and use their standard mobile service outside the home. With Kineto's technology, we're able to offer a service that is the future of mobile usage." "With their UMA-enabled Home Free service, TeliaSonera is able to deliver a compelling fixed-mobile substitution service while leveraging the broadband IP network to lower costs and benefit its customers," said Rick Gilbert, president and CEO of Kineto Wireless. "Those benefits are key drivers for operators deploying UMA worldwide." About UMA Technology Unlicensed Mobile Access (UMA) technology is the 3GPP global standard for fixed/mobile convergence. UMA enables secure, scaleable access to mobile voice, data and IMS services over broadband IP access networks. By deploying UMA technology, mobile operators can deliver a number of compelling fixed-mobile convergence services. The most well known application of UMA technology is dual-mode cellular/Wi-Fi handsets, which enable subscribers to automatically roam and handover between cellular networks and public and private WLANs. Leading operators around the world have embraced UMA technology as part of a fixed-mobile convergence strategy, including Telecom Italia, France Telecom/Orange and TeliaSonera. About Kineto Wireless Kineto Wireless is the key innovator and leading supplier of Unlicensed Mobile Access (UMA) Technology, the 3GPP standard for fixed/mobile convergence. Mobile operators around the globe are selecting UMA to offer subscribers seamless, high-performance mobile voice, data, and IMS experiences over broadband IP access networks. As the leading provider of UMA Technology, Kineto supplies core network solutions through OEM partnerships with major network infrastructure providers, and also provides UMA-compliant software, development tools and support services to mobile silicon/stack suppliers, mobile handset developers, and broadband terminal adapter vendors. For more information, please visit www.kineto.com. |
