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Icomera AB, a supplier of Internet connectivity to trains, today said that it’s agreed to acquire U.K.-based Moovera Networks, a manufacturer of fixed and mobile communications systems.

 

Thanks to this latest acquisition, Icomera is expected to become a “foremost” provider of in-vehicle, industrial-grade Internet access technology – encompassing trains, buses, coaches, trucks and ferries – with a global customer base including many of the world’s transport operators.

 

After the completion of the acquisition, Icomera said it plans to adopt the Moovbox brand for its new combined product line and leverage Moovera’s worldwide network of Channel Partners who sell and support Moovbox systems in their regional markets.

 

Ola Sjolin, chief executive officer at Icomera, said that Moovera has acquired a strong reputation in the industry as a developer of innovative yet price competitive technology and has established an impressive customer base that in many instances overlaps with our own.

 

He also said that it was a natural progression for Icomera and Moovera to combine forces to offer a complete range of solutions from low-cost bus products to high-end systems certified for the railway industry.

 

“Moving forward we will continue to build on Icomera’s position as the dominant force in on-board vehicle communications,” Sjolin said.

 

Icomera says it currently offers backhaul-agnostic communications gateways supporting concurrent satellite, cellular and trackside networks in a single in-vehicle system.

 

The acquisition of Moovera Networks enables Icomera to add Moovera’s multi-radio Moovbox product family to create an advanced portfolio of fixed and mobile broadband gateways on the market.

 

Along with vehicular applications, Moovbox gateways have also been used for public safety and outdoor municipal wireless applications, and by cellular network operators seeking to expand into WiFi (News - Alert) hotspot services.

 

Pointing out that for some time now Moovera and Icomera have been addressing the same markets from different directions, Jim Baker, chief executive officer and founder of Moovera, said that while Icomera has focused on sophisticated and complex rail systems, “we have been targeting the broader market for Internet connectivity on road transport and outdoor networks.”

 

Following the acquisition, Moovera’s Kent-based operations and its nine employees will become Icomera’s U.K. office. Baker is expected to take up the post of chief marketing officer at Icomera.

 

The companies did not disclose the financial terms of the acquisition.

 

 

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