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ip.access, SFR Business Team and SPIE collaborate to bring picocells to French market(Telecomworldwire Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) ip.access, a developer of picocell and femtocell solutions, together with SFR Business Team, an alternative French operator on the business market, and SPIE, a specialist in electrical, mechanical and HVAC engineering, energy, communications and infrastructure, announced on Wednesday (11 February) their collaboration to bring the benefits of ip.access picocells to the French mobile market. According to the company, in collaboration with SFR Business Team, SPIE has developed the capability to provide a managed service for ip.access nanoBTS picocells in France. The service includes the initial project and network design and planning, network integration, site surveys and deployment of the picocells on enterprise user premises, as well as the day-to-day operations and network management functions. SFR Business Team uses ip.access nanoBTS picocells as the basis for its SFR Office Extend offer. Picocells enable mobile operators to deliver a high-quality service to their business customers, by offering high in-building voice quality and high speed EDGE data rates for devices such as Blackberries and smart phones. The ip.access nanoGSM solution can reduce project implementation costs and lead time by a factor of 2, compared with traditional indoor coverage solutions, and makes indoor coverage cost-effective for small and medium enterprises starting at 10 employees or VIPs, the company said. No financial details were disclosed. ((Comments on this story may be sent to [email protected])) Copyright ? 2009 M2 Communications Ltd. |