CANNES, France, Feb. 23, 2004 (PRIMEZONE) -- Kineto Wireless (www.kinetowireless.com), a key innovator and leading supplier of Mobile over Wireless LAN (MoWLAN) solutions, today announced that its Mobile over Wireless LAN technology will be showcased at the 2004 3GSM World Congress. Participants in this year's event, held February 23-26 in Cannes, France, are invited to visit the Kineto booth (Hall 2, Stand D4) to learn more about Kineto's award-winning MoWLAN technology.
"Kineto is excited to be participating in this year's 3GSM World Congress," said John O'Connell, president and CEO, Kineto Wireless. "We view this as a tremendous opportunity to work with the GSM community and showcase our award-winning technology. Our Mobile over WLAN solution is well positioned to create the next big opportunity in the GSM industry."
MoWLAN solutions enable service providers to leverage VoIP and WLAN technology to deliver high-performance mobile voice and data services indoors at significantly lower cost than existing mobile network technologies. By deploying a MoWLAN solution, service providers can allow their subscribers to roam seamlessly between mobile networks and WLANs with a single handset for voice and data services. As a result, subscribers can now use their mobile phone as their main communications device, and fixed and mobile service providers can maximize their revenue potential and profitability from subscriber's increased use of the mobile phone.
Press Roundtable on Convergence
At 3GSM World Congress, Kineto will be participating in a media roundtable discussion on "Fixed-Mobile Convergence". Other panel participants include representative from Motorola, Ovum, Ofcom and Hedfone Consulting. The roundtable will take place on Monday, February 23 at 4:40 p.m. in Auditorium K, Hall 2, 4th Floor.
Convergence Demonstrations
Kineto will be demonstrating their Mobile over Wireless LAN technology in their booth located in Hall 2, Stand D4 throughout the entire show. Visitors to the Nortel Networks' Network Transformation exhibition center in the Majestic Hotel will also be able to view a demonstration of the award-winning Kineto solution. Based on the Kineto INC, the Kineto MoWLAN solution enables mobile operators to leverage VoIP and the rapid deployment of WLANs within homes, offices and hot spots to deliver high-performance mobile voice and data services indoors at significantly lower cost.
Recognition for Innovation
Kineto has been named a finalist for the 3GSM World Congress Best Technology Innovation Award by an international panel of telecommunications industry specialists. This year's winners will be announced at the 2004 GSM Association awards dinner on February 24, 2004 in Cannes, France.
The Technology Innovation Award, considered one of the most popular categories, is designed to highlight the best of leading-edge, cost-effective infrastructure or network solutions that enhance network or service performance, benefiting mobile network operators.
Innovation Partnerships
Kineto will be highlighting its Innovation Partner Program as well as technology from several program participants. Kineto established the Innovation Partner Program to accelerate the rapid deployment and broad adoption of Mobile over WLAN services. The program was designed to foster strategic, long-term relationships with industry leaders in the device, chipset, handset, software, and communications infrastructure markets. The Innovation Partner Program consists of a number of collaborative activities including technology licensing and market development. The Innovation Partner Program is designed to benefit service providers by ensuring the delivery of a broad range of interoperable and market proven MoWLAN solutions. Solutions from program participants Broadcom, Inventel, IVT, Intellinet, Hughes Software Systems and Force Computing will be highlighted at 3GSM World Congress.
About Kineto
Kineto Wireless delivers solutions that enable the convergence of mobile, VoIP and WLANs to create the next big opportunity in the wireless industry. Kineto's Mobile over WLAN (MoWLAN) solution enables service providers to deliver high-performance mobile voice and data services over WLANs located within homes, offices and hot spots at significantly lower cost than existing 2.5 and 3G mobile network technologies. As a result, subscribers can use their mobile phone as their primary, if not only, communications device. As an international company, Kineto Wireless does business with leading service providers, handset suppliers and infrastructure providers worldwide. For more information about Kineto Wireless, please visit www.kinetowireless.com.