CANNES, France, Feb. 23, 2004 (PRIMEZONE) -- Kineto Wireless (www.kinetowireless.com), a key innovator and leading supplier of Mobile over Wireless LAN (MoWLAN) solutions, and Inventel, a leading supplier of WLAN-enabled residential gateways, today announced that Inventel has joined the Kineto Innovation Partner Program. Inventel has licensed Kineto's standards-based MoWLAN technology and is looking to develop advanced residential gateway solutions supporting MoWLAN services.
"Incorporating Kineto's MoWLAN technology will enable us to offer compelling access solutions for mobile subscribers seeking to use their mobile phone as their main phone," said Gilles Ganault, commercial director of residential gateways, Inventel. "Kineto's technology for both fixed and wireless carriers is gaining tremendous traction in the marketplace. We are very excited to partner with Kineto during this time when both carriers and subscribers alike are demanding innovative solutions."
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.
"Inventel continues to lead the market in the delivery of innovative WLAN access solutions for carriers," said Mark Powell, vice president of business development, Kineto Wireless. "We are excited to have Inventel join our Innovation Partner Program and work together to ensure the broad availability of advanced residential gateway solutions supporting MoWLAN services."
About the Kineto Innovation Partner Program
Kineto Wireless 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 Partners Program consists of a number of collaborative activities including technology licensing and market development. The
Innovation Partners Program is designed to benefit service providers by ensuring the delivery of a broad range of interoperable and market proven MoWLAN solutions.
About Inventel
Founded in 1994, INVENTEL specializes in the conception and fabrication of radio communications equipments. We have developed a real expertise in wireless voice and are the second largest global designer of DECT product, today sold in millions of units. We design and manufacture a wide range of access points and ADSL modems using the wireless technologies WiFi - 802.11b, Bluetooth (long-range) and DECT.
Our expertise in wireless telephony and broadband access solutions gives us the unique position to enable and support convergence of networks and services (mobile & fixed networks, voice and data, entertainment and communication).
Inventel's objective is to be a world leader offering wireless voice and data communication turnkey solutions. For that, Inventel has an active interest in partnerships with telecommunications operators, manufacturers or materials integrators, and service provider.
About Kineto
Kineto Wireless delivers solutions that enable the convergence 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.