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TeliaSonera announces its upcoming HomeFree UMA
service. Initially launched in Denmark, the new service
enables low-cost mobile calling from subscriber homes.
Kineto announces its industry-leading UMA client
software now supports the development of UMA-
enabled 3G/UMTS handsets. Kineto is responding to
strong operator demand for UMA-enabled 3G/Wi-Fi
mobile handsets.
SEPTEMbER
France Telecom/Orange announces its
UMA-based `unik' service. Available initially in France,
unik offers unlimited calling to fixed lines and Orange
mobiles from subscriber
homes. FT/Orange also
announces the unik service
will be rolled out across other
Orange European markets
including the Netherlands,
UK, Spain and Poland.
Ubiquisys and Kineto
announce a collaboration to
develop a UMA-based femtocell solution that will enable
cost-effective, large-scale femtocell deployments by
mobile operators.
Leading UMA vendors launch the UMA Today website
(www.UMAToday.com). The site provides the latest news,
information and discussion on UMA-based services,
deployments, products and events.
ocTobER
Alcatel announces a contract with the
Ukrainian fixed/mobile operator Golden Telecom to
deploy a UMA service. The project is expected to be in
commercial operation in 2007.
Reef Point announces availability of its Universal
Convergence Gateway (UCG) platform to support UMA
service deployments.
NXP Semiconductors announces that SIM Technology
Group Limited is using NXP's NexperiaTM cellular system
solution 6120 to provide UMA-enabled handsets around
the world.
noVEMbER
Nokia
announces its latest UMA
handset, the Nokia 6086.
Designed for consumers
who strive for simplicity
and value for money, the
quad-band GSM and UMA-
enabled cameraphone hides
its sophisticated circuitry
within a classic design with
a large keypad and intuitive
user menu.
Aruba Networks announces a multi-phased plan to
support mobile operator deployment of UMA services
within the enterprise.
Aeroflex announces the addition of integrated UMA/
GAN capability to its highly successful 6103 AIME and 6103
AIME/CT mobile terminal protocol test systems.
T-Mobile US launches its UMA-based HotSpot @Home
Service. The UMA service provides unlimited mobile
calling from subscriber homes and T-Mobile hotspots for
a small fee.
DEcEMbER
Extricom and Kineto announce the
completion of interoperability testing that highlights how
mobile operators can extend their UMA service offerings
into the enterprise market.
Picochip and Kineto announce a collaboration to develop
a UMA-based femtocell reference design that overcomes
network integration barriers associated with large-scale
deployment of femtocell services.
SPRING 2007
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