innovation and
development center
in Reading, U.K.,
that will enable the
company to more
efficiently address the
needs of European
device and platform
vendors.
said Mark Powell, vice president of Kineto's client
business unit and co-founder of the company.
advantage of the large pool of talented handset
and device platform engineers in this region and to
have an office in proximity to our European-
based customers."
The center will provide development, integration and
testing support for its European-based partners.
technology as the platform to deliver its innovative
"Home Free" mobile/ Wi-Fi service, the first of its kind
in the world.
GSM and Wi-Fi in the subscriber's home.
P200, the industry's first commercially available UMA
handset and the initial handset available for the Home
Free service.
TeliaSonera be the first
operator in the world
to offer a dual-mode
mobile/ Wi-Fi service based on UMA technology," said
Peter Bredgaard, vice president of business development
with TeliaSonera.
outside the home. With Kineto's technology, we're able
to offer a service that is the future of mobile usage."
to "tri-mode" devices with 3G/ 2.5G/Wi-Fi support. The market got a jump
start when Kineto Wireless announced the availability of its UMA client which
supports tri-mode operation.
UMA delivers services at high-speed data rates, thus it provides subscribers a
true broadband experience for value-added rich multi-media applications and
services. Devices are expected from major providers in 2007.