Motorola AXPT for deployment on any existing
UMTS network; supports existing UMTS and HSDPA devices
SWINDON, UK – 25 January 2006 – Taking the next step in its mobile broadband strategy,
Motorola, Inc. (NYSE: MOT) today introduced its new High Speed Access Point –
Motorola AXPT – for enhanced indoor mobile broadband access. The Motorola AXPT
was unveiled to leading mobile operators around the world, with live
over-the-air demonstrations revealing exceptional coverage and capacity
directly indoors.
Motorola AXPT, which can be added to any existing UMTS network, is designed to
enable mobile operators to tap into the lucrative enterprise broadband market
by maintaining cellular traffic after the user moves indoors. Motorola AXPT was
developed to address the specific indoor coverage and capacity challenges that
mobile operators face when delivering HSDPA mobile broadband within the
enterprise space.
HSDPA provides specific challenges to mobile operators as a stronger signal is
required to deliver the broadband speeds at the high 3G frequencies. In
addition, capacity must be increased to satisfy office-based broadband usage,
which could congest the current cellular network. Motorola AXPT is designed to
help mobile operators retain and grow broadband usage on their cellular
network, by reducing the need for users to switch to alternative fixed or
wireless broadband services in the office environment.
“The enterprise market offers an exciting opportunity for operators looking to
grow 3G business and deliver new mobile broadband services with HSDPA.
Enterprise customers in particular want convenience, with one device, one bill,
one provider for all communication services and the same experience on the move
and within buildings,” comments Raghu Rau, senior vice president, global
marketing and strategy, Motorola Networks. “The Motorola AXPT takes a novel
approach, adopting the WiFi model to deliver cost savings to the enterprise
whilst retaining the benefits of cellular solutions. It delivers high quality
coverage and capacity in-building directly where operators need to serve their
enterprise customers.”
Motorola AXPT’s innovative architecture and design combines traditional network
functionality, such as SIM authentication, circuit switched voice and roaming
with IP backhaul in a discreet wall mountable form factor. This reduces
expensive site costs associated with traditional cellular networks and enables large-scale
deployments of access points in a similar manner to WiFi.
In many cases, capacity of Motorola AXPT is comparable to existing wide area
cellular base stations, allowing it to handle the vast volumes of traffic
needed to satisfy the high demands of today’s enterprise market. Motorola AXPT
provides mobile operators with a solution that competes with WiFi on
performance and operational costs whilst supporting existing UMTS and HSDPA
devices.
The live over-the-air demonstrations to operators around the world showed
applications such as email, video streaming and music downloads delivered over
Motorola AXPT simultaneously to UMTS and HSDPA devices at speeds up to 3.6
Mbps.
Motorola AXPT will be demonstrated at 3GSM World Congress in Barcelona from 13th
– 16th February.
