Elektrobit Group Oyj - ELEKTROBIT (EB) TO DEVELOP RADIO CHANNEL MODELS FOR FUTURE MOBILE AND WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS
November 27, 2012
ELEKTROBIT (EB) TO DEVELOP RADIO CHANNEL MODELS FOR FUTURE MOBILE AND WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS
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ELEKTROBIT (EB) TO DEVELOP RADIO CHANNEL MODELS FOR FUTURE MOBILE AND WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS
Oulu, November 27th 2012: Elektrobit (EB) (Elektrobit Corporation NASDAQ-OMX: EBC1V,) a developer of cutting-edge embedded technology solutions for the wireless and automotive industries, announced today that it has joined the METIS project. METIS, Mobile and wireless communications Enablers for the Twenty-twenty (2020) Information Society, is a large EU co-funded research project starting in November 2012. The project objective is to respond to societal challenges for the year 2020 and beyond by laying the foundation for the next generation of the mobile and wireless communications system. METIS is a consortium of 29 partners spanning telecommunications manufacturers, network operators, the automotive industry and academia.
"This is an excellent opportunity for EB to be in the forefront of future wireless technology development. To the project we bring our world class radio channel modeling competence. Together with the other partners we will define next generation radio channel models to meet the growing demand of data in wireless broadband networks." says Tommi Jämsä, Senior Manager at EB Test Tools.
METIS shall respond to the increase in wireless broadband traffic volume, by increasing capacity and by improving efficiency in energy, cost and spectrum utilization. Further, the numbers of devices and varieties of use cases and requirements will necessitate mobile and wireless communication solutions with significantly increased versatility and improved scalability. METIS will lay the foundation for the future "5G" mobile and wireless communications system, consisting of the evolution of currently-existing wireless technology and any new wireless technology needed to fully enable the networked society. METIS will develop a system concept that delivers the necessary efficiency, versatility and scalability. The project will investigate key technology components supporting the system, and will also evaluate and demonstrate key functionalities. Furthermore, METIS will provide a proof-of-concept by means of simulations and test-beds. In particular, METIS will demonstrate through hardware test-beds key technology components developed in the project.
METIS intends to enable European lead on the development of the future mobile and wireless communications system, and ensure an early global consensus on these systems. METIS will play an important role of building consensus among other external major stakeholders prior to global standardization activities. This will be done by initiating and addressing work in relevant global fora (e.g. ITU-R), as well as in national and regional regulatory bodies.
METIS is co-funded by the European Commission as an Integrated Project under the Seventh Framework Programme for research and development (FP7). The project will receive from the EU nearly ?16 million of its ?27 million budget.
Additional Information
Approximately 80 persons will be dedicated full time to METIS during its 30-month duration. The strong consortium includes telecommunications manufacturers, network operators, the automotive industry and the academic sector: Ericsson, Aalborg University, Aalto University, Alcatel-Lucent, BMW Group Research and Technology, Chalmers University of Technology, Deutsche Telekom, NTT DOCOMO, Elektrobit, France Telecom-Orange, Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft, Huawei Technologies GmbH, KTH - Royal Institute of Technology, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Nokia Corporation, Nokia Siemens Networks, University of Oulu, Poznan University of Technology, RWTH Aachen, Institut Mines-Télécom, Telecom Italia, Telefónica, University of Bremen, University of Kaiserslautern, and Universitat Politècnica de València.
Useful Links
Project Web site http://www.metis2020.com/
FP7 http://cordis.europa.eu/fp7
EU commission DG Connect http://ec.europa.eu/dgs/connect/
Horizon 2020 http://ec.europa.eu/research/horizon2020
Further information:
For any questions regarding METIS, please contact project co-ordinator:
Dr. Afif Osseiran, Ericsson AB
E-mail: contact(a)metis2020.com
For any questions regarding Elektrobit's (EB) role in METIS, please contact:
Tommi Jämsä
Senior Manager
E-mail: tommi.jamsa(a)elektrobit.com
Matt Pennacchio
Finn Partners for EB
Tel. 212.715.1613
Email: Matt(a)finnpartners.com
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Elektrobit (EB)
EB develops advanced technology and transforms it into enriching end-user experiences. EB specializes in demanding embedded software and hardware solutions for the automotive industry and wireless technologies. The company's net sales for the year 2011 totaled EUR 162.2 million. Elektrobit Corporation is listed on NASDAQ OMX Helsinki. www.elektrobit.com
About EB Propsim
The first EB Propsim radio channel emulator was introduced in 1995. EB's philosophy in designing radio channel test solutions has always been uncompromised technical performance for the best emulation accuracy and realistic propagation environment. EB's competence in radio channel test equipment is achieved with a long involvement at the forefront of international radio channel research and solid experience in designing and developing state-of-the-art wireless products and systems. EB continuously develops the EB Propsim radio channel emulator product family and their patented technology to be able to provide testing solutions for the development of the latest wireless technologies. www.elektrobit.com/ebpropsim
