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BARCELONA, (GSMA Mobile World Congress Hall 1, Stand 1F07), February 16, 2009 - EB, Elektrobit Corporation (OMX: EBC1V) a developer of cutting-edge embedded technology solutions for automotive and wireless industries, introduced today a customizable mobile WiMAX base station framework to meet varying customers' network and application requirements. By enabling mobile WiMAX base stations to be 'developed-to-order,' EB allows customers to accelerate their pace to mobile WiMAX. The innovative mobile WiMAX base station platform will be shown this week at EB's Stand (1F07, in Hall 1) at GSMA Mobile World Congress in Barcelona.

 

EB's mobile WiMAX solution strategy is based on product specialization within specific market segments - from telecom and military/defense to industrial and public safety, to name a few.  By leveraging its own technology assets - along with both digital signal processors and analog technology from Texas Instruments and compact, highly-flexible Remote Radio Heads from Radiocomp - EB can fulfill a diverse customer base by tailoring its Mobile WiMAX base station framework to support multiple node types. In turn, customers can bring a scalable and reliable WiMAX base station to market faster, and with lower development and deployment costs.

 

"We are excited to be providing our digital signal processor and signal chain analog technology to EB's mobile WiMAX framework," said Josef Alt, EMEA Manager for Texas Instruments communications infrastructure group. "EB's product specialization focus will aid WiMAX deployments to traditional telecom OEMs, as well as broaden the available market to new applications including public safety and defense."

 

Soren Danielsen, Director, Sales & Marketing at Radiocomp added, "Providing our remote radiohead to the EB Mobile WiMAX framework represents a strong collaborative effort, where best-of-breed components come together to create a highly-reliable, next generation customer-specific base station solution. The integration of our radiohead and EB's baseband technology shows the strengths of our two organizations, as we strive to advance the speed at which mobile WiMAX is deployed."

 

EB's mobile WiMAX base station framework is not an off-the-shelf product but provides time to market advantages for specialized applications by leveraging existing technology and sub-systems; providing customers with the unique opportunity to customize the base station to meet their requirements - from adding specialized services and features, including: data encryption, user interface, connectors, physical outlook and dimensions, localization, mounting methods, and packaging to adjusting the base station to better integrate into an existing infrastructure; ensuring complete network interoperability.

 

EB envisions its mobile WiMAX base station framework to be leveraged among a diverse customer base, with multiple user cases. Examples include:

 

Deployable Network Node: A fully featured, all-in-one Mobile WiMAX (IEEE 802.16e) network node, this solution is geared toward the need for rapid deployment of a mobile network in a site-less environment - including emergency locations and integration into vehicles (SUVs, police cars, and fire trucks). This solution enables quick capacity ramp-up, and also addresses coverage gaps. The integrated self-backhaul enables lower CAPEX, by eliminating the need for expensive backhaul in telecom networks, and enables remote deployment especially for public safety and defense needs.

 

Relay Base Station: The relay base station is a mobile WiMAX (IEEE 802.16e) network node, with 802.16j relay extension. Typical uses can be seen where there are coverage and capacity gaps, such as in urban canyons, metropolitan regions, sporting and event arenas, and other large indoor environments. This solution is fast to build and cost efficient to deploy; lowering overall network CAPEX. The system can also be used for quick capacity and coverage ramp-ups in special conditions, including public safety and defense environments.

 

Macro Base Station: The basic high-capacity base station providing high-capacity connectivity for broadband triple-play services covering long distances. The macro base station enables scalable, carrier-class solutions that support hundreds of users with reliable and differentiated services via a single base station.

 

"We are focused on delivering wireless solutions that make our customers more market competitive - and to do this, we believe our customers cannot offer 'one size fits all' mobile WiMAX base station equipment," said Markku Pikkarainen, Head of Mobile Infrastructure Solutions at EB.  "By leveraging our diverse expertise and technology, and tapping into our partner ecosystem, we can design and develop a mobile WiMAX base station framework that makes sense for our customers; truly meeting their specific requirements - while allowing them to future-proof their networks and drive revenue through greater access to high-speed data and WiMAX services."

 

For more information about EB's presence at Mobile World Congress, or to receive a  demo of EB's customizable Mobile WiMAX solution, showcasing one of the Mobile WiMAX base station concepts with a EB's radio channel emulator, please visit EB in Hall 1, Stand 1F07, or online at www.elektrobit.com.

 

FURTHER INFORMATION:

 

Joakim Granholm                                                                              

Director, Marketing

EB Wireless Solutions                      

Tel. +358 40 344 3733                                                                      

Email: [email protected]      

 

 

EB creates advanced technology and turns it into enriching end-user experiences. EB is specialized in demanding embedded software and hardware solutions for wireless and automotive industries. The net sales for the year 2008 totalled MEUR 172.3. Elektrobit Corporation is listed on NASDAQ OMX Helsinki. www.elektrobit.com .