NEC and NETGEAR Team to Develop an Integrated 3G Access Point for Femtocell Solution
LONDON and SANTA CLARA, Calif., Feb. 7 - NEC Corporation, a leading global provider of internet and broadband network solutions, and NETGEAR® Inc, a worldwide provider of technologically advanced, branded networking solutions, today announced that they are collaborating to develop an Integrated 3G Access Point that will be incorporated within NEC's Femtocell Solution offering.
NEC provides complete end-to-end solution offering for operators that includes a 3G Femtocell Access Point, Femtocell Gateway, and Access Point Management and Provisioning System. NEC offers a choice of 3G Femtocell Access Points - NETGEAR's Femtocell Voice Gateway (DVG834GH) will form a part of NEC's growing portfolio of multi-vendor Access Points based on standard interfaces. The NETGEAR DVG834GH supports Iu-over-IP and SIP interface. The Iu-over-IP interface between the Access Point and the Femtocell Gateway is derived from the existing 3GPP GAN (Generic Access Network) standard with minor extensions which are currently under consideration for standardisation. NETGEAR's DVG834GH supports a standard 3GPP compliant air interface, enabling the end user to make or receive calls using their existing 3G handset. The NETGEAR DVG834GH will interoperate with and will be managed and provisioned by the NEC Access Point Management and Provisioning system based on the TR-069 standard specifications.
NETGEAR's DVG834GH includes a comprehensive residential gateway with integrated ADSL2+ modem, router, 10/100 wired LAN switch, 802.11g wireless access point, Voice over-IP (VoIP), SPI double firewall, and a 3G mobile access point based on WCDMA technology. The NETGEAR DVG834GH will enable mobile operators to extend and improve 3G coverage and capacity in a home and/or small office environment, as well as provide seamless access to advanced home networking services via the existing 3G handsets.
Anil Kohli, Director of Global Femto Competence Centre at NEC Europe commented: "We are delighted to work with NETGEAR to offer their innovative femtocell product as part of our market-leading Femtocell Solution. The global market for femtocells is set to grow massively, with some forecasts predicting several million femtocells deployed by 2011. With this collaboration, NEC and NETGEAR are addressing a key segment of the market which demands a femtocell integrated with a residential gateway."
David James, NETGEAR's director of product marketing for service provider markets, added: "Aligning our product within the NEC ecosystem enables us to leverage NEC's recognized market leadership in this area. We are very excited to have our innovative product adopted by NEC and anticipate an enthusiastic response to our combined solution from the operator community."
About NEC Corporation
NEC Corporation is one of the world's leading providers of Internet, broadband network and enterprise business solutions dedicated to meeting the specialised needs of its diverse and global base of customers. NEC delivers tailored solutions in the key fields of computer, networking and electron devices, by integrating its technical strengths in IT and Networks, and by providing advanced semiconductor solutions through NEC Electronics Corporation. The NEC Group employs more than 150,000 people worldwide.
For additional information, please visit http://www.nec.com/
About NETGEAR®, Inc.
NETGEAR® (NASDAQ:NTGR) designs technologically advanced, branded networking solutions that address the specific needs of small and medium business and home users. The Company's product offerings enable users to share Internet access, peripherals, files, digital multimedia content and applications among multiple personal computers and other Internet-enabled devices. As an ENERGY STAR® partner, NETGEAR offers products that prevent greenhouse gas emissions by meeting strict energy-efficiency specifications set by the U.S. government. NETGEAR is headquartered in Santa Clara, Calif.
For more information, visit the company's Web site at www.netgear.com or call (408) 907-8000.
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CONTACT: Chris Shimizu of NEC Europe Ltd., +44 20 8752-2794, chris.shimizu@eu.nec.com;
or Mairi Drysdale of Hotwire PR for NEC Europe, +44 20 7608-2500, mairi.drysdale@hotwirepr.com;
Technology & Channel Media, Ken Hagihara of Integrity Public Relations, +1-949-768-4423 ext 801, ken@integritypr.net;
or Other Media, Lisa Hawes of Sterling Communications,
+1-408-884-5155, lhawes@sterlingpr.com, both for NETGEAR
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