GENBAND to Speak on Advances in Wireless Technologies such as Femtocells at Futurecom International Seminar in Brazil
October 28, 2008, Plano, TX - GENBAND Inc., a market-leading developer of next-generation IP infrastructure solutions, today announced that Sanjay Bhatia, Director of Product Line Management, will speak on wireless technology advances at Futurecom’s Tenth Edition International Seminar held in São Paulo at the Transamerica Expo Center from October 27th - 30th. The speech takes place October 30th at 10:00 a.m. in the Argentina Conference Room.
Mr. Bhatia plans to address a range of promising wireless technologies and opportunities such as femtocells, and WiMax. Femtocells are small router-like devices that connect to a home or business broadband line and enable subscribers to use their standard 3G mobile handset to obtain voice and data services from the mobile service provider. Through partnerships with several of the world’s leading equipment manufacturers, today GENBAND’s media and security gateways are integral parts of at least 12 active femtocell trials around the world.
“Femtocell innovation offers a range of very attractive consumer and business propositions,” said Mr. Bhatia. “We look forward to discussing the sweeping subscriber benefits of this emerging technology including its low power consumption, wide 3G coverage capabilities for home and small business environments and low cost voice/data features. Operators enjoy significant benefits as well, such as targeted home zone pricing that enables fixed mobile substitution, opportunities to drive premium services and a reduction in backhaul costs through use of broadband connections to access the services from the network.”
Futurecom is one of the most important IT sector and telecom events in Latin America. Last year, representatives from 35 countries and more than 340 panelists and speakers discussed and analyzed the latest technological, entrepreneurial, regulatory and market trends.
About GENBAND
GENBAND is a leading supplier of next generation IP gateway solutions, session border controllers and fixed mobile convergence security solutions deployed in over half of the world’s 100 largest service providers. These high-performance, high-security gateway platforms are at the center of fixed and mobile networks around the globe, evolving, securing and enhancing communications networks. Headquartered in Plano, Texas, GENBAND has research and development facilities in Brazil, China, Florida, Maryland, Massachusetts and Texas, and serves customers in more than 80 countries. Additional information is available at www.genband.com.
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