MEDIA RELEASE PR38287
Handheld and IPWireless Sign Strategic Partnership for Public Safety & Government Market
SAN FRANCISCO and LIDKOPING, Feb,11 /PRNewswire-AsiaNet/ --
- Companies to Showcase the First Product Under This Partnership, the
Algiz 7 Rugged Tablet, at Mobile World Congress.
Handheld Group, supplier of rugged mobile computers, and IPWireless, a
leading provider of 3GPP solutions for new applications and markets, today
announced a partnership to deliver state of the art products to the fast
growing public safety sector. Under the partnership, Handheld will supply
ruggedized products, which fully integrate IPWireless 3GPP mobile broadband
technology, for use on public safety and government networks.
The first device developed as a result of the partnership is the Algiz 7,
an ultra-rugged, Windows-based 7" widescreen tablet that meets stringent
military standards for withstanding humidity, vibration, drops and extreme
temperatures. IPWireless will be demonstrating the Algiz 7 at their booth,
AV40, at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona from February 15th-18th.
The IPWireless end-to-end mobile broadband solution, which includes
network infrastructure, chipsets, and end user devices, is based on 3GPP
standards and enables public safety agencies and service providers to deploy
a high performance solution now, and then seamlessly upgrade to LTE when they
are ready. IPWireless offers a wide range of end user devices including a USB
modem, USB Stick and a PCI Express Mini Card (PEM) that can integrate a
variety of devices such as residential home gateways, outdoor CPE, rugged
mobile routers for vehicle installation, rugged PDAs , traffic light
controllers and video surveillance cameras for enhanced public safety mobile
computing.
"We are very excited about the possibilities in our partnership with
IPWireless. Their technical expertise in mobile broadband solutions and our
rugged products is truly a perfect match. We will be able to provide end
users with completely new and unique featured products. We are the fastest
growing company in the rugged computer industry and this partnership will
help us leverage our business even further", says Jerker Hellstrom, CEO and
Chairman of the Handheld Group.
"The days of public safety networks being about simple voice are over,
with users now expecting access to a comprehensive range of applications
regardless of their location," said Malcolm Gordon, COO of IPWireless. "To
deliver on this vision requires high bandwidth, reliable connectivity and
devices able to survive the rigors of day-to-day usage in challenging
environments. By combining Handheld's ruggedized devices and IPWireless
mobile broadband technology, this partnership opens up a wide range of
possibilities for our customers."
About Handheld:
The Handheld Group is a worldwide supplier of rugged mobile computers and
PDAs. Handheld and its partners deliver complete mobility solutions to
businesses in industries such as logistics, forestry, public transportation,
construction, military, and security. The Handheld Group of Sweden has local
offices in Finland, the Netherlands, Italy and the USA. For more information,
About IPWireless
Founded in 1999, IPWireless is a pioneer in developing and delivering
next generation silicon, software, and network infrastructure wireless
solutions that are based on 3GPP, the world's leading mobile standard
path. Our UMTS mobile broadband technologies have been deployed by a set of
marquee customers around the globe in both the commercial and government
markets including T-Mobile Czech Republic and New York City's Department of
Information Technology and Telecommunications (DoITT). IP Wireless'
award-winning and field-proven Release 7 3GPP mobile broadcast solution
enables UMTS operators to profitably deliver multiple, high-resolution
broadcast channels, digital audio, or other IP data-cast services to an
unlimited number of concurrent customers using their existing spectrum. Many
of the world's largest mobile network operators have announced initiatives
with this unique mobile broadcast solution.
IPWireless is headquartered in San Francisco, California, and operates a
technology development center in Chippenham, UK. For more information, visit
Source: Handheld Group & IPWireless
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