FX7400 RFID Reader
(Photo: Motorola Website)

Motorola Introduces New Business Line of RFID Readers

FX7400 RFID reader offers high performance in a compact design for improved inventory management

Building on its extensive history of enterprise innovation and industry firsts, Motorola, Inc. (NYSE: MOT – News) today introduced a new series of business-class fixed radio-frequency identification (RFID) readers. The Motorola FX7400 series provides maximum functionality in a sleek package that is less than half the size of traditional fixed RFID readers, making it ideal for retail stores, offices, and other customer-facing or business environments.

Motorola’s new cost-effective, high-performance fixed RFID reader is built on a new platform that supports Gen 2 technology and is capable of hosting third-party, customer-driven embedded applications to meet the growing requirements of enterprises. As a compact, lightweight, unobtrusive RFID reader, the FX7400 can be installed under point-of-sale counters, behind walls or on ceilings – providing an ideal solution for item-level tracking, retail inventory management, file tracking and asset management applications in environments where performance and a small footprint are critical. For retailers, this new reader will help improve employee productivity, reduce cycle count times and decrease out-of-stock items in order to improve operations and increase sales. The FX7400 series complements Motorola’s existing portfolio of industrial solutions and opens a new window of opportunity for retailers and businesses to implement RFID. Motorola intends to broaden this business-class portfolio with additional reader options in the future.

“The introduction of the FX series of business-class readers draws on Motorola’s decades of design excellence, typifying its innovation prowess and commitment to collaborate with customers to create new and differentiated technologies that meet the specific needs of RFID customers across varying markets,” said Mike Poldino, vice president of RFID, Motorola Enterprise Mobility Solutions. “With the FX7400 series, Motorola is making it even easier for our business-class customers to deploy, use, and manage RFID. For our retail customers in particular, we designed the FX7400 to support the increased employee and operational efficiencies necessary for an enhanced in-store customer experience.”

The FX7400 series supports deployments worldwide with one single configuration, making it easy for organizations to deploy and manage RFID solutions across multiple regions and locations. With the FX7400 fixed RFID reader, Motorola is introducing the industry’s first plenum rated(1) RFID reader, and includes Power over Ethernet (PoE) connectivity, which helps users reduce the cost of electrical drops and the need for external power supplies. The feature-rich FX7400 also includes a unique key hole bracketing design and mounting bracket for easy mounting onto counters, walls and ceilings. Customers can choose between models with two- and four- antenna port configurations, helping to reduce deployment complexity and meet a variety of application needs at an affordable cost.

Easy to install, configure and manage right out of the box, the FX7400 series is designed for integration with both Microsoft BizTalk Server 2006 R2 and IBM WebSphere Premises Server 6.0 and 6.1. It also supports Microsoft .NET Compact Framework 2.0 for hosting customer applications directly on the reader. The FX7400 offers a variety of security features and leverages standardized auto discovery, firmware upgrade and monitoring protocols to quickly and easily manage readers across a network.

“The compact, high performance FX7400 is a major stepping stone in the industry’s effort to innovate standards-based technologies that encourage the continued growth and broad adoption of RFID solutions across industries,” said Darrell Cavens, director of product management for BizTalk Server at Microsoft Corp. “We look forward to working with Motorola to support its new business-class line of readers, and we believe that our widely adopted Microsoft BizTalk Server platform coupled with Motorola’s FX7400 series readers will give customers the precise tools they need to quickly and easily gain real-time visibility into their business processes.”

In conjunction with the introduction of the FX7400, Motorola is also introducing a new reader interface and set of APIs in .NET, C and Java, enhancing the user experience and making it easier for application development. Motorola is also releasing ShowCase II, a new set of software tools to enable a broad range of applications, including benchmarking, field testing, and firmware and seamless reader configuration upgrades.

The Motorola FX7400 fixed RFID reader will be available through Motorola PartnerSelect members and Motorola sales. It is expected to be available in the U.S. and Europe in the third quarter of 2009 and globally by the end of the year.

About Motorola
Motorola is known around the world for innovation in communications and is focused on advancing the way the world connects. From broadband communications infrastructure, enterprise mobility and public safety solutions to high-definition video and mobile devices, Motorola is leading the next wave of innovations that enable people, enterprises and governments to be more connected and more mobile. Motorola (NYSE: MOT – News) had sales of US $30.1 billion in 2008. For more information, please visit www.motorola.com.

MOTOROLA and the stylized M Logo are registered in the US Patent & Trademark Office. All other product or service names are the property of their respective owners. © Motorola, Inc. 2009

Microsoft, Windows, Windows Me and Windows Vista are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and other countries.

(1) Plenum is the space between the structural ceiling and the dropped ceiling or under a raised floor that is typically used to house a building’s networking and hardware technologies. The plenum rating allows the FX7400 to be installed in these tight air spaces.

Comptel Enhances Comptel Dynamic OSS(TM) for Mobile Broadband with Roaming Cost Control

New Policy Control Based Solution Helps Service Providers Increase Customer Satisfaction and Comply With New Legislation

Comptel Corporation (OMX Helsinki: CTL1V), the leading vendor of dynamic Operations Support System (OSS) software, today announced the availability of Comptel Roaming Cost Control to allow Communication Service Providers (CSPs) worldwide to give their subscribers control over their spending, especially when roaming. It also enables European CSPs to comply with the new amendment to EU regulation No 717/2007 brought in on 22 April 2009, which dictates that there should be a cut-off limit for data roaming services. Comptel Roaming Cost Control is clearly particularly relevant to new mobile broadband services, which can be comparatively expensive for subscribers, but is also applicable to all mobile services, including voice and texts.

Communication Service Providers want to avoid subscribers being faced with unexpectedly high charges – so called “bill-shock” – when travelling abroad. High roaming charges could put customers off using services, especially those all-important mobile broadband services on which many CSPs are betting their future. High charges may also result in bad publicity for the operator. In some regions, such as the European Union, legislation is actually coming into force compelling operators to inform subscribers of their on-going costs.

Comptel Roaming Cost Control monitors the balance of specific subscribers in real-time, and can trigger actions when certain limits are reached, e.g. sending notifications or suspending the service. The solution allows operators to comply with legislative demands, to keep their subscribers satisfied, to encourage roaming usage and to reduce bill disputes and non-payment.

Comptel Roaming Cost Control is the first of a number of Comptel solutions built around Comptel Policy Control – a solution which complies with the 3GPP industry standard. This, and other solutions soon to be announced, are supplemented by Comptel’s proven charging and provisioning functionality.

Mr Simo Saaskilahti, Comptel’s Executive Senior Vice President Products and Solutions concludes: “Comptel is proud to be helping mobile service providers offer a better service to their customers, and indeed comply to legislation in some cases. With Comptel Roaming Cost Control, service providers can turn what might be seen as a restriction on their business, into a positive investment – a real ‘value for money’ proposition typical of the Comptel Dynamic OSS.”

Comptel will be exhibiting at TM Forum Management World 2009 6 – 8 May 2009, in Nice, France (stand: 88).

About Comptel Corporation
Comptel provides Comptel Dynamic OSS solutions, enabling telecom service providers to deliver services flexibly and charge them effectively. Comptel’s expertise in order management, inventory, provisioning and activation, mediation and charging empowers service providers to focus on delivering the innovative services. Comptel has provided solutions to 280 customers with 800 million subscribers in 85 countries. Net sales were EUR 85 million in 2008. The Group has about 600 employees in 18 countries. http://www.comptel.com

Green Packet and GCT Semiconductor Join Forces to Develop World’s First Automated Wireless Roaming Solution

GCT’s Single-Chip Dual-Mode Solution Combined With Green Packet’s Connection Manager Software Designed to Offer a Truly Seamless WiFi to WiMAX User Experience

GCT Semiconductor, a leading supplier of mobile WiMAX™ solutions to the global market, and Green Packet, a leading developer of next generation mobile broadband and networking solutions, today announced a strategic collaboration combining the expertise of both companies to develop a truly seamless solution for wireless devices to roam between WiFi and WiMAX networks.

The solution includes GCT’s GDM7215, the industry’s first single-chip supporting both mobile WiMAX IEEE 802.16e Wave 2 and WiFi 802.11 b/g, and Green Packet’s Intouch Connection Manager (CM) software. Green Packet’s software combines intelligent connection management, seamless connectivity between different network environments, and lifestyle value added services into a single client.

The collaboration offers a powerful combined solution allowing end-users to roam seamlessly between WiFi and WiMAX. This combined solution is ideally suited for mobile portable devices including netbooks, smartphones, mobile Internet devices (MIDs), etc.

Green Packet and GCT are showcasing their solution at the WiMAX Forum Congress Asia (WFCA) in Singapore on April 28 and 29, at booth 83. GCT is also a sponsor of the Live WiMAX Network Tour (LWNT) held in conjunction with WFCA. The LWNT will provide attendees with the opportunity to enjoy Packet One (P1) live WiMAX connectivity on the move in a real-life metropolitan environment in Johor Bahru, Malaysia. The collaborative effort of GCT and GP will offer attendees the experience of seamless mobility between WiFi and WiMAX, which promises uninterrupted connectivity while on the go.

Dr. Kyeongho Lee, President and CEO of GCT Semiconductor, said, “GCT and Green Packet are working closely together to offer a combined solution that supports WiFi and WiMAX connectivity on a single-chip. We’re very pleased to be combining our expertise to further advance the development of WiMAX technologies and complement WiMAX and WiFi networks.”

Kelvin Lee, Senior General Manager of Green Packet Berhad, said, “Mobile broadband is no longer just an idea on paper or a vision for the future. Being always connected is now a reality. With Green Packet’s Intouch CM, users enjoy uninterrupted connections as the solution intelligently and transparently switches between WiMAX and WiFi according to connectivity rules set by the user or the operator.”

GCT and Green Packet have a long relationship of working together to deliver solutions to the WiMAX market. P1, a subsidiary of Green Packet, recently launched ‘Wiggy’, a WiMAX dongle enabled by GCT’s GDM7205. GCT’s GDM7205 is the industry’s first mobile WiMAX 2.3GHz single chip solution, including RF, MAC and PHY all into one monolithic integrated circuit.

About Green Packet
Listed on the Main Board of the Malaysian Bourse, Green Packet is a leading developer of Next Generation Mobile Broadband and Networking Solutions. Its mission is to provide a seamless and unified platform for the delivery of user-centric multimedia communications and services regardless of the nature and availability of backbone infrastructures.

Bringing forth best-of-class technologies, devices and services to simplify and enhance connectivity and communications, Green Packet fulfills a wide array of targeted needs by employing its two key business pillars of Products & Solutions and Converged Telecommunications Services under Packet One (P1). For more information, visit: www.greenpacket.com

About GCT Semiconductor, Inc.
GCT Semiconductor is a leading fabless semiconductor company that designs, develops and markets innovative integrated circuit solutions for the wireless communications industry. With its proven CMOS radio frequency (RF) and SOC expertise, GCT provides state-of-the-art CMOS RF transceivers and CMOS single-chip Satellite-DMB digital receivers and Mobile WiMAX solutions serving 3G and 4G mobile handset manufacturers by reducing BOM cost, lowering power consumption and minimizing size. For more information, please visit www.gctsemi.com

University of Tokyo Upgrades to Aruba Networks’ Adaptive 802.11n and Airwave Wireless Management Solution

School of Science Deployment Highlights the Benefits of Adaptive Radio Management

Aruba Networks, Inc. (NasdaqGM:ARUN – News), a global leader in wireless LANs and secure mobility solutions, today announced that the University of Tokyo is upgrading the wireless network at the School of Science on its main Hongo Bunkyo-ku campus with Aruba’s adaptive 802.11n wireless solution. Established in 1877, the University of Tokyo has more than 4,000 faculty and staff, and a total enrollment of approximately 29,000 students. Aruba was selected for the project after the company’s Adaptive Radio Management (ARM) technology was proven to offer superior performance, scalability, and legacy client support compared to single channel and other architectures that were reviewed. The completed system will include Aruba’s MMC-6000 Mobility Controller, 300 access points, and the AirWave Wireless Management Suite.

“Over the past year 802.11n technology has become a de facto standard, and the time was right for the university to move to this high speed technology,” said Junji Tamatsukuri, University of Tokyo’s IT System team leader. “The School of Science is an ideal deployment because it encompasses multiple buildings, such as Koshiba Hall — named after Nobel laureate Dr. Masatoshi Koshiba — that are challenging RF environments for which 802.11n is well suited. Our side-by-side comparison of available 802.11n solutions, both from Aruba, our incumbent supplier, and other vendors, quickly focused our attention on the benefits of ARM technology. ARM offers predictable performance, automatic and continuous network optimization, and backward compatibility with existing clients. Other 802.11n architectures and vendors that we investigated simply could not match the features and benefits of Aruba’s solution.”

Aruba’s ARM technology lowers Wi-Fi deployment and maintenance costs by automating site surveys and using infrastructure-based controls to optimize the performance of Wi-Fi clients in real-time. Acting on their own, 802.11a/b/g/n Wi-Fi clients are not designed to work cooperatively with one another, or select the optimal band, channel, or access point. These issues are exacerbated in settings with densely packed users, such as Koshiba Hall’s lecture theatres. ARM controls how Wi-Fi clients interact in these settings, helping to ensure that data, voice, and video applications have sufficient network resources to operate properly. The result is a better wireless experience for faculty and students alike.

“802.11n clients and infrastructure simply work better with ARM because it overcomes everyday impediments commonly found in a university setting,” said Hiromi Komiya, Aruba’s managing director for Japan. “For example, ARM improves the performance of newer 802.11n laptops operating in close proximity with older 802.11a/b/g devices, a situation commonly found in lecture halls. ARM will also automatically shift students’ 802.11n-capable laptops into the quieter 5GHz band where they can run faster than in the noisy 2.4GHz band. Recent tests demonstrate that ARM can boost 802.11n performance by over 200% without any changes or software additions to the client devices. Results like this are what make Aruba’s 802.11n solution so compelling to customers like the University of Tokyo.”

Additional information on Aruba’s line of 802.11n access points can be found on-line at http://www.arubanetworks.com/products/access-points/ap-120family.php. A free Farpoint Group white paper on ARM titled “Advances In Wireless Infrastructure Control” can be downloaded from Aruba’s Web site at www.arubanetworks.com/arm2.0.

About Aruba Networks
People move. Networks must follow. Aruba securely delivers networks to users, wherever they work or roam. Our mobility solutions enable the Follow-Me Enterprise that moves in lock-step with users:

--  Adaptive 802.11a/b/g/n Wi-Fi networks optimize themselves to ensure
    that users are always within reach of mission-critical information;
--  Identity-based security assigns access policies to users, enforcing
    those policies whenever and wherever a network is accessed;
--  Remote networking solutions ensure uninterrupted access to
    applications as users move;
--  Multi-vendor network management provides a single point of control
    while managing both legacy and new wireless networks from Aruba and its
    competitors.

The cost, convenience, and security benefits of our secure mobility solutions are fundamentally changing how and where we work. Listed on the NASDAQ and Russell 2000® Index, Aruba is based in Sunnyvale, California, and has operations throughout the Americas, Europe, Middle East, and Asia Pacific regions. To learn more, visit Aruba at http://www.arubanetworks.com. For real-time news updates follow Aruba on Twitter at http://twitter.com/ArubaNetworks.

© 2009 Aruba Networks, Inc. AirWave®, Aruba Networks®, Aruba Mobility Management System®, Bluescanner, For Wireless That Works®, Mobile Edge Architecture, People Move. Networks Must Follow., The All-Wireless Workplace Is Now Open For Business, RFprotect, Green Island, and The Mobile Edge Company® are trademarks of Aruba Networks, Inc. All rights reserved. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.

Motorola Powers Unwired Fiji’s Mobile WiMAX Network

Motorola’s WiMAX solution enables highly reliable and scalable communications services for Pacific island nation

Motorola, Inc. (NYSE: MOT – News) announced today that it has been selected by Unwired Fiji to design and deploy an end-to-end 802.16e-based WiMAX network to upgrade and provide increased capacity to the operator’s existing network for expansion of network coverage and capacity. The deployment allows Unwired Fiji to offer advanced broadband services supported by Motorola’s carrier-grade communications equipment and services, strengthening the operator’s leading market position in the region.

Unwired Fiji, the country’s first wireless broadband Internet service provider, is dedicated to building a nationwide, state-of-the-art telecommunications network, offering full Internet services and bringing the media mobility experiences to home users and businesses. The WiMAX network deployment is expected to be completed in 2009, and the operator plans to launch services progressively this year.

“It is a challenge for us to provide reliable and superior telecommunications services cost effectively in Fiji, where the population density is low,” said William Parkinson, chief executive officer of Unwired Fiji. “Motorola’s scalable WiMAX solution provides us with a network upgrade path that should meet our growing demands while achieving outstanding service quality at a lower cost. After the deployment, our most advanced network in the market will allow us to offer cutting-edge services to customers.”

Unwired Fiji will use the new WiMAX network to offer high-speed Internet access services to a broad range of consumers and business users at competitive prices. The new wireless technology will also allow the operator to provide true mobile broadband services in the next phase of development. Users will be able to experience video on mobile devices and enjoy other media rich applications while they are on the move, realizing the personal wireless broadband vision in Fiji.

“With our leading end-to-end WiMAX solutions and expertise, we are able to design, supply and deploy a world-class network for Unwired Fiji to enable its future growth,” said Eric Starnes, vice president of sales and operations, Home & Networks Mobility, Motorola Asia. “Our carrier-grade WiMAX solutions are flexible and scalable enough for mobile networks of various size and layout. They are also affordable for operators with smaller operations, allowing them to reserve head room for further business growth.”

For more information about Motorola wi4 WiMAX solutions, please visit: www.motorola.com/wimax.

About Unwired
Unwired Fiji is a private Fijian registered company dedicated to building a nationwide, state of the art telecommunications network offering full Internet services. Unwired Fiji is the first true wireless broadband Internet service in Fiji. Network deployment from 2005 to 2007 saw Unwired expand the first Pre-WiMAX in the Pacific. The recent inclusion of Data Nets Limited (an existing communications operator in Papua New Guinea) as a shareholder will see the deployment of WiMAX (802.16e) on the main island in 2009. For more information, please visit www.unwired.com.fj.

About Motorola
Motorola is known around the world for innovation in communications and is focused on advancing the way the world connects. From broadband communications infrastructure, enterprise mobility and public safety solutions to high-definition video and mobile devices, Motorola is leading the next wave of innovations that enable people, enterprises and governments to be more connected and more mobile. Motorola (NYSE: MOT – News) had sales of US $30.1 billion in 2008. For more information, please visit www.motorola.com.

MOTOROLA and the stylized M Logo are registered in the US Patent & Trademark Office. All other product or service names are the property of their respective owners. © Motorola, Inc. 2009. All rights reserved.