Pirelli Launches New Range of dual-mode GSM-Wi-Fi Handsets
Pirelli to demonstrate its complete end-to-end portfolio – from metro access to CPE
Milan, Italy -/March 20, 2007 - Wi-Fi Technology News/-Pirelli Broadband Solutions, the broadband access and photonics company within the Pirelli Group, today announced that it will launch its new range of dual-mode GSM-Wi-Fi handsets at the C5 World Forum next week. Pirelli will also bring a live demonstration of its complete end-to-end portfolio to the show, taking place at Fiera Milano Congressi, Milan, between 27-28 March 2007.
Visitors to the Pirelli stand (no. 4028) will see for the first time the company’s design concepts for a new range of dual-mode handsets. The launch of the new line of dual-mode devices will feature the Discus™ Dual Mode Phone DP-M30, a stylish multimedia clamshell with Bluetooth capabilities and front cover hotkeys for the handset’s MP3 player. Pirelli will also unveil Discus™ DuMan Remote Management Platform, a new scalable platform for service distribution, upgrades and monitoring via over the air provisioning (OTAP). With DuMan, telecom operators can reduce time-to-market and lower OPEX through savings in customer support costs.
“Our first dual-mode handset has proved extremely popular across Europe since its launch in 2006. This new family of GSM-Wi-Fi handsets will build on that success and will take dual-mode mobile communications to the next level,” said Mauro Sacchetto, CEO at Pirelli Broadband Solutions. “The technology behind our dual-mode offering is the result of more than five years’ R&D and large-scale deployments of VoIP service-oriented devices.”
With “dual-mode” handsets, users can make regular mobile phone calls using a SIM card or call via the internet with an xDSL Wi-Fi gateway. This solution enables mobile phone features through a fixed-broadband connection, which provides greater bandwidth and cost savings. Pirelli dual-mode devices also provide automatic provisioning and software upgrade features that allow the operator to simplify the user’s experience and lower the costs related to service activation and management. The Discus™ Dual-Mode Phone DP-L10, Pirelli’s pioneering dual-mode device with camera, SMS, MMS, WAP, and e-mail, is available online and through service providers in Italy, France, Germany and the United Kingdom.
Pirelli’s end-to-end demo will include: the company’s Metro and Access Network solution, a low-cost expandable CWDM platform; a Remote Management Platform, offering automatic provisioning for multi-vendor TR-069 based CPE; a family of smart card-equipped access gateways for VoIP, Wi-Fi, ADSL 2/2+, and VDSL 2 services; a broad portfolio of set-top boxes, including high-definition, hybrid decoders for IPTV and DTT, with DVR capabilities; and SIP-based, GSM/GPRS-Wi-Fi dual-mode handsets.
Pirelli is demonstrating its industry-leading expertise by chairing two sessions at the Forum: Eugenio Iannone, senior vice president, Application Engineering and Market Validation, will lead a workshop entitled Metro Networks in the Broadband Era; and Corrado Rocca, senior vice president, Product Marketing and Development, Access Products, will chair a session called User-oriented home gateways and services.
Notes:
1. High-resolution photos of the new Pirelli dual-mode device are available upon request.
2. Workshop 3 – The Metro Network in the Broadband Era: Evolution or Disruption? – will take place between 09:00–12:00 on Monday, 26 March, Chairperson: Eugenio Iannone, senior vice president, Application Engineering and Market Validation, Pirelli Labs.
3. Session C2-- A Different Perspective for the User-oriented Home Gateway and Related Services-- will take place between 15:45-17:15on Tuesday, 27 March, Chairman: Corrado Rocca, senior vice president, Product Marketing and Development – Broadband Access Products, Pirelli Broadband Solutions.
4. University Program Luncheon will take place between 12:00-14:00 on Wednesday, 28 March, Speaker: Eugenio Iannone, senior vice president, Application Engineering and Market Validation, Pirelli Labs.
About Pirelli Broadband Solutions
Pirelli Broadband Solutions is the Company within the Pirelli Group specializing in broadband access technology and photonics. The Access division provides a range of broadband CPE including access gateways, set-top boxes, multiple handsets, and a remote management system; while the Photonics division leverages nanotechnology and its use of tunable and pluggable solutions to deliver multi-wavelength components, modules and subsystems including tunable lasers, RoF, GPON Triplexers, and a CWDM metro access system. In 2006, Pirelli Broadband Solutions posted sales of 129.4 million euros, with a 15.3% growth compared with the previous year. For additional information, visit
http://www.pirelli.com.
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