2Wire to Incorporate Rosum TV+GPS Timing and Location Technology Into New Femtocell...

2Wire to Incorporate Rosum TV+GPS Timing and Location Technology Into New
Femtocell Products

SAN JOSE, Calif. and MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., March 31 /PRNewswire/ --
2Wire, a provider of broadband service delivery platforms, and Rosum
Corporation, a provider of location and timing technology, today announced a
partnership to integrate Rosum's TV+GPS in-building timing and location
solution into 2Wire femtocell products.
Rosum's TV+GPS technology provides a reliable and cost effective means of
communicating accurate location and timing data with the mobile carrier's
macro network, which is critical for femtocell functionality and compliance
with E9-1-1 regulations.
By utilizing terrestrial television signals, whether analog, digital, or
mobile, Rosum technology is able to provide accurate in-home location
information, where current GPS solutions are hindered. Given the near-ubiquity
of television signals, service providers worldwide will be able to leverage
this technology for their femtocell location needs.
A femtocell is a miniature cellular base station specifically designed for
self-installable use in the home. It communicates with the mobile carrier's
network through the subscriber's own broadband connection, delivering near
fixed-line service levels for voice quality, and virtually eliminating
disruptions related to poor cellular coverage, such as dropped calls.
According to ABI Research, the installed base of femtocells could reach nearly
70 million by 2012, serving more than 150 million users.
"Rosum was founded to solve the problems associated with finding locations
in indoor and urban environments. TV+GPS technology does that in any
environment, while providing seamless coverage indoors and outdoors," said
Skip Speaks, Rosum CEO. "The integration of TV+GPS into 2Wire femtocell
products will allow us to serve the needs of both mobile phone carriers and
users of femtocell products."
"Rosum's TV+GPS technology is one of the strongest solutions available for
providing accurate timing and location, and it also provides the best value
among competing technologies," said Ted Fagenson, executive vice president of
corporate marketing and business development for 2Wire. "Our femtocell
products with TV+GPS will give our telco partners around the world a way to
provide superior cellular voice and data coverage to their subscribers, while
reducing the need for additional infrastructure."
2Wire plans to offer femtocells with integrated TV+GPS technology for
operator testing by late 2008, with commercial availability by mid-2009.
About 2Wire
2Wire provides global telecom carriers with broadband products, software,
and service platforms that enable an integrated triple play of networked data,
voice, and media services. 2Wire products and services include residential
gateways, broadband multimedia platforms, intelligent home servers, remote
management systems, and call center customer support. 2Wire customers are
leading broadband providers throughout the U.S., Canada, Latin America,
Europe, Australia, and Asia, including AT&T, Telmex, BT, EMBARQ, Bell Canada,
SingTel, and others. For more information, visit http://www.2Wire.com.
2Wire is a registered trademark of 2Wire, Inc. in the United States and in
other jurisdictions throughout the world.
About Rosum Corporation
Rosum has pioneered the use of broadcast analog, digital, and mobile TV
signals for timing and position location. Rosum is the first to combine TV and
GPS signals for truly robust situational awareness in all environments. Rosum
TV+GPS Location and Timing technology uses unmodified terrestrial broadcast TV
signals to deliver reliable location and timing where GPS fails, namely in
indoor and urban areas. Rosum customers and partners include Intel
Corporation, 2Wire, Trimble Navigation, and the Boeing Company. Rosum's
founding team includes the original architects of the Global Positioning
System. More information is available at http://www.rosum.com.
SOURCE 2Wire; Rosum Corporation

Mary Placido of GolinHarris, +1-415-274-7902, mplacido@golinharris.com, for
Rosum Corporation; or Paul Brunato, Director of Corporate Communications of
2Wire, +1-408-503-1088, pbrunato@2wire.com