Tatara Systems Joins `FemtoZone` at Mobile World Congress 2009

Thu Feb 5, 2009 12:51pm EST
 
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The FemtoZone will serve as the industry's central information point on
femtocell markets and technologies at Mobile World Congress, featuring public
presentations from global operators - including Orange, Softbank, T-Mobile &
Vodafone - and a broad ecosystem of solution vendors.
ACTON, Mass.--(Business Wire)--
Tatara Systems today announced it will be participating in the FemtoZone at GSMA
Mobile World Congress 2009 at Fira de Barcelona from February 16th through 19th.
The FemtoZone, which is hosted by the GSMA and the Femto Forum, will serve as a
one-stop shop for all visitors interested in learning about the latest
developments in the femtocell industry as it undergoes a pivotal year for
deployment. 

The FemtoZone (Stand 2.1B34) will feature a daily schedule of public
presentations from operators and vendors on the major opportunities and
challenges facing the femtocell market. Tatara Systems will be displaying
information on its Tatara Convergence Server in the femtocell ecosystem product
showcase in the FemtoZone stand as well as participating in a live femtocell
solution demonstration with its partners Acme Packet and AirWalk Communications
in the Acme Packet hospitality suite (Suite Z3.12). 

"Tatara Systems` best-of-breed femtocell convergence solution enables operators
to maximize the return of their legacy networks while also delivering new,
cost-effective, all-IP services. We are extremely pleased to be demonstrating
innovative, market-ready femtocell solutions with our partners at Mobile World
Congress 2009," stated Marc Cremer, Tatara`s executive vice president of
operations. 

"Over the past year the femtocell industry has overcome major technical and
business challenges paving the way in 2009 for operators to introduce commercial
services. As such the Mobile World Congress is going to be a key event for
operators to cement their consumer propositions to ensure their launches are as
successful as possible," said Professor Simon Saunders, chairman of The Femto
Forum. 

"This year`s Mobile World Congress marks the beginning of the real acid test for
femtocells. The FemtoZone will attempt to address the key issues, such as what
is going to be the key driver for successful deployments and are there going to
be further technical hurdles to be addressed before we see large scale
deployment," said Robindhra Mangtani, director of the GSMA project on
femtocells. 

More information on the FemtoZone is available at
http://www.femtoforum.org/femtozone.html. 

About The Femto Forum:

Femtocells are low-power wireless access points that operate in licensed
spectrum to connect standard mobile devices to a mobile operator`s network using
residential DSL or cable broadband connections. The Femto Forum
(www.femtoforum.org) has been set up to promote the wide-scale adoption of
femtocells. The Forum will support and drive the adoption of industry wide
standards and common architectures to enable the widespread adoption &
deployment of femtocells by operators around the world. It will direct and
implement a multi-faceted marketing campaign to raise the profile, drive
technology development & deployment and to promote the potential of femto
solutions among industry stakeholders, journalists, analysts, regulators,
special interest groups, standards bodies and consumers. 

About Tatara Systems:

Tatara Systems is the world leader in SIP-based Femtocell convergence,
supporting both IMS and pre-IMS standards based architectures. Tatara`s
cost-effective, highly scalable and future-proof approach to Femtocell
deployment provides seamless integration with the legacy network plus enables
operators to deliver next-generation residential and business services without
re-engineering the incumbent mobile core. The Tatara Convergence Server solution
provides service interworking; delivers unified voice, messaging and data
services; and provides uniform calling and feature plans across diverse
networks. Tatara is working with its customers and partners to speed the
deployment of Femtocells worldwide. For more information, visit
www.tatarasystems.com. 





Tatara Systems
Kelly Friedland, +1 978-206-0831
kfriedland@tatarasystems.com

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