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Hello, anybody there? It`s not Vodafone that are testing. Its MOBIFON (Romania=poor country). I can`t believe that you guys think Vodafone is involved. Seriously, Vodafone owns 20% of a Romanian company and has nothing to do with the field test. Just call Vodafone yourselves and check if they`ve hear anythin about this? Or maybe ask Mobifon about the field test. Oh no wait there is nothin about how you can contact Mobifon in the press realese so that would be difficult. I wonder why?
Intel is our friend:
We like Intel, they like us. Birdstep is a goldmine, look here:
https://secure.eventcentral.ws/iss/index.asp?sp=ISS04Q1%5FVendors+%40Langid%3D1
Birdstep Technology
Birdstep Technology is a leading provider of wireless access software recommended by vendors such as Cisco, Nortel, Alcatel, Ericsson, HP, Capgemini and Intel.
Birdstep IP Zone Server is a low risk, low initial investment, secure and scalable wireless access solution that allows operators, WISPs and enterprises to deploy and maintain billable wireless access services. The open solution provides a high return on investment to your WLAN deployments. Multiple authentication methods such as SMS, Credit Card, 802.1x, user/password and Mobile IP makes it ther most flexible and adaptable solution that fits your needs.
Birdstep Mobile IP Client allows secure and continuous connectivity between WLAN Zones and GSM/GPRS/UMTS/CDMA networks. This market leading Mobile IP client allows users to seamlessly connect and re-connect across different types of infrastructures without application downtime, security degradation or user intervention.
The combination of both products provides an unbeatable solution for today’s nomadic user needs.
We like Intel, they like us. Birdstep is a goldmine, look here:
https://secure.eventcentral.ws/iss/index.asp?sp=ISS04Q1%5FVendors+%40Langid%3D1
Birdstep Technology
Birdstep Technology is a leading provider of wireless access software recommended by vendors such as Cisco, Nortel, Alcatel, Ericsson, HP, Capgemini and Intel.
Birdstep IP Zone Server is a low risk, low initial investment, secure and scalable wireless access solution that allows operators, WISPs and enterprises to deploy and maintain billable wireless access services. The open solution provides a high return on investment to your WLAN deployments. Multiple authentication methods such as SMS, Credit Card, 802.1x, user/password and Mobile IP makes it ther most flexible and adaptable solution that fits your needs.
Birdstep Mobile IP Client allows secure and continuous connectivity between WLAN Zones and GSM/GPRS/UMTS/CDMA networks. This market leading Mobile IP client allows users to seamlessly connect and re-connect across different types of infrastructures without application downtime, security degradation or user intervention.
The combination of both products provides an unbeatable solution for today’s nomadic user needs.
Hmm, I wonder why they didn`t mention anything about mobifon yesterday? Why not focusing on the acutal company on the other side of the table and not one of the owners in it! Or is it to embassering to mention Romania and technology in the same sentence? I heard there are several interested companies in Albania! But to be serious when do you think the stock issue will be on how much? I don`t think thèy`ll get 5 million dollars, but maybe 2-3 million and even if they get 5 million, 5 million is not thath much! Sorry lost all of my little faith in this little company, smells like fraud. Goodbye, I`ll be back with some Birdstep news within the month. Even though aren`t so lucky with Romanian companies at the moment, they`re stuck with boring Nortel (canada), Cisco (US), Ericsson (Sweden), Alcatel (France) and others. I wonder didn`t i read something about Motorola and Intel using Birdstep Technology at 3GSM in february, and event CLYW didn`t visit by the way! Bye,Bye it`s been fun, but I`ll be back!
Give up what? I think it`s strange that your not scepitcal to a company that have come up with several press realeses where they write large names that`s not involved at all. Mobifon yesterday is a Romanian company and not anything else. Its a fact that Clyw needs money fast, they have like under 1 million dollars in cash? On how much was the income i 4 quarter 2003? And todays press realese will of course increase excpenses or do you actually think that the Romanian company without proper technology will increase the income? Yeah, maybe by a couple of thousands dollars, wonder how much the center costs?
New excpenses with the new center. Where should they get the money from? the 0,1 in working capital? Or maybe a stock issue?
Sorry guys this isn`t good. The agreement is with Mobifon not Vodafone. Maybe some other Vodafone companies will use ASNAP, but not major companies. Like i said Romania isn`t the most advanced country when it comes to technology, there isn`t even a 3G net to test this with. And I don`t think Romania have any hotspot. So where can you test?
Romania isn`t even listed here: http://www.jiwire.com/
or here http://www.wi-fizone.org/zoneFinder.asp
Technology doesn`t start in Romania and works it way trough Europe. Technology starts in Uk, France, Germany or Benelux countries. OK, no 3G and no hotspot!!
But why start tests in Romania? They`re infrastructure is maybe the worst in Europe, I doubt they have any publi hotspot and I know they don`t have UMTS net (Europes 3G(CDMA)). So why test in a country which lacks proper infrastructure? And why press anythin about a field test. The companies Birdstep, Ipunplugged, Secgo and Netseal have all tested with major operators in Europe, but they`re not writing press realeses about it, beacuse it takes a lot of testing before you sign a commercial agreement. Testing can take years, and honestly guys, you don`t test moderne technology in a country like Romania. Don`t you think there is something wrong here?
I sold. It`s normal to write the name of the company involved in the agreement. I can`t see Romania anywhere, why? Probably beacuse writing about Vodafone is more "groundbreaking" than writing about the backyard of Europe (Romania).
You got the drift. From what I can see there is a pattern here. Press realeses with big names that isn`t involved in the agreement. Why is it about Vodafone here and not Mobifon? They are two completly different companies, and its Mobifon who have signed a test agreement not Vodafone. Sorry for nagging about this, but can`t you see that something is clearly wrong here? In Norway the journalists would hav laughed at Birdstep for writing a press realese like that. It`s smells like someone wants the share high before printing new share!`!
Almost one dollar for for a few days isn`t bad. Maybe the share could go higher, but honestly be worried about the focus Vodafone has in thise press realese!!!
you`re kidding right? Romania, that`s maybe the poorest country in Europe, and trust me I know Europe and have been two Romania. Bulgaria would have been OK, but Romania? I would be quite sceptical about this. I think Vodafone own like 20% of this compnay through another company so this has nothing to do with Vodafone, i would be really worried about the focus Vodafone has in thise press realese.
But honestly who can tell me anything about Mobifon!!???
Ok, I`m selling. I didn`t like the way the press realese was written. Focusing that much on Vodafone, when it`s Mobifon that have signed the agreement, that`s not good. If Vodafone had been the one who had signed the agreement, the fine Vodafone should have the focus. But this is just like the patent realese, focus on big names that haven`t signed anythin. I`m gonna sell today and take my trading profit!
Anyone? I can`t find anything about Mobifon on the net and i haven`t heard of it, is it a Bulgarian company? Why doesen`t it say anything about Mobifon, just Vodafone? Anyone who can answer. I`m just curious about what to do with my stocks, since i haven`t heard about Mobifon i don`t know how got news it is.
i have a question regarding todays Pr. Why focusing on Vodafone in the message. It`s not Vodafone who have signed a agreement with Clyw it`s mobifon. Anyone here who have heard about Mobifon? Anyway I hope the share will rise beacuse of this!
And by the way, I baught some CLYW shares at 2,5 today, mostly for trading purposes, but so fare a fine profit!
No Birdstep software is not a switch, that is not correct. But there is room for both. INVST, the BT article was intended for both Birdstep and Calypso. It`s marked related news, event thou Birdstep is mentioned that doesn`t mean anythin. Bt haven`t signed anythin with Birdstep, so i was just providing market information, ok!
BT Will Rival Mobile Operators for Enterprise Wireless
By Tony Cripps
Telecoms incumbents are in pole position to take the lion's share of enterprise wireless data traffic from mobile operators, according to the mobility boss of BT Retail's corporate accounts.
Speaking exclusively to ComputerWire, John Wright, general manager mobility for BT Retail's major business accounts, said that decades of hard-won experience with business customers in fixed-line environments have given traditional telcos a significant edge over their mobile counterparts in providing wireless services.
"Wired carriers have the breadth and depth of experience over the last 20 years that mobile operators now [find themselves lacking]. For major business there are very few companies that can provide the breadth of knowledge and skills of BT. Multiple devices, disparate networks, connectivity. There's no better organization to provide all this than BT."
According to Wright, mobile operators have been embroiled in a battle to undercut each other on voice call pricing at the expense of better understanding customers' business needs. That, he said, is a mistake in an age when different forms of connectivity, whether fixed or wireless, are merely bearers for moving data around.
About 85% of UK mobile operator revenues are currently derived from voice services while most of their data revenues come from consumer use of SMS text messages.
"BT is not about voice minutes. In the 90s all the wire-line operators struggled to get on to the desktop. We have learned from that," said Wright. "Mobile is about communication and the delivery of information. People want information delivered wherever and whenever they want. I believe fixed-line carriers have a golden opportunity to become key players in mobile when mobile covers everything: traditional mobile, WiFi, WiMax, across all devices."
With many of those pieces of the jigsaw now in place, BT is looking forward to a highly profitable future as a supplier of mobile data services to both the enterprise and SME markets, aided and abetted by its BT Global Services consulting and systems integration arm.
This might sound far-fetched to those that remember the spin-out of mobile operator mmO2 in November 2001 in a move to increase shareholder value in an otherwise relatively stagnant business.
BT's efforts to reinvent itself as a dynamic and relevant company for the 21st century have gone largely unnoticed to the world at large. However, under the leadership of Pierre Danon on the retail side and Paul Reynold for the wholesale business, BT is barely recognizable from the organization it was prior to their arrival in late 2001.
Wright said BT was the largest hirer of IT staff in the UK last year, with over 150 senior-level appointments. The culture of the firm has also changed, with senior executives now actively encouraged to gain hands-on experience with employees at all levels throughout the organization.
Although he was not present at the time of the mmO2 sell-off, Wright said the loss has not been the mistake many had predicted. Instead, it has left BT in a strong position to negotiate favorable deals with mobile network operators. The company currently works with its offspring for mobile network access, although that deal is currently being renegotiated. Wright gave no indication as to whether BT will continue to work with O2 or will move its traffic to another network.
BT is also the UK's largest provider of wireless LAN hotspots, through its Openzone initiative, and continues to own the fixed-line network over which the majority of the country's broadband traffic is carried. The company is also a front-line supporter of the WiMax "super hotspot" technology, which will further blur the distinction between mobile and fixed-line operators in the next few years.
According to Wright, BT Retail is currently working on an update to its Mobile Office remote access offering that will make handoff between different types of networks automatic, although users will also be able to manually select a particular type of network where several are available. While such systems are being developed by specialists such as Birdstep Technologies, they are not yet widespread. Back To Top PRINT FRIENDLY
Hm BT is testing for seamless handover. Interesting to see what kind of solution they choose, i don`t think or hope they have come up with something themselves.
BT Will Rival Mobile Operators for Enterprise Wireless
By Tony Cripps
Telecoms incumbents are in pole position to take the lion's share of enterprise wireless data traffic from mobile operators, according to the mobility boss of BT Retail's corporate accounts.
Speaking exclusively to ComputerWire, John Wright, general manager mobility for BT Retail's major business accounts, said that decades of hard-won experience with business customers in fixed-line environments have given traditional telcos a significant edge over their mobile counterparts in providing wireless services.
"Wired carriers have the breadth and depth of experience over the last 20 years that mobile operators now [find themselves lacking]. For major business there are very few companies that can provide the breadth of knowledge and skills of BT. Multiple devices, disparate networks, connectivity. There's no better organization to provide all this than BT."
According to Wright, mobile operators have been embroiled in a battle to undercut each other on voice call pricing at the expense of better understanding customers' business needs. That, he said, is a mistake in an age when different forms of connectivity, whether fixed or wireless, are merely bearers for moving data around.
About 85% of UK mobile operator revenues are currently derived from voice services while most of their data revenues come from consumer use of SMS text messages.
"BT is not about voice minutes. In the 90s all the wire-line operators struggled to get on to the desktop. We have learned from that," said Wright. "Mobile is about communication and the delivery of information. People want information delivered wherever and whenever they want. I believe fixed-line carriers have a golden opportunity to become key players in mobile when mobile covers everything: traditional mobile, WiFi, WiMax, across all devices."
With many of those pieces of the jigsaw now in place, BT is looking forward to a highly profitable future as a supplier of mobile data services to both the enterprise and SME markets, aided and abetted by its BT Global Services consulting and systems integration arm.
This might sound far-fetched to those that remember the spin-out of mobile operator mmO2 in November 2001 in a move to increase shareholder value in an otherwise relatively stagnant business.
BT's efforts to reinvent itself as a dynamic and relevant company for the 21st century have gone largely unnoticed to the world at large. However, under the leadership of Pierre Danon on the retail side and Paul Reynold for the wholesale business, BT is barely recognizable from the organization it was prior to their arrival in late 2001.
Wright said BT was the largest hirer of IT staff in the UK last year, with over 150 senior-level appointments. The culture of the firm has also changed, with senior executives now actively encouraged to gain hands-on experience with employees at all levels throughout the organization.
Although he was not present at the time of the mmO2 sell-off, Wright said the loss has not been the mistake many had predicted. Instead, it has left BT in a strong position to negotiate favorable deals with mobile network operators. The company currently works with its offspring for mobile network access, although that deal is currently being renegotiated. Wright gave no indication as to whether BT will continue to work with O2 or will move its traffic to another network.
BT is also the UK's largest provider of wireless LAN hotspots, through its Openzone initiative, and continues to own the fixed-line network over which the majority of the country's broadband traffic is carried. The company is also a front-line supporter of the WiMax "super hotspot" technology, which will further blur the distinction between mobile and fixed-line operators in the next few years.
According to Wright, BT Retail is currently working on an update to its Mobile Office remote access offering that will make handoff between different types of networks automatic, although users will also be able to manually select a particular type of network where several are available. While such systems are being developed by specialists such as Birdstep Technologies, they are not yet widespread. Back To Top PRINT FRIENDLY
Not a bad idea!
I`m not all that negative about CLYW. I`m open, but i honestly think Birdstep have an big market advantage at this point. It`s only traded in Norwat, the ticker code is BIRD, you can check it here, the box on the upper left is where you type in the ticker code. And yes there can be room for both companies, and even more, we are talking several hundred million devices in 05 and 06 that will need/demand seamless roaming, and there will probably be room for different solutions, both hardware and software.
Link:
http://www.hegnar.no/hegnar/
And a member of the INTEL PCA Devolpment program. Intel and Birdstep are partners on Mobile IP Client.
http://appzone.intel.com/pcadn/company.asp?vendorID=1216
Birdstep is also a Cisco Ecopartner
Service Provider Solutions Ecosystem - Find a Partner
Birdstep Technology - HQ
Partner Company Overview
Birdstep provides new and innovative small footprint technologies and competence for building solutions and enabling applications for embedded systems and wireless devices. Birdstep's high-performance database technologies simplify the development of applications across a broad array of platforms. Our wireless infrastructure technologies include Mobile IP client software and IP Zone (hot-spot) solutions.
Company Information
URL http://www.birdstep.com
Primary Solution Focus IOS Solutions - IP Mobility
Market Segment Focus Mobile
Company Authorization Service Provider Solutions Ecosystem Partner
Partner Type Developer
Region Company Geographic Presence Cisco Geographic Authorization
North America X
Asia Pacific
Japan
Australia/ New Zealand
EMEA
Latin America
Hehe, nice try. were not talking dutch in Norway. We talk Norwegian. The share went to 30 NKR (not dollars) from 10 NKR and is back down to 16-17. The fall is not because of CLYW but because there is som worry about earning potencial and general fall in the marked. The CEO in Birdstep will talk about potencial on thursday 6.5, so wait until then. The recent agreement with Alcatel is large, but we haven`t seen any figure yet som there i some worry by some investors. The Clyw is down as well, so we are in the same boat! I baught Birdstep shares for 8 NKR pr share so I`m not that worried! CLYW has nothing to do with the fall, we heard of CLYW months ago and this is not effecting the stock.
Nortel:
Birdstep has signed a reseller agreement with Nortel, the
global supplier of telecom infrastructure. In its dialogue
with telecom operators, Nortel will promote the Birdstep
software that makes information accessible on any device on
any infrastructure.
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Nortel is one of the world`s largest suppliers of telecom
infrastructure, and delivers networking and communication
services and infrastructure equipment to service providers
and enterprises in more than 150 countries. Nortel is the
number two supplier of CDMA infrastructure globally.
Because of the strong position Nortel has in the global
telecom market, the agreement is of significant importance
and opening new channels for Birdstep Technology. Nortel
will promote the Birdstep-solution towards telecom
operators when selling its telecom infrastructure
solutions, and the agreement opens up for future sales of
the Birdstep`s Mobile IP client software.
This agreement represents an important step in establishing
a strong position in the different channels to reach the
global telecom market.
When telecom operators distribute the software from
Birdstep to it`s subscribers, information/data on any
mobile device (e.g. lap top PC, PDA or smart phone) will be
accessible all the time as it is being moved between
various networks as for example GSM, GPRS or EDGE.
I`m sorry, but Ericsson and Alcatel isn`t the only companies. Alcatel is big in Asia, look at Ntt Docomo. I believe Ericsson, Alcatel and Nortel covers America, Asia and Europe! Birdstep are talking to Motorola and here is the Birdstep agreement with Nortel:
Birdstep has signed a reseller agreement with Nortel, the
global supplier of telecom infrastructure. In its dialogue
with telecom operators, Nortel will promote the Birdstep
software that makes information accessible on any device on
any infrastructure.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Nortel is one of the world`s largest suppliers of telecom
infrastructure, and delivers networking and communication
services and infrastructure equipment to service providers
and enterprises in more than 150 countries. Nortel is the
number two supplier of CDMA infrastructure globally.
Because of the strong position Nortel has in the global
telecom market, the agreement is of significant importance
and opening new channels for Birdstep Technology. Nortel
will promote the Birdstep-solution towards telecom
operators when selling its telecom infrastructure
solutions, and the agreement opens up for future sales of
the Birdstep`s Mobile IP client software.
This agreement represents an important step in establishing
a strong position in the different channels to reach the
global telecom market.
When telecom operators distribute the software from
Birdstep to it`s subscribers, information/data on any
mobile device (e.g. lap top PC, PDA or smart phone) will be
accessible all the time as it is being moved between
various networks as for example GSM, GPRS or EDGE.
Happy now? opened a birdstep board!
Alcatel, Birdstep and Gemplus join forces to offer secure and seamless service continuity between mobile networks and WLAN
Paris, Oslo and Luxembourg – April 27, 2004 – Alcatel (Paris: CGEP.PA and NYSE:ALA), Birdstep Technology, a global provider of Mobile IP software client technology and Gemplus International S.A. (Euronext: LU0121706294 - GEM and NASDAQ: GEMP), the world’s leading provider of smart card based solutions, announced today an alliance to jointly develop, promote and market the industry’s most secure solution for seamless service continuity between GSM/GPRS/EDGE, UMTS or CDMA mobile networks and WLAN. This alliance will also apply to emerging technologies such as WiMAX.
This collaboration will enable users of laptops and PDAs to have an “always best connected” experience at any time, and to seamlessly profit from a smart card (SIM) based secure handover between heterogeneous access networks, ensuring the highest data rate, relying on a single subscription.
Alcatel will integrate the new Birdstep’s intelligent Mobile IP client software into its Evolium™ multi-access offering. This will enable seamless roaming across multiple access networks, with a smart card (SIM) enabled client software designed by Gemplus for secured wireless communications and transactions. This unique combination will provide mobile operators with the best of breed solution for secure mobile broadband service continuity.
All it requires is the client software to be installed on the end-users’ Mobile/WLAN enabled laptop or PDA and the SIM card to be integrated in a PCMCIA card inside the laptop. In the near future, the SIM will be in a USB key plugged onto the PDA, or simply inside a BlueTooth-enabled handset. As soon as users pass by a WLAN hot spot, the intelligent client software automatically notifies the end-user of broadband services availability directly accessed in a totally transparent manner.
“The Birdstep Mobile IP client software has evolved to meet the demands of infrastructure vendors and other component vendors who want to provide seamless mobility with their solutions”, commented Jørgen Bredesen, chief executive officer of Birdstep Technology. “By jointly creating end-to-end seamless solutions for operators, our alliance with Alcatel and Gemplus will provide a one-stop-shop for the market in need of secure seamless mobility.”
“The Gemplus smart card authentication solution allows service providers to offer a totally reliable and convenient tool for accessing a network, WLAN, GPRS or even 3G, while providing the same user experience”, declared Jacques Seneca, executive vice president, Gemplus Business Development Group. “The partnership with Alcatel and Birdstep establishes a consistent offer for providing a unique experience for seamless mobile data access via a laptop or a PDA.”
“Alcatel’s vision is to consider the end-user at the center of the mobile experience by offering solutions guaranteeing totally transparent access to services from any device, regardless of the access technology,” stated Marc Rouanne, chief operating officer of Alcatel’s mobile activities. “Our alliance with Birdstep and Gemplus supports this strategy and allows us to provide operators with new business opportunities based on the complementary interaction of their mobile networks today with WLAN, tomorrow with WiMAX.”
SEATTLE/OSLO- April 28, 2004-- Birdstep Technology (OSE: BIRD) has expanded its presence in the aerospace industry with The Boeing Company’s recent purchase of RDM Embedded 7. Boeing will be using Birdstep’s RDM Embedded database in their Airborne Warning and Control System (AWACS).
The AWACS aircraft employs complex real-time avionic systems to meet the operational objectives of the AWACS’ customers. The system responsiveness and reliability are important attributes of the AWACS avionics. All system components must ensure that the operational objectives are not compromised. Boeing selected RDM Embedded because it provides the performance required to ensure that the data, necessary for operation, is available when needed.
The AWACS avionics includes the WindRiver VxWorks 5.5 operating systems, and because RDM Embedded is validated on VxWorks 5.5, selecting RDM Embedded allowed the Boeing engineers to start development immediately. Additionally, the XML interface on RDM Embedded simplified the database-loading task.
“Birdstep’s RDM Embedded was an easy selection because it offers all of the functionality we needed on our target platform. Birdstep has consistently exhibited exceptional cooperation to meet all of our business demands including providing source code for the database,” according to a Boeing spokesperson.
Birdstep’s RDM Embedded is a feature-rich database ideal for embedding into critical applications. RDM Embedded provides exceptional performance and reliability in a small footprint. The combination of features, performance and size has made RDM Embedded popular for a variety of applications.
“Birdstep is committed to making RDM Embedded the database of choice for the aerospace industry. We are driven to provide companies like Boeing with a fast and resilient database for their critical applications while meeting their business objectives,” said Tom Clark, Birdstep Technology, Inc. CEO.
hehe, Yeah it`s still wednesday. I guess where 6 hours ahead of ET-US time. I didn`t like your markets today, but with good GDP and Intial Claims numbers tomorrow things will change! At least i hope so!
Of course faith is involved, but there actually is legal differences between Europe and US. I don`t think a court in Europe would let Calypso get a patent of the idea of seamless roaming, but the ASNAP way. In US I`m not that sure.
I don`t know about the Alcatel agreement. But Birdstep also have a agreement with Ericsson Enterprise and in this agreement they`re also supplying a compressing solution directed at VOIP issues! When it comes to Birdstep and VOIP i suggest you read Page 7 Case 3, 3.2.3 in this document. This is for the Birdstep Mobile IP client 2.0, 2.1 is realeased with improvements. But VOIP is not i concern for the client, neither is signal strenght since you as a user can configure what kind of strenght you "demand".
http://www.birdstep.com/collaterals/Mobile-IP-Universal-Edition-Business%20Whitepaper.pdf
There is no problem with VOIP. As you say digital voice is data and will therefore be no problem. When it comes to the patent issue I would say that you can`t take patent on a idea, a lot of companies have tried this in the states few have had any luck, in Europe you wouldn`t get anywhere with such a claim. So I would say that there is a slight chance for Calypso regarding claims in US/Canada, but not in Europe. I don`t know how this works in Asia. Birdstep also have and advantage because of their IP-Zone software solution which is of course enabled for Mobile IP! Vodafone have chosen the Birdstep Ip-zone solution, maybe because of their Mobile ip Client? That means their software is on both sides of the hotspot, with the user and the in the actual zone!
PS!INVST the clock is 22 PM over here!
INVST You`re a funny guy. You`ve answered all my questions with attacks, why so deffensive! On this forum it said that Birdstep Technologu couldn`t roam between cellular and Wifi. That is a lie and I have shown evidence that support my statment. Here is from the pressrelease from Alcatel yesterday.
"Paris, April 27, 2004 - Alcatel (Paris: CGEP.PA and NYSE:ALA), a worldwide leader in telecommunications network equipment, applications and services, Birdstep Technology, a global provider of Mobile IP software client technology and Gemplus International S.A. (Euronext: LU0121706294 - GEM and NASDAQ: GEMP), the world's leading provider of smart card based solutions, announced today an alliance to jointly develop, promote and market the industry's most secure solution for seamless service continuity between GSM/GPRS/EDGE, UMTS or CDMA mobile networks and WLAN. This alliance will also apply to emerging technologies such as WiMAX.
This collaboration will enable users of laptops and PDAs to have an "always best connected" experience at any time, and to seamlessly profit from a smart card (SIM) based secure handover between heterogeneous access networks, ensuring the highest data rate, relying on a single subscription.
Alcatel will integrate the new Birdstep's intelligent Mobile IP client software into its Evolium™ multi-access offering. This will enable seamless roaming across multiple access networks, with a smart card (SIM) enabled client software designed by Gemplus for secured wireless communications and transactions. This unique combination will provide mobile operators with the best of breed solution for secure mobile broadband service continuity."
Here is from Birdstep own homepage:
"Seamless handover
Birdstep Intelligent Mobile IP provides seamless handover with no user intervention between infrastructures such as LAN, WLANs and cellular networks, thus integrating two different radio technologies. The PPP dial-up support includes technologies such as PSTN/ISDN, GSM/ GPRS, CDMA2000, PPPoE software used for ADSL connections, and also Bluetooth. The solution is only dependent on terminal support for the necessary network interfaces."
Ok, still think i haven`t proved anythin? Birdstep technology offers roaming between wifi and cellular though the Birdstep Mobile IP client and Pctel "dual mode" Segue Roaming Client! I`ve seen other things about Birdstep on this forum that isn`t true, but this is the main error. You guys have gotten false information from someone (CLYW) about Birdstep and their roaming solution! I hope you`ll be able to discuss case and not be so deffensive, I`m just telling the truth!
When it comes to roaming between Cellular and wifi Birdstep is maybe the leading player, but you have to be aware that the marked haven`t started yet. Birdstep got their commercial agreements with Alcatel, Ericsson and Nortel this year and will probably not get any serious income before the second half 04. But they also have a agreement with the leading player when it comes to roaming between different WLAN, Pctel. Pctel presented a stron result last night. And Birdstep is the software that uses when they offer roaming between cellular and wifi. So Birdstep is also involved with Pctel. Other competitors is: Netseal, Secgo, Ipunplugged, Ecutel, Netmotion and Broadeam. But none of these have gotten a serious commercial contract. Some have also a narrow market focus and isn`t a full competitor for Birdstep or Calypso. But as of this date I would say that Birdstep is the main competitor for Calypso when it comes to roaming from cellular to wifi, but that Pctel(with Birdstep) and IPunplugged also offer serous competition. When it comes to roaming between different Wlans, then Segue Romaing Client is the leading company, with agreements with the likes og Cingular, At&T, T-mobile, Ntt-Docomo and others. Birdstep is directly involved when this companies need roaming between Wifi and Celluar. This need will probably increase a lot during the second, third and fourth quarter of this year and have a dramatic boost during 2005 because of Cellular phones with connect solutions for Wifi added.
I`m sorry if you don`t like what I write. I do have shares in Birdstep and is interested in Calypso because their somewhat a competitor. I don`t see way don`t like what i write. Some of you have gotten false information about birdstep saying their technology can`t roam between wifi and cellular, I`ve proven that to be wrong. You can see the likes of Alcatel choosen Birdstep solution to their Evolium product for roaming between Wifi and cellular, they`ve also planning to add Wimax when that comes. You may have different opinion about Birdsteo/calypso but there is no doubt that you guys had the wrong information regarding roaming between cellular and Wifi!
Yes, we are talking seamless roaming between GSM/GRPS, EDGE, CDMA, UMTS and WLAN. WImax will be added when Wimax is in the marked!
Paris, Oslo and Luxembourg – April 27, 2004 – Alcatel (Paris: CGEP.PA and NYSE:ALA), Birdstep Technology, a global provider of Mobile IP software client technology and Gemplus International S.A. (Euronext: LU0121706294 - GEM and NASDAQ: GEMP), the world’s leading provider of smart card based solutions, announced today an alliance to jointly develop, promote and market the industry’s most secure solution for seamless service continuity between GSM/GPRS/EDGE, UMTS or CDMA mobile networks and WLAN. This alliance will also apply to emerging technologies such as WiMAX.
This collaboration will enable users of laptops and PDAs to have an “always best connected” experience at any time, and to seamlessly profit from a smart card (SIM) based secure handover between heterogeneous access networks, ensuring the highest data rate, relying on a single subscription.
Alcatel will integrate the new Birdstep’s intelligent Mobile IP client software into its Evolium™ multi-access offering. This will enable seamless roaming across multiple access networks, with a smart card (SIM) enabled client software designed by Gemplus for secured wireless communications and transactions. This unique combination will provide mobile operators with the best of breed solution for secure mobile broadband service continuity.
Of course you should chech with the Clyw people! I think you`re on to something with the use of words. I don`t know what Clyw think regarding legal matters with Birdstep, so it would be interesting to hear. I personally don`t think Clyw have a strong case but maybe I`m wrong?
it does not infringe and to you honestly think Calypso have the funds to take a battle againt Alcatel? This is not the ony agreements of this kind! Birdstep have recently signed simliar contracts with Nortel and Ericsson and they are expected to sign with Motorola during the year. You can`t take a patent on the idea of seamless roaming, specialy when Birdstep started their work in 1996 and based upon a public IETF standard that was released in 1996. Calypso won`t get any roalty fees from Birdstep and probably not from others. I know how easy it is to get a patent but the battle afterwards isn`t always that easy. And if Calypso tries they have to meet companies like Alcatel, Nortel, Ericsson, Intel, Cisco, Hp, Vodafone and others in court. Calypso have a weak legal case and not the kind of funds needed to defend their case1
Oslo - March 8th, 2004 - Birdstep Technology ASA find it appropriate to make some comments related to patents for Mobile IP due to questions from shareholders.
The Mobile IP software client developed by Birdstep is based upon a public IETF standard that was released in 1996, and developed as telecom services in numerous public and private R&D projects from 1996 to present. In our opinion, patents regarding business processes for seamless roaming do not compromise Birdstep Technology or enterprises and network operators that use this technology to implement hassle-free roaming services using Mobile IP.
Open and standard solutions are of very strong importance for mass-market take-up of the new technology, and Mobile IP is one of the most promising open international standards used to achieve seamless roaming. The technology is used by both operators and enterprises that want their users to leverage both WiFi and cellular networks without the hassle of manual configuration and setup. In addition, Mobile IP can work together with enterprise VPN solutions to leverage the existing investments in security infrastructure. Note also that Birdstep has filed a patent to protect the unique VPN traversal techniques used in the Mobile IP implementation to protect our technology.