US operator AT&T has announced new products aimed at the mobile enterprise, and a new partnership in the machine-to-machine (M2M) space. On the enterprise side, AT&T has launched an encrypted mobile voice service, which it claims is the first mobile-to-mobile voice encryption solution using two-factor authentication to be offered by a US operator. The new service will provide high-level security for calls on AT&T's mobile network and is expected to be available later this quarter. It is targeted at government agencies, law enforcement organisations, financial services institutions and international businesses. It has also launched a new SMS service targeting the same sectors.
Meanwhile, the operator has announced an agreement with Petra Solar, a clean tech firm specialising in solar generation and smart grid technology. AT&T is to offer Petra Solar technology that allows utility companies to simultaneously address Renewable Portfolio Standard requirements and invest in smart grids. AT&T also revealed that it now has over 7.5 million electric meters connected to its network. It added that its Advanced Enterprise Mobility Solutions Group – launched earlier this year - is working across 14 industry sectors on M2M solutions.
The Company holds non-exclusive patent rights relating to the metered use of encrypted data in local memory under a limited license (the "License Agreement") from Titan Corporation ("Titan") to a patent (the "Licensed Patent") jointly held by Titan and a third party. This License Agreement restricts Wave from metering information produced and used solely by a government entity or producing products that meter this information. In addition, the License Agreement is subject to the rights of the joint owner of the Licensed Patent, who has the right to exploit, or to license to third parties, the Licensed Patent, including in a manner competitive with the Company. There can be no assurance that the joint owner of the Licensed Patent will not compete with the Company or license the Licensed Patent to a competitor of the Company, or that the Company's business will not exceed the scope of the License Agreement. Pursuant to the License Agreement, the Company is obligated to pay certain royalties to Titan. Pursuant
to the License Agreement, the Company has granted to Titan the exclusive right to use the Company's patents for products distributed to government entities. On February 28, 1997 the Company and Titan executed an addendum to the License Agreement whereby the Company received a sole license to the Licensed Patent to develop and distribute products to the in-home consumer microcomputer market segment. Under this addendum to the License Agreement, Titan waived any and all defaults by Wave under the License Agreement occurring prior to February 28, 1997.
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