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New Picocell Will Deliver 3G Via Satellite

February 2, 2006

A new mobile phone base station�promises to make 3G mobile technology available via satellite communications in remote areas.

TriaGnoSys, a Bavarian satellite communications company, and 3Way Networks, a UK UMTS equipment maker, have announced a new 3G picocell, or small-scale cellular base station, which can serve mobile devices within a range of 200 meters and connect them with public networks via satellite. The device, scheduled for release in April 2006, reportedly weighs only a few hundred grams.

From what I can tell, the companies have not given this picocell a product name yet. The product is designed to make UMTS high-speed data communications available in remote locations, such as ships, airplanes, rural areas, disaster areas�and battlefields. The manufacturers expect their initial customers will be NGOs, military and businesses with private ships and airplanes.

3Way Networks says they will shortly begin trials with NATO forces. A company spokesman, quoted in a release, says, "The solution will allow the rapid deployment of a secure 3G infrastructure virtually anywhere in the world, providing a local communications centre which will be invaluable in remote areas, for example during conflicts or when administering aid."

AB -- 2/2/06




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