Ericsson and Tatara Systems Collaborate on IMS CDMA Femtocell Solution

10/01/2008 - Ericsson (NASDAQ:ERIC) and Tatara Systems today announced that the companies are collaborating to deliver a CDMA femtocell solution over an IMS Core Network to provide voice, messaging and data services to homes and enterprises.  
 
Ericsson and Tatara, the leaders in SIP-based network integration and femtocell convergence, have successfully demonstrated this solution, which enables CDMA network operators to cost effectively integrate femtocells into their IMS networks. This provides both enterprises and home subscribers in-building service levels that meet or exceed the service levels and voice quality of macro networks, while enabling improved economics and delivery of advanced services.
The solution combines Ericsson’s IMS Core Network infrastructure with a SIP-based femtocell and the Tatara Convergence Server (TCS) for CDMA-1xRTT.
 
”Ericsson is excited about integrating our IMS Core Network Solution with strong technology partners such as Tatara to bring new revenue generating opportunities to operators via femtocell technologies,” said Angel Ruiz, president and CEO of Ericsson North America. “Ericsson’s unprecedented leadership in the IMS domain blends well with Tatara’s convergence capabilities - enabling the quick and cost-effective deployment of new revenue generators for operators responding to a dynamic subscriber market.”
 
The Tatara Convergence Server is a standards-based SIP/IMS interworking application server. It enables seamless interworking between IMS or VoIP infrastructure and macro mobile networks to deliver cost-effective IP application services to legacy handsets irrespective of the connected domain or access technology.
 
Ericsson is the leader in standards-based IMS solutions, with over 50 IMS system contracts to date. Ericsson’s solution caters to the feature-rich IMS environment required by providers today, providing scalability, ease of deployment and standards-based integration points allowing providers a faster time to market for new applications and services.
 
“Tatara is delighted to be teaming with a global leader like Ericsson on this innovative approach to IMS and SIP-based CDMA network integration,” said E.Y. Snowden, president and CEO of Tatara Systems. “In addition to providing increased service levels for homes and enterprises, our IP-centric approach to integration with Ericsson’s IMS core network facilitates mobile convergence and the development and delivery of future applications for the enterprise and home.”
 
About Ericsson
Ericsson is the world's leading provider of technology and services to telecom operators. The market leader in 2G and 3G mobile technologies, Ericsson supplies communications services and manages networks that serve more than 195 million subscribers. The company’s portfolio comprises mobile and fixed network infrastructure, and broadband and multimedia solutions for operators, enterprises and developers. The Sony Ericsson joint venture provides consumers with feature-rich personal mobile devices. Ericsson is advancing its vision of ‘communication for all’ through innovation, technology, and sustainable business solutions. Working in 175 countries, more than 70,000 employees generated revenue of USD 27.9 billion (SEK 188 billion) in 2007. Founded in 1876 and headquartered in Stockholm, Sweden, Ericsson is listed on the Stockholm and NASDAQ stock exchanges. For more information, visit www.ericsson.com or www.ericsson.mobi.
 
About Tatara Systems
Tatara Systems is the first vendor to deliver a SIP-based solution for femtocell network integration, and a leader in enabling network operators to offer converged mobile services. The Tatara Convergence Server leverages a VoIP or IMS core to give any SIP-based end point presence on a mobile operator’s network. For femtocell applications, this enables service parity with the macro network, while eliminating the need to tie radios directly into the mobile core, circumventing the attendant scalability and interoperability challenges. Tatara is a founding board member of the Femto Forum, and is working with its customers and partners to speed the deployment of femtocells worldwide. For more information, visit www.tatarasystems.com