Siemens Communications has agreed to integrate Flarion Technologies’ FLASH-OFDM technology into its portfolio of mobile broadband solutions. The companies have also signed a memorandum of understanding under which Flarion will develop basic 450 MHz-band equipment according to Siemens specifications.
The companies noted that the 450 MHz frequency band in many countries had been occupied by analog mobile telephony, and is now available due to the migration to digital mobile networks. In particular, mobile operators in Eastern Europe who do not hold UMTS licenses are looking for an affordable mobile broadband solution for the 450 MHz band.
Flarion’s FLASH-OFDM systems provide mobile access at average downlink speeds of 1 to 1.5 Mbps and uplink speeds of 300 – 500 kbps, bursting to 900 kbps. http://www.siemens.com/communicationshttp://www.flarion.com
