'GSM in a box' solution to get first public demonstration at GSMA Mobile World Congress
Private Mobile Networks, the UK provider of private GSM network technology, has today announced it will be running a public demonstration of its Rapid Deployment Unit (RDU) to deliver a secure private GSM network at the upcoming GSMA Mobile World Congress.
Following the completion of several beta implementations within the construction industry and within the military services, the RDU will be demonstrated within the exhibition highlighting its ability to deploy in any environment.
"We first starting talking about the concept of a ‘GSM in a box' when we exhibited at Mobile World Congress last year," comments Dean Parsons, Managing Director of Private Mobile Networks Ltd. "12 months later, we have product which passes all the required certification standards; a number of early adopter customers and a couple of very large projects that we hope to be announcing shortly," added Parsons.
The GSM rapid deployment unit is a plug-and-play solution; it takes less than 5 minutes to power up and provides coverage using a standard GSM phone within a 500m omni-directional radius. The GSM traffic can also be used to communicate with other sites over any IP network connections. The unit is either battery or mains powered with over 4 hours standby and links back into the public network can be made through the PSTN, satellite or line-of-sight equipment. The unit also contains an FXO Gateway as standard with an optional satellite router.
"Mobile World Congress this year is a chance for us to show that we deliver on our promises and that ‘GSM in a box' is productised and generally available to the open market," comments Parsons. "Although Barcelona is less challenging then a North Sea oil rig or isolated construction site, having the RDU simply on our stand for anybody to examine and interact with is part of our vision that the unit should be simple, rugged and foolproof, which is something we hope to prove during the event," he concluded.
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