AlanDick Launches HSL Femtocell in the African Market

Edinburgh, Scotland, 11th February 2011

Hay Systems Limited and AlanDick Africa (Pty) Ltd have successfully concluded a joint agreement that enables both parties to effectively reach into the African mobile market with new technologies, products, services and expertise.

AlanDick has a proven track record as a 'turnkey' supply and deployment solutions provider for the 'in-building' coverage arena. With its wide reach through its regional offices and efficient technical teams, the introduction and deployment of the femtocell is a natural progression into this market for AlanDick - says Technical Manager, Garry Geissler.

HSL Mobile Networks based in Edinburgh, Scotland, is a global manufacturer of GSM Base Station sub-system equipment and associated software products.

The HSL 2.75G Femtocell creates new opportunities for mobile network operators including improvements to the quality of the subscriber experience, the opportunity for new services, lower CAPEX and OPEX, increased operator revenues and cheaper calls for subscribers. The addition of femtocell infrastructure to an existing network, or as part of a new network build, need not be a demanding process. The HSL 2.75G Femtocell has been designed with this in mind and is therefore simple and quick to deploy, resulting in unprecedented 'speed to market' rollout, leading to maximised 'return on Investment' for mobile operators; and this design philosophy is carried through in managing the Femtocell network on a daily basis.

The HSL 2.75G Femtocell is targeted for use by all GSM network operators, and is suited for use in both residential and office environments. With support for GSM, GPRS and EDGE the femtocell enables network operators to provide their subscribers with excellent quality voice and messaging but also fast mobile data to compliment the subscriber's existing wireless broadband (Wi-Fi).

GSM in its 2G form is the most dominant and widely available mobile technology in the world. The HSL 2.75G Femtocell enables an operator to focus on revenue opportunities and cost reductions available from both its 2G subscriber base as well as its 3G subscriber base. 3G subscribers are able to use the HSL 2.75G Femtocell through 2G support within 3G handsets.

The dual technology capability (2G+3G) within mobile handsets is not mirrored in 3G Femtocells which typically do not support 2G handsets, and thus exclude the 2G subscriber base. The HSL 2.75G Femtocell allows network operators to support both their dominant 2G subscriber base and also their growing 3G subscriber base.

The HSL 2.75G Femtocell provides a secure GSM experience and conforms to 3GPP specifications in terms of security, services and operation. The Femtocell is securely connected back into the mobile operator's own core network using IPsec, ensuring communications privacy between the femtocell and operator.

For more information contact AlanDick Africa on sales-za@alandick.com.