Keymile Launches

HERTFORD, U.K. -- Today marks the launch of Keymile Ltd, a company that aims to become the leading player in multi-service telecommunications access systems for fixed network operators in the UK and Eire. Keymile's business strategy is built on helping operators to maximise their return-on-investment in narrowband and broadband communications. This is achieved through cost-effective and technology-independent rollout of services across the 'last mile' of the network to end users, particularly in the potentially lucrative business segment. Keymile Ltd is built on the heritage of several established organisations experienced in the telecoms access market and is part of a new international organisation also launched today, the Keymile Group, headquartered in Vienna, Austria. This is the result of the combination earlier this year of two established telecommunications companies, Ascom Transmission AG and Datentechnik AG. The Keymile Group employs approximately 650 people globally with 11 subsidiaries worldwide and has a strong customer base in over 100 countries. In the UK and Eire, Keymile Ltd provides comprehensive direct sales and support services, with a dedicated training centre at its premises in Hertford. "We have a very clear aim: to be the leading provider of multi-service access solutions for fixed operators," said Keymile's UK Managing Director, Andy Lewis. "Our success to date has been based on providing fully managed access systems delivering narrowband and broadband services across existing circuit-switched/TDM (Time Division Multiplex) network environments. As our customers move to a converged network architecture based on ATM (Asynchronous Transfer Mode) or IP (Internet Protocol) our carrier-class solutions can be simply upgraded, thus eliminating the need for operators to replace their existing investments and enable them to deliver an increasing range of services more flexibly and cost-effectively." Keymile Ltd.