Mobilkom Austria Gets Location

VIENNA and MUNICH -- mobilkom austria, the country's leading mobile network operator, has chosen Redknee Inc. and Kapsch CarrierCom AG to deliver a location system based on 3GPP standards to support GSM and UMTS networks in Austria. Redknee's Location System for GSM and UMTS networks will be distributed through Kapsch CarrierCom, and enables subscriber services to be linked with location-based services. Using Redknee's Location System these 'location-aware' subscriber services will be delivered across both 2G and 3G networks.

"We believe Redknee's Location System will bring enhanced value to our 3G mobile multi-media services," stated Dipl.-Ing. Dr. Alexander Kuchar, Head of Mobile Service Network, mobilkom austria. "We selected Redknee and Kapsch CarrierCom because together they have proven experience in deploying 2G and 3G mobile solutions."

"Expanding 3G services with intelligent location capability is crucial for service success," stated Chris Newton-Smith, Managing Director, Redknee Europe. "Redknee's advanced location system easily integrates into customer networks, and enhances a broad portfolio of multi-media subscriber services."

"Based on our know-how as system innovator we were looking for a flexible and standardized solution to fulfill mobilkom austria's needs. Thus, Redknee was the logical partner for Kapsch CarrierCom," explained Karl Kubiczek, Account Director Kapsch.

Redknee's Location System supporting GSM and UMTS networks complies with industry-standard specifications of the Location Interoperability Forum. With a standards-compliant design, the Redknee solution significantly speeds up location application development and promotes application portability across networks.

Mobilkom Austria AG & Co. KG

Redknee Inc.

Kapsch CarrierCom AG