Ubiquisys Named Number One Femtocell Vendor by ABI Research

LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Ubiquisys, the leading provider of 3G femtocells, has been named the number one femtocell vendor for the third consecutive year in an independent study by ABI Research. The announcement reflects a hugely successful year which has seen Ubiquisys drive femtocells below the $100 price-point and achieve mass-scale deployments with SOFTBANK MOBILE in Japan and SFR in France.

“The company has focused on its core competence and has transformed itself from a box vendor to a femto software engine supplier. Ubiquisys is the driving force behind Softbank's free femtocell offering, and enabled the world's first metro femtocell from Public Wireless.”

The ABI Research Femtocell Equipment Vendor Matrix is designed to give a clear understanding of vendors’ positions within the market by assessing performance in the vital areas of “innovation” and “implementation”.

Under “innovation” ABI Research examined product cost, interference mitigation techniques, the presence of a standards-compliant network interface and support for multiple form factors, as well as the vendor's enterprise and metro femto capabilities. Ubiquisys scored strongly in all areas, with the transformation from a box vendor to femtocell software supplier providing a blueprint for the world’s first sub $100 femtocells a particular highlight. The company’s work with Public Wireless on the world’s first metro femto was also commended.

Under "implementation," the following criteria were assessed: the existence of an end-to-end solution capability, the vendor's RFP, trial and rollout activity, its ability to scale and commoditize quickly, its overall financial and organizational health, silicon and software strategies and partnerships. Again, Ubiquisys scored highly in all areas, in particular for its role in the SOFTBANK MOBILE free femtocell offering.

"Ubiquisys retains its position as the leading femtocell access point vendor for the third year running," said Aditya Kaul, ABI Research practice director. "The company has focused on its core competence and has transformed itself from a box vendor to a femto software engine supplier. Ubiquisys is the driving force behind Softbank's free femtocell offering, and enabled the world's first metro femtocell from Public Wireless.”

“While other specialist vendors have slipped down the rankings in this year’s survey, Ubiquisys continues to go from strength to strength,” said Chris Gilbert, CEO of Ubiquisys. “The company now leads a chasing pack of major infrastructure vendors, and we expect to further cement our position in the next twelve months, with more commercial deployments and a range of innovative femtocell devices.”

About Ubiquisys

Ubiquisys is ranked the #1 femtocell vendor by ABI Research Inc, with commercial deployments including SFR in France and SoftBank in Japan. Its Femto-Engine software system creates a complete ready-to-deploy 3G femtocell, providing proven self-organising capabilities off-the-shelf. Ubiquisys Hardware Blueprints enable manufacturers to rapidly produce low-cost “Engine-Ready” femtocells for Consumer, Business, Enterprise Self-Organising Networks (SONs), Metro and Rural applications. Ubiquisys investors include 5 Continents Consulting Group (5CCG), Accel Partners, Advent Venture Partners, Atlas Venture, Google, T-Mobile Venture Fund and Yasuda Enterprise Development Co. (www.ubiquisys.com)