Ericsson Launches World's First LTE-Enabled Business Gateway; Now Certified on Verizon 4G LTE
May 08 2012 - 8:09AM
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* Fully-integrated wireless PBX communication system enables
rapid deployment of voice and data services for enterprise and
business customers
* Ericsson Converged Workspace provides voice, data, security,
network resiliency and WiFi from a single device
* Certified on the Verizon 4G LTE network
The Ericsson Converged Workspace (ECW) is certified for use on
the Verizon 4G LTE network and is now available from Ericsson
(NASDAQ: ERIC), the companies announced today.
The ECW functions as an "office in a box" for enterprise and
small/medium business customers. It provides the ability to rapidly
deploy voice and data services in work locations that are
temporary, hard to reach, need to have a standardized connection or
updated infrastructure.
With the Ericsson Converged Workspace, a small business or
branch office has immediate access to simultaneous voice calling
services over the mobile network or VoIP, full multi-user Internet
access, LAN, Wi-Fi and routing services and full PBX
functionality.
"This innovative blend of advanced features and interfaces
enhances business productivity and reduces costs," said Angel Ruiz,
head of Ericsson North American operations. "The ECW will be a
significant technological leap forward for branch offices or small
businesses, which make up more than 90 percent of all businesses in
the United States."
The ECW can be used when businesses want to be entirely wireless
or provide an automatic 4G LTE backup solution when bundled with
Ethernet-based internet service. The ECW can also be configured to
integrate traditional POTS lines and WAN access via DSL or cable,
providing even more flexibility to operators and their small
business customers.
Adding 4G LTE expands the opportunity to address the needs of
millions of additional small businesses, branch offices or home
workers with one network without traditional limitations of the
last mile connection.
The ECW is the result of collaboration begun as part of
Verizon's Innovation Program, of which Ericsson is a founding
participant.
"The ECW is one of many innovative solutions Verizon and
Ericsson have worked on together at the Innovation Center, and now
that it is certified to work on our 4G LTE network, customers will
have the opportunity to experience the solution," said Jim Wales,
executive director, Innovation Program at Verizon Wireless.
Verizon Wireless and Ericsson are strategic partners for the 4G
LTE ecosystem. Verizon Wireless' 4G LTE network is currently
available in 230 markets covering two-thirds of the population in
the United States.
NOTES TO EDITORS
More details on the Ericsson Converged Workspace at
www.ericsson.com/ecw
Our multimedia content is available at the broadcast room:
www.ericsson.com/broadcast_room
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