TELECOMS & MOBILE
MobileAware signs lucrative Spanish deal
30-07-2001
by Andrew McLindon
Irish mobile technology company, MobileAware, has been selected by a Spanish 3G operator to provide core mobility infrastructure for its next generation portal.
The Dublin-based company's Everix Mobility Server has been chosen by Xfera Moviles, one of the four 3G mobile operators in Spain, to help it to build, launch and manage multi-access services for 2.5G and 3G networks.
The deal is worth several million euros for the company, MobileAware's chief technology officer, Brian Kinane told ElectricNews.Net. "This is an exciting deal for us because, not only is it one of the first commercial implementations of its type in Europe, but it also opens up other market for us," said Kinane. He added that the company expected to sign several further high-value deals over the next couple of months.
According to MobileAware, the Everix Mobility Server is a scalable, carrier grade, open standards mobility infrastructure that enables organisations and ASPs to re-engineer their Internet systems for the next generation of e-services.
"Everix allows companies to create services for multiple devices, as well as giving them the ability to interface with servers such as video streaming servers, and also allows designers, for instance business logic and presentation designers, to extend existing tools such as Dreamweaver and X-Metal," explained Kinane.
"Everix is a flexible solution based on open standards, which we believe will drive the future developments of Internet services," commented Jose Manuel Ortiz, services network director, Xfera.
Xfera is an independent Spanish operator of 3G mobile telecommunications. The company was founded in April 2000, after obtaining a license through public tender. Xfera's shareholders include Sonera, ACS and Vivendi. The company currently employs over 500 people. Xfera said it expected to launch its services before the end of 2001.
MobileAware was founded in February 2000, and currently employs 60 people in offices in Dublin, Amsterdam, Paris, Rome and Madrid. In May, 2000, it received USD5 million for a 25 percent stake in the business from Intel Capital, Island Capital and Cross Atlantic Capital Partners. Kinane said that the company would be securing funding in the medium-term mainly to fund sales and marketing activities.
The company said it expects to reach profitability by the end of 2002.
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