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Teleconnection Challenges 3G

20th September, 2004

Europe : Horsham based Teleconnection Limited has launched a new wireless Long Range WiFi package called ‘Roam-Money’. This offers high quality voice communications on PDAs, wireless laptops, notebooks, tablets and desktops. According to Teleconnection’s Managing Director, Jim Povey, the voice quality is Hi Fi, and the technology offers roaming users a much better alternative to GSM phones, because they get, not only voice, but 99% of PC functionality.

The PDA ‘Roam-Money’ package is Bluetooth, WLAN, IP and PSTN compatible and combines Hewlett Packard’s H 4150 and H 5550 IPAQ with Telesym’s VOIP technology and delivery by a partner in this venture Telstra’s PSTN world-wide network.
Users will also be able to access via existing WiFi networks which will give 99% PC functionality. Teleconnection ambitiously plans service expansion by offering broadband users incentives to upgrade their broadband modems to a WLAN. Prospective broadband customers can obtain a full broadband package which includes wireless access from Teleconnection.
Jim Povey said “Teleconnection Ltd. has developed this remarkable product to enable mobile workers to have the functionality of their Desktop PC whilst on the road”

He continued “ This product will offer a payback to any person, or organisation, which have experienced the massive costs of making International Roaming calls, using “Roam-Money” calls from , say, USA to Europe will cost just 10p/min instead of £1.30 /min” Calls to other group users are free and calls to UK PSTN numbers are charged at just 1P/Min. Jim Povey continued “ With the advent of Long Range WiFi users will benefit form a network reach of up to 31 miles. So only 4 antennae’s would cover the whole of London” This appears to be a serious competitor to, not only 3G networks, but also existing Broadband landline providers.
Teleconnection also said that for less than £5,000,000 they could cover 99% of the UK’s population and with bandwidths of between 1 and 54 MB/sec.

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