Indoor Wireless Coverage Leader Offers first and only Carrier-Approved Solution to the Small office and Home Market
New Orleans, LA, CTIA Wireless, Booth 1463 – March 14, 2005 - Wireless consumers frustrated by poor coverage at home now have a solution. Spotwave Wireless today announced their roadmap for delivering the small office and residential version of their market-leading SpotCell® adaptive coverage systems. The company’s latest offering enables a radical shift in the way consumers leverage wireless voice and data services, and in the way that carriers deliver them. Spotwave is the first and only company to offer a carrier-approved solution to the home user.
Having successfully improved coverage for thousands of enterprise customers, and spurred by the rapidly growing number of consumer coverage complaints, Spotwave is broadening its focus to include an underserved but critical market segment when it comes to coverage: the small office and wireless consumer at home.
“More than price or functionality, coverage is what consumers want – and we’re making sure they get it where and when they need it with a simple, effective, carrier-approved solution,” said Bill Carlin, CEO, Spotwave Wireless. “It’s clear that with a growing number of mobile workers, and high value wireless data services like EVDO and UMTS, voice and data use in this market will continue to surge as long as subscribers are satisfied with the quality of service ”
Analysts and consumer groups predict that by 2009, more than half of Americans will use a wireless phone as their only phone. Currently almost 40 percent of calls made from home are on a cell phone. Industry analysis also shows that wireless services and applications designed primarily for business environments are spilling into homes. More home office workers, more family plans, more devices like PDAs and 3G enabled laptops, designed to keep employees tethered to their workplace, mean wireless use at home is clearly on the rise.
“With wireless becoming a primary form of communication, in-building coverage is the next major frontier for both enterprises and home users. We know 30 percent of wireless users are dissatisfied with their residential wireless coverage,” said Mark Lowenstein, Managing Director, Mobile Ecosystem. “Spotwave is addressing a clear need to improve coverage in areas where consumers use their devices the most - at work and at home.”
Available now, the SpotCell® Home pricing is variable by carrier, with introductory pricing starting at $895, and providing targeted wireless coverage for homes and small offices. Spotwave plans new product releases in the fall of 2005 that will add the full European and Asian feature set. The SpotCell Home product will be continually updated to align with ongoing carrier mergers and spectrum changes. More information on ordering is available at www.spotwave.com
Spotwave Wireless provides carrier-approved, intelligent indoor coverage solutions that seamlessly bring the outdoor signal inside – ensuring that cell phones and wireless devices work reliably indoors. Changing the economics of in-building wireless coverage, Spotwave's solutions are cost-effective, quick and easy to install, and require no maintenance. Spotwave solutions are also backed by a range of comprehensive installation services and support and are now the preferred coverage solution in networks operated by the top North American cellular and PCS carriers. The company website is www.spotwave.com.
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Spotwave, Spotwave Wireless and SpotCell are trademarks and/or registered trademarks of Spotwave Wireless Inc.
Jamie Crawford
Tel: (613) 591-1662 ext. 298
Email: jamie.crawford@spotwave.com
