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WirelessDevNet.com Press Release
Option To Launch Globetrotter FUSION+TM Cutting Edge New Data Card
Leuven - Belgium, Option N.V. (Euronext: OPTI, OTC: OPNVY), the
wireless technology company, today launched the latest in its range of GlobeTrotter FUSION products -
the GlobeTrotter FUSION+™. This new data card, member of the blockbuster FUSION product family, is
the fusion of the latest in available wireless technologies currently deployed by network operators, 3G
(UMTS), EDGE, GPRS, and Wireless LAN 802.11g, in a single wireless data card.
The GlobeTrotter FUSION+TM is unique in the market being the only such wireless data card
available in the market today. The GlobeTrotter FUSION+TM is currently in the final stage of product
validation with a number network operators and commercial shipments of the product are due to
commence during October.
Douglas Ros, Vice President Business Development & Marketing: “We continue to respond
to the needs of our customers, the mobile network operators. Feedback from our customers on our
FUSION product range continues to be positive and the market for wireless data cards combining wide
area technologies such as 3G and EDGE with WLAN/Wi-Fi remains buoyant. This is mainly due to the
need for simplicity for the end-user and a unified product platform that is easily marketed, maintained, and
supported by the network operator. The GlobeTrotter FUSION+TM broadens our market with the addition
of EDGE which has been widely adopted both in Europe as well as the US market. This product now
enables network operators to offer a single wireless data card solution capable of roaming world-wide
whilst automatically and seamlessly selecting the fastest and most convenient data connection for their
users. With the GlobeTrotter FUSIONTM, the GlobeTrotter FUSION QUAD and the GlobeTrotter
FUSION+TM we have 3 exceptional high-end data cards to offer our customers.”
On a 3G network, GlobeTrotter FUSION+TM connects to the Internet at data speeds of
up to 384 kbps. Move into range of a public WiFi hotspot, the corporate Wireless LAN, or your home
wireless network and the GlobeTrotter Fusion+ gives you speeds up to 54Mbps. In areas where 3G
service or WiFi is not available the GlobeTrotter FUSION+TM still enables reliable and secure data
connections over E-GPRS at up to 247 kbps and GPRS at up to 85.6 kbps.
OTHER PRODUCT HIGHLIGHTS
Available as two market variants:
North America (850/1900 UMTS & 850/900/1800/1900 EDGE/GPRS)
EMEA (2100 UMTS & 850/900/1800/1900 EDGE/GPRS)
Multimode WLAN/UMTS/E-GPRS/GPRS/GSM card
Provides UMTS High-speed data up to 384 kbps
Provides E-GPRS/GPRS/GSM data up to 247 kbps
Provides Wi-Fi® CERTIFIED WLAN speeds up to 54 Mbps WLAN 802.11g
Transparent handover between UMTS and GSM/E-GPRS networks
Optional seamless handover between WLAN and 2,5G/3G with Option’s Unlimited Connection
Mobile IP client software
Compatible with nearly all popular notebook PCs equipped with Type II PC card slot and Microsoft
Windows operating system
Securely access corporate resources with support for IPSec and VPN technology.
PCSC-driver for EAP-SIM and other 3-party applications in need of a Smart Card Interface.
WLAN encryption 64 or 128-bit key WEP and TKIP
WLAN authentication 802.1x; Wi-Fi CERTIFIED WPA™ - Enterprise
HSDPA-Ready future proofing through Flash Memory technology
Comprehensively tested on infrastructures and networks worldwide.
GlobeTrotter FUSION+™ is customisable for mobile operators and IT manufacturers.
In addition to the GlobeTrotter FUSION+TM wireless data card, Option offers its premier GlobeTrotter
Mobility Manager™ software enabling users of the card to have fast, simple and easy access to wireless
data whilst hiding from the user the complexity of underlying wireless 3G UMTS, GPRS and WLAN
technologies. In conjunction with Option’s mobile IP solution the user will be able to seamlessly roam
between access technologies 3G, 2G and WLAN with automatic authentication using GlobeTrotter
FUSION+TM inbuilt support for PC Smart Card and EAP-SIM.
The GlobeTrotter FUSION+TM further extends Option’s range of GlobeTrotter wireless data cards, now
totaling 9 data cards: GlobeTrotter (GPRS), GlobeTrotter COMBOTM (GPRS/WLAN), GlobeTrotter
COMBO EDGETM (EDGE/GPRS/WLAN), GlobeTrotter 3G QUAD (3G UMTS/GPRS), GlobeTrotter
FUSIONTM (3G UMTS/GPRS/WLAN), GlobeTrotter FUSION QUAD, GlobeTrotter EDGETM (EDGE/GPRS)
and GlobeTrotter 3G/EDGETM (3G UMTS/EDGE/GPRS).
Product Datasheet : http://www.option.com/products/overview.shtml
Product Screenshots: http://www.option.com/news/6_3_presskit.shtml
For more information please contact
Douglas Ros, Vice President Business Development & Marketing
Tel +32 (0)16 317 411
E-mail: d.ros@option.com
Frederic Convent, CFO
Tel + 32 (0) 16 317 411
E-mail: investor@option.com
About Option
Option NV (www.option.com), the wireless technology company, is a leading innovator in the design,
development and manufacture of 3G WCDMA (HSDPA and UMTS), EDGE, GPRS, GSM and WLAN
technology products for wireless connectivity solutions. Option has built up an enviable reputation for
creating exciting products that enhance the performance and functionality of wireless communications.
Option’s headquarters are in Leuven, Belgium. The company has Research & Development in Leuven, a
Software and Applications development centre in Adelsried (Germany) and an ISO 9002 production
engineering and logistics facility in Cork, Ireland.
Keywords: HSDPA, data card, GlobeTrotter, EDGE, WLAN, Wi-Fi, GlobeTrotter FUSION, GlobeTrotter
FUSION QUAD, GlobeTrotter FUSION+, EDGE data card.
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