Solaris
Mobile
to
Extend
Mobile
Broadcast
Network
to
Rennes
and
Nancy,
France
21
April
2010
Solaris
Mobile
Ltd,
the
Dublin
based
pioneer
of
European
next
generation
mobile
communication
networks,
is
expanding
its
Paris-based
network
to
cover
Rennes
and
Nancy
(France)
and
the
surrounding
areas.
The
network,
launched
in
November
2009
to
demonstrate
the
broadcast
of
TV
and
radio
services
to
mobile
phones,
other
handheld
devices
and
cars
within
Paris
has
been
very
successful
to
date.
Solaris
Mobile
and
its
partners
in
this
collaboration,
Alcatel-Lucent
and
towerCast,
have
built
a
hybrid
network
based
on
satellite
and
terrestrial
mobile
technology.
Based
on
its
success
within
France,
Solaris
Mobile
is
looking
towards
a
pan-European
roll
out
programme
in
the
near
future.
The
collaboration
sees
Solaris
Mobile
providing
satellite
capacity
and
spectrum
rights;
Alcatel-Lucent
manages
the
system
integration
and
is
providing
transmission
equipment,
and
towerCast
is
providing
its
antenna
sites
in,
and
around,
Paris.
The
resulting
‘hybrid
network’,
under
the
overall
management
of
Solaris
Mobile,
combines
the
instant
coverage
of
satellite
with
the
deep
network
capabilities
of
cellular
mobile
systems,
making
it
the
first
such
network
to
be
deployed
within
Europe.
Such
networks,
operating
across
the
whole
of
the
EU,
in
frequency
bands
adjacent
to
the
existing
3G
mobile
bands
around
2GHz,
will
open
up
new
opportunities
to
deliver
next
generation
broadband
and
broadcast
services
to
people
on
the
move.
Video,
data
downloads
and
ubiquitous
voice
services
delivered
to
people’s
phones,
or
cars,
will
soon
match
the
range
currently
available
only
with
fixed
line
services
in
their
offices
or
homes.
Steve
Maine,
Chief
Executive
Officer,
Solaris
Mobile
Ltd
commented,
“Due
to
the
success
of
the
hybrid
network
in
Paris,
we
are
delighted
to
be
able
to
utilise
our
technology
and
expand
the
service
out
to
two
other
regions
in
France.
The
roll-out
of
the
network
in
Nancy
and
Rennes
will
enable
the
delivery
of
mobile
broadcast
services
to
people
on
the
move.”
