Solaris
Mobile
Deploys
Mobile
Broadcast
Hybrid
Network
in
Brussels
28
September
2010
Solaris
Mobile
Ltd,
the
Dublin
based
operator
of
mobile
broadcast
and
broadband
services,
is
expanding
its
network
reach
to
cover
Brussels
and
the
surrounding
areas.
The
new
network
complements
those
originally
launched
in
France
in
November
2009
and
in
Barcelona
in
February
2010
to
demonstrate
the
broadcast
of
TV
and
radio
services,
to
phones
and
other
handheld
devices.
The
French
network
continues
to
be
fully
operational
in
Paris,
Rennes
and
Nancy.
Solaris
Mobile
and
its
partners
in
this
collaboration,
Alcatel-Lucent
and
towerCast,
have
built
a
hybrid
network
based
on
complementary
satellite
and
terrestrial
mobile
technology.
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
sites
and
antennae
installations.
The
resulting
‘hybrid
network’
being
offered
in
Brussels
will
combine
the
instant
coverage
of
satellite
with
the
deep
network
capabilities
of
cellular
mobile
systems.
Customers
will
benefit
from
wide
outdoor
coverage
from
satellite,
with
terrestrial
transmitters
complementing
effective
indoor
coverage
and
reception.
Such
networks,
operating
across
the
whole
of
the
EU,
in
frequency
bands
adjacent
to
the
existing
3G
mobile
bands
around
2GHz,
have
opened
up
new
opportunities
to
deliver
next
generation
broadband
and
broadcast
services
to
people
on
the
move.
Video,
data
downloads
and
ubiquitous
voice
services
can
now
be
delivered
to
people’s
smart
phones,
or
cars,
matching
the
range
currently
available
only
with
fixed
line
services.
Steve
Maine,
CEO,
Solaris
Mobile
Ltd
commented
“Following
the
success
of
the
hybrid
network
in
France,
we
are
delighted
to
be
able
to
utilise
our
technology
and
expand
the
service
out
to
Brussels.
Further
technical
service
demonstrations
have
taken
place
this
year
in
Turin,
Pisa
and
at
the
GSM
World
conference
in
Barcelona.
These
demonstrations
have
proven
the
quality
of
the
service
and
commercial
potential
of
the
hybrid
network.
The
roll-out
of
the
network
in
Brussels
will
enable
the
delivery
of
broadcast
services
to
people
on
the
move.
The
extension
of
the
service
to
Brussels
is
the
next
step
in
the
plan
to
roll
the
service
out
across
Europe
and
plans
are
underway
to
launch
networks
in
other
significant
European
cities
supporting
different
kinds
of
applications.”
This
new
hybrid
network
is
possible
as a
consequence
of
the
European
Commission
and
the
27
EC
member
States
authorised
Solaris
Mobile
to
operate
services
in 2
x 15
MHz
blocks
of
S-Band
spectrum
across
Europe
in
May
2009.
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