Company description
Kineto Wireless is the key innovator and leading
supplier of FMC solutions for mobile operators.
Kineto is a privately held, venture-backed company whose fixed-mobile
convergence (FMC) solutions are enabling mobile operators around the globe to
leverage the tremendous cost and performance advantages of fixed broadband
access networks. Kineto’s FMC solutions extend mobile voice, data and IMS
service over broadband access networks, thereby enabling mobile operators to
harness the power of the Internet to lower service delivery costs while
improving service performance. Kineto's FMC solutions are employed by mobile
operators and equipment vendors worldwide in dual-mode handset, femtocell, terminal
adaptor and softmobile products and
services.
THE CHALLENGE The mobile industry has been one
of the world’s greatest success stories over the last century. In less than 30
years, mobile handsets have become a mainstay of daily life for more than 3
billion people around the world. Nonetheless, the industry's maturation
presents fundamental business challenges for mobile operators.
Revenue Growth: As customer additions slow, mobile operators must
continually identify new growth opportunities, as well as hold onto existing
subscribers. Without doubt, increasing mobile service use at home and office
represents one of the largest growth opportunities for mobile operators.
However, despite high interest from subscribers in wanting to use their mobile
phone as their primary phone, the cost and performance challenges of mobile
services have prevented operators from being able to capitalize on this
tremendous opportunity.
Cost Control: With mobile data usage continuing its rapid climb,
mobile operators are beginning to feel the strain on their macro networks. In
addition, with aggressive flat rate pricing for data services becoming the
industry norm, the capital cost to add the needed capacity to their networks is
no longer being offset by expected revenues
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