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Ubidyne Wins Second Consecutive Mobile Innovation Grand Prix – Americas Tournament, Moves to Finals in Barcelona
ULM, GERMANY, December 2, 2009 -- Ubidyne, the leader in digital radio technology for the wireless industry, announced today that the GSMA, an association representing the interests of the worldwide mobile communications industry, named the company, for the second year in a row, a Global Finalist during the Americas leg of the Mobile Innovation Grand Prix.
The GSMA’s Mobile Innovation Grand Prix competition showcases promising entrepreneurs from small and medium-sized companies bringing innovative new products, services and applications to market. During this year’s Americas leg, presentations from ten innovator nominees were reviewed by a judging panel comprised of senior executives from mobile operators and venture capital firms. Two overall winners were announced at the Future: Mobile event in San Francisco and will now go on to compete for the Mobile Innovation Grand Prix title, part of the GSMA’s Global Mobile Awards, at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona in 2010.
According to Brian Higgins, Verizon Wireless: “The demands on Carriers’ networks will continue to increase, solutions such as Ubidyne’s are not only necessary but required to meet the needs of tomorrow’s devices and applications.”
“Ubidyne is attacking a very real issue in the network and have taken an elegant approach that appears to deliver real tangible results to Operators, Handset OEMs, but most importantly – the consumer,” added Bob Borchers, Opus Capital.
“Our team has been working in tandem with our partners to bring this innovation to fruition. Together we have created a breakthrough Antenna Embedded Radio system designed specifically to address the urgent needs of operators globally by reducing energy and building more efficient radio networks. We are honored to receive this distinguished award and to be recognized by the GSMA again for our innovation. We look forward to participating in the competition finals this February at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona,” stated Ken Hawk, CEO of Ubidyne.
About Ubidyne
Ubidyne is leading the industry in the development of digital antenna embedded radio technology for wireless communications. Ubidyne’s standards-agnostic micro-radio technology is integrated with wireless antennas and revolutionizes the economics of mobile communications. These integrated active antenna systems are compatible with current and next generation standards. They eliminate the need for coaxial feeder cables, remote electrical tilt and additional amplifiers on antenna towers and masts. The Ubidyne technology significantly reduces energy consumption while improving radio performance, deployment flexibility, coverage and capacity of mobile communications networks globally. Visit www.ubidyne.com for more information.
Ubidyne Contact
Cara Mormino
RocketCreative
Phone: +1-602-885-3389
cara@rocketcreative.com
Kent Heath
VP Marketing and Business Development
Ubidyne
Phone: +1 480-206-0881
kent.heath@ubidyne.com