Cisco buys $310 million for Ubiquisys to improve communications services-News Center

"Sadie Online News" April 4, according to foreign http://www.aliyun.com/zixun/aggregation/31646.html "> media reports, Cisco has announced that The company will spend $310 million on the UK mobile network company Ubiquisys to enhance its operations in micro-cellular, micro-base stations and related technologies that can help improve connectivity between indoor mobile data networks and outdoor short-range data.

Cisco says 310 million dollars includes cash and employee retention rewards. The deal is expected to be completed in the fourth quarter of 2013.

In January this year, Cisco spent $475 million to buy Intucell, the Denver software maker, and, in the same month, bought Broadhop, a provider of policy management solutions at the company, both of which widened Cisco's holdings in the mobile infrastructure sector. It is worth mentioning that the Ubiquisys company specializes in micro-base station technology research and management, which ensures that operators ' services are seamlessly connected to 3G, LTE and WiFi networks. This may be primarily for indoor coverage, but it can also be used for outdoor areas where network connectivity may not be strong enough for mobile operators to connect broadband networks to improve coverage.

For years, Ubiquisys has been working on this business. The company has about 70 operators and other customers, including T, Google, France's second-largest operator, SFR, and SoftBank, Japan.

Daryl Scoule, analyst at Global Analytics, said the deal would be useful for Cisco's "Ovum to 3G and LTE services expansion" strategy. "Cisco is no stranger to micro-base station technology, but it is mainly in the wireless network area." In the privileged spectral micro-base station, Cisco relies heavily on its tiny cellular partnership with At&t, and Cisco has little experience in the field of micro-base stations without working with AT&T. Ubiquisys's experience in the field of micro-base stations will greatly support Cisco's position in the field of micro-base stations. Scoule also noted that the deal would help Cisco reduce reliance on third party micro-base station technology while filling its lineup of products targeting the carrier market.