BARCELONA, Spain, Feb. 17, 2009 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Runcom, the OFDMA technology pioneer, Waytotec, the leading surveillance systems provider, and MPA, the state of the art antenna technology developer, disclosed today at the Mobile World Congress the world's first WiMAX surveillance system.
The system, demonstrated at Runcom's Booth in Hall-4 Level-1 of the IMA Pavilion, consists of an array of high quality surveillance CCTV cameras from Waytotec with embedded WiMAX transceiver modules from Runcom connected over the air through an IP based broadband WiMAX network using MPA's WiMAX antennas to the Internet cloud. On the other side of the cloud, a comprehensive video control and display viewer enables the system's operator to see any video stream from any point connected to the Internet
"We are proud and honored by the fact that Runcom is also pioneering the WiMAX surveillance technology; now operators can offer to the public safety, security and commercial community a simple and cost effective tool to implement surveillance systems over a WiMAX network," said Israel Koffman, VP of marketing of Runcom Technologies.
"The successful cooperation between the three companies, which was initiated and is headed by MPA, is an example of excellent synergy between leading technology companies that saves time, resources and shortens time to market. In this case, MPA contributes its state of the art WiMAX antenna technology for fixed and mobile applications," said MPA's CEO, Yechiel Gilboa.
"This WiMAX surveillance solution can be used in many surveillance areas that need wide wireless coverage. In this case, Waytotec contributes its sate of the art know-how and experience in the surveillance systems arena. We are convinced that this solution will be deployed for many new applications, such as homeland security applications," said Waytotec's CEO, Keun-Jang Ryoo.
About Runcom Technologies Ltd.
Runcom is a technology company pioneering OFDMA based end to end solutions for WiMAX operators that comply with the IEEE802.16e-2005 standard for Fixed and Mobile WiMAX applications. Runcom Products include fixed portable and mobile terminals, Base Stations, ASN Gateways and NOC solutions. Runcom RNA200 ASIC was the first Mobile WiMAX compliant ASIC in the Market. For more information, visit Runcom on the Internet: http://www.runcom.com or contact: Israel Koffman at israelk@runcom.co.il or at +972-545-303110.
About Waytotec
Waytotec provides very cost effective state-of-the-art network multimedia solutions, such as network cameras and digital signage players. For more information, visit Waytotec's home page: http://www.waytotec.com or contact: Keun-Jang Ryoo at kjryoo@waytotec.com or at +82-11-303-8012.
About MPA Ltd.
MPA (Microstrip Planar Antenna) Ltd. is a leading vendor of advanced antenna systems, based on state of the art technology. For the WiMAX system, MPA provides leading antenna solutions for fixed and mobile applications. For more information, visit MPA's website www.mpa.co.il, or contact: Yechiel Gilboa at yechiel@mpa.co.il or at +972-50-7896990.