Option unveil Globesurfer 3G wireless router

October 20, 2005

Option N.V announced, as a result of the acquisition of the wireless router business of Possio, the GlobeSurfer 3G unveiling the companies first product aimed at the Fixed-Mobile substitution market.

The first customer to take the GlobeSurfer 3G product is O2 in Germany. O2 has kicked of a marketing campaign for the wireless router and is commercialising the product under the surf@Home brand. The product is fully customised to the exacting requirements of O2. Shipments of the surf@Home II product for O2 have commenced to coincide with their recent market launch at the beginning of this month.

The GlobeSurfer 3G is a broadband wireless router that facilitates a gateway between a Wide Area cellular network (UMTS or GPRS technologies) and a Local Wireless Wi-Fi network. Any PC, laptop or hand-held computer device being equipped with WLAN is able, through use of the Wireless Router "Gateway", to simultaneously share a single cellular wireless connection and gain broadband access to the Internet. The product, with inbuilt comprehensive security and authentication mechanisms, is focused on mass deployment of Internet connectivity services using the data capabilities of today's 3G UMTS networks.

Designed with ease of use in mind the GlobeSurfer 3G is characterized by its simplicity, including a web-based user interface. In addition to the functions typical of wireless routers it provides many extra features which make it a perfect solution for a SOHO/SME requiring fixed-mobile access to the Internet, Email, and the Corporate Intranet.