Kineto Wireless
| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Mobile Telecommunications Software and hardware |
| Founded | 1 January 2001  |
| Headquarters |  Milpitas, California |
Area served | United States Europe and Asia, as well as other countries) |
Key people | Jeffrey Brown - President and CEO (June 2009) |
| Products | Smart Offload-as-a-Service (Hosted Gateway), Multi-Service Access Gateway, Smart Wi-Fi Application for Smartphones, VoLGA Client Software for LTE Devices |
| Website | www.smart-wi-fi.com |
Kineto Wireless is based in Milpitas, California[1] and provides standards-based software products and technology services to major wireless operators, infrastructure companies and device vendors in order for them to develop products compatible with the latest 3GPP standards for Smart Offload and Voice over LTE.
Kineto is a privately held, venture-backed company which has received $9 M in funding from Venrock Associates, Sutter Hill Ventures, Oak Investment Partners and Motorola Ventures.[1] The company has also raised $3M in equity and debt funding.[1]
Customers and partners include AudioCodes, Cisco, GENBAND, HTC Corporation, Juniper Networks, LG Electronics, Motorola, NEC, Orange (telecommunications), Qualcomm, Research in Motion, Samsung Group and T-Mobile USA.
External Links
- Official company website
- Video: There's an App for Wi-Fi Calling
- T-Mobile Extends Wi-Fi Calling to Android Smartphones with Kineto Smart Wi-Fi App], T-Mobile US, October 2010
- UMA For Android Shows How Easy Voice Over LTE Can Be, Wireless Moves, October 5, 2010
- Kineto Wireless Brings UMA To Android, Will T-Mobile Adopt?, TMoNews.com, September 21, 2010
- Survey Reveals US Consumer Interest in More Wi-Fi Services from Mobile Operators, Markettools Zoomerang Research, July 27, 2010
- Survey Reveals UK Consumer Interest in More Wi-Fi Services from Mobile Operators, YouGov, July 27, 2010
References
- ^ a b c Julie Klein, VentureBeat. "Kineto Wireless gest $3M to improve movile phone coverage." November 12, 2010.