ip.access, the UK-based leading developer of in-building
wireless picocell and femtocell solutions, is pleased to announce its
participation in a proof of concept for 3G femtocells by SoftBank,
Japan\'s leading telecommunications and media corporation.

ip.access\' Oyster3G femtocell, which won the 2007 GSM Association award
for Best Radio Access Product, is included in SoftBank\'s proof of
concept programme, taking place in Tokyo on Monday 2nd July 2007.  The
event is the first of its kind in Japan.

The proof of concept shows mobile voice, video and data calls using the
Oyster 3G femtocell to provide a 3G signal directly within the home.  It
also shows plug-and-play installation and configuration, which makes
femtocells easy for consumers to install at home, and for operators to
manage.

Femtocells work with any standard 3G handset.  They hook up with the
mobile operator\'s core network using an existing home broadband
connection, enabling the operator to provide a higher quality for voice
and data services in the home environment at a lower cost.  This in turn
allows the operator to offer differentiated services combined with
attractive \"home zone\" tariffs.

Operators all over the world have expressed huge interest in femtocells,
but the announcement of SoftBank\'s proof of concept tests mark the
beginning of a new phase in the development of this technology.
Japanese operators and mobile customers are renowned for their exacting
technical standards.  ip.access\' participation in SoftBank\'s proof of
concept helps to demonstrate the value of femtocells, and the Oyster3G
product, to some of the world\'s most demanding, and knowledgeable,
consumers of mobile services.

\"We are enormously excited that SoftBank is taking such a strong lead
with femtocells,\" said Stephen Mallinson, CEO of ip.access.  \"Our whole
team in Cambridge has worked very hard on the Oyster3G product, and we
are very pleased to have been invited to work with SoftBank in this
proof of concept programme.\"