The East of England Mobile communications; connecting theworld

1. The East of England
Mobile communications; connecting the world
73.5m UK 2,500 regional
mobile users, graduates in
generating £15.1bn key disciplines
in retail revenue annually
Liquavista
Over 330 East of
England wireless
communications
companies
ARM Qualcomm
The East of England: BT, with its Suffolk R&D base, is a London 2012 Official Partner.
G Contributes 25% of UK R&D spend – The digital content it delivers will ensure the next Olympics are
over three times the national average “games for a connected world”. The region is also at the forefront
G Part of the Greater South East – the
of innovations in Bluetooth, NFC, UWB, Zigbee, WiFi and RFID,
10th largest economy in the world
G Home to London Stansted – with more home to the likes of CSR, ranked No 1 in every Bluetooth
daily flights to Europe than any other market segment.
airport worldwide
EXCELLENCE ACROSS THE SECTOR
ARM – almost 100 ARM-powered processors shipped per second
Bango – providing businesses, brands and individuals with
a “mobile web” presence
Broadcom – a global leader in communications semiconductors
CRFS – creating real-time RFeye® spectral analysis tools for planning,
monitoring, and licensing of wireless spectrum
Qualcomm – the world’s largest provider of wireless chipset technology
T-Mobile – the mobile giant with a regional UK HQ
Business support funded by the Zinwave – using Active Wideband Distributed Antenna System (DAS)
East of England Development Agency
technology for lower-cost indoor wireless coverage
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2. EXPERTISE ACROSS THE MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS SECTOR
T-Mobile
Nokia Siemens Ip.access Anritsu nCipher
Networks Zinwave BT Zeus TTP Convergys
Operating System
Handset Design
Billing Systems
Test & Measure
Software Stack
Base Stations
Chip Design
Multimedia
Hardware
Networks
Antennas
Security
3Com European Symbian Plextek Broadcom Qualcomm
Huawei Antennas Microsoft TTP ARM Bango
Antenova CCL CSR
Tap into our region’s R&D
CAPE (Centre for Advanced Photonics and Electronics) – a partnership
between the University of Cambridge and major industrial companies to
jointly commission research and device development.
CIP (Centre for Integrated Photonics) – prototyping and supplying
advanced products and research to the benefit of customers worldwide.
The University of Cambridge Computer Science Lab – includes the
Networks and Operating Systems (NetOS) and Digital Technologies Groups
and the Wireless Communications Team. NetOS runs the Cambridge Open
Mobile System (COMS) project, exposing 3G and evolving 4G mobile
technology to developers and early adopters in the University of Cambridge.
University of Essex Radio Frequency Group – focused on the development
Thinking of setting of miniaturised filters and broadband/multi-band antennas.
up a UK business? University of Essex Multimedia Research Group – interests include
wireless multimedia: wearable computers; IPTV; teleconferencing; spatial
EEI’s commercially-focused audio coding and robust echo cancellation; video content searching and
Business Development Managers colour object identification.
will use their sector knowledge and
connections for your benefit. University of Hertfordshire – focuses on enabling technologies for future
generation wireless and mobile systems. Two key areas are wireless
Let us: communications and networks and communication circuits and systems.
G Provide you with specialist local
sector knowledge
G Quickly identify Benefit from leading industry networks
technology partners
G Align you with key Cambridge Wireless – one of the UK’s leading wireless communities
academic contacts encouraging networking and debate and finding commercial opportunities
G Embed you in the supply chain for mutual collaboration.
G Put you in touch with business
service providers Mobile VCE – a partnership engaged in industry-led, long-term research.
G Find you appropriate premises Members include mobile communications companies and academic
G Help source expert staff organisations, benefitting from seminars, training, networking and research.
Our services are free Ofcom – the independent organisation responsible for regulating the UK’s
and confidential telecommunications sector, ensuring companies can compete fairly.
For expert help contact:
East of England International
2 Quayside Cambridge CB5 8AB
United Kingdom
T: +44 (0)1223 450 450
E: info@eeia.com www.eei-online.com
09/07 Copyright May 2009