02.10.2008 - Best for cars: CAR-A-WAN.automotive v3 with HSUPA, WiFi and Bluetooth

After CAR-A-WAN.automotive v1, the world-wide first and particularly for the Daimler Maybach developed GPRS mobile router, IPmotion GmbH now announces the availability of the successor with HSUPA and Bluetooth, CAR-A-WAN.automotive v3 for vehicles with 12V. > rtf > pdf  

The CAR-A-WAN.automotive v3 (here shown as after-market system), equipped with 7.2 MBit/s download & 2 MBit/s Upload HSUPA data modules for xDSL data speed in each car, internal WLAN Hotspot and Bluetooth for the coupling of up to eight further mobile phones with integrated data modules and Bluetooth PAN profile is now available.

Innovative and world-wide-uniquely is the guarantee of the high data availability: Each mobile phone with integrated data modem and Bluetooth (Personnel Area network profile) can be added as well to the CAR-A-WAN - virtual. Moreover, the CAR-A-WAN.automotive v3 can be ordered also with two integrated data modules (availability in calendar week 49/2008)

Thus the danger of data aborts sinks while driving and guarantees reliable working on the road as at home.

Particular for users of Windows Mobile Smart phones the setup by "Simple Pairing" is supported and simplified again: If CAR-A-WAN.automotive v3 and the Smart phone were paired once, the spontaneous integration of the Smart phones can be made time and time again comfortably: Only "internet sharing" must be activated at the Smart phone (just two clicks) and the CAR A WAN.automotive v3 reconnects to the Smart phone and merges all the lines to the router.

In case of an incoming voice call the connection will stay online, if there is a UMTS/3G/HSDPA/HSUPA link established. If its only GPRS or EDGE, the voice calls priority is higher and during the voice call the data link is paused. After the end of the conversation, the data link reconnects automatically again.

The ease of use linking the Smart phone to the CAR-A-WAN is essential for data travelers, who drive frequently abroad and have to avoid roaming due of high costs. Because it’s very easy to replace the SIM card direct at the Smart phone to a prepaid one of the visited countries, instead at the router, users have more cost control and freedom of usage. Due of this advantage, it’s not necessary to touch the mobile 3G-Router in the vehicle again after the pairing process has been.

08.09.2006 - Agreement: Cooperation for information and security in public transport between IPmotion GmbH and DKS GmbH

Mobile data specialist IPmotion and DKS, leading manufacturer of communication solutions for the public transport market, have signed a cooperation agreement.  > rtf > pdf

Following this, both companies will jointly further develop the CAR-A-WAN product line of IPmotion into the fields of public transport information and security systems. Already today, the system provides Internet access via Wireless LAN and will soon feature real time video surveillance and analysis of video data to further improve the safety of passengers onboard trains, busses or coaches. As an OEM of IPmotion, DKS provides the CAR-A-WAN.rail product line under their own brand MISP (Mobile Internet Service for Passengers).

Christian Doering, Managing Director of DKS GmbH, says: “We want to connect our communication system for local and regional public transport with the Internet or with Intranets as easy, fast and reliable as possible, preferably using EDGE, UMTS and HSDPA. We decided in favour of IPmotion and the CAR-A-WAN because they deliver a proven and robust multi-band router, making us independent of the rapid life cycle of mobile data solutions as well as varying international specifications. Furthermore, the open embedded Linux platform of the CAR-A-WAN can be used as a platform for our own developments.”

CAR-A-WAN mobile routers are renown for employing not only one mobile data connection but to provide redundant multiple data connection (bundled, if required), to be “always on” even under difficult conditions. Already in the year 2000, IPmotion CTO Florian Kempff and his development team brought the SAT1 project “Livetaxi” into being, giving impressive proof of the CAR-A-WAN performance when broadcasting for more than 1000 hours life video and audio data from a moving taxi into the World Wide Web and TV.

Today, IPmotion delivers mobile hot spots and infotainment solutions to leading car, bus and coach manufacturers, as well as to railway operating companies all over Europe.

DKS develops and manufactures communication and video surveillance systems for local and regional public transport authorities.