top24-04-2008: Neonseven has signed the eCall MoU
Neonseven S.p.A., the wireless communications developer with its headquarters in Sgonico (Trieste - Italy), has signed today the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) that aims the realization of the interoperable, pan-European in-vehicle emergency call system, named eCall.
The MoU, which was created in May 2004 and has been already signed by a number of industrial and public sector participants to the project, provides a solid basis for the partners to actively contribute to the development and the potential implementation of eCall in all new vehicles sold in Europe from 2010.
eCall is an in-vehicle emergency call that may be triggered manually by pushing a button in the vehicle or automatically via activation of in-vehicle sensor when an accident occurs. In the event of an accident, eCall technology will call the emergency services (PSAP, Public Safety Answering Point) and transmit a so-called minimum set of data (MSD). This enables emergency personnel (doctor, policemen or firefighters) to obtain details about the accident and their response time can be reduced up to 50%.
Demir Rakanovic, CEO of Neonseven, recognizes the importance of eCall along with a long list of other worldwide sponsors. He’s convinced that Neonseven, with its extensive knowledge in the area of mobile and location technology, will signifincantly contribute to this worldwide project and its development. The consequence of the eCall campaign is that all cars sold from 2010 will be equipped with GPRS modules and Neonseven will be at the forefront of the campaign. "Neonseven believes that, – said Mr. Rakanovic - as a result of this campaign, there will be a marked increase in in-vehicle safety. This will make European roads safer.”
Neonseven S.p.A. is a development laboratory for wireless telecommunication devices which employs about 60 experts in the area of mobile communication.
Neonseven has excellent skills in HW development, SW development and integration, debugging, testing and product certification. It has successfully completed different automotive projects and is committed to offer its services for a successful implementation of eCall.
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21-01-2008: N709 / E-GOLDVoice based Data Module Product Design
Neonseven enlarges its family of GSM/GPRS Data Modules Product Designs integrating a Single Chip solution based on Infineon E-GOLDVoice. Infineon E-GOLDVoice PMB7880 belongs to the Infineon successful E-GOLD family and is a GSM/GPRS chipset which integrates the complete functionalities of baseband, dual band RF transceiver and power management chipsets.
Neonseven Data Module N709 implementing E-GOLDVoice is a low cost, small, light weight and low power consumption GSM/GPRS data module product design. It enables digital communications services over GSM networks for machine to machine, user to machine and user to user wireless applications. It is a complete and fully tested solution to be manufactured by the customer, enabling both short time to market and cost reduction.
N709 is the ideal and powerful solution to meet the large market demand for an easy and fast development of low cost M2M devices (Automation, Voice and Data Transmission, Remote Metering and Control, Surveillance and Security) and automotive devices (Fleet Management and Car Security).
The very high degree of integration, the reliability of the protocol stack, the support of the proven N7_M2M software framework and the cost effective hardware implementation are the key reasons for the high interest of big and small companies already registered by N709.
27-09-2007: Firmware update Over The Air available on Neonseven Data Modules
Now a new added value is available for Neonseven GPRS Data Modules: Firmware Update Over the Air (FOTA).
With this new feature it is possible to update the Firmware of your Neonseven solution over the air (one among N701, N702 and N728), adding new features or simply improving existing ones: your data module will always work at the top of its possibilities with the best performances.
The updates can be done in total security since the FOTA ensures that only valid signed file can be downloaded from remote server,
The main components of the solution are N7_M2M software and enhanced memory (16MB) and are based on:
27-06-2007: N702 / E-GOLDRadio based Data Module Product Design
Neonseven enlarges his family of Product Designs with GSM/GPRS Data Modules integrating a Single Chip solution based on Infineon E-GOLDradio. Infineon E-GOLDradio PMB8876 is a member of Infineon's successful E-GOLD family and is a GSM/GPRS baseband modem including RF quadband transceiver for GSM850/GSM900/GSM1800/GSM1900 functionality designed for voice and data applications; it integrates the complete functionality of two CMOS chips already in high-volume production: Infineon's baseband chip, E-GOLDlite (PMB 7860), and its quadband RF transceiver, SMARTi SD2 (PMB 6271).
Neonseven Data Module N702 implementing E-GOLDradio is the product design of a low cost GSM/GPRS data module. It is a complete and fully tested solution to be manufactured by the customer, enabling both short time to market, and cost reduction. The customer can manufacture is solution as it is or used as a starting point for new product developments with very high integration for cost reduction customizing the N702 Data Module (with or without Neonseven support).
Neonseven registered already high interest of big and small companies. The reliability of the protocol stack, the customization possibility with the proven N7_M2M software framework and the cost effective hardware implementation are the key reasons of the success of the N702.
22-02-2007: 12-15 February Neonseven @ 3GSM World Congress in Barcelona
Once more in 2007 Neonseven was present at the 3GSM World Congress in Barcelona to get deeply in touch with the real priorities, developments and challenges that will drive the success of the mobile industry over the next year.
Participating at the 3GSM World Congress - “the world’s largest premiers wireless event created by the industry for the industry” [Robert G. Conway, GSM Association CEO and Member of the Board] – represents a unique chance of sharing the world’s telecommunications cutting edge innovation market.
Product Designs by Neonseven attracted quite a few visitors, potential customers and also simply curious people; our innovating solutions for car connectivity drew the interest of those who stopped at our booth. Most of them demonstrated appreciatiation of our products’ portfolio, especially the latest designs: N711, N7EC, N7GL.
Mr. Tomaz Petaros, Neonseven’s Marketing and Sales Director, remarked that “we are really satisfied with this year’s edition, since the manufacturers and operators who contacted us were more focused than last year. This is a clear sign that we are growing, establishing and enforcing our image as R&D telecommunication company”.
Being among the 1300 3GSM World Congress exhibitors gave us not only the opportunity to present ourselves to the world’s market and to enlarge our contacts number, but also to meet many friends and make new ones.
12-02-2007: Neonseven presents its Edge data module at the 3GSM World Congress
Neonseven is present at the 3GSM World Congress with its new wireless module, the N711. Based on the EDGE technology and optimized for global M2M communication, this project joins our Product Design set (composed by N701, N703 and N728 modules) with a new complete solution using the 2.75 generation technology. EDGE plays a key role in the technology evolutionary process of wireless communication; the Enhanced Data Rates for Global Evolution, known as EDGE, enhances existing GPRS/GSM infrastructure, allowing a 384 kbps speed even though it uses existing GSM/GPRS frequency bands (800, 900, 1800 and 1900 MHz). The N711 module is going to be fully customizable according to the customer needs shortening the time to volume and reducing the costs.
N711 can be used as standard modem device controlled through AT commands, or with additional N7_M2M SW package, can host customer application increasing system integration and saving additional components.
05-06-2006: N701 based product got successfully completed PTCRB testing
A N701 based product has recently gained the PTCRB (PCS Type Certification Review Board) certification, after successfully completing foreseen testing.
The product, which exploits our quad band GSM/GPRS customized module, passed all the regulatory requirements necessary to release GSM/GPRS capable wireless communications devices in the North American market. The Certification, from the CTIA industry association, is requested for all products entering that market in order to satisfy GSM/GPRS network standards.
The purpose of the PTCRB is to provide the framework within which GSM Mobile Equipment (ME) Type Certification can take place for members of the PTCRB. This includes, but is not limited to, determination of the test specifications and methods to implement the Type Certification process for GSM Mobile Equipment. This group will also be responsible to generate input regarding testing of Mobile Stations to standards development organizations.
This approval represents a real opportunity for Neonseven to deploy its technology in a variety of new projects for that market.
24-03-2006: N701 and N728 modules conform to the R&TTED (1999/05/EC)
Neonseven N701 and N728 modules, our GSM/GPRS solutions for product design, successfully passed the conformity requirements foreseen by the Radio & Telecommunication terminal Equipment (R&TTE) Directive (1999/05/EC), respecting the 3GPP TS11.10-1rel99 (Radio Spectrum), EN 301 489-01 V1.4.1, EN 301 489-07 V1.2.1 (EMC), EN 60950-1:2001 (Electrical Safety) standards.
Came into force in April 2000, replacing the Telecommunications Terminal Directive for Telecoms equipment and mainly the National Standards for Radio Transmitters, the R&TTE directive, or RTTE shortly, is the main route to compliance for Radio and Telecoms equipment sold in Europe, allowing your product to be marked and identify by the CE marking and a body number. The Essential Requirements for a product cover Health and Safety, Electromagnetic Compatibility and Use of the Radio Spectrum as well as Specific Requirements for certain classes of equipment.
The Slovenian Institute of Quality and Metrology (SIQ) released the certification based on an approved documentation about the Radio Spectrum and Electrical Safety tests by Neonseven, and on EMC tests made in its own EMC Laboratory.
10-01-2006: Neonseven awarded Infineon best supplier 2005
Neonseven received the Supplier Excellence Certificate 2005 by Infineon, an annual award for the best supplier according to the results of their Supplier Evaluation System.
Infineon is a leading innovator in the international semiconductor industry. They operate with a global presence offering a broad range of semiconductors and complete system solutions for automotive, industrial and multi-market sectors and for applications in communication, as well as memory products.
Neonseven has been collaborating with Infineon since it was founded in 2003; in the Infineon value chain, we are involved in testing components (Component evaluation) and in designing and developing basic platform (Platform development). This partnership has leaded up to different Reference design solutions over the years, such as the Entry Phone platforms BP30, Infineon’s most integrated but cost optimized solution for GSM/GPRS mobile phones, and BP30 Entertain, that also supports Multimedia features such as Megapixel Imaging, MP3 Stereo, FM radio and Bluetooth.
In this contest, this result is a distinction for our dedication in quality, technology, costs, logistics and management alignment as well as for the work done by our team all over the years.
For further details please visit the other sections of our site or Infineon web site, www.infineon.com.
10-10-2005: Neonseven joined a consortium for the development of a pilot project for the development of the pan European toll-payment system
LJUBLJANA, 3-10-2005: S&T Hermes Plus, together with Agencia Griva, the Group Pick & Place and NeonSeven signed a letter of intention to develop a pilot project for a new system of toll payment. It is about a strategic alliance in the area of developing a solution for the Pan-European toll payment system, where S&T Hermes represents the leading partner of the project and is going to perform system integration and develop applicative software for the main control centre.
NeonSeven is going to develop a device, which will be placed in every vehicle (an on-board unit), adapted to the requirements of the automotive industry and the European regulations. The toll payment with total protection of personal data will be made possible by using a combination of modern communication technologies, while area localisation will be possible thanks to a combination of mobile and satellite technologies. The Group Pick&Place will dedicate its time to the development and making of a device in accordance the new system of toll-payment to be installed inside the vehicle. The other participant to the project is the company Agencia Griva, which is one of the originators of the development of satellite toll-payment. The project brings along numerous advantages, among which the solution to the traffic jams on both local streets and motorways, and represents an exceptional promotion of Slovenian knowledge in the world, as S&T Hermes Plus intends to market the solution in the European Union countries.
Within the first stage, S&T Hermes Plus and partners has foreseen the realisation of the project in Slovenia, while later on they intend to expand and establish it as an attractive European solution or one of the modern solutions of the future unitary European toll-payment system. The advantage of the new system is the conformity with the European directives, while it enables the charging of tolls on all traffic areas all over Europe, contrarily to the already existing systems which are limited to individual countries.
"S&T Hermes Plus is one of the leading companies in the area of e-operating. We are convinced that with the acquired expert knowledge, established operating models and experienced business partners, we will carry out the demanding project of introducing a new toll-payment system," said Klavdij Godnič, Chairperson of the Administration Board of the company S&T Hermes Plus and General Manager of the Adriatic Region within S&T.
To carry out the project GPS technologies or Galileo will be used, together with GSM/GPRS and internet technologies and special emphasis will be laid on personal data protection.
The European directive for the introduction of a unitary toll-payment system has foreseen its development in 3 stages: final definition of the service by July 2006, obligatory use for freight vehicles by the middle of the year 2009 and by the middle of 2011, obligatory use for all vehicles in all the states belonging to the European Union. The directive 2004/52/ES of the European Parliament on inter-operability of electronic toll-payment systems in the EU contains requirements, which need to be settled also from the legislative point of view, especially the commitment of the administrators of toll-payment roads and buildings to introduce the electronic toll-payment with specific technical characteristics, defined by the EU Commission and signed by the government in our country. The directive also obliges the administrators to enable their clients to become regular clients of the European electronic toll-payment. This means that the administrators offer them the possibility to settle in one place a relationship based on a contract, which can then be used in all European toll-payment systems.
About the company S&T Hermes Plus:
S&T Hermes Plus d.d. (joint stock company) is one of the leading system integrators on the markets belonging to the Adriatic area. Its majority owner is the company S&T AG, which has subsidiaries in 21 countries. S&T AG offers a wide range of services, among which consulting, education, software development, implementation of IT solutions and maintenance. The company is trusted by the biggest European institutions in the areas of telecommunications, banking, energetics and also governmental and health institutions.
S&T Hermes Plus in Slovenia employs 400 top-level experts, who in cooperation with the world leading offerers of information technologies strive for the quality of services and satisfaction of their partners. Based on such orientation, S&T Hermes Plus as the first computer company in Slovenia in 1995 gained the certificate of fulfilling the requirements of the standard ISO 9001.
About the company Agencia Griva:
The company Agencia Griva was founded in 1991 and deals with the research and experimental development in the area of innovative technologies. It has been involved in the development of toll-payment systems for more than ten years and so possesses great intellectual property in this area. The company is a member of European developmental groups and with its contracting members cooperates also in the expert group of the European Union Commission for the definition of the specifications of the Paneuropean toll-payment system according to the directive 2004/52/ES.
About the Group Pick & Place:
The group Pick & Place is a modern business environment which mostly deals with the development and production of electronic devices. It employs 65 experts from various expert areas. The history of the company reaches back in the year 1979. Since then, the company named Elektronika Portorož carried out numerous projects in the area of development and production of electronic systems for all the major refineries in the area of ex Yugoslavia, electronic devices for the company Varnost (Security) from Ljubljana, and they also developed the then innovative system for the surveillance of access to the system of cable railways and ski lifts for the Ski Resort Rogla.
At the moment the company exports its own products, for example the device for measuring popularity of TV programmes (the device shows how many people are watching the show) and the device for tracking ships and vehicles, in more than 40 countries all over the world.
About the company NeonSeven:
NeonSeven, with its head office in the vicinity of Triest, is a company with extensive knowledge in the area of mobile technology, predominantly GSM/GPRS, localisation technology GPS and localizing on the basis of base stations. NeonSeven develops the GSM/GPRS platforms, module plans for data transfers and for mobile telephones. NeonSeven employs over 50 experts in the area of mobile telecommunications. In May 2005, the company gained the certificate ISO 9001, which clearly states its orientation towards technological and business excellence.
Additional information:
Company: S&T Hermes Plus
Contact person: Nataša Juvančič
Address: Šlandrova 2, 1231 Ljubljana
Telephone: (01) 589 52 00
E-mail: natasa.juvancic@snt.si
Internet site: www.snt.si
Company: Agencia Griva
Contact person: Miroslav Marc
Address: Zasavska cesta 53d, 4000 Kranj
Telephone: 041 631 157
E-mail: marc@s5.net
Company: Skupina Pick & Place d.o.o.
Contact person: Peter Polič
Address: Liminjanska 94d, Portorož
Telephone: 05 6712 800
E-mail: peter.polic@pick-place.si
Internet site: www.pick-place.si
Company: NEONSEVEN s.r.l.
Contact person: Tomaž Petaros
Address: Viale Stazione di Prosecco 15, Prosek, Trieste, Italy
Telephone: +39 040 25 29 400
E-mail: tomaz.petaros@neonseven.com
Internet site: www.neonseven.com
26-08-2005: European GSM/GPRS/EDGE Designer Neonseven to localtion enable product portfolio using CPS MATRIX technology
European GSM/GPRS/EDGE terminal designer and protocol stack software developer NeonSeven is to integrate Matrix high accuracy location technology from CPS (Cambridge Positioning Systems Ltd) into a new range of devices for mass-market handsets and devices, it is announced today.
The two companies will collaborate on a joint development programme that will see Matrix-enabled software available to NeonSeven’s customers in the GSM market in Q4 this year.
NeonSeven, based in Italy, is an ISO9001:2000 certified manufacturer integrating state of the art GSM/GPRS components and software packages to deliver GSM and next generation platforms and products. The company offers component evaluation, platform development and data module and phone reference design for a number of leading brands. Key partners of NeonSeven include Infineon Technologies AG.
NeonSeven CEO Demir Rakanovic said: “We are seeing increasing demand for location-enabled devices from our customers and selected Matrix because of its cost effective ease of integration into our established product portfolio. In a highly competitive market, it is important to offer clear differentiation in your offering and we are pleased that Matrix will help us achieve this.”
CPS CEO Chris Wade added: “NeonSeven is very well connected in the broader device and protocol stack market and their move to integrate Matrix into their portfolio will mean wider availability of location-enabled devices in the GSM world.”
The integration of CPS’s Matrix location technology enables any handset or device to be rapidly located to an accuracy of sub-100m in GSM – and less than 50m in W-CDMA networks. The modules use the existing GSM/W-CDMA network infrastructure to transfer location information to the network using standard GPRS or SMS. This greatly reduces the rollout costs traditionally associated with high accuracy mobile location technology.
About CPS
Cambridge Positioning Systems Limited (CPS) delivers cost competitive high accuracy mobile location technology to the billion-strong customer GSM and emerging 3G/W-CDMA markets. CPS’ products are based on its software-only Matrix technology – which delivers sub-100m accuracy, sub-3 second location fixes and all environment coverage. The product portfolio extends to Matrix 3G and E-GPS – a powerful combination of Matrix and GPS technology.
With network deployments of Matrix underway, CPS is working with the world’s leading mobile technology companies – including Nokia, HP, LogicaCMG and Andrew - to enable a new generation of high accuracy location based services and devices for enterprise and consumer markets. Headquartered in Cambridge (UK), CPS is funded by venture capital and strategic corporate investors. CPS’s value is underpinned by 20 key worldwide technology patents – one of the largest and most comprehensive IPR portfolios of high accuracy location technology in the world. For more information about CPS, please visit: www.cpslocates.com.
02-06-2005: Neonseven signed a contract with Mipot for GSM/GPRS data module development
June '05 - Neonseven signed a contract with Mipot, an Italian Hi-Tech Company, operating in Industrial, Professional and Military Electronics. The agreement covers the development of a UMTS/GPRS data module.
Neonseven will provide its latest technologies for HW development, SW integration and driver adaptation, product certification (FTA) and production ramp up support.
The contract covers the development of the product from the existing Infineon platform BP21 based on EGOLDlite base band chip, E-POWERlite power management and SmartiSD2 RF chip.
“Mipot is very interested in enhancing its product portfolio entering also the GSM/GPRS module business for M2M applications”, says Mipot's General Manager Rado Starec. “The strength of our product is flexible solution enabling customization of module, highest technological level, close support with development inside group KB1909, and the support we will offer to our customers during implementation of product and certification.”
CEO of Neonseven, Demir Rakanovic: “For Neonseven it is a very good opportunity to customize platforms developed for Infineon, NeonSeven technological partner. NeonSeven usually gives support to customers under special agreements, and that have exclusive ownership of their products. This specific product, where ownership is shared with Mipot, enables public promotion of our high technical and project managerial service, in product development with latest technologies and shortest time to market.”
01-06-2005: Neonseven reached the ISO9001:2000 certification
The certification has been achieved less than 2 years after the establishment of the company. This means that the procedure definition and implementation have been conducted in parallel.
The company management believes that the implementation of an appropriate quality scheme improves the quality of the N7 products and the profitability of the company. The commitment to the quality policy is highlighted also in the company vision and mission.
Daniele Protti, Neonseven's quality responsible says: "N7 ISO9001 certification has been a quite particular experience. The reality of N7, where almost all of employees are skilled engineers or doctors that already knew each other, was an input for the activity. Moreover, thanks to the company size (around 50 people) the communication inside the company is continuous. People are involved in each task by the management since the very beginning. Each employee is aware that day-by-day activities are well done if embedded in the Management System. One of the most important experience to be underlined is the fact that several Management Meetings have been conducted in order to monitor and optimize the company organization structure, mission, vision, key performance indexes and way of working".