headquarters tralee ireland key people mike fitzgerald ceo 4 richard lord cto 5 products altobridge lite site 6 data at the edge 7 number of employees 132 website www.altobridge.com altobridge was a privately held irish technology company that developed wireless network solutions . its products were designed to enable telecom operators to deliver low cost gsm and 3g wireless broadband to unconnected rural and remote communities . 1 in 2011 the company received a technology pioneer accolade from the world economic forum 8 and was named winner of the wireless category in the 2011 wall street journal technology innovation awards . 1 on 4 june 2014 it was announced that the company was going into receivership and all jobs would most likely be lost . 9 in mid august idirect a us based satellite equipment manufacturer purchased the software ipr trademarks and domain names from the receiver with the intention of building the technology into their satellite equipment . 10 contents 1 history 2 technology 2.1 altobridge lite site 2.2 altobridge data at the edge 3 awards 4 references 5 external links history edit altobridge was founded in ireland in 2002 by mike fitzgerald guy waugh and bart kane . their goal was to use research and development to remove technical and commercial barriers that often deny remote communities from affordable mobile voice and mobile internet connectivity . in the early years the company developed and commercially deployed the solutions behind the first commercial gsm service on board passenger aircraft as well as the first commercial deployment of gsm connectivity on board deep sea merchant maritime vessels . in 2006 altobridge combined two of its patented technologies split architecture and local connectivity into what it dubbed the remote community solution . the solution enables a mobile network operator mno to deliver affordable mobile communications to remote village and enterprise communities through efficient use of satellite backhaul and solar power . in 2010 altobridge acquired adc s gsm base station portfolio . 2 in march 2011 altobridge limited announced a series c funding round in which intel capital and the international finance corporation would invest us 12 million in the company . 3 in september 2011 the world economic forum selected altobridge as a 2012 technology pioneer . to be selected as a technology pioneer a company must be involved in the development of a major technology and or innovation and have the potential for long term impact on business and society . 8 technology edit altobridge lite site edit the altobridge lite site is a 2g 3g satellite backhauled solar powered bss radio radio access network ran solution . it allows mobile network operators to affordably deliver mobile voice and mobile broadband connectivity to remote schools homes and enterprise communities in low and low middle income nations . the lite site is designed to serve subscriber communities of up to 100 to 1 500 people . 6 according to the company the lite site is also designed to be easily transportable and easily assembled on site . the site installation and commissioning process takes two or less days to complete . 6 the solution uses a sectioned antenna pole instead of traditional large lattice tower structures . a passively cooled outdoor base station eliminates the need for air conditioned cabinets which are typically expensive . it is designed to optimize satellite backhaul and minimize power consumption and is 2g 3g . it also is intended to lower long term operating costs and necessary capital . 6 the first altobridge lite site was commissioned on the maxis network in sarawak malaysia in 2007 . by 2011 altobridge lite sites were deployed in mongolia indonesia niger iraq and other nations . 1 altobridge data at the edge edit in march 2011 altobridge announced data at the edge a mobile data optimisation solution for rural and urban markets . according to the company the solution reduces mobile data backhaul requirements of a mobile network by 50 % . this enables mobile network operators to make their existing mobile data network infrastructure more efficient . 7 data at the edge is intended to reduce backhaul costs for network operators and add value to the radio access network ran . the technology reduces redundant transmissions within the backhaul network by caching and predictively distributing content to the network edge . to maintain integrity within the network core all caching is performed on a symmetrical basis ; traffic that is reduced over the backhaul network is faithfully replicated into the core network . 7 awards edit 2005 red herring recognised altobridge as one of the top 100 private european and israeli firms driving the future of technology 11 2006 frost & sullivan technology innovation award 12 2008 finalist most innovative new design concept in andrew seybold choice awards 13 2009 finalist 2009 gsma global mobile awards 14 2009 winner mobicom best technology award 2009 deloitte best managed company award ireland 15 2009 winner world class innovation award for its remote community solution ict excellence awards 16 2009 finalist best cost efficiency solution for africa category 2009 africacom awards 17 2009 finalist telecommunications category iet innovation awards 17 2009 ernst & young s entrepreneur of the year award altobridge ceo mike fitzgerald 18 2009 finalist gsma mobile innovation grand prix 19 2010 deloitte best managed company award ireland 20 2010 ranked 20th in deloitte technology fast 50 ireland 2011 deloitte best managed company award ireland 2011 technology pioneer accolade for 2012 world economic forum 8 2011 wall street journal technology innovation award 1 references edit a b c d e totty michael 17 october 2011 . and the rest of the winners are ... . wall street journal . retrieved 6 december 2011 . a b barton james 12 january 2010 . upstart altobridge acquires adcs gsm base station a switching portfolio . developing telecoms . retrieved 6 december 2011 . a b altobridge drives growth with us 12 million funding from intel capital and ifc . rcr wireless . 15 march 2011 . retrieved 6 december 2011 . altobridge . altobridge . 1 july 1997 . retrieved 6 december 2011 . chief technical officer richard lord chief technical officer check url value help . altobridge . 10 april 1997 . retrieved 6 december 2011 . a b c d site altobridge lite site check url value help . altobridge . retrieved 6 december 2011 . a b c altobridge data at the edge . altobridge . archived from the original on 1 december 2011 . retrieved 6 december 2011 . a b c world economic forum selects altobridge as technology pioneer . altobridge . 1 september 2011 . retrieved 6 december 2011 . http www.irishtimes.com business sectors technology fears for 45 jobs at mobile phone technology altobridge 1.1819421 http www.radiokerry.ie news former ceo of altobridge welcomes buyout of company following receivership red herring reveals companies selected for the 2005 red herring 100 europe . altobridge . 12 april 2005 . retrieved 6 december 2011 . altobridge martitime security solution honoured with frost sullivan technology innovation award . altobridge . 6 december 2006 . retrieved 6 december 2011 . altobridge selected as finalist for most innovative new design concept in andrew seybold choice awards 2008 . altobridge . 31 march 2008 . retrieved 6 december 2011 . permanent dead link altobridge shortlisted in the 2009 gsma global mobile awards . altobridge . 21 january 2009 . retrieved 6 december 2011 . altobridge named as one of ireland s 25 best managed companies . altobridge . 4 march 2009 . retrieved 6 december 2011 . permanent dead link altobridge wins world class innovation award for its remote community solution at the 2009 ict excellence awards . altobridge . 22 may 2009 . retrieved 6 december 2011 . permanent dead link a b altobridge remote community solution shortlisted for two prestigious industry awards . 13 october 2009 . retrieved 6 december 2011 . altobridge ceo mike fitzgerald wins entrepreneur of the year . altobridge . 23 october 2009 . retrieved 6 december 2011 . permanent dead link altobridge nominated as finalist in gsma mobile innovation grand prix . 30 october 2009 . retrieved 6 december 2011 . permanent dead link altobridge named as a best managed company for 3rd consecutive year . altobridge . retrieved 6 december 2011 . external links edit official website video interview with mike fitzgerald ceo video interview with richard lord cto retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title altobridge & oldid 743650592 categories companies of irelandtechnology companies established in 20022002 establishments in irelandhidden categories pages with url errorsall articles with dead external linksarticles with dead external links from october 2016articles with permanently dead external linksengvarb from october 2013use dmy dates from october 2013 navigation menu personal tools not 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