Axis Communications has signed an agreement with solution partner
Consafe Infotech for the delivery of a large number of AXIS 9010
Bluetoothä* Access Points. The access points will be an integrated part
of a public Hot Spot-service that Chilean Internet service provider
Blue2Chile will operate in some of the country's major cities. The
initial order is valued at about 200,000 Euros.
Axis continues to strengthen its position as a leading provider of
Bluetooth access points. This order follows a number of orders in 2002
for Hot Spot and Home automation solutions. The access points delivered
to Blue2Chile will make the Internet available for customers at for
example airports and hotels in Chile, in so-called Hot Spots. Initially
these Hot Spots will be installed in major cities like Santiago and
Concepción.
"Hot Spots with access points are a natural complement to 3G technology
for delivering mobile broadband access. And as the number of devices
utilizing Bluetooth and WLAN rapidly increases, the market for
solutions like this is growing at a fast rate," says Thomas Barge, CEO at Consafe
Infotech Syd. "Together with Axis we offer a solution based on our
Miles Secure Wireless, which corresponds well to the demands on safety and
ease-of-use for both public and corporate installations. "
*Bluetooth is a trademark owned by Bluetooth SIG, Inc. and used by Axis
Communications under license.
About Axis
Axis develops solutions for user-friendly and secure communication over
wired and wireless networks. The company is a worldwide market leader
in network connectivity, with products for the office, facility and
industrial environments. Axis was founded in 1984 and is listed on
Stockholmsborsen (XSSE:AXIS). With more than 300 employees, and offices
in 14 countries, Axis operates globally in cooperation with
distributors and OEM partners in 70 countries. Approximately 95 percent of
production is exported out of Sweden. Information about Axis can be found at
http://www.axis.com/ About Consafe Infotech Consafe Infotech is a high
technology IT and telecom solutions company that develops mobile
communications solutions and business solutions. The customers are
system suppliers, service providers and larger corporations. Consafe
Infotech was founded 1996 and has four offices in Sweden and Norway.
Information about Consafe Infotech can be found at
www.consafeinfotech.com About Blue2Chile Blue2Chile is new entrant Hot
Spot operator in Chile, owned by Telcom Telefonica del Sur and the
Swedish industry group JCE. The start-up is sponsored by the chilean
economic development agency CORFO.
For further information, please contact:
Anne Rhenman, Director Investor Relations and Corporate Communications,
Axis Communications
Phone: + 46 708 90 18 29, E-mail: anne.rhenman@axis.com
Edwin Roobol, Channel Manager, Axis Communications Benelux
Phone: + 31 10 444 34 34, E-mail: edwin.roobol@axis.com